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Record HK$413 billion defence budget sought by Japanese government
Update
Japan's government has requested a record defence budget and is
also seeking a big increase in spending on diplomacy to counter the
growing influence of China.Saturday, 30 August, 2014, 4:43am 1 comment
China sure to be high on agenda of Indian leader's talks in Japan
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Japan today for a
five-day visit that analysts believe could usher in a new relationship,
spurred by the actions of China in recent years.29 Aug 2014 - 11:29pm 2 comments
Shamed actor Ko Chen-tung faces criminal probe when he returns to Taiwan
Taiwanese actor Ko Chen-tung will face a criminal investigation
when he returns to the island, after serving 14 days in detention in
Beijing for drug offences, according to Taiwan prosecutors.30 Aug 2014 - 6:26am 10 comments
Besieged by Syrian rebels, Filipino UN peacekeepers vow to fight
Update
Filipino members of a UN peacekeeping force besieged by Syrian
rebels on the Golan Heights were ready to use "deadly force" to defend
themselves, their commander in Manila said yesterday.29 Aug 2014 - 10:44pm
Scientists make genetic map of Ebola disease strain raging through Africa
An international team of scientists has sequenced the RNA of 99
Ebola virus samples collected during the early weeks of the outbreak in
Sierra Leone. The feat, described on Thursday in the journal Science,
gives researchers a powerful new tool in their effort to contain the
deadly virus.29 Aug 2014 - 9:25pm
Hong Kong tourists ‘among 56 injured’ after tour bus flips on mountain highway in Canada
Hong Kong tourists may be among 56 people who were injured, several
critically, when their tour bus hit a road divider and flipped over on a
mountain highway in Canada.30 Aug 2014 - 3:26am 6 comments
Xi’s corruption probe keeps body in charge of personnel appointments busy
The busiest Communist Party department during President Xi
Jinping's anti-graft campaign has obviously been its top corruption
buster, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).30 Aug 2014 - 6:30am More on Xi Jinping
Beijing cracks down on its 'naked officials'
Cadres in Beijing who plan to travel abroad now face harsher restrictions as part of a nation-wide crackdown on corruption.29 Aug 2014 - 8:23pm
Leftist Deng Liqun breaks silence with praise for Xinjiang martyrs
Veteran leftist Deng Liqun has made a rare return to the limelight
by writing a letter to commemorate five Xinjiang martyrs who aided the
communists in the region 65 years ago.30 Aug 2014 - 3:37am
Politburo approves pay cuts for bosses at state-owned enterprises
Top executives at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) will have their salaries cut and perks reduced, the central government announced yesterday.30 Aug 2014 - 4:45am 2 comments
After twin disasters, Malaysia Airlines slashes 6,000 jobs in revamp
Update Malaysia Airlines will shed 30 per cent of its staff, cut routes and replace its CEO to stave off bankruptcy after two of its airliners crashed. Stakes may also be sold to outside investors under the plans announced yesterday.29 Aug 2014 - 11:45pm 2 comments More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370
Myanmar's May Myat Noe accused of stealing her beauty contest crown
29 Aug 2014 - 11:29pm 2 comments
More Headlines
- President Obama's choice of a tan suit creates stir in Washington
- French, UK authorities seek boy whose family 'took him from hospital'
- Opposition to London showing South African artist's racially charged installation
- North Korean bank official 'linked to state slush funds seeks asylum and flees with US$5 million'
- Money safe after truck carrying 1 billion yuan rolls over on northeastern China highway
- Chinese police seize US$6.5 million worth of cocaine in shipping container after US tip-off
- Hundreds of rescuers hunt for survivors after landslide kills 15 in southwestern China
- Mystery of zigzagging stones in Death Valley National Park solved
- Row as new French economy minister suggests easing 35-hour working week law
- Nato chief accuses Russia of violating Ukraine sovereignty, urges end to incursion
- Chinese tartan yet to catch on among Scotland's kilt buyers
- Ebola outbreak spreads to Senegal
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30 Aug 2014
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Insight
Shifting forces of supply and demand test Asia's health care systems
History and geography, along with growing affluence and
geopolitical significance, are combining to make the Asian market one of
vast social, economic and political diversity.30 Aug 2014 - 2:23am
Focus
Chinese Scots as divided as rest of country over independence
Yen Hongmei Jin knows exactly how she's going to vote when Scotland
goes to the polls next month for its historic referendum on
independence.30 Aug 2014 - 5:15am
Harry's View
29 Aug 2014
Hong Kong
POLITICS
Huge police presence for Sunday rally after NPC decision on 2017 poll
