Al Hilal advances to AFC Champions League knockout stage despite 1-1 draw with Al Sadd    Finance minister: All Vision 2030 projects have sustainable funding that won't affect public finances    Crown Prince announces medium-term debt strategy to diversify funding sources "A resilient economy capable of overcoming challenges reflects progress towards achieving Vision 2030 goals"    'No excuses' for Israel to not accept ceasefire deal, EU foreign policy chief says    Alkhorayef highlights role of National Initiative for Global Supply Chains in boosting Saudi economy    Saudi Arabia signs investment deals worth SR35bn with foreign firms to strengthen global supply chains    Saudi Arabia unveils updates on Expo 2030 Riyadh master plan at 175th BIE General Assembly Riyadh Expo Development Company established to oversee strategic planning, operations, and legacy development    Riyadh Season draws 8 million visitors in 6 weeks    Saudi FM attends Quadripartite meeting on Sudan in Italy    Gangsters block aid distribution in south Gaza    Russian deserter reveals war secrets of guarding nuclear base    Georgia's new parliament opens first session amid mass protests and boycott    Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies    Cristiano Ronaldo's double powers Al Nassr to 3-1 win over Al Gharafa in AFC Champions League    Al Ahli edges Al Ain 2-1, bolsters perfect start in AFC Champions League Elite    Al-Falih: 1,238 foreign investors obtain premium residency in Saudi Arabia    Most decorated Australian Olympian McKeon retires    Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye    'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam    Do cigarettes belong in a museum?    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Dhu HONG KONG
China inks deal to buy 300 Boeing jets
AlHijjah 9, 1436, Sep 23, 2015, SPA -- Chinese companies have agreed with Boeing to buy 300 jets and build an aircraft assembly plant in China in deals signed during President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, the official Xinhua news agency (...)

23 - 09 - 2015
More Hong Kong students arrested as pro-democracy protests escalate
AlHijjah 3, 1435, Sep 27, 2014, SPA -- Seventy-four protesters were arrested after students tried to storm the gates of Hong Kong's government headquarters, dpa cited police as saying on Saturday. At least 29 police and civilians were injured in (...)

27 - 09 - 2014
Powerful Storm Kills At Least 30 in Philippines, Vietnam
AlHijjah 13, 1433, Oct 29, 2012, SPA - As Hurricane Sandy lashes the East Coast of the United States with wind and rain, Southeast Asia is dealing with the trail of death and damage from a powerful storm that has killed at least 30 people in the (...)

29 - 10 - 2012
Hong Kong Seizes $3.4M in Illegal African Ivory
AlHijjah 4, 1433, Oct 20, 2012, SPA -- Hong Kong customs officers have confiscated nearly 4 tons of ivory worth $3.4 million in their biggest ever seizure of endangered species products, authorities said on Saturday. Acting on a tip from customs (...)

20 - 10 - 2012
Hong Kong boat collision kills 36 people
AlQa'dah 16, 1433, Oct 2, 2012, SPA - Investigators on Tuesday boarded a half-submerged boat that collided with a ferry a night earlier, killing at least 36 people who had been on their way to a holiday fireworks show. It was Hong Kong's worst (...)

02 - 10 - 2012
iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans across Asia
AlQa'dah 5, 1433, Sep 21, 2012, SPA -- In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops from Sydney to Tokyo to pick up the tech juggernaut's latest iPhone, AP reported. Eager buyers formed long lines Friday at Apple Inc. stores in Australia (...)

21 - 09 - 2012
Bank of Japan Announces New Monetary Easing
AlQa'dah 3, 1433, Sep 19, 2012, SPA - The Bank of Japan announced Wednesday that it would expand its asset purchase program by 10 trillion yen in an effort to stimulate its economy as global demand slows. The announcement comes less than a week (...)

19 - 09 - 2012
HK shares end down 1.4 pct, HSI below support
AlHijjah 29, 1432, Nov 25, 2011, SPA -- Hong Kong shares fell in thin Friday trade, posting a fourth straight weekly loss as investors cut risk ahead of the weekend, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index marginally failing to hold at chart support (...)

25 - 11 - 2011
Ship Sinks Near Hong Kong Water
AlHijjah 25, 1432, Nov 21, 2011, SPA -- A commercial ship with Korean flag capsized near the Hong Kong water Monday afternoon, five out of 21 people on board being rescued so far, officials from Hong Kong Marine Department confirmed with (...)

21 - 11 - 2011
Hong Kong's jobless rate goes up for first time in five months
AlHijjah 21, 1432, Nov 17, 2011, SPA -- Hong Kong's jobless rate recorded its first increase for five months Thursday as the deepening European debt crisis and slowing US growth hit the city's economy, dpa cited the city's government as (...)

17 - 11 - 2011
US Vice Admiral Says He Worries Most About North Korea
AlHijjah 13, 1432, Nov 9, 2011, SPA - A senior U.S. Navy commander said Wednesday he worries much more about North Korea than about other Asian countries, including rising military power of China. Vice Admiral Scott Swift, who took over as (...)

09 - 11 - 2011
Hong Kong index rises 3.1 pct, China up as mainland stocks strong
AlHijjah 8, 1432, Nov 4, 2011, SPA -- Hong Kong shares bounced 3.1 percent on Friday, recovering most of this week's losses on strength in locally listed mainland companies as cyclicals such as energy and materials joined a rally led by Chinese (...)

04 - 11 - 2011
Hong Kong shares slide 2.5 per cent as euro crisis deepens
AlHijjah 7, 1432, Nov 3, 2011, SPA -- Hong Kong shares fell 2.49 per cent Thursday, their third decline in four days, as property prices dipped and worries rose over the deepening euro zone crisis, dpa reported. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index (...)

03 - 11 - 2011
More than 70 injured in Hong Kong ferry accident
AlQa'dah 23, 1432, Oct 21, 2011, SPA -- More than 70 people were injured when a high-speed passenger ferry hit a concrete mooring pillar as it was leaving one of Hong Kong's outlying islands Friday, media reports said, according to dpa. Some of (...)

21 - 10 - 2011
HK shares end up 0.2 pct, lowest turnover since March 2009
AlQa'dah 23, 1432, Oct 21, 2011, SPA -- Hong Kong shares crept higher on Friday with utilities strong, but slumped to their first weekly loss in three as turnover hit a 8-1/2 month low, suggesting investors were cautiously awaiting signs of (...)

21 - 10 - 2011
IMF trims Asian growth forecasts as risks grow
AlQa'dah 15, 1432, Oct 13, 2011, SPA -- The International Monetary Fund trimmed its economic growth forecasts for Asia on Thursday because of financial turbulence in Europe and a possible slowdown in the U.S, according to AP. The risks to Asia's (...)

13 - 10 - 2011
Hong Kong shares surge 2.3 per cent
AlQa'dah 15, 1432, Oct 13, 2011, SPA -- Hong Kong shares rallied by 2.34 per cent Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street and spurred by optimism over plans to ease the debt crisis in Europe, dpa reported. The Hang Seng Index rose (...)

13 - 10 - 2011
Filipino maid wins landmark HK ruling on residency
AlQa'dah 2, 1432, Sep 30, 2011, SPA -- A Filipina maid in Hong Kong won the opening legal battle in her fight for permanent residency after a court ruled Friday that an immigration provision excluding the city's hundreds of thousands of foreign (...)

30 - 09 - 2011
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