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Hong Kong in cinema spotlight in documentary on Edward Snowden
Hong Kong takes centre stage in a new documentary about US
whistle-blower Edward Snowden, with dramatic scenes showing the final
moments before he is whisked away from his hotel room in Tsim Sha Tsui
to go into hiding.Sunday, 12 October, 2014, 4:33am 10 comments More on Edward Snowden
Superclasico' gets the all-clear as Beijing smog lifts
Heavy smog that had blanketed Beijing for the previous four days
dispersed last night thanks to strong wind, just in time for a highly
anticipated soccer game between Brazil and Argentina.12 Oct 2014 - 6:15am More on Beijing air pollution
10 Chinese workers among 27 hostages freed in Cameroon: presidency
Twenty-seven hostages seized by militant group Boko Haram in
Cameroon in May and July have been released, including 10 Chinese
workers and the wife of Cameroon's vice-prime minister, authorities
said.12 Oct 2014 - 4:43am
Chinese cult members sentenced to death for brutal murder of woman at McDonald's
Two members of a banned religious cult in China were sentenced to
death on Saturday for the murder of a woman at a McDonald’s restaurant
after she refused an apparent attempt by the group to recruit her.12 Oct 2014 - 6:08am 11 comments
Never retreat, a Mong Kok state of mind
No one was giving orders and communication was sporadic at best -
but within hours of protesters being tear gassed beneath the shimmering
towers of Admiralty two weeks ago a new front had opened in an
altogether different place.12 Oct 2014 - 6:04am 1 comment More on Occupy Central
Students the stars of the pro-democracy protest story so far
Before the umbrellas and the pepper spray, before the pivotal tear
gas moment, and before the streets of Mong Kok erupted in violence, the
massive protest to bring democracy to Hong Kong started with streams of
students clad in white.12 Oct 2014 - 7:21am More on Occupy Central
PLA head into the bush with Australian and US counterparts
A small band of PLA troops are joining their US counterparts and
Australian army hosts for an exercise to learn survival skills in the
harsh Australian Outback.12 Oct 2014 - 6:15am
Mainland Chinese researchers arrested on suspicion of embezzlement
Mainland authorities have arrested three university professors,
including a leading scientist in transgenic research, and a PhD student
on suspicion of embezzling state research funds, the Communist Party's
discipline watchdog said.12 Oct 2014 - 6:15am
Top academic posts are too precious to give up
A person over the age of 80 will normally have long since retired.
But if the job is a top mainland academic post, then retirement is a
hard decision as such a role offers great power and benefits that
usually too enticing to give up.12 Oct 2014 - 7:16am
Carrie Lam 'helpless' over talks deadlock
Hong Kong government No 2 Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has expressed "disappointment and helplessness" over the collapse of talks with students, as unprecedented democracy protests which have rocked the city entered their third week.12 Oct 2014 - 6:04am 14 comments More on Occupy Central
OCCUPY CENTRAL - DAY 14: Full coverage of the day's events
Protest areas remained calm and peaceful on Saturday after Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement drew thousands of people on Friday night when organisers called for a "new wave" of civil disobedience.12 Oct 2014 - 2:39am 210 comments More on Occupy Central
Seiji Yoshida's lies about "comfort women" exploited by Japan's right
12 Oct 2014 - 6:26am 1 commentMore Headlines
- The art and science of not letting words get in the way
- Controversy over ferry tragedy piece rocks Busan film festival
- Research centre to highlight Cambodia's brutal history
- 'Dead' son Justin Priest opens door for his grieving parents in Alaska
- Hong Kong Philharmonic conductor cancels two concerts due to shoulder injury
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Leader
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Opinion
Our dirty politics are dragging down the quality of public discourse
11 Oct 2014 - 4:08am 11 commentsInsight
Hong Kong protests are a direct challenge to Beijing's rule
Occupy Central has become the biggest crisis facing the government since 1997.12 Oct 2014 - 4:14am 9 comments
Focus
Never retreat, a Mong Kok state of mind
No one was giving orders and communication was sporadic at best -
but within hours of protesters being tear gassed beneath the shimmering
