HONG KONG (Reuters) - The chairman of Hong Kong's Mercantile Exchange is under police investigation, the government said on Friday, as three other men were charged with possessing false documents including a fake cheque for $460 million following a probe into alleged irregularities at the shuttered Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC's <HSBA.L> <0005.HK> Chairman Douglas Flint called for an acceleration in the speed of reform within the industry as the bank was criticized by shareholders for compliance failings and accusations it aided tax avoidance. Full story
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd <0992.HK> jumped more than 4 percent after it reported a forecast-beating 90 percent rise in quarterly profit, its fastest in seven quarters. Full story
The game Geogessr uses Google Street View to make you guess locations around the world; a photographer thinks of an alternative to the Disney Princess theme for her five-year-old daughter's birthday; and a giant rubber duck floating in Hong Kong harbor deflates to undergo necessary maintenance.
A six-story-tall duck is floating in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor to "bring a message of peace and harmony." NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Jewelry stores in Hong Kong are busy selling gold to visitors from mainland China rushing to buy the precious metal after the price dropped to a two-year low. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
The future site of Hong Kong's Museum of Visual Arts is hosting inflatable works that include a bouncy Stonehenge, a larger than life cockroach and a giant "Complex Pile." TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
Police in Australia discover more than $200 million worth of methanphetamine in a shipment from Hong Kong. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Chairman Barry Cheung is surrounded by journalists in Hong Kong May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
REFILE - CORRECTING POSITIONSHong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying celebrates with Barry Cheung Chun-yuen as they attend a news conference after Leung won the chief executive election at a vote counting station in Hong Kong in this March 25, 2012 file photo. Barry Cheung, chairman and contro
ATTENTION EDITORS - CAPTION CORRECTION FOR HKG102 TRANSMITTED ON MAY 24, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 GMT. POSITIONS WERE WRONGLY STATED IN THE CAPTION, BARRY CHEUNG SHOULD BE IN THE LEFT. A CORRECTED VERSION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS THIS ADVISORY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED. REUTERS.Hong
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying reacts during the chief executive election, at a vote counting station next to Hong Kong Merchantile Exchange chairman Barry Cheung Chun-yuen in Hong Kong in this March 25, 2012 file photo. Barry Cheung, chairman and controlling shareholder of the exchan
