1) Which Indian city was recently hit by a major terrorist attack? Bombay/Mumbai
2) What is the name of the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China? Wen Jia Bao
3) Why is the former President of Taiwan in prison? Corruption
4) What is his name? Chen Shui Bien
5) Where will the second Disneyland in China be located? Shanghai
6) What is the name of the street where the New York Stock Exchange is located? Wall Street
7) With which cities/countries do you associate the following stock indices?
8) What is the name of the next President of the United States (full name)? Barrack Hussein Obama
9) What are the names of the two major political parties in the USA? Democratic and Republican
10) What is the name of the one major political party in China? Communist Party
11) Which natural resource is currently causing major international problems in Europe? Natural Gas
12) The US motor industry is currently in serious financial trouble and is asking the US government for money.  Can you name the three major US motor companies? Ford, General Motors, Chrysler
13) What is the name of the Japanese Prime Minister? Taro Aso
14) In which South-East Asian country was the main international airport recently closed by mass protests? Thailand

What are the main news stories at the moment in Hong Kong?
Missing baby's body; lift near-crash; change in medium of instruction in secondary schools
 
 
Do you know of any major events which are not being given much media coverage?  Why do you think this is the case?
 
 
What sort of news stories are you particularly interested in and like to read about?  Why? 8gwa and entertainment; sports
 
Do you ever read an English language newspaper?  If yes, which one(s) do you read?  And if no, why not? Not enough words that I understand in the paper; not enough money to buy a paper; not used to the style of the newspaper
 
How would you describe the newspapers in Hong Kong?  What are the main differences between English language newspapers and local Chinese ones?

They suck.  Full of advertisements; colorful, and sometimes very bloody; 8gwa (gossip)
Chinese:  draw pictures to show the process of the crime (eating babies; shooting police);
English:  lots of words;