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L’Oreal, eBay Get Counterfeit Ruling
A combo shows the logos of U.S. online auctioneer eBay Inc. and French cosmetics giant L'Oreal SA. L'Oreal has taken eBay to court over concerns that the popular auction website has used its brand to...
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Szeto Wah, Chinese Democracy Activist, Dies at 79 (Video)
Leading Hong Kong Democracy Activist Dies of Lung Cancer (NTD Television) Szeto Wah, one of the most influential figures in Hong Kong, passed away on Jan. 2 after a long battle with lung cancer. He...
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Hong Kong Luxury Property Market Surges
SELLING WELL: The tops of several luxury apartments in Hong Kong are seen in this file photo. Hong Kong's luxury condo market has experienced a recent revival in sales. (Laurent Fievet/AFP/Getty...
View ArticleQueensland Floods: Brisbane Braces for Catastrophic Flooding (Photos)
Reminiscent of the 1974 Brisbane flood that reached 5.45 metres, the Brisbane River is expected to peak at 5.5 metres tomorrow morning. But, 36 years later, many more businesses, houses, and high-rise...
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Dissident Attempts to Attend Hong Kong Activist’s Funeral (Video)
Tiananmen Dissidents Denied Entry to Hong Kong (NTD Television) One of the long-time leaders of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong passed away on Jan. 2, but even in death he is still inspiring...
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MySpace Cuts Almost 50 Percent of Jobs
MySpace Layoffs: MySpace is laying off almost 50 percent of its workforce. In this photo illustration the MySpace logo is reflected in the eye of a girl. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)The entertainment...
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Cyclone Yasi Drives Up Sugar Prices
Sugar cane fields are submerged near Bundaberg in Queensland on December 30, 2010. Sugar prices are expected to rise after cyclone Yasi hit, which has caused an estimate of $505 million total in loss...
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London’s Luxury Hotel Market Booming
The iconic Victorian Gothic hotel, 'St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London' which was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and opened on May 5, 1873, in London England. London is planning on boosting...
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Ballet Academy Teacher Revels in Shen Yun’s ‘Purity’
Valerie Jenkins, a ballet teacher, at Shen Yun Performing Arts on Saturday evening. (Sonya Bryskine/The Epoch times)SYDNEY—Valerie Jenkins is a ballet teacher with over 30 years of experience. She...
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Dancer: ‘Everyone plays a part’ in Shen Yun
Stephanie Iacono, a high school student and also a dancer for 10 years, at Shen Yun Performing Arts, on Sunday. (Sonya Bryskine/The Epoch times) SYDNEY—Stephanie Iacono, a high school student and also...
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Hong Kong’s Retail Boosted by Mainland Chinese Visitors
A tourist from mainland China (L) visit a jewelry store to check out potential purchases in Hong Kong on February 9, 2011. (Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images)Mainland Chinese visitors comprise the main...
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Hong Kong Budget Highlights Aging Population Crisis
An elderly resident pauses as he smokes a cigarette in his bunk bed at Hong Kong's 'cage dwelling.' Thousands are unable to afford housing in the metropolis where the aging population is booming and...
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Fake Wines Pose a Threat to Hong Kong, Industry
FAKE WINES: A Sotheby's employee handles a Mag of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1959 Jan. 2011 in London, England. Fake wines sold in Hong Kong may threaten the wine industry. (Dan Kitwood/Getty...
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Doubt Rises in Renault Spying Case
(Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images)French auto manufacturing giant Renault SA is facing fresh challenges, after it was revealed that the company might have made an error in sacking three top executives...
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Hong Kong Court Upholds Freedom and Shen Yun
Shen Yun Performing Arts New York Company played to a sold-out house at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater on Sunday Jan. 16, 2011. (Dai Bing/Epoch Times Staff)A landmark court ruling on March 9...
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Walmart Targeted by Largest Class Action in US History
DISCRIMINATION: Activist Kellye McIntosh of Alliance for Justice holds a sign during a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court March 29 in Washington. The Supreme Court has started to hear arguments...
