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- September 28, 2014
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Occupy Central is on: Benny Tai rides wave of student protest to launch movement
Breaking
Hong Kong awoke Sunday to the news that the long-awaited disobedience movement, Occupy Central, was officially underway.Sunday, 28 September, 2014, 9:33am 132 comments More on Occupy Central
Arms-smuggling Taiwanese duo snared in FBI sting plead guilty
Two Taiwanese accomplices of an alleged Hong Kong smuggling
mastermind face decades in US prisons after being caught trying to
export high-grade military technology to mainland China.28 Sep 2014 - 5:13am
Volcano erupts in central Japan, injuries reported and 250 left stranded
Dozens of hikers were stranded yesterday on the slopes of an
erupting Japanese volcano that reportedly killed one person and
seriously injured more than 30.28 Sep 2014 - 7:22am
Become 'Bengali' or we'll detain you: Myanmar's draft plan for Rohingya
Myanmar's national government has drafted a plan that will give
about a million members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim ethnic
minority a bleak choice: accept ethnic "reclassification" and the
prospect of citizenship, or be detained.28 Sep 2014 - 5:18am
Enduring appeal of immortality: Cryonics shows signs of life in China
A US-based cryonics company that stores people's bodies at
ultra-low temperatures in the hope that one day technology will be able
to bring them back to life says it has attracted customers from China.28 Sep 2014 - 5:13am
China pledges ‘harshest penalties’ for food-safety violations
China has vowed to hand out the “harshest penalties” to food safety
violators and to further reform the food and drug safety
administration, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.27 Sep 2014 - 1:47pm 2 comments
Ai Weiwei's biggest UK retrospective opens at Churchill's Blenheim Palace
Britain's Blenheim Palace is set to be "harmonised" further on
China's National Day with the opening of an exhibition of politically
charged works by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei.28 Sep 2014 - 5:13am More on Ai Weiwei
Making a mint abroad: Japan Mint turns to overseas markets
The advent of electronic money and payments via the internet, on
top of the widespread use of credit cards in Japan, means that the
public is using far fewer coins and banknotes than in the past.28 Sep 2014 - 5:16am
East Jerusalem braces for a youth intifada in wake of killings
Tariq Abu Khdeir has been arrested twice this summer. The first
time, Israeli police accused the 22-year-old of participating in the
riots in July in East Jerusalem's Shuafat neighbourhood.28 Sep 2014 - 5:20am
LIVE: Occupy Central kicks off; hundreds of 'classroom boycott' students leave protest site
Live Welcome to scmp.com's live report on Occupy Central, which kicked off in the early hours of this morning. Tune in for all the latest news on the protest.28 Sep 2014 - 9:37am 5 comments More on Occupy Central
Party must embrace Mao spirit to survive, Xi Jinping quoted as saying
President Xi Jinping has reiterated the close relationship between the party's survival and upholding Mao Zedong thought, according to newly released documents collected since the party's 18th congress in November 2012.28 Sep 2014 - 5:13am 6 comments More on Xi Jinping
I'll beat child sex charge in Philippines, vows ex-Hong Kong teacher Hilton Munro
28 Sep 2014 - 5:08am
More Headlines
- Woman beheaded at Oklahoma factory as sacked Muslim worker goes on deadly rampage
- US calls Abbas' speech about 'genocidal war' at UN 'offensive'
- Indonesia’s Aceh approves 100 lashes of cane for gay sex
- Dinner, tequila and cigars at Clooney's Venice stag night
- US conducts ‘near continuous’ strikes against Islamic State in Syria
- Catalan leader calls independence referendum, defying Madrid
- Is class struggle back on agenda? Mere mention of Mao-era slogan stirs fears
- Best of enemies Ghani and Abdullah bury the hatchet for Afghanistan
- Chicago University cuts ties with China’s Confucius Institute
- Chelsea Clinton gives birth to baby girl
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Leader
Today's Poll
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Insight
Jack Ma is rewriting the rules of capitalism
It's official: the initial public offering last week of Alibaba
Group now ranks as the world's largest IPO, having raised US$25 billion.28 Sep 2014 - 6:03am
Focus
Students at the vanguard of democracy push, but are they too young?
