HONG KONG - It’s never easy choosing the right Christmas present. Do you go for that new Louis Vuitton bag, the Philippe Patek watch or perhaps a 10-metre stretch of road in China and a new loo for a family in Nepal?

China’s Shaolin monks planning travel venture, will raise funds through share listing

Hong Kong teen auctions virginity online

HONG KONG - A Hong Kong teenager who tried to auction her virginity online to raise cash in time for Christmas was the centre of a police investigation Tuesday.

Maid posed as burglar to rob Hong Kong boss

HONG KONG - An Indonesian maid working in Hong Kong was in custody Wednesday after allegedly posing as a burglar to break into her 79-year-old employer’s bedroom.

Taiwanese social drama wins top honors at Chinese Oscars

Forty injured as double-decker trams collide in Hong Kong

HONG KONG - Forty passengers were injured Thursday when two double-decker trams were involved in a head-on collision in a busy Hong Kong shopping district.

Trio of art-house films top contenders at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards

A list of nominees at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards

Hong Kong authorities issue health warning as smog blankets city

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong government Wednesday warned people with respiratory illnesses to limit their time outdoors as air pollution in the city soared to potentially dangerous levels.

27 years after ‘Gandhi,’ Kingsley to play Mogul emperor who built Taj Mahal

Toilet blockages force Cathay Pacific Airbus to divert to Mumbai

HONG KONG - Airbus said Wednesday it was investigating a series of mystery toilet blockages on Cathay Pacific planes which forced one passenger jet to make an unscheduled landing in India.

Hong Kong people dump billions fewer plastic bags

HONG KONG - Four billion fewer plastic bags a year are being thrown out with the rubbish by Hong Kong people as the city’s environmental consciousness grows, officials said Wednesday.

11 years after Disney animation, Hong Kong director takes on Mulan with real actors

Banned Chinese director brings gay romance film to Hong Kong

J.C. Penney CEO navigates tough economy with exclusive brands, optimism and life experience

Hong Kong shivers in coldest November in over 120 years

HONG KONG - Hong Kong recorded its coldest Nov 18 in 120 years as a winter monsoon continued to send temperatures falling, authorities said Thursday.

Assistant: Zhang considering war drama, romance as next project

Hong Kong deaf-mute love triangle killer jailed

HONG KONG - A cheating deaf-mute husband who killed his deaf-mute lover when she tried to persuade him to divorce his wife was beginning a 15-year jail term Tuesday in Hong Kong.

Asian markets gain more ground after upbeat US retail reports; gold hits record above $1130

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

US casino giant Las Vegas Sands looks to restart Macau projects next year with IPO funding

Sands looks to restart Macau casino work next year

South Korean fishing boat collides with Hong Kong cargo ship; 4 fishermen dead, 3 missing

Ship collision kills 4 South Korean fishermen

4 South Korean fishermen die, 3 others missing following ship collision off SKorea

Ship collision leaves 4 SKorean fishermen dead

European markets mixed after 3rd quarter GDP figures; BA, Iberia stocks rise on planned merger

European stocks fluctuate after growth data

World stocks mixed amid uncertainty about outlook after overnight Wall Street decline

World stock markets mixed after Wall Street fall

Asia leading world out of global economic crisis, business leaders say at APEC forum

Asian markets mostly lower on uncertainty about outlook after overnight Wall Street decline

Asian markets mostly lower after Wall Street fall

Asian stock market rally peters out as investors turn cautious; European shares little changed

Asia markets slip as rally peters out; Europe flat

Face-recognition technology may be used at Hong Kong border checks

HONG KONG - Face-recognition technology might be used to screen the residents at Hong Kong border checkpoints, Security Secretary Ambrose Lee said Thursday.

Asian stock market rally peters out as investors turn cautious, Tokyo off nearly 1 percent

Asian markets slip as rally peters out

TOKYO — Asia’s four-day stock market rally petered out Thursday as investors turned cautious.

Four from India elected governors of broadcast industry advocacy

HONG KONG - The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has elected four people of Indian origin to its board of governors, the high-profile advocacy for the television broadcast industry said Wednesday.

All I want for Christmas is a loo, two goats, three hens