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How a robbery led to the downfall of Shanxi political heavyweight
A high-profile robbery at the home of the chairman of a Shanxi
state-owned coal firm in 2011 triggered a chain of events that
contributed to the downfall of a heavyweight provincial official, a
magazine claims.Monday, 8 September, 2014, 8:48am
Poaching of Microsoft's top China executive a coup for Baidu
In 2007, Zhang Yaqin took over Microsoft's mainland leadership role
after Timothy Chen Yongzheng resigned as chief executive to join the
National Basketball Association.8 Sep 2014 - 7:09am
Japanese man kills son, wife then commits suicide in Shenzhen, police say
A Japanese man committed suicide in Shenzhen after killing his wife and son, local police said yesterday.8 Sep 2014 - 5:21am
Factories investigated for 'emptying waste water into Inner Mongolia desert'
Authorities in Inner Mongolia are investigating reports that
illegal industrial waste water is again being discharged into the
southern Tengger Desert.8 Sep 2014 - 9:53am
Relatives of MH370 missing say authorities have turned on them
Six months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing,
relatives of those lost, desperate for any hint of what happened, say
Chinese authorities have become openly hostile towards them.8 Sep 2014 - 10:00am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370
Taiwan orders food plant checks after cooking oil scandal
Authorities in Taiwan have ordered checks to be carried out at all
food manufacturers after nearly 1,000 businesses were found to have sold
old and tainted cooking oil or products made with it.8 Sep 2014 - 9:28am
Mooncakes face lab tests, Wellcome removes products as 'gutter oil' scare spreads to Hong Kong
The gutter oil scare deepened in Hong Kong after it emerged that
another importer in the city had purchased oil from the Taiwanese
supplier at the centre of the scandal.8 Sep 2014 - 9:29am 1 comment
Tradition or tourist spectacle? Safeguarding Hong Kong's culture comes with a price
The popularity of the Cheung Chau bun festival and other Hong Kong
traditions means cultural events are preserved - but at what cost to
local populations?8 Sep 2014 - 9:38am 1 comment More on Living heritage of Hong Kong
Students plan one-week school boycott to protest Beijing's election restrictions
In a move seen as a curtain-raiser to Occupy Central, students from
at least 14 universities and colleges yesterday announced they would
stage a week-long boycott of classes from September 22.8 Sep 2014 - 8:54am 48 comments More on Universal Suffrage
Air China flight makes emergency landing in London after landing gear failure
New An Air China flight from London to Beijing was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing after landing gear became jammed shortly after take-off.8 Sep 2014 - 9:45am
Microsoft's man in China defects to search powerhouse Baidu
Zhang Yaqin, the man who helped build Microsoft's biggest technology research operation outside of the United States, is leaving the software giant to join Chinese online search powerhouse Baidu.8 Sep 2014 - 9:02am 2 comments
Barack Obama delays United States immigration reform as mid-term polls loom
8 Sep 2014 - 4:30am 1 comment
England hints at more autonomy for Scotland as poll puts pro-independence camp ahead
8 Sep 2014 - 4:30am 1 comment
Jennifer Lawrence 'nude photos' malware causes internet meltdown in New Zealand
8 Sep 2014 - 4:11am 2 commentsMore Headlines
- Egypt prosecutors set to charge gay wedding party with 'debauchery'
- Swedish director Roy Andersson takes top honour at Venice Film Festival
- Bungie's latest video game, Destiny, expected to change the face of gaming
- Bad weather likely to cast cloud over Mid-Autumn Festival, predicts Observatory
- Japan launches whaling 'research' hunt in its coastal waters
- Malaysia steps up opposition crackdown with colonial-era sedition law
- American tourist Matthew Miller to go on trial in North Korea after demanding asylum
- Iran accuses Ukrainian of sabotaging its nuclear programme
- Builders killed as lift crashes in Turkey, triggering protests over work safety
- Seal shirt, coin go on display at New York museum about 2001 terror attacks
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Leader
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Opinion
Insight
By-election 'referendum' would allow Hongkongers to decide on Chinese-style democracy
Han Han, the post-80s bestselling mainland writer, once said:
"There are two kinds of logic in the world: one is logic, the other is
China's logic."8 Sep 2014 - 3:46am 1 comment
Blogs
The Hongcouver
Meet Zhuang Zhuang: Not your typical immigrant success story
