Hong Kong firm to buy 60 single-aisle Airbus jets
A Hong Kong aircraft leasing company has agreed to buy 60 Airbus single-aisle jets, which have been selling well at this week at the Paris Air Show. Full story
Asia dominates world's most expensive office spaces: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five of the six most expensive office areas in the world are in Asia, as demand by global companies to locate their outstripped the supply, according to a semiannual report released on Thursday by real estate services company CBRE Inc. Full story
Intrepid Mines board survives coup over lost Indonesia mine
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Shareholders of Intrepid Mines <IAU.AX> backed their board and its attempt to reclaim rights to a $5 billion copper and gold project in Indonesia, defeating a plan by a private equity investor to oust the board on Thursday. Full story
China's Wanda aims to launch $1 billion NY hotel project this year: chairman
BEIJING (Reuters) - Wanda Group, China's largest commercial real estate developer, aims to invest about $1 billion to build a five-star hotel in New York as its third major investment outside its home market, Chairman Wang Jianlin said on Tuesday. Full story
Issa’s hypocritical ‘selective’ information
Our most selective leaker is not the 29-year-old man hiding out in Hong Kong; it's Darrell Issa. Full story
Asian stocks to lead the way to year's end, Fed seen pulling back: Reuters poll
LONDON (Reuters) - Asia will spearhead the rise in global stock markets from now until the end of the year, according to a worldwide Reuters poll that showed only modest gains ahead for North American and European shares. Full story
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Snowden responds to critics
Edward Snowden has captured the nation’s attention with his leaks to journalists about secret government programs and today the NSA leak responded to questions during an online chat with The Guardian’s website. NBC’s Ian Williams reports.
Where is NSA leaker Snowden hiding?
A week after Edward Snowden revealed himself as the source of one of the biggest-ever intelligence leaks, it’s assumed he’s still in Hong Kong -- and in hiding. NBC’s Ian Williams reports.
How Edward Snowden split the right and left
Steve Clemons from The Atlantic, Ana Marie Cox and Spencer Ackerman from The Guardian, and Washington Post Columnist Matt Miller join Up host Steve Kornacki to talk about political barriers breaking down in their reaction to Edward Snowden’s revelation about secret NSA surveillance programs.
iPad-Powered Yacht
A Hong Kong billionaire bought a $23.5 million super yacht that's 140 feet long and is controlled by an iPad. It has such a big gas tank it can go from New York to London on one tank.
Snowden alleges US hacked Chinese targets
In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Edward Snowden, who leaked information about the NSA’s surveillance programs in the U.S., alleged that the U.S. has also hacked into “hundreds of targets in China and Hong Kong.”
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