BBC News reports the charges relate to alleged forced miscarriages suffered by one victim. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22475771

SCMP reports the Beijing official who was in charge of Hong Kong affairs in the run-up to the handover says too many mainlanders are being allowed into the city. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1234063/former-beijing-official-lu-ping-sounds-warning-influx-chinese...

The Standard reports a senior retired mainland official has warned that Hong Kong "will die" if it confronts Beijing and loses its support. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=133603&sid=39640772&con_type=1&d_str=20130510&fc=8...

The Standard reports the police chief disclosed yesterday that the force had spent 16 months trying to arrest a trainee solicitor who took part in an illegal demonstration nearly two years ago. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133604&sid=39639118&con_type=1...

The Standard reports local news from Hong Kong Television will cease airing on the Hong Kong Broadband Network when its contract with the broadcaster ends. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=133562&sid=39633691&con_type=1...

SCMP reports students who took part in a protest on Monday when Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying visited City University have accused some security guards of rough treatment and are demanding an explanation from the school. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1232962/university-students-allege-mistreatment-protest-during-cy-leung-visit...

SCMP reports pro-establishment lawmakers are expected to dominate a new Legislative Council select committee that will examine former ICAC chief Timothy Tong Hin-ming's allegedly lavish spending during his five-year tenure. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1232957/legco-backs-probe-former-icac-head-timothy-tong...

SCMP reports People's Daily yesterday published a call for a review of Japan's sovereignty over the island of Okinawa, home to major US bases, with the Asian powers already embroiled in a territorial row. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1232998/china-should-reconsider-who-owns-okinawa-says-peoples-daily...

The Standard reports Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah will meet four radical lawmakers this week to urge them to stop their budget filibuster. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=133534&sid=39625839&con_type=1&d_str=20130508&fc=4...

SCMP reports Birmingham City football club boss Carson Yeung Ka-sing has asked a judge to let him sit outside the dock while the court hears evidence in his HK$721 million money-laundering trial. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1232243/court-rejects-carson-yeungs-bid-dismiss-prejudicial-report...

SCMP reports the practice of cross-leasing flats was legal and common among civil servants in the 1980s as they used rental income to pay off mortgages, a former high-ranking government official told the District Court yesterday. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1232518/cross-leasing-flats-didnt-break-civil-service-rules-witness...

Two immigration officers from the Immigration Division of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in Guangdong arrived in Long'an County in Nanning, Guangxi, today to help the Hong Kong people involved in a traffic accident. The five men and 12 women...

SCMP reports no one emerged as a winner from the 40-day dockers strike, with the workers failing to get the raise they demanded and the port operator involved suffering a tarnished image, analysts said. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1232519/strike-end-sees-all-involved-losers...

SCMP reports nineteen tourists in Guangxi travelling with a Hong Kong-based tour operator have been injured in a traffic accident, with at least two in serious condition, local media reported on Tuesday morning. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1232081/tourists-hong-kong-operator-injured-guangxi-bus-crash...

Secretary for the Environment KS Wong signed a waste management collaboration agreement with Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade & Development Co-operation Lilianne Ploumen today. At the ceremony, Mr Wong said he is happy to see both governments intend...

SCMP reports the publishing in a newspaper of tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung's medical records last Tuesday could be an offence under Macau law, a lawyer there has said. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1231676/tycoon-joseph-lau-utterly-shocked-apple-daily-report...

The Standard reports frequent checks will be carried out on retailers to ensure they comply with the plastic bag levy when it is extended to all in the trade next year, the environment chief has promised. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=133492&sid=39621046&con_type=1...

SCMP reports striking dockers yesterday accepted a 9.8 per cent pay rise, ending one of the longest walkouts in the city's history. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1231549/judge-rules-docker-worker-sit-can-continue

BBC News reports the authorities acted after images of Chongqing official Lei Zhengfu went viral on the internet last year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22399297

Police yesterday charged a 29-year-old man for the murder of a 30-year-old man in Sheung Shui on April 28. He was arrested in Tai Po on May 3. He will appear in Fanling Magistracy tomorrow. A 32-year-old man who was arrested in Central on May 3 has...