3 Sep 2014 - 10:16pm 2 commentsFocus
Tradition or tourist spectacle? Safeguarding Hong Kong's culture comes with a price
The popularity of the Cheung Chau bun festival and other Hong Kong
traditions means cultural events are preserved - but at what cost to
local populations?8 Sep 2014 - 9:38am 1 comment
Harry's View
8 Sep 2014
Hong Kong
POLITICS
Beijing's 'ultra-conservative' reform plan disappoints former minister Frederick Ma
Former government minister Frederick Ma Si-hang said he was disappointed with the 'ultra-conservative' framework Beijing had laid down for the city's 2017 election.8 Sep 2014 - 9:20am 8 comments More on Universal Suffrage
FOOD SAFETY
8 Sep 2014 - 9:29am 1 comment
Mooncakes face lab tests, Wellcome removes products as 'gutter oil' scare spreads to Hong Kong
The gutter oil scare deepened in Hong Kong after it emerged that another importer in the city had purchased oil from the Taiwanese supplier at the centre of the scandal.8 Sep 2014 - 9:29am 1 comment
POLITICS
Students plan one-week school boycott to protest Beijing's election restrictions
8 Sep 2014 48 commentsMore Hong Kong news
- Occupy Central activists practice water cannon protection tactics
- Bad weather likely to cast cloud over Mid-Autumn Festival, predicts Observatory
- Tradition or tourist spectacle? Safeguarding Hong Kong's culture comes with a price
- Ambitious plans to build a hi-tech future for Hong Kong
- Li Fei - speaking his mind or toeing the line?
China
AVIATION
Air China flight makes emergency landing in London after landing gear failure
New An Air China flight from London to Beijing was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing after landing gear became jammed shortly after take-off.8 Sep 2014 - 9:45am
Flight MH370
8 Sep 2014 - 10:00am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370
Relatives of MH370 missing say authorities have turned on them
Six months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, relatives of those lost, desperate for any hint of what happened, say Chinese authorities have become openly hostile towards them.8 Sep 2014 - 10:00am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370
More China news
- How a robbery led to the downfall of Shanxi political heavyweight
- Taiwan orders food plant checks after cooking oil scandal
- Japanese man kills son, wife then commits suicide in Shenzhen, police say
- Taiwan, Beijing to resume free-trade pact talks after long delay due to fierce protests
- Rule of law 'not respected' in Zhou Yongkang probe, sources say
Asia
TERRORISM
Islamic State gaining support in South Asia, as Al-Qaeda seen as 'tired'
Islamic State pamphlets and flags have appeared in Pakistan and India, alongside signs that the ultra-radical group is inspiring militants even in the strongholds of the Taliban and al-Qaeda.8 Sep 2014 - 9:40am
WEATHER
8 Sep 2014 - 3:23am
More than 300 die in landslides and floods in India and Pakistan
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew over the Kashmir valley yesterday to see first hand the worst flooding there in 60 years.8 Sep 2014 - 3:23am
NORTH KOREA
American tourist Matthew Miller to go on trial in North Korea after demanding asylum
8 Sep 2014More Asia news
- Japan launches whaling 'research' hunt in its coastal waters
- Malaysia steps up opposition crackdown with colonial-era sedition law
- Two K-pop stars killed after band's car crashes on rain-soaked highway
- New MH370 search to start in two weeks, Australian PM says in Malaysia
- Opposition to Indonesian President-elect Widodo's plan to raise fuel prices
World
Central America
Meteorite smashes into Nicaraguan capital leaving 12-metre crater
New A mysterious explosion that rocked Nicaragua’s crowded capital Managua, creating a large crater, appears to have been caused by a small meteorite, officials said on Sunday.8 Sep 2014 - 9:45am
UNITED STATES
8 Sep 2014 - 4:30am 1 comment
Barack Obama delays United States immigration reform as mid-term polls loom
US President Barack Obama says that the surge of immigrant children entering the US illegally changed the politics surrounding the issue of immigration.8 Sep 2014 - 4:30am 1 comment
More World news
- Student digs that are fit for a king
- Rich Chinese are the key focus of luxury car show in Vancouver
- Bungie's latest video game, Destiny, expected to change the face of gaming
- Swedish director Roy Andersson takes top honour at Venice Film Festival
- Jennifer Lawrence 'nude photos' malware causes internet meltdown in New Zealand
China Insider
TECHNOLOGY
Apple supplier based in China accused of labour violations by US watchdogs
5 Sep 2014 2 comments
LEGAL
Chinese woman alleges police detained her for 10 days when she tried to lodge complaint
4 Sep 2014
