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- September 20, 2014
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Alibaba shares surge on New York stock market debut
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's shares surged on its
long-awaited Wall Street debut yesterday following a record stock
offering that opens the door to its global expansion.Saturday, 20 September, 2014, 4:42am 1 comment More on Alibaba
Scotland votes to stay, but vote will unleash radical change for whole UK
Scotland rejected independence in a historic referendum that kept
the United Kingdom intact, but the vote put the main political parties
under pressure to grant more local autonomy.20 Sep 2014 - 8:51am 2 comments
Bai Guizhi, ex-head of Suzhou Industrial Park, probed for graft
The former president of a China-Singapore venture which held assets
of 20 billion yuan (HK$25 billion) was under investigation for
suspected corruption, the authorities said yesterday.20 Sep 2014 - 7:53am More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign
China cautious on fresh commitments ahead of climate change summit
Zhang Gaoli is expected to announce "new developments" in China's
efforts to tackle climate change when he addresses a UN climate summit
in New York next week.20 Sep 2014 - 8:08am 1 comment
Guangzhou police reveal bust of 'billion-yuan' counterfeit bag ring
Guangzhou police busted a crime network that made and sold top-tier
counterfeit Louis Vuitton products, seizing a haul with a potential
street value of about 1 billion yuan (HK$1.26 billion).20 Sep 2014 - 3:59am
Queues, anger, cash-ins ... just another iPhone launch in Hong Kong
Apple's new iPhones hit the shelves yesterday, with speculators cashing them in for up to double the original price.20 Sep 2014 - 3:41am 29 comments More on Apple
New Zealanders go to polls after a strange and dirty election campaign
An election campaign labelled New Zealand's strangest, dirtiest and
most dramatic reaches a climax today as voters go to the polls, though
it may take days or weeks before a government is agreed.20 Sep 2014 - 4:12am
All 23,000 places for Hong Kong half marathon snapped up within three hours
Eager runners snapped up all 23,000 slots for the popular
half-marathon race in next year's Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon
within three hours yesterday morning.20 Sep 2014 - 3:47am 2 comments
CIA curbs spying on allies in Western Europe
The CIA has curbed spying on friendly governments in Western Europe
in response to the furore over a German caught selling secrets to the
US and Edward Snowden's NSA revelations.20 Sep 2014 - 8:57am
GlaxoSmithKline hit with record 3b yuan fine for bribing Chinese doctors
China has imposed a record fine of three billion yuan (HK$3.78 billion) on British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for bribing doctors to use its drugs.20 Sep 2014 - 3:24am 4 comments More on GlaxoSmithKline
Beijing to 2017 candidates: You don't have to love us - but you can't oppose us
Candidates for chief executive "do not have to love the Communist Party, but they cannot be opposed to the party and its one-party rule", NPC chairman Zhang Dejiang was quoted as saying.20 Sep 2014 - 8:05am 14 comments More on Universal Suffrage
'My body is begging me to stop': Li Na confirms retirement because of recurring knee injuries
19 Sep 2014 - 7:58pm 2 comments
Referendum start of change for UK, say Scotland's 'Yes' and 'No' camps
20 Sep 2014 - 4:02am 52 comments
US top brass grumble over Obama's strategy for battling Islamic State
20 Sep 2014 - 3:17am 2 comments
More Headlines
- Householders take up arms against looters amid Mexico storm chaos
- The science of slipping on a banana skin, and other Ig Nobel Prize winners
- Solicitor and wife of former dairy firm director jailed for laundering HK$230m
- Bali's 'suitcase murder' pair have confessed, say police
- Tired Alex Salmond steps down after the fight of his life
- Ramming of migrant boat an act of 'mass murder'
- Google to provide automatic encryption for Android phone users
- Gates Foundation funds 'ultra-thin' condom studies in bid to raise uptake
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Leader
Today's Poll
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Total number of votes recorded: 35
Insight
New rail projects will keep public transport system right on track
The government's new railway development strategy provides a
blueprint for planning the expansion of Hong Kong's network up to 2031.
