Audiences in Hong Kong have gone wild for 3D Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstasy, which is a little worrying, especially as the uncut version features a really unpleasant scene... more
Staff cuts coupled with growth in Hong Kong and other key Asian markets have put Standard Chartered on track for record profits in the first half of this year, up over 10 percent on a year earlier... more
HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland are among banks who have been probed in Hong Kong over the work they did advising on stock market flotations there... more
Hong Kong’s initial public offering market will continue to boom this year, but proceeds may fall by up to a third on a lack of the mega-deals that raised £36.9 billion in 2010... more
Icap, the interdealer broker, fails in its bid to force two former employees to pay £2.7 million in compensation for quitting without working out their notice... more
Petropavlovsk, the former Peter Hambro Mining, is forced to reduce the value of its planned listing of its non-precious metals business IRC on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after a lack of demand from investors... more
Peter Hambro's Petropavlovsk gold mining group said it plans to float shares in its non-precious metals division on the Hong Kong stock exchange in October... more
Developer Native Land expects its contract sales this year to more than double, propelled by Asian investors keen to diversify their property portfolios... more
Had a flutter on the World Cup? If so, be thankful you don't live in Hong Kong, where gambling is illegal except for betting on horseracing and football through the Jockey Club ... more
HSBC’s Michael Geoghegan may think the future of the financial world lies in Hong Kong rather than London, but another disastrous stock-market flotation there today could suggest otherwise ... more
A phenomenal week of racing with a truly international flavour is set to draw to a close and Sacred Kingdom can strike for Hong Kong in the six-furlong Golden Jubilee Stakes... more
Horse racing: France’s Olivier Peslier steered Doctor Dino to victory in the Vase and Belgian Christophe Soumillon had a dream ride on Good Ba Ba in the Mile... more
Current or former Newmarket-trained horses are set to dominate Sunday's Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin but they may be difficult to identify at first glance... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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