http://www.thestandard.com.hk Breaking News from The Standard Mon, 20 May 2013 15:55:00 +0800 RSS newsfeed by The Standard The Standard, Sing Tao News Corp. editor@thestandard.com.hk todd.john@singtaonewscorp.com http://www.thestandard.com.hk/images/std_logo.gif http://www.thestandard.com.hk http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36344 A Macau lawyer assaulted in broad daylight in the Chinese gambling haven says the attack was an attempt to intimidate him. The two assailants bashed... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:54:39 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36343 Guangzhou Evergrande will look to sweep aside the challenge of Central Coast Mariners and book their spot in the AFC Champions League last eight for... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:18 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36342 Test opener David Warner (pictured) will face a Cricket Australia disciplinary hearing on Wednesday over comments he made on Twitter in often angry ex... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:39:39 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36341 Europe's main stock markets were higher shortly after the start of trading on Monday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index gaining 0.22 percent to s... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:38:17 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36340 A blast at an explosives factory in eastern China has killed five people and left another 20 missing. The official Xinhua News Agency said rescue wor... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:01:09 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36339 An official says a hot air balloon has crashed in central Turkey, killing one person and injuring 24 others on board. Hasan Unver, the mayor Nevsehir... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:46:58 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36338 Japan raised its economic assessment in its May report -- the first lift in two months. The report shows that the economy is slowly recovering, excep... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:41:04 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36337 CLP Holdings (0002) saw a decline in its power sold in the first quarter. During the period, total power sales -- both local and sales to the mainland... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:33:08 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36336 Stocks in Tokyo gained 1.47 percent as investors renewed their hopes for Tokyo's growth policy while strong US data and the weaker yen continued to ... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:22:28 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36335 Rescuers recovered four more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a massive US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed ... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:40 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36334 Australia's east coast haven New South Wales, which is seeking to recruit a `chief funster' to promote tourism to Sydney and elsewhere, took the dubio... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:30 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36333 The government has put increasing pilot cities for property tax trials on the work agenda this year, the China Securities Journal reported Monday. Th... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:14:29 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36332 Lawmaker Raymond Wong Yuk-man called it quit from People Power's Legco caucus and executive committee. Wong posted his letter to chairman Lau Ka-hung... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:03:49 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36331 Legislators have demanded an explanation from the securities regulator over whether it'd given preferential treatment to the cash-strapped Hong Kong M... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:56:52 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36330 Around 50 people from several groups have staged a protest outside the Philippines' Consulate-General in Admiralty over the killing of a Taiwanese fis... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:32 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36329 One of the founders of the Occupy Central movement -- which is lobbying for universal suffrage -- says he doesn't believe their actions would undermin... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:19 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36328 A Taiwan fighter jet ploughed into the sea off the island's north coast today, the air force's second crash in less than a week, military officials ... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:49:23 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36327 Premier Li Keqiang pledged to build up mutual trust and cooperation with India as he held talks in New Delhi, saying good relations between the count... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:47:33 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36326 Johnny Boychuk broke a deadlock midway through the second period, and Boston scored two goals in the third to beat the New York Rangers 5-2 and take a... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:42:20 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36325 Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime as the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series de... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:34 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36324 Australia seized a record 23 tonnes of illicit drugs in 2011-2012 with arrests at a 10-year high, data show, as officials warned the country had bec... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:38:41 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36323 China's human H7N9 bird flu outbreak has cost the country's poultry industry more than 40 billion yuan as consumers shun chicken, government officials... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:27 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36322 Hong Kong stocks were up 1.70 percent by the break on Monday, with investors encouraged by strong US data and reflecting a bullish mood on Wall Stre... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:47 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36321 A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death in the government's latest crackdown on underground lending that is widely used by entre... Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:33 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36320 It's almost time for a new Xbox in the US. Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360, double the amount of time between the origi... Mon, 20 May 2013 11:27:52 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36319 Stocks in Tokyo gained 1.38 percent with investors encouraged by strong US data and the weaker yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared 208.89 point... Mon, 20 May 2013 11:19:58 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36318 It is rare for the Securities and Futures Commission to simply require Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange to surrender its license, said Christopher Cheung... Mon, 20 May 2013 11:05:18 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36317 Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift (pictured): She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight awards, includ... Mon, 20 May 2013 11:03:13 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36316 The San Antonio Spurs drained 14 three-pointers in a convincing 105-83 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Sunday's opening game of the NBA's Wester... Mon, 20 May 2013 10:46:46 +0800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=36315 China says it is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner publicized the plight of its 16 crew in an online account saying the... 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