Hong Kong stocks jumped 375.88 points, or 1.75 percent to close at 21,872.52 in the shortened session on Thursday, the last trading day of 2009.
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Turnover totaled HK$30.05 billion (about $3.88 billion).
As a veteran chauffeur, Wang Zhenxi is used to late nights and drunken customers, but he still was surprised when he found his latest client half unconscious and collapsed on a chair.
Five Taiwan men were arrested for their role in the single largest telephone scam in the mainland of 10.7 million yuan, police said.
Chinese film actress Fan Bingbing appears on the cover of the latest issue of "Bazaar Jewelry".
Angelina Jolie, Zahara Jolie-Pitt,Shiloh Joile-Pitt and Brad Pitt on pier 66 on the set of Salt in Manhattan on December 29, 2009 in NYC.
India has emerged the leader in small cars, overtaking Japan.Redraws the global map of the auto industry faster than many expected.