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Hong Kong cuts interest rate by 1 percentage point
- Hong Kong's de facto central bank said Wednesday it would trim its benchmark interest rate by 1 percentage point to 2.5 percent to encourage lending amid the global credit crunch.
Adrian native loses appeal in 'milkshake murder'
- An Adrian, Mich., native lost an appeal Monday of her conviction in a Hong Kong court for the beating death of her husband in a sensational case widely known as the "milkshake murder" trial.
US woman loses appeal in 'milkshake murder' trial
- An American woman lost an appeal Monday of her conviction in a Hong Kong court for the beating death of her husband in a sensational case widely known as the "milkshake murder" trial.
No retrial for US woman in Hong Kong murder trial
- An American woman sentenced to life in prison in Hong Kong in the death of her high-flying banker husband lost her bid Monday for a new trial in a case known widely as the "milkshake murder."
Hong Kong finds melamine in Cadbury candies
- Hong Kong authorities says tests have showed the amount of melamine in Britain's Cadbury chocolate and cookies exceed a safe level for human consumption.
Hong Kong says Cadbury melamine levels acceptable
- Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday the amount of melamine found in two samples of chocolate made at British candy maker Cadbury's Beijing factory was legally acceptable for human consumption, a day after the company recalled 11 items sold in parts of Asia and the Pacific.
Lipton-brand milk tea powder recalled in Asia
- Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever is recalling its Lipton-brand milk tea powder in Hong Kong and Macau after they were found to contain traces of a banned industrial chemical, the company said Tuesday.
Lipton-brand milk tea powder recalled in Hong Kong
- Anglo-Dutch company Unilever says it is recalling some of its Lipton-brand milk tea powder in Hong Kong and Macau after they were found to contain traces of an industrial chemical.
Cadbury pulls melamine-laced chocolate from China
- British candy maker Cadbury announced a recall Monday of chocolate made in its Beijing factory after it was found to contain melamine, the industrial chemical that has sickened tens of thousands of Chinese children.
- British candy maker Cadbury announced a recall Monday of chocolate made in its Beijing factory after it was found to contain melamine, the industrial chemical that has sickened tens of thousands of Chinese children.
Cadbury recalls Chinese-made chocolate
- British candy maker Cadbury announced a recall Monday of chocolate made in its Beijing factory after it was found to contain melamine, the industrial chemical that has sickened tens of thousands of Chinese children.
- British candy maker Cadbury announced a recall Monday of chocolate made in its Beijing factory after it was found to contain melamine, the industrial chemical that has sickened tens of thousands of Chinese children.
Hong Kong bank reveals exposure to WaMu
- A Hong Kong bank said Monday it has about 362 million Hong Kong dollars ($47 million) in exposure to failed American bank Washington Mutual.
Cadbury says Chinese-made chocolate have melamine
- A Cadbury spokesman says preliminary results show its Chinese-made chocolates contain the industrial chemical melamine.
Cadbury says Chinese-made products questionable
- British chocolate maker Cadbury said Monday that tests have "cast doubt" on the safety of its Chinese-made products and ordered a recall, the latest foreign company affected by China's tainted milk scandal.