towers of Admiralty two weeks ago a new front had opened in an
altogether different place.12 Oct 2014 - 6:04am 1 comment
Harry's View
12 Oct 2014
Hong Kong
CRIME
Lift horror as mother stabbed to death and daughter slashed by stranger
Police arrested a man in connection with an apparently random attack in which a young mother was stabbed to death and her five-year-old daughter slashed across the face in a residential building's lift.12 Oct 2014 - 6:04am
POLITICS
12 Oct 2014 - 6:04am 13 comments More on Occupy Central
Carrie Lam 'helpless' over talks deadlock
Hong Kong government No 2 Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has expressed "disappointment and helplessness" over the collapse of talks with students, as unprecedented democracy protests which have rocked the city entered their third week.12 Oct 2014 - 6:04am 13 comments More on Occupy Central
SPORT
Life's too short to harbour doubt: 72-year-old takes on Cross Harbour Swim with daughter
12 Oct 2014More Hong Kong news
- Hong Kong Philharmonic conductor cancels two concerts due to shoulder injury
- Adoptees of 1950s, 1960s run up against scanty record-keeping
- Never retreat, a Mong Kok state of mind
- Students the stars of the pro-democracy protest story so far
- Occupy protests bring acceptance for ethnic minority youngsters
China
COURTS
Chinese cult members sentenced to death for brutal murder of woman at McDonald's
Two members of a banned religious cult in China were sentenced to death on Saturday for the murder of a woman at a McDonald’s restaurant after she refused an apparent attempt by the group to recruit her.12 Oct 2014 - 6:08am 11 comments
POLLUTION
12 Oct 2014 - 6:15am More on Beijing air pollution
Superclasico' gets the all-clear as Beijing smog lifts
Heavy smog that had blanketed Beijing for the previous four days dispersed last night thanks to strong wind, just in time for a highly anticipated soccer game between Brazil and Argentina.12 Oct 2014 - 6:15am More on Beijing air pollution
More China news
- PLA head into the bush with Australian and US counterparts
- Top academic posts are too precious to give up
- The art and science of not letting words get in the way
- Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou calls on Beijing to move towards democracy
- China urges corruption fugitives living abroad to return in exchange for lenient treatment
Asia
NOBEL PRIZES
Nobel Prize for Peace sends a message to old rivals India and Pakistan
Despite their many differences, Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi will be forever linked - co-winners of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, honoured for risking their lives for the rights of children to education and to lives free of abuse.12 Oct 2014 - 6:26am More on Nobel Prize
KOREAN PENINSULA
12 Oct 2014 - 6:26am More on Korean peninsula
North Korea threatens to cancel talks with South after propaganda barrage
North Korea's state media said that high-level talks with Seoul were now all but scrapped over the launch of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets from the South, which triggered an exchange of fire across the tense border.12 Oct 2014 - 6:26am More on Korean peninsula
More Asia news
- Research centre to highlight Cambodia's brutal history
- Seiji Yoshida's lies about "comfort women" exploited by Japan's right
- North, South Korea exchange fire at land border: Seoul
- Malala of Pakistan, Satyarthi of India win Nobel Peace Prize
- South Korean coastguard shoots dead Chinese skipper of fishing boat
World
ANALYSIS: SYRIA
Fall of Kobani would be symbolic setback for Obama's Syria strategy
It is not a particularly strategic location, the United States and its allies never pledged to defend it, and few people outside the region had even heard of it before this month.12 Oct 2014 - 6:38am 1 comment
FILM
12 Oct 2014 - 4:33am 10 comments More on Edward Snowden
Hong Kong in cinema spotlight in documentary on Edward Snowden
Hong Kong takes centre stage in a new documentary about US whistle-blower Edward Snowden, with dramatic scenes showing the final moments before he is whisked away from his hotel room in Tsim Sha Tsui to go into hiding.12 Oct 2014 - 4:33am 10 comments More on Edward Snowden
ISLAMIC MILITANCY
'Thousands' of terrorism suspects being monitored: London mayor Boris Johnson
12 Oct 2014More World news
- Papers from Bill Clinton presidency show White House in spin mode
- Genoa bureaucracy blasted as unprepared for latest flood disaster
