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Calls for Hong Kong government to clear up legal future of Uber

Legal and transport experts say government is confusing company and customers over legality of its ride-hailing services since crackdown

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Vanke jumps another 10pc, as Evergrande hovers

Speculation mounts that developer set to double its 5pc stake in the embattled housebuilder

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Eleven out of 12 trainee fire officers under probe for sneaking out of academy quit

Most of the dozen trainee fire and ambulance services personnel under investigation for sneaking out of the training school in Tseung Kwan O without permission have resigned, it emerged on Monday night.

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China shares hit 7-m high on rising hopes for Shenzhen-HK stock link

Much-anticipated Stock Connect scheme could be confirmed as early as this week, with an official launch in December. Hang Seng closes at 22,932.51

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Hong Kong slips in global innovation ranking as regional competitors edge ahead

The annual ranking, published by Cornell University, saw Singapore, Japan, China and South Korea all improve their positions as some of the most innovative economies worldwide

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Hong Kong's bars keep hosting ladies' nights to boost hard-hit trade, despite court ban

In an extra show of defiance, a ladies’ night locator is featured in a mobile application launched by Hong Kong Bar and Club Association on Sunday

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Surge in Hong Kong students applying to mainland universities

The number of Hong Kong ­students applying to mainland universities has seen a tenfold ­increase over the past decade, ­despite the common perception that the city’s youth are wary about studying across the border.

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Li Ka-shing's CK Hutchison posts higher-than-expected 2pc interim profit growth

Firm says Brexit "will bring with it considerable challenge both for the UK and for Europe, for at least the next two to three years"

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A martyr for his family? Hong Kong court jails father four years for killing autistic son

Judge calls incident in which jobless man slashed his 15-year-old boy about 100 times to protect family "a tragedy no matter the angle".

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Hongkongers queue all night for shot at HK$7,000 abalone haul

The city’s annual Food Expo got off to a flying start in Wan Chai on Thursday when a 19-year-old woman and her 87-year-old grandmother won thousands of dollars’ worth of dried abalone after successfully throwing a replica sea snail onto a wishing tree.

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Alibaba sales soar 59pc as Chinese continue shopping online despite slowing economy

Alibaba Group Holding’s first-quarter revenue jumped by a better-than-expected 59 per cent as more Chinese went online to buy everything from appliances to furniture, while new investments in media, entertainment and cloud computing paid off.

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Former Philippine president Ramos "optimistic" of smoothing troubled waters during Hong Kong visit

Former Philippines President Fidel Ramos said a decision on whether he would visit Beijing depends on the two nations’ foreign ministries, and the outcome of his current fence-mending mission in Hong Kong.

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HK health minister forced to apologise over tainted meat scandal: 3,500kg of mainland pork destroyed

Ko Wing-man points to systemic problems as more than three tonnes of contaminated meat are removed from markets and destroyed

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Hollywood making bet on virtual reality being next great computing platform

Veteran filmmaker Ivan Reitman is an unlikely torchbearer for VR as studios invest money and map out ways to best make use of the new medium

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Turkey issues arrest warrant for US-based preacher Gulen over coup

Turkey issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, accusing him of ordering the coup attempt aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Turf war over HK's stock market regulation: watchdog chief attacks critics of reform

Chief executive of market watchdog dismisses claims that his agency will be given more power and warns that public could be "misinformed"

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Gang rape videos on sale in India amid rise in violent crimes against women

Graphic mobile phone clips of gang rapes are being sold in shops in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, as a spate of rapes in one of the country’s most violent states has sparked anger and calls for the chief minister to step down.