They may be too young to vote, yet teenage school pupils have
joined university students at the vanguard of Hong Kong's pro-democracy
drive.28 Sep 2014 - 7:52am 4 comments
Harry's View
28 Sep 2014
Hong Kong
LIVE: Occupy Central kicks off; hundreds of 'classroom boycott' students leave protest site
Live Welcome to scmp.com's live report on Occupy Central, which kicked off in the early hours of this morning. Tune in for all the latest news on the protest.28 Sep 2014 - 9:27am 5 comments More on Occupy Central
OCCUPY CENTRAL
28 Sep 2014 - 9:33am 132 comments More on Occupy Central
Occupy Central is on: Benny Tai rides wave of student protest to launch movement
Breaking Hong Kong awoke Sunday to the news that the long-awaited disobedience movement, Occupy Central, was officially underway.28 Sep 2014 - 9:33am 132 comments More on Occupy Central
More Hong Kong news
- Anger as hunters sent to cull wild boar damaging Sai Kung golf courses
- I'll beat child sex charge in Philippines, vows ex-Hong Kong teacher Hilton Munro
- Tanzania envoy 'warns inmates to stop campaign to deter drug mules'
- Violence not part of 'doing the job', critics of police action say
- Pepper spray: safeguard of public order or instrument of torture?
China
Party must embrace Mao spirit to survive, Xi Jinping quoted as saying
President Xi Jinping has reiterated the close relationship between the party's survival and upholding Mao Zedong thought, according to newly released documents collected since the party's 18th congress in November 2012.28 Sep 2014 - 5:13am 6 comments More on Xi Jinping
CRIME
28 Sep 2014 - 5:13am
Arms-smuggling Taiwanese duo snared in FBI sting plead guilty
Two Taiwanese accomplices of an alleged Hong Kong smuggling mastermind face decades in US prisons after being caught trying to export high-grade military technology to mainland China.28 Sep 2014 - 5:13am
More China news
- Ai Weiwei's biggest UK retrospective opens at Churchill's Blenheim Palace
- Hong Kong first target of China's new pursuit of corrupt officials
- Thirst for challenge drove Zhang Xinxin to quit Cisco and build travel app
- 'One country, two systems' right formula for Taiwan, Xi Jinping reiterates
- Is class struggle back on agenda? Mere mention of Mao-era slogan stirs fears
Asia
JAPAN
Volcano erupts in central Japan, injuries reported and 250 left stranded
Dozens of hikers were stranded yesterday on the slopes of an erupting Japanese volcano that reportedly killed one person and seriously injured more than 30.28 Sep 2014 - 7:22am
MYANMAR
28 Sep 2014 - 5:18am
Become 'Bengali' or we'll detain you: Myanmar's draft plan for Rohingya
Myanmar's national government has drafted a plan that will give about a million members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim ethnic minority a bleak choice: accept ethnic "reclassification" and the prospect of citizenship, or be detained.28 Sep 2014 - 5:18am
More Asia news
- Indian court convicts powerful politician and former film star of corruption
- Search for flight MH370 reveals underwater world on seabed
- Best of enemies Ghani and Abdullah bury the hatchet for Afghanistan
- Indonesia’s Aceh approves 100 lashes of cane for gay sex
- Australian deal to send refugees to Cambodia slated by United Nations
World
MIDDLE EAST
East Jerusalem braces for a youth intifada in wake of killings
Tariq Abu Khdeir has been arrested twice this summer. The first time, Israeli police accused the 22-year-old of participating in the riots in July in East Jerusalem's Shuafat neighbourhood.28 Sep 2014 - 5:20am
ISLAMIC MILITANCY
28 Sep 2014 - 5:20am
Moderate Muslims condemn violence committed in name of their religion
In tweets, in street gatherings and in open letters, moderate Muslims around the world are insisting that Islamic State extremists don't speak for their religion.28 Sep 2014 - 5:20am
More World news
- Woman beheaded at Oklahoma factory as sacked Muslim worker goes on deadly rampage
- Invisibility cloak for real, and you can make one for under U$100 at home
- Dinner, tequila and cigars at Clooney's Venice stag night
- Thom Yorke uses BitTorrent to sell new album
- US calls Abbas' speech about 'genocidal war' at UN 'offensive'
China Insider
CHINA DIGEST
Mum gives chase to runaway daughter on train; University greets new students with condom gift pack
26 Sep 2014
soft power
Beware the ‘chubby blue guy’: Chinese dailies warn public against Japan's ‘Doraemon’