- US-UK 'war game' to simulate failure of global bank
- Snapchat blames photo leaks on third-party apps
- 'Dead' son Justin Priest opens door for his grieving parents in Alaska
China Insider
CROSS-STRAIT AFFAIRS
Global Times warns Taiwan against 'morbid nostalgia' for Chiang Kai-shek era
11 Oct 2014
CENSORSHIP
Deleted article on Jimmy Lai sheds light on Chinese censors' media spin
11 Oct 2014 1 comment
INTERNET LEGISLATION
New Internet rules allow websites to be sued for defamation in China
11 Oct 2014
INTERNET
Chinese traders sell cocaine, meth and fake identities in ‘deep web’ markets
10 Oct 2014 1 comment
CHINA DIGEST
Pet peeve turns into online family feud; gambling addict jailed for 1.4 billion yuan fraud
10 Oct 2014
TRAFFIC
Beijing rolls out private car restrictions to make traffic smooth during Apec summit
9 Oct 2014 1 comment
MOBILE INTERNET
Still plenty of room for Uber and other taxi apps to grow in China, survey reveals
9 Oct 2014
GAMING
Alibaba-linked mobile game comes under fire for ‘leaking’ 36,000 private user videos
8 Oct 2014
OCCUPY CENTRAL
US comedians poke fun at CY Leung's daughter, China censorship in Occupy news spoofs
9 Oct 2014 27 comments
Business
BANKING
US-UK 'war game' to simulate failure of global bank
Regulators in the United States and Britain will carry out their first so-called war game to simulate the failure of a major cross-border bank as they test their defences against the type of crisis that crippled the financial system in 2008.12 Oct 2014 - 6:38am
FUNDRAISING
11 Oct 2014 - 2:43am More on Agile Property
Chinese developer Agile Property cancels HK$2.8 billion rights issue
Update Beleaguered mainland developer Agile Property yesterday called off its HK$2.8 billion rights issue, after Standard & Poor's put its long-term credit rating on negative watch for lack of explanation about its share suspension and growing refinancing risk.11 Oct 2014 - 2:43am More on Agile Property
Property
HOME SALES
Flat sales buoyant at Ma On Shan development
Encouraged by strong sales, Henderson Land and New World Development will offer a third batch of flats today at their jointly developed Double Cove Starview Prime residential project in Ma On Shan.12 Oct 2014 - 6:04am More on Henderson Land
ECONOMY
11 Oct 2014 - 3:18am 1 comment
Hong Kong investors to turn Cadbury's Birmingham HQ into flats
It was once the headquarters of the Cadbury confectionery company in England, the place where the famous Milk Tray brand of chocolates, among others, was said to have been invented.11 Oct 2014 - 3:18am 1 comment
More Property news
Hong Kong Philharmonic conductor cancels two concerts due to shoulder injury
The conductor of Hong Kong's flagship orchestra was forced to cancel two concerts next week because of a shoulder injury.12 Oct 2014 - 6:57am
Where to go for authentic Filipino food in Hong Kong
The Philippines is home to a proud and varied cuisine that draws on the culinary traditions of old trading partners and colonisers, from Chinese to Spanish, along with homespun fare.10 Oct 2014 - 10:28am
Sales of snack foods stack up across Asia
10 Oct 2014How birds of prey keep the pests away
10 Oct 2014
Syntheism founder Alexander Bard paves the way for a new elite
It is two years since Alexander Bard founded a new religion called Syntheism in which he claimed that the "the internet is God".12 Oct 2014 - 4:02am
Exercises to help avoid sports injuries
6 Oct 2014
Thai teacher on a mission to help poor children
10 Oct 2014
Sport
VENUES
Kai Tak gets enthusiastic response for a new water sports centre to be built
A new water sports centre in the heart of the city could come into existence as soon as next year after a trial run last weekend by more than 200 paddlers from rowing, canoeing and dragon boat racing, showed the Kai Tak site is ready and capable of being used as a world-class venue.12 Oct 2014 - 12:55am 1 comment
'Perfect' Federer ends Djokovic's China reign
It took a "perfect match" by Roger Federer for Novak Djokovic's 28-match winning streak in China to come to an end.12 Oct 2014 - 1:21am
More Sport news
Magazines
Downtown girl
When Tory Burch conceived her eponymous label at her kitchen table just over 10 years ago, little could she have known it would become a global fashion powerhouse. Jing Zhang finds out how the mother-of-three did it.11 Oct 2014 - 10:44pm
Walk this way
Jing Zhang takes a saunter through the highs, lows and hemlines of the spring-summer fashion weeks.11 Oct 2014 - 10:44pm
Material world
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