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  • A Penthouse Pushes Price Limits

    House of the Day: A penthouse in Tai Hang is pushing prices higher with a $24.3 million price tag -- five times the average per-square-foot cost in the area.

  • A New York-Style Loft in Hong Kong

    House of the Day: A 1,000-square-foot Hong Kong apartment turned into a New York loft-inspired home complete with a private movie-screening room.

  • 'Detective Dee' Tops HK Film Award Nominees

    Director Tsui Hark's Tang Dynasty-era whodunit leads this year's Hong Kong Film Awards race with 13 nominations, including best film and best director.

  • How to Survive an Eating Contest

    Meet the “Eatcredibles.” Made up of roughly 50 members in Hong Kong, they share a common passion: competitive eating. The club co-founder shares his tips on how to chow down massive amounts of food in a short amount of time.

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    Razeen Sally: China's Trade-off

    It could keep its industrial policies and its slow pace of trade reforms. Or it could become a real global leader.

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    Raymond Zhong: The Perils of Polygamy

    L'affaire Stanley Ho and the long, unhappy history of polygamy in China.

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    Facebook Opens Hong Kong Office

    Facebook Inc., the company that runs the popular social networking site facebook.com, said Wednesday it has opened an office in Hong Kong, its second sales office in Asia after it opened an office in Singapore last year.

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    Social Media Week 'Checks Into' Hong Kong

    The global conference, which kicked off Tuesday in Hong Kong, is intending to change the city's lackluster social-media scene dominated largely by Facebook.

  • Business & Finance

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    Hong Kong Project Sees Delay

    Public consultation of a plan to improve living standards in the Pearl River Delta has been extended amid demands from environmental and political groups that sought more scrutiny of the project.

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    Morgan Stanley Puts Mongolian Princeling to Work

    Managers of Mongolian state-owned companies have likely been especially alert at meetings with certain bankers recently. That's because the son of Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold has been out pitching on behalf of his employer, Morgan Stanley.

  • Land Supply News Hits Hong Kong Developers

    There they go again: Hong Kong investors sold down shares of property developers Tuesday, anticipating the government's next move to tamp down rising home prices.

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    Esprit Profit Drops 21%

    Fashion retailer Esprit said net profit fell 21%, weighed by its still-struggling wholesale business and shrinking European operations.

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    Samsonite to Meet Banks on Possible Hong Kong IPO

    Luggage-maker Samsonite is set to interview bankers next week for an advisory role on a possible listing in Hong Kong.

  • Retail & Shopping

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    Prada's IPO Show Should Skip Milan Listing

    A Hong Kong IPO makes sense. Adding Milan could do more harm than good. Also, a "clean" CaixaBank in Spain still has work to do.

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    What Asia Spends Money On

    Food and fun comes first. But after that, spenders in the Asia Pacific region have different priorities for the way they spend their money.

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    How Chanel Sells Itself in China

    The House of Chanel is trying to teach prospective shoppers about the legend of its founder, Coco Chanel.

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    LVMH's Warning to Luxury Bears

    The bears have been circling the luxury-goods sector this year. LVMH's 2010 results suggest they might go hungry.

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    Hong Kong's I.T Snaps Up Japan's BAPE

    I.T Ltd. is set to buy a roughly 90% stake in Nowhere Co., the Japanese operator of the iconic brand A Bathing Ape, for $2.8 million.

  • Cars

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    Why Electric Cars Aren't Selling

    Despite rising concern over roadside pollution levels and tax-break incentives to buy zero-emissions vehicles, electric cars aren't yet creating much spark.

  • Culture

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    Taking Time Off to Focus on Fitness

    What's Your Workout: Alison Shaw is trading in her job at Hang Seng Bank to focus on achieving three fitness goals, one of which is to run a 126.6-kilometer ultramarathon.

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    Movie Review: '127 Hours'

    "127 Hours", Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle's latest film, hits Hong Kong theaters this week. Here's what the critics have to say.

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    Why a 360-Degree Photo Helps Sell Wine

    To make great wine, many say traditional methods still beat modern, and for drinking, old beats new. But when it comes to buying the best, high-tech is moving in.

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