About a quarter of the city's 28,000 police officers will be deployed on Sunday when some 1,000 Occupy Central protesters are expected to gather outside the government headquarters in Admiralty.30 Aug 2014 - 8:12am 3 comments More on Occupy Central
POLITICS
30 Aug 2014 - 4:35am 17 comments More on Basic Law
Beijing warns it will not tolerate 'foreign meddling' in city's election
The foreign ministry has issued a tough warning against foreign interference in Hong Kong affairs ahead of Sunday's decision by Beijing on the city's electoral reform.30 Aug 2014 - 4:35am 17 comments More on Basic Law
REDEFINING HONG KONG
The business leaders who aren't worried about Occupy Central
30 Aug 2014 2 commentsMore Hong Kong news
- Work-to-rule looms at Cathay Pacific
- Jimmy Lai aide denies he sought out lawmakers to speak at press freedom debate
- Expats 'put off Hong Kong' by lack of gay rights law
- History will judge those who veto reform, former Beijing official says
- Hong Kong tourists ‘among 56 injured’ after tour bus flips on mountain highway in Canada
China
DRUGS
Shamed actor Ko Chen-tung faces criminal probe when he returns to Taiwan
Taiwanese actor Ko Chen-tung will face a criminal investigation when he returns to the island, after serving 14 days in detention in Beijing for drug offences, according to Taiwan prosecutors.30 Aug 2014 - 6:26am 10 comments
Politburo approves pay cuts for bosses at state-owned enterprises
Top executives at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) will have their salaries cut and perks reduced, the central government announced yesterday.30 Aug 2014 - 4:45am 2 comments
More China news
- Former Yunnan party chief, Shanxi pair, latest to be probed for graft
- Leftist Deng Liqun breaks silence with praise for Xinjiang martyrs
- New week starts a month of expected bad traffic jams in Beijing
- Chinese police seize US$6.5 million worth of cocaine in shipping container after US tip-off
- Money safe after truck carrying 1 billion yuan rolls over on northeastern China highway
Asia
AVIATION
After twin disasters, Malaysia Airlines slashes 6,000 jobs in revamp
Update Malaysia Airlines will shed 30 per cent of its staff, cut routes and replace its CEO to stave off bankruptcy after two of its airliners crashed. Stakes may also be sold to outside investors under the plans announced yesterday.29 Aug 2014 - 11:45pm 2 comments More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370
JAPAN
30 Aug 2014 - 4:43am 1 comment
Record HK$413 billion defence budget sought by Japanese government
Update Japan's government has requested a record defence budget and is also seeking a big increase in spending on diplomacy to counter the growing influence of China.30 Aug 2014 - 4:43am 1 comment
DIPLOMACY: ANALYSIS
China sure to be high on agenda of Indian leader's talks in Japan
29 Aug 2014 2 commentsMore Asia news
- North Korean bank official 'linked to state slush funds seeks asylum and flees with US$5 million'
- 'De-bark' our dogs? Animal-lovers have a bone to pick with Singapore
- Myanmar's May Myat Noe accused of stealing her beauty contest crown
- Volcano erupts in Papua New Guinea forcing communites to evacuate and flights to re-route
- Japanese lawmaker in effort to 'build peace' with pro-wrestling extravaganza in North Korea
World
UKRAINE
Nato chief accuses Russia of violating Ukraine sovereignty, urges end to incursion
Update Russian forces are engaged in direct military operations inside Ukraine in a blatant violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday.29 Aug 2014 - 10:00pm 2 comments
SYRIA
29 Aug 2014 - 10:44pm
Besieged by Syrian rebels, Filipino UN peacekeepers vow to fight
Update Filipino members of a UN peacekeeping force besieged by Syrian rebels on the Golan Heights were ready to use "deadly force" to defend themselves, their commander in Manila said yesterday.29 Aug 2014 - 10:44pm
More World news
- Ukrainians like fascists, Putin says amid claims Russian units fighting there
- Ebola outbreak spreads to Senegal
- Row as new French economy minister suggests easing 35-hour working week law
- French, UK authorities seek boy whose family 'took him from hospital'
- Chinese Scots as divided as rest of country over independence
China Insider
GUN CONTROL
'Americans love their guns': Chinese microbloggers mock US firearms culture
29 Aug 2014 30 comments
INTERNET
'Closest thing China has to a presidential debate': face-off between two geeks over a mobile phone
29 Aug 2014 3 comments
DEFENCE
US spy plane may have triggered Chinese jet interception by dropping sonar buoy: state media
28 Aug 2014 44 comments
MARTIAL ARTS
Chinese kung fu masters battle over inheritance of Yip Man's Wing Chun legacy
28 Aug 2014
ADVERTISING
An end to men selling sanitary pads? China’s celebrities may soon have to try products they endorse
27 Aug 2014 3 comments
NEW MEDIA
New political news website scolded by party propaganda officials for 'incorrect practices'
26 Aug 2014
SURVEILLANCE
China police say 'giant marijuana plantation' spotted by satellite may be legal hemp farm
26 Aug 2014
SOCIAL MEDIA
Will the Chinese Communist Party become social media’s ‘most followed’?