AVIATION
Chinese airline 'failed to stop smoking on flight'; passengers threaten to sue
3 Sep 2014 16 comments
GUN CONTROL
'Americans love their guns': Chinese microbloggers mock US firearms culture
29 Aug 2014 39 comments
INTERNET
'Closest thing China has to a presidential debate': face-off between two geeks over a mobile phone
29 Aug 2014 5 comments
DEFENCE
US spy plane may have triggered Chinese jet interception by dropping sonar buoy: state media
28 Aug 2014 48 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
Business
MARKETS
Too many holidays may discourage investors from cross-border trading
New All employees like holidays but that may not be good news for investors. The many public holidays in Hong Kong and mainland China would limit the chance for them to conduct cross-border trading under the stock through train scheme, which will kick off next month.8 Sep 2014 - 9:39am
LISTINGS
8 Sep 2014 - 9:54am More on Alibaba
Alibaba who? US retail investors not that interested
New When Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding revealed plans earlier this year to go public on a United States stock exchange, financial advisers like Bob Mecca in Hoffman Estate, Illinois, braced themselves for a wave of frantic calls from retail investors wanting to get in on the action.8 Sep 2014 - 9:54am More on Alibaba
More Business news
- Japan’s economy shrinks in second quarter as sales tax rise hits
- Microsoft's man in China defects to search powerhouse Baidu
- Hunt for fraud at mainland firms made harder by China's secrecy laws
- China antitrust regulator discloses penalties to boost transparency
- China Everbright chief unfazed by rise of internet finance
Property
PROPERTY
Sun Hung Kai Properties at forefront of push for tiny Hong Kong homes
SHKP is likely to become the city's biggest supplier of small flats once its application to convert four luxury residential projects in the northeast New Territories into 4,000 tiny apartments wins approval.8 Sep 2014 - 9:56am 6 comments More on Sun Hung Kai Properties
Shui On Land backs away from urban renewal projects as debt mounts
The decision by highly geared Shui On Land to speed up its development cycle on the mainland by not taking part in future urban renewal projects could help accelerate its property sales, according to analysts.8 Sep 2014 - 4:03am
More Property news
US gangster drama series bites the bullet in final season
Mobsters and molls bite the bullet in final season of American gangster drama 'Boardwalk Empire', writes Richard James Havis.6 Sep 2014 - 10:11pm More on LIFE
Rapper finds his footing in Hong Kong scene
6 Sep 2014Mötley Crüe bow out with final world tour
6 Sep 2014
Revolution brewing as French finally fall in love with craft beer
A citrus-flavoured blonde beer to go with foie gras or a peat-smoked brew perfect for whisky lovers: three decades after microbreweries faced near extinction in wine-dominated France, craft beer is finally taking off.7 Sep 2014 - 5:45am
School chef honed skills on warship
4 Sep 2014
Now, Big Brother - and his wife - are watching you
In families where the children "like" each others' Facebook photographs, follow multitudes of friends on Twitter and immerse themselves in various other social media, a parent can feel left out.8 Sep 2014 - 7:00am
Sport
Now for Asian Games gold, Gareth Baber tells Hong Kong
Led superbly by "Captain Fantastic" Jamie Hood, Hong Kong won their second successive tournament in the Asian Sevens Series defeating Japan 24-7 in the Cup final in Malaysia, to all but win back the regional crown.7 Sep 2014 - 11:36pm More on ARFU Asian Sevens Series
MOTOR RACING
7 Sep 2014 - 10:55pm
Lewis Hamilton profits from Nico Rosberg mistake to win Italian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton pressured Nico Rosberg into a mistake and overtook his Mercedes teammate to win the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, adding another chapter to their heated rivalry.7 Sep 2014 - 10:55pm
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Magazines
Courting the dragon: How Scotland is seeking to woo China
Standing on the brink of independence, Scotland is pulling out all the stops to woo China as it seeks to find its place in the world, writes Peter Simpson.8 Sep 2014 - 9:52am 6 comments
Rock star
Zen priest Shunmyo Masuno designs sublime gardens around the world and the man of many hats has brought his concept of minimalist beauty to Sheung Wan, writes Charmaine Chan.6 Sep 2014 - 10:51pm
Along the road to Gundagai
6 Sep 2014More Magazines news
Infographics
TENNIS
Road to victory (2014 US Open): Will heat and humidity in New York take their toll on the finalists?
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