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By , on May 2nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse killed more than 400 factory workers. Pope Francis condemned the conditions of workers who died in the disaster as “slave labour”, while in Dhaka several thousand workers rallied to mark Labour Day, some calling for capital punishment for those responsible for the tragedy. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 1st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Thousands of workers paraded through central Dhaka on May Day to demand safer work conditions and the death penalty for the owner of a building housing garment factories that collapsed last week in the country’s worst industrial disaster, killing at least 402 people and injuring 2,500. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Safety tops demands at May Day rally in Dhaka
By , on April 29th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Malaysian businessman Stanley Thai says he’s joining thousands of fellow ethnic Chinese citizens in abandoning support for Prime Minister Najib Razak and voting for the opposition for the first time in an election next month. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Chinese Malaysians turn against government over race policies
By , on April 28th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> France’s ruling Socialist party will remove strongly worded criticism of German Chancellor Angela Merkel from a draft text on Europe that revealed its level of hostility towards Berlin’s focus on austerity, its coordinator for Europe said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Guangdong woman Zhang Qiulan, 39, yesterday became the first mainland mother jailed for giving birth in Hong Kong through a sham marriage after the “zero-birth quota” policy came into effect in January. The policy barred mainland women without Hong Kong husbands from giving birth in the city. The fake marriage with local Cheung Chun-hung, 36, was arranged by Zhang’s former father-in-law Lam Yiu-chee, 71. Both Cheung and Lam were also each sentenced to one year in jail. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Guangdong woman jailed for sham marriage to give birth in Hong Kong
By , on April 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung said the offer was unprecedented: “No developer has donated land to the government like this. If an individual is really willing to donate, and the land released fits the urban planning requirements for housing use, the government should consider it.” <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Government confirms talks under way on tycoon Lee Shau-kee’s offer of land for homes
By , on April 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China plans to draw on the experience of seven regional carbon markets as it drafts new national legislation in one or two years, according to the country’s senior climate negotiator. The nation, the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases linked to global warming, will “actively promote” the legislation, Xie Zhenhua, vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, said in Beijing. Shanghai and Shenzhen are trying to set rules for carbon trading, providing expertise for the nation, he said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading China to complete draft of climate change law in two years
By , on April 12th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A US government agency has said North Korea has a nuclear weapon it can mount on a missile, adding an ominous dimension to threats of war by Pyongyang. But the assessment was swiftly dismissed by several US officials and South Korea. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said it had concluded with “moderate confidence” that North Korea had developed a nuclear bomb that could be fitted on a ballistic missile, but added such a weapon would probably be unreliable. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading North Korea has a nuclear weapon, says US agency as South dismisses capabilities
By , on April 11th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is on the cusp of introducing the most sweeping immigration reform in a quarter century, in what could amount to a dramatic victory for President Barack Obama. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading US Senators close to deal on immigration reform
By , on April 2nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> In January, Cheung led a delegation of securities professionals to sign an agreement with the Authority of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Co-operation Zone, under which the two sides would propose measures to attract Hong Kong and international financial firms to invest in Qianhai. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Hong Kong brokers push for joint ventures in Qianhai economic zone
By , on March 30th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Walt Disney will release a separate version of its Marvel comic-book movie Iron Man 3 on the mainland, an unexpected plot twist for Hollywood’s most prominent collaboration yet in the country. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading China to get its own version of Iron Man 3
By , on March 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The recording, made secretly and played on Thursday in the US District Court in Manhattan, was of a conversation between a patrol officer and his commanding officer in the 40th Precinct in the South Bronx, a violent command that had the highest number of police stops in the Bronx in 2011. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading New York policeman’s secret recording suggests racial profiling
By , on March 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was addressing how the zero-tolerance policy for expectant mainland mothers in Hong Kong’s maternity wards could affect the city’s obstetrics industry. Yesterday marked the first time he had done so since the ban came into effect in January. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Don’t bank on trade from mainland Chinese mothers, CY warns medics
By , on March 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Shih Wing-ching, co-founder of Centaline Property Agency, said his proposal would make flats more affordable for younger buyers without having too much adverse impact on the overall property market. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Ring-fence quota of Hong Kong flats for locals, says expert
By , on March 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The latest restriction reflects the tip of the iceberg. A plethora of issues bring mainland and Hong Kong residents into conflict – a problem for governments on both sides of the border. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Milk-powder row symptom of a wider rift with mainland
By , on March 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The restriction on exports of powdered milk for babies will be reviewed in one year, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said yesterday, adding that the policy was not meant to single out mainlanders. Speaking in Guangzhou after meeting provincial officials, she said the review would assess the impact of the rule on the supply of infant formula in the city. “We will definitely do follow-up work and supervision over the policy,” she said, adding that the SAR government would continue to work with mainland authorities to improve checks on organised smuggling. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Milk curb review in one year, says Lam
By , on March 11th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A complaint from the head of The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital that it had to battle red tape for about 18 months before it was allowed to buy vital medical equipment has highlighted one of the problems plaguing the mainland’s health system. Professor Grace Tang, chief executive of the 3.5 billion yuan (HK$4.3 billion) public hospital, funded by the Shenzhen government, said that the bureaucratic application procedures for buying medical equipment and opening departments made her feel “poorly acclimatised”, China News Service reported. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Shenzhen hospital’s buying of vital devices held up by red tape
By , on March 8th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Taiwan and the US will resume trade talks tomorrow after a five-year hiatus, building on a fresh high in relations late last year when Washington extended the waiving of visa requirements to cover island residents. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading US envoy to resume trade talks in Taiwan
By , on March 8th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Dr Ko Wing-man promised legislators that the government would review the measure after it had sorted out a system with suppliers and retailers to ensure a more stable supply. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Minister rejects calls to end new two-tin milk powder rule
By , on March 8th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Elephants, rhinos, sharks and manta rays are among the animals that could be getting more international protection at the triennial meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Polar bears have already lost out, and for animals such as the crocodile the push is actually for fewer restrictions. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading A look at how meeting could affect world’s species
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EU considers action, Pope weighs in, after Bangladesh disaster
<!– google_ad_section_start –> The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse killed more than 400 factory workers. Pope Francis condemned the conditions of workers who died in the disaster as “slave labour”, while in Dhaka several thousand workers rallied to mark Labour Day, some calling for capital punishment for those responsible for the tragedy. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading EU considers action, Pope weighs in, after Bangladesh disaster
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