SCMP reports the government should set up an independent committee to gauge public views and advise on the eligibility requirement for future chief executive candidates, according to one of the city's senior lawyers. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1230808/lawyer-calls-committee-gauge-poll-views...

BBC News reports the Election Commission said PM Najib Razak's Barisan Nasional coalition won 133 of the 222 in parliamentary seats - well short of the two-thirds majority it lost five years ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22422172

SCMP reports two people hired by a county government in Fujian province to destroy pigs killed by infectious diseases have been detained for allegedly processing the carcasses and selling the meat in neighbouring provinces. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1230944/sale-40-tonnes-diseased-pork-sparks-police-investigation...

Department of Health and Police officers arrested a 67-year-old man today for the illegal sale over the Internet of an unregistered pharmaceutical product suspected to contain Minoxidil, a Part I poison. Minoxidil topical solution is commonly used for the...

SCMP reports more than 80 dockers have walked off the job to join the industrial action that enters its 40th day on Monday as the fifth round of talks involving the strikers, a main contractor and the port operator ended without progress. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1228677/80-more-dockers-join-strike-fresh-talks-fail...

SCMP reports an independent committee will examine claims that the former head of the ICAC, Timothy Tong Hin-ming, spent lavish sums of public money entertaining mainland officials, the chief executive announced yesterday. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1228573/leung-committee-probe-icac-expenses...

The Standard reports Legislative Council president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing is expected to discuss round-the-clock debates on the budget to end filibustering. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=133405&sid=39603459&con_type=1&d_str=20130503&fc=8...

The Standard reports there's HK$5 million just waiting to be found in Kowloon Tong. The money is the reward for the safe return of Rocky, a white Tibetan Mastiff puppy. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133398&sid=39605715&con_type=3...

SCMP reports Pan-democratic lawmakers are set to unveil their blueprint for achieving universal suffrage in 2017 by the end of next month after reaching a consensus on the principles to adopt for the next chief executive election. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1227820/pan-democrats-roll-out-2017-suffrage-plan-six-months-early...

BBC News reports the outbreak of a new type of bird flu in China poses a "serious threat" to human health, but it is still too soon to predict how far it will spread, experts have said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22364628

The Standard reports Hong Kong's tourism business took another blow yesterday when a mainland visitor became hysterical and broke into tears after compalining about being made to wait for a coach for more than two hours. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133350&sid=39599364&con_type=3...

SCMP reports more companies are hiring investigators to check the authenticity of sick leave claims as insurance premiums have risen steeply in recent years. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1227821/employers-and-insurers-call-private-investigators-root-out-sick-leave...

SCMP reports China's new ambassador to the US has warned Washington not to "drop a stone on its feet" by meddling in a territorial dispute between Beijing and Tokyo. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1227691/china-says-us-should-watch-japanese-nationalism...

SCMP reports foreign English teachers on the mainland face tighter supervision in the wake of two child sex scandals in Beijing and Nanjing . http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1226267/foreign-english-teachers-face-scrutiny-after-sex-scandals

The Standard reports eight employers were taken to court by the Labour Department and fined up to HK$25,000 for breaching the minimum wage ordinance in the first two years since the HK$28-an-hour pay was implemented. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=133313&sid=39586544&con_type=1&d_str=20130430&fc=2...

SCMP reports Birmingham City Football Club boss Carson Yeung Ka-sing has pleaded not guilty to laundering HK$720 million and asked the court to close his case for good instead. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1225968/birmingham-owner-carson-yeung-pleads-not-guilty-money-laundering...

The Standard reports a Macau court has ordered the dispatch of a medical team to Hong Kong to conduct a check-up on billionaire Joseph Lau Luen-hung, who called in sick for the second time and missed his corruption trial. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=133315&sid=39586764&con_type=3&d_str=20130430&fc=2...

The Standard reports radical lawmakers have taken the battle from the Legislative Council to the courts, accusing one magistrate of siding with the police and calling on supporters to prepare for a long struggle against the government. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133323&sid=39588233&con_type=3...

Hong Kong legal and arbitration professionals, with their rich experience in international commercial law and high level of professional expertise, can help Mainland enterprises to expand into international markets, Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen says....