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Dreaming With Ian Munro
Distinguished pianist and composer, Ian Munro says a lot of young people are gravitating back to classical music. It really embodies the best of what we do as human beings,he says. (Musica Viva) For...
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State Government in Australia Debates Confucius Institute
Greens Member of NSW Legislative Assembly Jamie Parker speaks to the media after the parliamentary debate on Confucius Institutes. (The Epoch Times)The first Parliament debate about the controversial...
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Australian Tourism to Target India and China
The Federal Government and Tourism Australia are in partnership in an attempt to grow the tourist sector through targeting India and China. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images) Tourism in Australia is...
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Qantas Asia Solution May Have Risks
A Qantas Boeing 747 Longreach prepares for take-off as services returned to normal after days of chaos at Sydney Airport, on Nov. 1, 2011. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images) Qantas airline’s plans to...
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US Expansion in Asia Pacific Not Welcomed in Chinese Press
President Barack Obama addresses the troops at RAAF Darwin as Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard looks on during the second day of his 2-day visit to Australia, on Nov. 17, 2011 in Darwin,...
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Hong Kong Pollution Highest on Record
Hong Kong's population wants to leave the city to escape its notoriously polluted air, which has been described as a health crisis, said a survey released Nov. 29. 2010. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)...
View ArticleOutrage in Hong Kong at Professor’s Comments
Over 150 people took to the streets of Hong Kong last week, protesting hate-speech comments made by a Beijing University professor in reference to Hong Kongers. While speaking on national television...
View ArticleClean Air Targets Disappointing in Hong Kong, Say Environmentalists
Hong Kong pollution targets will be revised for the first time since 1987 according to authorities, but critics say the government’s approach to clean air is still disappointing. More than 20 measures...
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Apple Lifts iPhone 4S Sale Suspension in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong and mainland China have resorted to selling the popular Apple iPhone 4S strictly via an online application process, after clashes broke out between competing scalpers last month, suspending...
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Social Rift Between Hong Kong and Mainland
Dolce & Gabbana flagship store in Hong Kong. Italian clothing chain on Jan 18 apologised to the people of Hong Kong for allegedly discriminating against them in favour of wealthy mainland shoppers....
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Hong Kongers Want to Keep Mainland Drivers Out
A woman holds a placard against allowing mainland Chinese drivers into Hong Kong at a demonstration in a park in Hong Kong on Feb 12. (Antony Dickson/AFP/Getty Images) Tensions between locals in Hong...
View ArticleBirth ‘Black Market’ Crackdown Punishment
Hong Kong has been a popular birth centre for thousands of mainland women, but loopholes are closing in cross-border deliveries after a so-called birth agent was jailed this month. A 29-year-old woman,...
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iPad Battles for Right to Sell in China
Apple Inc's plans for continued market dominance were dealt a body blow recently, as bans enforced court rulings that Apple's tablet technology infringes on the intellectual property rights of a...
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Tsang Faces Impeachment in Bribe Allegations
Executive Donald Tsang in Hong Kong on Oct 12, 2011. Donald Tsnag has been increasingly unpopular and is now facing an impeachment threat over bribery charges. (Laurent Fievet/AFP/Getty Images) Hong...
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Hong Kong Leader Faces Impeachment on Bribe Allegations
File photo of Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang at the APEC CEO Summit, in Honolulu, Hawaii on Nov. 11, 2011. (Richard A. Brooks/AFP/Getty Images) Hong Kong’s head of government, Chief Executive...
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Australia on Flood Alert
File photo of members of the Dumesny family fill sand bags to protect their home from the rising flood water in the Victorian town of Horsham last summer during heavy rains. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty...
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Hong Kong’s Luxury Rental Market on Top of the World
Expatriates are fuelling Hong Kong's real estate market. (Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images Hong Kong’s rental market for high-end properties and office space is set for another hike, as Asia’s business...
