Read more Hong Kong stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1831/hong-kong.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:57:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74578/mjs-moonwalk-debut-glove-fetches-350k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe sequined glove Michael Jackson wore during the first public performance of his famed moonwalk sold at auction last night for $350,000, seven times the presale estimate of $50,000. Dubbed the "holy grail of Michael Jackson memorabilia" by the auction house, the glove sold to a Hong Kong...http://www.newser.com/story/74578/mjs-moonwalk-debut-glove-fetches-350k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 14:20:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73257/bubbles-reinflating-world-bank-warns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEfforts to boost economic recovery are having the dangerous side effect of creating new bubbles in property, stock, and currency markets, the World Bank warned yesterday. Commodity prices are also surging, with gold hitting a record price yesterday. The effect is most pronounced in Asia, where recovery has come soonest,...http://www.newser.com/story/73257/bubbles-reinflating-world-bank-warns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 3:32:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71763/worlds-priciest-apartment-sells-for-56m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA mainland Chinese buyer has purchased the most expensive apartment in the world, a duplex at the top of a Hong Kong highrise selling for $56.6 million. Hong Kong exited recession in the second quarter and its property market has rebounded strongly, although with prices up 30% this year...http://www.newser.com/story/71763/worlds-priciest-apartment-sells-for-56m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 5:50:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70083/in-hong-kong-palin-blames-big-govt-for-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe global financial crisis was the fault of governments, not corporations, Sarah Palin told investors today at a closed-door talk in Hong Kong. In her first speaking engagement outside North America, the former Alaska governor said that "we got into this mess because of government interference in the first place....http://www.newser.com/story/70083/in-hong-kong-palin-blames-big-govt-for-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 6:20:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70070/buyers-scammed-for-millions-in-record-ebay-ripoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConsumers around the world were bilked out of millions of dollars for counterfeit golf clubs in the biggest-ever eBay scam, reports the Times of London. The clubs, as well as clothing, accessories and passes for an airline lounge, were auctioned online from 2004-2008 by a criminal network involving crooks from...http://www.newser.com/story/70070/buyers-scammed-for-millions-in-record-ebay-ripoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 3:30:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69389/palin-plans-media-kiss-off-for-china-talk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA speech Sarah Palin plans for later this month in Hong Kong won’t leave the room, CNN reports. Not only will reporters not be allowed in, but they won’t even know what they’re missing. “We are not disclosing the topic of Sarah Palin's presentation at this point,” says a rep...http://www.newser.com/story/69389/palin-plans-media-kiss-off-for-china-talk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 15:37:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68782/11-hurt-in-hong-kong-acid-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEleven people were injured when a man threw acid at a busy market yesterday in the fourth such attack in the Chinese special administrative region this year. Nine people suffered burns and were treated on site, while two more were taken to the hospital. A 28-year-old man was arrested, CNN...http://www.newser.com/story/68782/11-hurt-in-hong-kong-acid-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 7:13:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68208/palin-to-make-first-trip-to-asia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnce pilloried for her lack of foreign policy experience—except for Russia, which she said she could see from Alaska—Sarah Palin will make her first trip to Asia in September. The former Alaska governor will visit Hong Kong to address the CLSA Investors Forum, a prominent conference of global...http://www.newser.com/story/68208/palin-to-make-first-trip-to-asia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 7:57:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67085/tax-evader-crackdown-spreads-to-hong-kong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe IRS and Justice Department crackdown on UBS is widening, reports the Wall Street Journal , as new documents reveal the efforts the bank took to keep its clients' wealth away from the taxman. Two recent cases have relied on channeling millions to a Swiss account owned by a Hong Kong-based...http://www.newser.com/story/67085/tax-evader-crackdown-spreads-to-hong-kong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 8:40:39 CDT