SCMP reports the next head of the Independent Police Complaints Council should ideally be a senior barrister because the position requires someone the public perceives as politically neutral, the watchdog's current chairman has said. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1225428/barrister-should-head-police-watchdog-current-chairman-says...

The Standard reports kids faced years of horror at a Diamond Hill school for youngsters with hearing disabilities, a concern group claims. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133277&sid=39583882&con_type=3

SCMP reports a socialite famed for her mountaineering exploits is entangled in a legal tussle between her billionaire ex-fiancé and a wealthy new lover over what is thought to be the biggest child-support order issued in Hong Kong. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1225523/socialite-annabelle-bond-centre-legal-fight-over-hk4m-court-order...

SCMP reports any ICAC officer who fails to strictly comply with civil service rules should face investigation, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said yesterday, amid a meals and gifts scandal engulfing the anti-graft agency. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1225527/icac-chiefs-should-be-open-investigation-says-carrie-lam...

China Daily reports the new tourism law, adopted by China's top legislature on Thursday, is good news for both tourists and businesses. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-04/26/content_16450782.htm

The Standard reports members of the Democratic Party have asked the Independent Commission Against Corruption to investigate claims that former commissioner Timothy Tong Hin-ming used public money for personal ties with mainland officials. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=133243&sid=39571422&con_type=3&d_str=20130426&fc=8...

The Standard reports any attempt to stall lawmakers from attending a meeting is a criminal act, the Legislative Council president has warned, after an assistant was accused of deliberately delaying the lift in the Legco building. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=133242&sid=39568808&con_type=1&d_str=20130426&fc=8...

BBC News reports Yang Li, 26, placed £5,000 in cash on the professor's table but when he was told to leave, the gun fell from his pocket. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-22269573

The Standard reports a High Court judge has declined to grant a temporary injunction against striking dock workers camping just outside the Cheung Kong Center after assessing the situation as not urgent. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133247&sid=39570198&con_type=3...

SCMP reports former chief secretary Anson Chan Fang On-sang emphasised that she hoped to forge a consensus among businesses on the path to genuine universal suffrage, as their participation would be vital to achieving full democracy and improving governance....

BBC News reports Liu Xia has been under house arrest since her husband was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in November 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22260537

Financial Secretary John Tsang has urged lawmakers to stop filibustering, as the Appropriation Bill for the Budget provides resources for all public services. Speaking to the media tonight, Mr Tsang said some legislators are using filibustering tactics...

The Standard reports the Independent Commission Against Corruption has implemented new guidelines to stop officers from hosting lavish banquets for visiting mainland and overseas officials. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133193&sid=39561524&con_type=1...

SCMP reports plans by the government to make a HK$100 million donation to the Sichuan earthquake relief effort were on hold yesterday after a legislators' meeting on the proposal ended without a vote. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1222130/hong-kong-donation-proposal-fails-legco...

SCMP reports lawyers are divided on whether there will be law enforcement problems at the military berth on the newly reclaimed Central harbourfront that will be open to the public while being managed by the army. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1221661/lawyers-divided-over-central-harbourfront-issues...

Department of Health and Police officers have arrested two women for selling unregistered pharmaceutical products. They raided a Central retail shop today and four unregistered pharmaceutical products - C 24/7 Natura-Ceuticals; Complete Phyto-energizer;...

The Standard reports the former chief of the Independent Commission Against Corruption gave 137 gifts totaling more than HK$200,000 to mainland and overseas officials during his five years in office. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=133154&sid=39557026&con_type=3&d_str=20130424&fc=4...

The Standard reports it is not against the law for civil servants to lease their flats to each other, the District Court was told yesterday. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133141&sid=39557079&con_type=1

SCMP reports a fierce debate is expected in the Legislative Council today over the use of a HK$100 million donation to help Sichuan earthquake victims, with radical pan-democrats threatening to block approval with a filibuster. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1221764/radical-legislators-threaten-block-approval-hk100m-quake-aid...

The Standard reports striking dockers met yesterday with Secretary for Labour and Welfare Matthew Cheung Kin-chung and agreed to restart negotiations - providing the two main contractors and port operator attend. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=133098&sid=39548620&con_type=1&d_str=20130423&fc=2...

