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| "Milkshake Murderer" loses appeal in Hong Kong court (AFP via Yahoo! News) |
| An American woman sentenced to life in jail in Hong Kong for bludgeoning her banker husband to death after lacing his milkshake with sedatives lost her appeal against conviction Monday. |
| Hong Kong court rejects "milkshake murderess" appeal (Reuters via Yahoo! News) |
| A Hong Kong court on Monday dismissed an appeal by American housewife Nancy Kissel who was jailed for life for murder after feeding her husband a sedative-spiked milkshake and clubbing him to death. |
| Credit crunch affects Hong Kong art auction (BBC News) |
| Hong Kong art market suffers a blow as bidders fail to buy paintings as credit crunch bites |
| No retrial for US woman in Hong Kong murder trial (AP via Yahoo! News) |
| 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." |
| Masriadi Breaks Post-Lehman Stupor at Hong Kong Art Auction (Bloomberg) |
| Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- ``Is there an economic crisis? I don't feel it,'' said Chin Yeow Quek, as he rapped the gavel at Sotheby's in Hong Kong, setting a record for Southeast Asian contemporary art for the second time in three days. |
| Hong Kong Stock Index Drops Below 17,000; First Time Since 2006 (Bloomberg) |
| Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong's benchmark stock index fell, closing below the 17,000 level for the first time since September 2006, as the credit crisis deepened in Europe, heightening concerns the global economy will slow. |
| Nancy Kissel's Murder Appeal Dismissed in Hong Kong (Update3) (Bloomberg) |
| Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Nancy Kissel lost an appeal against a conviction for murdering her investment banker husband in 2003 for which she was imprisoned for life in Hong Kong. |
| Hong Kong Stocks Decline to 2-Year Low as Europe Woes Deepen (Bloomberg) |
| Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks fell, with the benchmark index set for its lowest close in more than two years, as the credit crisis deepened in Europe, heightening concerns the global economy will slow. |
| Ping An Falls in Hong Kong on Fortis Investment Loss (Update1) (Bloomberg) |
| Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. , China's second-largest insurer, fell the most in a week in Hong Kong trading after saying it will take a charge on losses from its investment in Belgium's Fortis. |
| Hong Kong poses threat to City (Financial Times) |
| Hong Kong poses the greatest threat among Asian cities to the dominance of London and New York as the top world financial centres, according to research commissioned by the City of London Corporation. |
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