Issue: July 30, 2010   (Archive)
Friday, September 10, 2010   


Models giving some fans restless nights
Some people just can't wait to get their hands on their favorite models.

Fastest horse comes in second
Three weeks after being crowned Horse of the Year, Hong Kong's and the world's top sprinter - Sacred Kingdom - finds himself in second spot on the ratings list for the new racing season.

Get paid to help Tsang win friends
You can call Donald Tsang Yam-kuen the boss, you get good pay, and all you have to do is log on to Facebook.

Mainland-powered baby boom
Hong Kong's population is projected to swell to nearly nine million in 30 years, according to the census and statistics commissioner, who released other interesting figures.

Li's new news venture hard to read
Multimedia business venture CAI Business Indepth - niftily known as CBID - signed Caijing magazine as its exclusive contributor in the mainland yesterday, but it's hard to tell if its rocky days are behind it.

Relief for flood victims
The horror and the losses suffered by villagers when deadly floodwaters raged through Sha Po Tsai in Tai Po can never be undone, but the Jockey Club is hoping it can provide some relief.

Beauty secrets of new Kremlin 'spy'
For those disappointed that the glamorous undercover exploits of Anna Chapman have already been milked dry, fret not. There may be more where she came from.

Developer spells out lay of the land
Ronnie Chan Chi-chung says the way to stabilizing the property market is quite simple: the government should sell more land.

Pride comes before the fall
A tale of two women - Ah Zhen and Octopus Prudence - dominated news headlines, both English and Chinese, yesterday.

             


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