It is based on a consultancy review of the 2000 development strategy,
taking into account views collected in two rounds of public engagement
in 2012 and last year.20 Sep 2014 - 3:45am 1 comment
Blogs
Corporate China
Smartphone stress in Coolpad cuts, China Mobile 'naked' strategy
18 Sep 2014 - 3:24pmFocus
Referendum start of change for UK, say Scotland's 'Yes' and 'No' camps
Update
British Prime Minister David Cameron said that the question of
Scottish independence had been settled “for a generation” after what he
called a clear vote by Scots to stay part of the UK.20 Sep 2014 - 4:02am 52 comments
Harry's View
19 Sep 2014
Hong Kong
COURTS
Rafael Hui admits in corruption trial that he evaded taxes on 'fees'
Rafael Hui admitted in court yesterday that he had evaded taxes on income totalling HK$21.8 million, earned from Thomas Kwok of SHKP, in the years before and during his term as chief secretary.20 Sep 2014 - 7:42am
POLITICS
20 Sep 2014 - 8:05am 14 comments More on Universal Suffrage
Beijing to 2017 candidates: You don't have to love us - but you can't oppose us
Candidates for chief executive "do not have to love the Communist Party, but they cannot be opposed to the party and its one-party rule", NPC chairman Zhang Dejiang was quoted as saying.20 Sep 2014 - 8:05am 14 comments More on Universal Suffrage
More Hong Kong news
China
CORRUPTION
GlaxoSmithKline hit with record 3b yuan fine for bribing Chinese doctors
China has imposed a record fine of three billion yuan (HK$3.78 billion) on British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for bribing doctors to use its drugs.20 Sep 2014 - 3:24am 4 comments More on GlaxoSmithKline
CORRUPTION
20 Sep 2014 - 7:53am More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign
Bai Guizhi, ex-head of Suzhou Industrial Park, probed for graft
The former president of a China-Singapore venture which held assets of 20 billion yuan (HK$25 billion) was under investigation for suspected corruption, the authorities said yesterday.20 Sep 2014 - 7:53am More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign
CLIMATE CHANGE
China cautious on fresh commitments ahead of climate change summit
20 Sep 2014 1 commentMore China news
- Guangzhou police reveal bust of 'billion-yuan' counterfeit bag ring
- Chinese troops withdraw from disputed borders as Xi, Modi wrap up talks: reports
- Five killed as explosion rips through Xiamen apartment building
- Will he visit Yasukuni Shrine again? Ex-Taiwan president's Japan trip raises questions
- Zhongjin Gold executive tarnished in graft investigation
Asia
PHILIPPINES
Three dead and 50,000 evacuated as Storm Fung-Wong hits Philippines
Update Tens of thousands of people fled roof-high floods and at least three people died in the Philippine capital and nearby provinces yesterday as another vicious storm swept across the disaster-prone country.20 Sep 2014 - 2:03am
PHILIPPINES
20 Sep 2014 - 4:04am
Philippine troops eager for next UN peacekeeping deployment
After nearly two decades on the front lines fighting against Muslim insurgents in the Philippines' violence-plagued south, army Captain Teodoro Nicor is looking forward to guarding a war zone abroad.20 Sep 2014 - 4:04am
More Asia news
- Bali's 'suitcase murder' pair have confessed, say police
- Australian PM cites ‘chatter’ over attacks on government, parliament
- Japan to start new ‘research whaling’ in Antarctic, despite IWC resolution
- Search for flight MH370 to resume farther south in Indian Ocean
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi says al-Qaeda will fail in India: CNN
World
BRITAIN
Scotland votes to stay, but vote will unleash radical change for whole UK
Scotland rejected independence in a historic referendum that kept the United Kingdom intact, but the vote put the main political parties under pressure to grant more local autonomy.20 Sep 2014 - 8:51am 2 comments
DISEASE
20 Sep 2014 - 8:09am More on Ebola Virus
Sierra Leone starts three-day shutdown to contain spread of Ebola disease
Sierra Leone launched a three-day shutdown of the entire nation in a bid to contain the spread of the Ebola virus, as the UN Security Council declared the outbreak a threat to world peace.20 Sep 2014 - 8:09am More on Ebola Virus
MIDDLE EAST: ANALYSIS
US top brass grumble over Obama's strategy for battling Islamic State
20 Sep 2014 2 commentsMore World news
- New Zealanders go to polls after a strange and dirty election campaign
- Aid but no weapons: what Ukraine's leader got from US President Obama
- Referendum start of change for UK, say Scotland's 'Yes' and 'No' camps
- Householders take up arms against looters amid Mexico storm chaos
- Gates Foundation funds 'ultra-thin' condom studies in bid to raise uptake
China Insider
CHINA DIGEST
Chopstick up boy’s nose; virtual romance; British woman becomes urban cop in Hunan; addict sells daughter, 3, for drugs; judge suspected of rape
19 Sep 2014
ROAD SAFETY
