So, where have all the mainland spenders gone?

Apparently, the shopping sentiment in Hong Kong has changed a lot since the last holiday season.

Elite and Deft, Xi Aimed High Early in China

Thirty years ago,a young government official with a plum job in Beijing made an odd request: reassignment to a poor rural area.

 

Boom city Dongguan faces bankruptcy as village debts soar

Dongguan’s derelict factories and huge deficits send chilling warning to a China in slowdown

Seven rising stars tipped to lead sixth generation of China’s leaders

They were born in the 1960s, grew up in a time of economic change and could finally deliver on reform

Hu Chunhua is the party secretary of Inner Mongolia

Sun Zhengcai is the party boss in Jilin province
 

Zhang Qingwei is the governor of Hebei province

Zhou Qiang is the party secretary of Hunan province

Party veteran Li Rui, still pushing for reform in China at age 95

Li Rui joined the Communist Party in the 1930s, and is still actively campaigning for democracy and the rule of law

Indonesia’s booming coal capital flourishes with Chinese help

The global economic slowdown that has battered the resource sector this year has spared Indonesia’s coal capital Balikpapan, which is forging ahead with a recession-defying infrastructure upgrade, partly funded by China.

Big money bets on China growing old, and rich

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Secrets of China’s economic future revealed; International Bag City

But the US$236 million trading centre Shi is building in this coastal town about 100 kilometres from Shanghai is more than a place for foreign fashionistas to find the perfect purse.

It aims to help local firms develop their own domestic brands and markets and start scaling the global value chain.

South Korea: Japan must educate its people about WWII

South Korea’s foreign minister said Thursday that Japan’s wartime past will overshadow relations between the two staunch U.S. allies until Japan educates its people about crimes committed during colonial rule.

China’s Corruption Crackdown Takes Shine Off Luxury Boom

Luxury brands banking on a China rebound to boost sales may be in for an unpleasant surprise: weak demand in the world’s second largest luxury market may last longer than the economic slowdown as Beijing cracks down on conspicuous consumption.

Taiwanese war criminal sees himself as victim

But nearly 70 years ago, he worked for the Japanese army in what is now Malaysia, guarding Australian prisoners in one of the numerous prisoner-of-war (POW) camps that were scattered across occupied Southeast Asia.

Iconic clock design stolen by Apple?

In this segment of today’s news, we find that Apple is being accused of copying an iconic clock design of Hans Hilfiker—a well-known Swiss engineer and designer.  The picture below depicts the recently added clock design update in the iPad, and right next to it is the clock design which the Swiss Federal Railway owns the trademark to.

“SBB is the sole owner of the trademark and copyright of the railway clock. The railway company will now get in touch with Apple. The aim is a legal, as well as a financial solution. It is not right that one [Apple] simply copies the design.”

Why you should buy iphone 5?

When you are late for appointment, blame it on iphone 5 for giving you wrong direction. Your only fault is you bought an iphone 5.

Mukden incident trigger for Japanese invasion

The “Mukden incident” of 1931 – commemorated in China every year as an act of Japanese aggression – saw Japanese troops blow up a railway in northeast China as an excuse to take over Manchuria.

Time’s up for Chinese official with penchant for watches

It was his watches. A Montblanc TimeWalker he bought for US$5,500. What looked to be two Swiss-manufactured Omegas, a gold-toned Rolex Oyster Perpetual and a tasteful yet understated jet-black Rado.

Myanmar poised for mobile revolution

For decades, its telecoms industry has been a shambles.

GuocoLand sells 40 Leedon Residence units

Group said to have achieved $2,000 psf average price for freehold project

Due West, online novel about sex tourism in Dongguan, now a movie

The book went viral and the movie could be a hit: ‘Due West’ lifts the lid on Hong Kong men seeking sex and solace in a Guangdong factory town

Beijing has to reform its loss-making state-owned firms

Analysts say Beijing has to take its loss-making state giants in hand before their declining productivity threatens growth in the next decade

They need passports to go to school

Iskandar Educity has 100 students from S’pore who cross Second Link each day