26 Sep 2014 8 comments
CHINA DIGEST
300 yuan first-date steak test; Morgue appeals for help to identify 19 bodies
25 Sep 2014
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Rare snow leopards caught on camera in Tibet reserve for the first time
26 Sep 2014 6 comments
EDUCATION
Chinese writer Cao Baoyin detained by police after alternative school closure
25 Sep 2014 9 comments
SHAOLIN TEMPLE
‘What do monks need money for?’ Officials refuse to hand over revenue from Shaolin temple
25 Sep 2014 4 comments
CHINA DIGEST
1 million in gold thrown out with the rubbish; 7 million yuan fine for unpaid water bills
24 Sep 2014
CHINA DIGEST
Fatal end to cancer patient’s ‘hunger cure’; Multi-pronged plan to deal with school intruders
23 Sep 2014
HISTORY
Chinese media commentary on Great Leap Forward death toll draws fierce online debate
24 Sep 2014 33 comments
Business
ECONOMY
China central bank sees role for shadow banking
A senior official with the mainland's central bank said the role of the shadow banking system cannot be simply denied just because of the risks it has created.27 Sep 2014 - 5:33am
FINANCE
27 Sep 2014 - 4:26am
Shanghai stock market link-up with Hong Kong's 'ready for launch'
Regulators in Shanghai said yesterday that all technical preparations to directly link its stock market and Hong Kong's in a landmark cross-border trading scheme were complete.27 Sep 2014 - 4:26am
Property
Nan Fung eyes expansion of property portfolio in China
Privately run Nan Fung Development has teamed up with Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group (SIUD) to buy the majority owner of trade exhibitions venue Shanghaimart for US$579.3 million.27 Sep 2014 - 1:13am More on Nan Fung Development
PROPERTY
27 Sep 2014 - 6:10am
Fanling residential site attracts 23 bidders as demand remains strong
A small residential site in Fanling attracted 23 bidders yesterday although the site is far from the city centre, with surveyors estimating it could be worth between HK$525 million and HK$693 million.27 Sep 2014 - 6:10am
More Property news
Rockers Evocation do city proud in German battle of bands
Sporting a name that makes them sound more like a horror film than a band, proud Hongkongers Evocation recently rocked the international stage at Wacken Open Air in Germany.22 Sep 2014 - 4:39pm
Czech Dances
25 Sep 2014
Consultant chef has novel ideas for new restaurant
Consultant chef Rowley Leigh, who is working with Swire Group to set up new restaurant The Continental in Pacific Place, might have been a novelist if he had worked harder at it. Becoming an acclaimed chef almost seems like an afterthought.26 Sep 2014 - 5:11pm
Short Science, September 28, 2014
Back in the early 1990s, something like 10 million people played a video game called Doom, in which a nameless hero fought his way through a Martian-type landscape, killing demons from hell.28 Sep 2014 - 5:21am
Sport
BASEBALL
Why Derek Jeter could make even more money in retirement
When Derek Jeter brings the curtain down on a wondrous 20-year career this weekend, the New York Yankees captain will certainly not be walking off into the sunset.28 Sep 2014 - 1:55am
SOCCER
28 Sep 2014 - 1:39am More on English Premier league 2014/15
Blues retain top spot as Wayne Rooney sees red in United victory
Premier League leaders Chelsea conserved their three-point advantage by beating Aston Villa 3-0 yesterday, while Wayne Rooney was sent off as Manchester United edged West Ham.28 Sep 2014 - 1:39am More on English Premier league 2014/15
LEFT FIELD ALVIN SALLAY
Left Field: Why Hong Kong rugby faces a tricky balancing act on player import rules
28 Sep 2014More Sport news
Magazines
FASHION
6 Things You Need for A Royal Castle Stay
New Have you read our story on the Royal Castles Stay? http://bit.ly/1quDTAiHere are six things you’ll need to travel like a folklore princess.
22 Sep 2014 - 9:11pm
FILM
10 Sep 2014 - 11:07pm
Kick Ass actress keeps on kicking
Chloe Grace Moretz has her say on hormones, homeschooling and why she hates Hollywood parties.10 Sep 2014 - 11:07pm
ARTS
Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt says he is 'serious about not being serious'
10 Sep 2014 2 commentsMore Magazines news
Blogs
The Hongcouver
Why Chineseness sometimes matters when reporting on Vancouver
24 Sep 2014 - 1:19pm 3 comments
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