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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday publicly chided Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang over "deep-rooted conflicts" in the city and told him to be more effective in tackling them. The remarks, made during Tsang's annual duty visit to Beijing, come as the Hong Kong government faces opposition as it tries to push through electoral reforms in the former British colony. Pro-democracy legislators say the reforms do not go far enough towards universal suffrage and Beijing has shown increasing frustration at Tsang's hesitant handling of the issue. The reform process has overshadowed Tsang's three-day visit to Beijing, which ends Tuesday, and Wen's remarks are the most ... Read Full Story

DPA Hong Kong, Dec 28 - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday publicly chided Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang over 'deep-rooted conflicts' in the city and told him to be more effective in tackling them. The remarks, made during Tsang's annual duty visit to Beijing, come as the Hong Kong government faces opposition as it tries to push through electoral reforms in the former British colony. Pro-democracy legislators say the reforms do not go far enough towards universal suffrage and Beijing has shown increasing frustration at Tsang's hesitant handling of the issue. Related posts: Maid posed as burglar to rob Hong Kong boss Hong Kong ... Read Full Story

He's one of Chinese pop's biggest acts and she's one of the most famous Chinese faces on the catwalk. But R&B sensation Jay Chou and model Lin Chi-ling are enjoying their second careers as actors. Promoting their new film "The Treasure Hunter" in Hong Kong on Wednesday, both Taiwanese entertainers spoke glowingly of each other's dedication on the set. "Jay sets very high standards for himself. He performs most of his own action sequences. Even when the director thinks the sequences are OK, he insists he can do better," Lin said. Chou returned the compliment, saying Lin also avoided using stunt doubles. "When you ... Read Full Story

A company run by Hong Kong's best-known entertainment mogul has paid a record 108 million US dollars for a shop in one of the busiest shopping districts, a report said Tuesday. The sale of the 1,212 square foot outlet comes as the city's government tries to contain soaring property costs due to fears they are getting out of control. The price works out to about 90,000 dollars per square foot, making it the city's most expensive retail space, the South China Morning Post reported, quoting an unnamed source. "It is unknown if this is now the most expensive shop in the world, but obviously ... Read Full Story

A former senior executive in HSBC's commercial banking department was jailed for 20 months in Hong Kong on Wednesday for taking a 60,000 US dollar bribe from a client. The city's District Court sentenced Chen Ching-hsiao, 47, after he pleaded guilty this month to accepting a bribe, a judiciary spokeswoman told AFP. As part of his sentencing, Chen was ordered to pay the bank 60,000 US dollars, the amount that he accepted to approve a 10-million US dollar loan for a Taiwanese client two years ago, she added. Chen, who is also Taiwanese, was the bank's senior vice-president of commercial banking in Hong Kong. ... Read Full Story

Sporting a tickly beard and pillow-stuffed belly, Jimmy Chan is the most popular adult in a Hong Kong mall as children clamber onto his lap for a photo with the famous Santa Claus. Chan, a 44-year-old magician, had never seen snow before last month but that didn't stop him beating rivals from around the globe to become the World's Best Santa in an annual competition in northern Sweden. The event took place in sub-zero temperatures in the Swedish town of Gaellivare and included contests such as chimney-climbing, present-wrapping, porridge-eating, kick-sledding and reindeer-racing. Chan, who took part in the event under the sponsorship of a ... Read Full Story

Ariel Boo, aka WangXiYi (王希怡) is one of the Moko Top Girl from China. This pretty slim girl is a smart lady as well, having graudated from Melbourne University, thus she is able to speak English fluently. From certain angles, I think she looks like Hong Kong’s Elva Hsiao, which is one of my favourite Mandarin singers. Nice! Share this on Technorati Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Buzz up! Share this on Reddit Seed this on Newsvine Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Related posts: MTG Moko Top ... Read Full Story