A foreign 'chengguan'? British woman, 21, becomes traffic warden in Hunan
19 Sep 2014 6 comments
CHINA DIGEST
Office worker stabbed to death; teacher dared boy to jump off building; row after line dance held on train; woman dog owner bites cop
18 Sep 2014
GADGETS
Chinese student attempts to 'rent' out his girlfriend to pay for an iPhone 6
19 Sep 2014 14 comments
BUREAUCRACY
Official apologises after photograph shows 'armed' policeman holding his umbrella
18 Sep 2014
SEX
Chinese man who had sex with virgin told to pay 30,000 yuan after lying he was single
17 Sep 2014 3 comments
POLICE
Chinese police force seeks new recruits with Hollywood-style action posters
17 Sep 2014 5 comments
Business
ALIBABA IPO
Alibaba shares surge on New York stock market debut
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's shares surged on its long-awaited Wall Street debut yesterday following a record stock offering that opens the door to its global expansion.20 Sep 2014 - 4:42am 1 comment More on Alibaba
EMPLOYMENT
20 Sep 2014 - 1:15am
China's job market said 'severe', finding work difficult - survey
Many mainland residents may not be as confident as Premier Li Keqiang in the prospects of the job market, a survey conducted by the People's Bank of China indicated.20 Sep 2014 - 1:15am
More Business news
- Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties seen as safe bet in IPO, analysts say
- China to allow insurers to raise funds through preferred shares
- Japan downgrades economic assessment as Abe promises reform
- Cash-rich Alibaba set to continue investment spree outside China
- Car Inc, New Concepts vault higher in debut in Hong Kong exchange
Property
IPO FOCUS
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties seen as safe bet in IPO, analysts say
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties, seeking to raise up to US$6 billion in a Hong Kong share float that would be the city's largest this year, is seen as a safe play in a mainland property sector hit by concerns over a slowing economy.20 Sep 2014 - 4:41am
HOUSING
19 Sep 2014 - 4:39am 1 comment
Xiamen only city in mainland China to report growth in housing prices
Xiamen is the only mainland city which recorded growth in new private housing prices among the 70 major mainland cities in August, government figures showed.19 Sep 2014 - 4:39am 1 comment
More Property news
Internet radio pair aiming for a mass audience
Of the many internet radio stations in Hong Kong, D100 stands out as more like a mainstream operation. That's because it has links to Digital Broadcasting Corporation (DBC), which was co-founded by commentator and entrepreneur Albert Cheng King-hon.16 Sep 2014 - 1:07pm
Revamped museum will shift focus to local works
16 Sep 2014Screensaver
15 Sep 2014
Restaurants proliferate as Europe's top chefs head to Hong Kong
Call it the law of unintended consequences or the butterfly effect - or perhaps just a delicious irony. Europe's fragile economy has led a number of its culinary talent to seek more attractive rewards on our shores, leading to a proliferation of new restaurants opening in the city.19 Sep 2014 - 1:32pm
New club celebrates the wider world of whiskies
19 Sep 2014Gelato champs churn out a taste of the good life
19 Sep 2014
The science of slipping on a banana skin, and other Ig Nobel Prize winners
Spoof Nobel prizes that honour the humour in science were handed out at Harvard University, celebrating the physics of stepping on a banana skin and the neuroscience behind spotting Jesus in toast.20 Sep 2014 - 3:37am
From street to CEO seat with 'Slumdog' author
14 Sep 2014
Taking the fight to liver disease
19 Sep 2014
Beauty buzz
31 Aug 2014
Sport
TENNIS
Kei Nishikori wants to take over from Li Na as Asia's new tennis role model
Japanese star Kei Nishikori says he wants to become the man who "leads Asian tennis" after Chinese trailblazer Li Na announced her retirement on Friday.20 Sep 2014 - 6:41am
Teenager becomes first local in four years to clinch amateur title
Michael Wong became the first local golfer to win the Hong Kong Open Amateur Championship in four years – and with it a berth in next month’s Hong Kong Open – thanks to a flawless display at yesterday.19 Sep 2014 - 11:49pm
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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.
12 Sep 2014 - 10:52am
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
Telling whoppers: The many faces of Bradley Saltzberg, Vancouver’s Anti-Asian Catfish
18 Sep 2014 - 10:43am 14 comments
Happy Lucky Dragon Win
Jockey Club stance on controversial drug Lasix the only choice
16 Sep 2014 - 10:20am
Corporate China
Weibo: Conspiracy theorists chat up Microsoft defection, iPhone 6 delay
15 Sep 2014 - 4:51pm
Infographics
FOOD SAFETY
Hong Kong 'gutter oil' map v4.0: Is your neighbourhood store on the list?
Interactive 19 Sep 2014 - 1:47pm 4 comments
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