26 Aug 2014 2 comments
Business
REGULATION
HKEx seeks views on dual-class share structure reform after Alibaba loss
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is seeking views on whether the city should change the listing rules to introduce the controversial dual-class share structure in a bid to compete with the US after losing the listing of Alibaba to New York and draw technology firms to list here.30 Aug 2014 - 1:29am
EARNINGS
30 Aug 2014 - 4:58am
China Construction Bank posts slower 9pc gain in first-half profit
China Construction Bank Corp, the mainland's second-largest lender by assets, raised net profit 9 per cent in the first half, a period marked by decelerating growth in the state banking sector.30 Aug 2014 - 4:58am
More Business news
- NVC Lighting shareholders vote 95pc to oust founder
- China may lose position as copper price driver
- Citic’s interim core profit flat, supported by earnings from property development
- H&M, Zara defend quality control practices after watchdog criticism
- 18 developers bid for first commercial site in Kowloon released in 16 years
Property
INVESTMENT
Shui On Land buys remaining stake in Foshan development project
Shui On Land sold two hotels in Shanghai for 2.69 billion yuan (HK$3.38 billion) to hotel operator and landlord Great Eagle - a company controlled by Lo's brother Lo Ka-shui - to reduce debt as it reported a 24 per cent drop in first-half profit.28 Aug 2014 - 12:32pm
EARNINGS
28 Aug 2014 - 5:03am More on Sino Land Co
Sino Land's core earnings decline 24pc for year
Sino Land said its underlying profit slid 24.3 per cent to HK$5.02 billion for the year to June as the lack of completed new projects weighed on its results.28 Aug 2014 - 5:03am More on Sino Land Co
More Property news
‘Will this happen in Hong Kong?’ Inside the shutdown of Beijing’s Independent Film Festival
How the police cracked down on China’s largest independent film festival - and what it could mean for creative industries in Hong Kong.30 Aug 2014 - 5:02am 17 comments
Just what exactly is Yunnan cuisine?
Three years ago, on British television's University Challenge, contestants were asked to name a province in China beginning with "Y". They were unable to answer the question.28 Aug 2014 - 4:49pm
Hong Kong gamers line up for rich pickings
It's not easy convincing a parent that playing video games can become a legitimate career. But e-sports, as it is called, is a growing global phenomenon, and a Hong Kong company is grooming local enthusiasts to compete on the world stage.29 Aug 2014 - 3:01pm
Sport
MOTOR RACING
Nico Rosberg apologises for colliding with teammate Lewis Hamilton
Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has apologised for colliding with teammate Lewis Hamilton during the Belgian Grand Prix and been disciplined, his Mercedes team said on Friday.29 Aug 2014 - 10:45pm
SQUASH
29 Aug 2014 - 10:08pm
Squash officials refuse to give up on their Olympic dream
Squash hasn't given up hope of being included at the 2020 Olympics with top official Heather Deayton encouraged by IOC president Thomas Bach's moves to add flexibility to the sports programme for the Tokyo Games.29 Aug 2014 - 10:08pm
More Sport news
Magazines
FOOD & WINE
Meat-free in Hong Kong: City's best vegetarian and raw-food restaurants revealed
Have all those food scandals put you off eating meat? Fear not, vegetarian and raw cuisine has never been more exciting. Here are someold favourites and a few newcomers worth stepping out for.28 Aug 2014 - 12:28pm
The cast and crew of Mamma Mia! are ready to bring the hit show to Hong Kong
After another hit summer run in England, Mamma Mia! is returning to our shores.28 Aug 2014 - 12:00am
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- When China and France went to war: 130 years since forgotten conflict
- Genesis of a New York Chinatown
- Trouble in paradise: Langkawi struggles to hold onto Unesco geopark status
- A violent Sin City sequel gives Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller fans what they want
- Handmade desserts are the coolest things
Blogs
The Hongcouver
The rule of thirds: New evidence of the Chinese role in Vancouver’s housing market
27 Aug 2014 - 10:07am 1 comment
As I see it
In political activism, good things come in small packages
20 Aug 2014 - 10:26pm 1 comment
Infographics
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