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Hong Kong Traders Lose Fight Over Lunch Breaks
Traders sit at their desks at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx), Dec. 15. Beginning March 5, HKEx traders had their lunch breaks shortened in an effort to boost trading volume and allow HKEx to...
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Australian Town Cocooned by Spider Webs
Trees cocooned in spiders webs in Sindh, Pakistan in December 2010. (Russell Watkins/Department for International Development) The New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga, which last week survived severe...
View ArticleHong Kong, Asia’s Top Wine Market
A recent survey conducted by the International Wine & Spirit Research (IWSR) has revealed that Hong Kong residents are the biggest wine drinkers in Asia. The IWSR China Wine Market Report,...
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Tension Grows Over Australia’s Rejection of Chinese Tech Giant
The head office of Chinese telecom giant Huawei in Shenzhen, on Feb. 21, 2011. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) A diplomatic row is growing in Australia after the Prime Minister Julia Gillard rejected Chinese...
View ArticleMale Teachers Leaving Public Sector, Says ABS
Australia is seeing a shortage of male teachers in public schools, with many turning to the private sector for better pay. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the number of...
View ArticleThe Challenge Begins for Leung as New Leader of Hong Kong
The fourth Chief Executive Election race in Hong Kong came to an end on Sunday against the backdrop of protesters calling for an end of Chinese regime’s control over the former British colony. Leung...
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Chinese Asylum Seekers to Stay in Australia
An Australian navy boat cruises by Christmas Island on Feb. 29. A boatload of asylum seekers from China decided to seek refugee status in Australia rather than attempt the dangerous journey onto New...
View ArticleTop Lawyer to Take Chinese Refugee Case
One of Australia’s top immigration lawyers, who took the Federal Government to court over the Malaysia solution to illegal boat arrivals, will represent the group of ten Chinese nationals who landed on...
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Amazon Eyes Australia as Asia-Pacific Base
Amazon is set to open Australian headquarters to attract more customers in the Asia-Pacfic region. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images) The popular online retail site Amazon.com is one step closer to...
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Mining Broker Claims Yancoal Owes $96 million
A coal dredger tears coal from the face of the Loy Yang Open Cut coal mine in the Latrobe Valley, 150km east of Melbourne on Aug.13, 2009. Coal mines in Australia are being bought up fast by Chinese...
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Hong Kong Paper Kowtowing to Beijing, Say Journalists
A member of Hong Kong's Democratic Party holds a placard in protest outside the offices of South China Morning Post (SCMP) newspaper in Hong Kong. Twenty-three former SCMP journalists have written an...
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Eight Disqualified From Badminton at London Olympics
A badminton match at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 31. Eight female badminton players were disqualified. (Michael Regan/Getty Images) Eight female badminton players were disqualified from the...
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Australia Should Help Stop Transplant Tourism, Organ Theft
Mr Ethan Gutmann speaks at a rally protesting illegal organ harvesting in China, before the Australian Federal Parliament, November 28. (Sonya Bryskine/The Epoch Times) Australians travelling to China...
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Hong Kongians Plan March Against Banner Invaders
A screenshot from the We Are Hong-Kongian Not Chinese Facebook page taken on Nov. 13, 2012 showing two members of the group holding a banner that features the Hong Kong colonial flag, which is covering...
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Government Should Criminalise Organ Tourism, Says Australian Legislator
SYDNEY—New South Wales Government must take initiative to address transplant abuse in China and enact laws to deter Australian residents from seeking quick organ donations, said a NSW legislator in a...
View ArticleAustralian Parliamentarians Unite Against Forced Organ Harvesting
SYDNEY—Members of the Australian Parliament have joined forces for the first time to address the pressing global issues of forced organ harvesting and transplant tourism. Forced organ harvesting is the...
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Australian Parliamentarians Unite to Address Forced Organ Harvesting
CANBERRA—Australian parliamentarians from major political parties have officially joined forces for the first time to address the pressing issue of forced organ harvesting and transplant tourism. The...
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