They pleaded guilty today at Sha Tin Magistracy to charges of conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to obtain services by deception and making a false declaration for the purpose of birth registration. They were each sentenced to a year's jail. The woman...

The Standard reports a relief fund for victims of the earthquake in Sichuan is set for a boost of HK$100 million from public funds. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133100&sid=39550633&con_type=1

The Standard reports the District Court has heard that two men who rose to high positions in public service made a secret deal years ago to cheat the government of HK$700,000 million in housing allowances. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133122&sid=39550832&con_type=3...

Constitutional development The Basic Law provides that the ultimate aim is the election of the Chief Executive (CE) and all Members of the Legislative Council (LegCo) by universal suffrage in accordance with the principle of gradual and orderly progress....

SCMP reports Legislative Council president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing has - against government advice - approved more than 700 amendments tabled in the pan-democrats' filibustering bid on the budget bill. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1220087/legco-head-approves-budget-amendments-made-filibustering-bid...

SCMP reports a lawmaker has criticised police and prosecutors after a teenager detained for a year on suspicion of robbery was freed and told by a judge he had no case to answer. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1220146/freed-teenager-accuses-police-racial-discrimination-after-year...

The Standard reports rescue workers from Hong Kong are ready to dash north at a moment's notice as soon as they get the call. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133061&sid=39543806&con_type=1

BBC News   reports Chinese rescue teams have reached some of the most remote areas of Sichuan province hit by Saturday's powerful earthquake. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22237162

Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung has appealed to all sides to return to the negotiating table to break the deadlock in the container terminal labour dispute. Speaking to the media today, Mr Cheung said a consensus can be made only through...

The Standard reports a transgender who hates being called "Mister" has filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunities Commission, alleging humiliating treatment from some staff at Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=133035&sid=39519578&con_type=1&d_str=20130419&fc=8...

The Standard reports the body of a missing Institute of Vocational Education teenager was found floating in the High Island Reservoir yesterday - a week after he ran away from home. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=133041&sid=39519518&con_type=1&d_str=20130419&fc=8...

The Standard reports one of the two contractors at the center of a strike by 450 dockers demanding more pay is closing down. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=133037&sid=39522869&con_type=3

BBC News reports the FBI has released photos of two suspects it wants to identify as part of the investigation into Monday's Boston Marathon bombings. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22211190

Financial Secretary John Tsang says he respects lawmakers’ right to closely consider the Appropriation Bill, urging them not to hold up the budget's passage in the Legislative Council as it will affect the function of the Government, LegCo and society....

The Standard reports the Bank of China Hong Kong plans to launch its first credit card that is compatible with Near Field Communication technology this year. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=132972&sid=39508497&con_type=1...

SCMP reports criticism of the mainland in areas one dislikes does not amount to being unpatriotic - a trait Beijing officials have signalled should disqualify one from vying for chief executive - a liberal judge of the top court says. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1216922/patriots-can-be-beijing-critics-too-liberal-judge-kemal-bokhary-says...

SCMP reports striking dockers stepped up their action yesterday, moving base to Li Ka-shing's office building at the Cheung Kong Center to urge Asia's richest man to intervene. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1216600/hong-kong-dock-workers-move-strike-li-ka-shings-cheung-kong-center...

SCMP reports lawmakers' efforts to amend the government's curbs on milk-powder exports lapsed last night after a Legislative Council meeting that was due to discuss them was suspended. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1217063/lawmakers-bid-amend-milk-ban-lapses...

BBC News reports the woman, identified only as W, underwent gender change surgery at a public hospital a few years ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22149572

Secretary for Transport & Housing Prof Anthony Cheung says the Executive Council has approved the results of the five-yearly review of the MTR's fare adjustment mechanism, which will take effect from June with a package of related fare measures. Prof...

China Daily reports the Chinese Consulate in New York says a Chinese national is the third person killed in the Boston marathon blasts. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-04/17/content_16413580.htm

The Standard reports dock workers have threatened to step up their strike "within 24 hours" if pay talks with their employers break down. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=132947&sid=39500177&con_type=1&d_str=20130417&fc=4...

