China "has called on North Korea to handle this matter in a speedy fashion and make all efforts to guarantee the legal rights of Chinese fishermen as well as their property and personal safety, " Mr. Hong said.
"Everyone is Merkel-watching, " Tom Kaan, director of equity sales at Louis Capital Markets in Hong Kong said.
"Chinese telecoms companies have been developing their international business based on market economy principles, " ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.
China Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily news briefing that China has "expressed our regret" over Pyongyang's declaration.
At a daily press briefing on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China is in close communication with Pyongyang, without offering details.
"The anti-missile issue has a direct bearing on global and regional balance and stability, " Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily news briefing.
"Markets remain optimistic, mainly because failure to forge a deal would be a disaster, " analysts at Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong said in a report.
In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Tuesday morning that the Chinese companies were developing international operations that were mutually beneficial for both countries.
In May, dealers exhibiting contemporary art at Art HK in Hong Kong said they found buyers quickly for their best few pieces yet struggled to unload the rest.
On Wednesday, Chinese foreign minister Hong Lei said China itself had been the victim of attacks, citing a 2012 report from the country's Ministry of Information Technology and Industry.
"China strongly urges that both sides retain calm and restrain, and engage in talks as quickly as possible in order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, " Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a statement.
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Edwin Lau, director of Friends of the Earth in Hong Kong, said the move to clean up Hong Kong's energy-hungry buildings was long overdue.
Authorities have not determined the source of the infection, said Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang.
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But Kwang Szuszka, the sister of sniper victim Hong Ballenger, said she was glad Muhammad was sentenced to death.
China has been the victim of cyberattacks and "has laws and regulations prohibiting such actions, " the spokesman, Hong Lei, said at a regular news briefing.
Jetstar said Hong Kong is one of the Asia Pacific's major travel hubs, seeing about 40 million passengers per year, while China has a market of almost 300 million passengers.
Chinese Estates, which owns and operates many shopping centers in Hong Kong, said it would make further announcements "if and when there is any significant development" in respect to the Macau land.
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However, Francis Lun, chief economist of GE Oriental Financial Group in Hong Kong, said the actual figure was probably closer to 2 to 3 percent but was inflated by exporters seeking government rebates.
Bill Rojas, analyst for IDC in Hong Kong, said Motorola's allegations, even though unproven, could make add to Huawei's difficulties expanding in the U.S., where it has been less successful than in other markets.
Belle, whose shares trade in Hong Kong, said in a statement yesterday its same-store footwear sales in China increased by only 2.8% in the first three months of the year from a year earlier.
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Loh said Hong Kong had a choice between a "pragmatic" approach to internationalism, which she likens to that of Singapore, or policies that truly open up to the world, rich or poor, powerful or weak.
Francis Lun, managing director of Lyncean Holdings in Hong Kong, said the accuracy of the export number was in doubt, based on what is known about the value of Chinese goods passing through Hong Kong, a semiautonomous Chinese territory.
There was a measure of agreement from archrival Singapore, where Renton de Alwis, head of the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore, said Hong Kong Disneyland would be another attraction in the region for locals looking for theme-park experiences.
Dickie Wong, executive director of research at Kingston Securities in Hong Kong, said he was optimistic that an agreement on the U.S. debt ceiling would be reached because of the high price tag attached to failing to do so.
Analysts at Barclays Capital, led by Jian Chang in Hong Kong, said the latest data supports their forecast that real GDP growth is likely to slow to 7.3 percent in the third quarter from 7.6 percent in the second quarter.
Cathay broke off nine weeks of talks with the pilots' union last Tuesday and said Hong Kong-based pilots were to take a 7% cut over two years and overseas-based pilots were to take an 18% to 22% cut over three years.
Sunil Garg, a banking analyst at JPMorgan in Hong Kong, said in a note that HSBC would probably be able to fund the acquisition internally, with the purchase representing 3.5% of its asset base, or an 80-basis-point impact on its Tier 1 capital ratio.
"If this technology works on a commercial scale the way we believe it will, the treatment of wastewater could be a huge energy producer, not a huge energy cost, " said Hong Liu, an associate professor in the OSU Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering.
The Hong Kong-listed developer said revenue jumped 24% to 15.1 billion Hong Kong dollars.
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"I will use it to trade stocks back in Hong Kong, " said Mr. Chu.
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