SCMP reports the gay and lesbian community slammed state broadcaster CCTV for not mentioning the wife of Iceland's openly gay prime minister in prime-time coverage of her state visit to China. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1216318/gays-criticise-state-media-coverage-icelandic-leaders-visit...

Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung says he is optimistic the container terminal labour dispute will be resolved this week. Speaking to the media today, Mr Cheung said two sessions of conciliation meetings will be held tomorrow. The Labour...

SCMP reports the new head of the consumer watchdog is seeking to overturn a government proposal for a levy on policy-holders to pay for a new insurance authority. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1215484/scrap-new-insurance-tax-says-consumer-rights-chief...

The Standard reports a distressed mother has appealed for her teenage son to return home after he disappeared days ago and left a note indicating he may not be found alive. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=132876&sid=39484882&con_type=1...

SCMP reports death toll rises to three; more than 100 injured, says governor; the twin blasts are being treated as an 'act of terror', says a White House official of the worst bombing on US soil since September 11, 2001. http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1215694/explosion-near-finish-line-boston-marathon...

The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2013 was gazetted today (April 12). The Bill aims to enable Hong Kong to enter into tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) with other jurisdictions where necessary and to enhance the existing exchange of information...

The Standard reports a malfunctioning water pump is being blamed for the alleged slow response of firefighters who battled a blaze in a middle-class estate in Ap Lei Chau. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=132806&sid=39455094&con_type=3&d_str=20130412&fc=8...

SCMP reports Martin Lee Chu-ming yesterday retracted a proposal for electoral change he put forward a day earlier and apologised to his critics in the pan-democratic camp, saying he had "let them down". http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1212360/martin-lee-withdraws-his-chief-executive-election-reform-proposal...

BBC News reports The men face up to 12 years in jail and $300,000 (£195,784) in fines, said an official from the Tubbataha reef park, a Unesco World Heritage site. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22103895

The Standard reports Midland Realty will slash its workforce by more than 100 agents as home transactions continue to shrink and property curbs remain firmly in place. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=132807&sid=39459208&con_type=1...

Police arrested a 57-year-old man for killing his 49-year-old wife in Chai Wan. Police received a report about 7pm that the man had a dispute with the woman at a restaurant on Shing Tai Road. He then reportedly attacked her with a knife. Officers found...

SCMP reports the captains of the two vessels that collided off Lamma Island on October 1 are expected to be charged with manslaughter today over the National Day tragedy that claimed the lives of 39 people. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1211781/captains-face-manslaughter-charges-over-lamma-ferry-disaster...

The Standard reports Hutchison Whampoa chairman Li Ka- shing has agreed to step in - giving a ray of hope to end the two-week dock strike at the Kwai Tsing container terminal. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=132773&sid=39447027&con_type=3...

The Residential Care Homes (Persons with Disabilities) Ordinance (Commencement) Notice 2013 will be gazetted on April 12, the The Labour & Welfare Bureau said today. The notice proposes to mark June 10 as the day when part two of the ordinance comes into...

With a top quality legal profession comprising local and international law firms, an independent judiciary and modern legal infrastructure, Hong Kong is well placed to be the regional hub for legal services. This was the message from Secretary for Justice...

The Standard reports sixteen people were injured - three seriously - when a concrete mixer lorry rammed into six vehicles as it rolled down Tseung Kwan O Road in Kwun Tong yesterday. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=132673&sid=39424802&con_type=3&d_str=20130409&fc=2...

BBC News reports Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina has firmly rejected demands by Islamists for a new anti-blasphemy law to punish those who defame Islam and Prophet Muhammad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22058462

The Standard reports columnist Sky Cheung Shi-gaii has been fined HK$500,000 and suspended from trading for 30 months by the market watchdog for conflict of interest. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=132659&sid=39423768&con_type=1&d_str=20130409&fc=2...

CNN reports UK and world leaders led tributes to Britain's "Iron Lady," former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Monday, with words reflecting on her passion, courage and determination -- as well as her polarizing politics. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/08/world/europe/uk-margaret-thatcher-reaction/index.html...