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John Kerry outlines US-Asia pivot priorities in major policy address
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United States Secretary of State John Kerry pledged stronger
engagement with Asia in a major policy speech in Hawaii on Thursday.Thursday, 14 August, 2014, 9:23am
In the eye of the storm: Typhoons in Hong Kong
Interactive
A two-part special report on how Hong Kong copes with tropical cyclones14 Aug 2014 - 12:22am More on SCMP Chronicles
Japan economy shrinks 6.8 per cent, most since tsunami, as tax rise bites
Japan suffered its biggest economic contraction since the March
2011 earthquake as a sales tax increase took a heavy toll on household
spending in the April-June quarter, stoking fears that any rebound may
be too modest to sustain a solid recovery.14 Aug 2014 - 4:43am 2 comments
Adviser to China's anti-trust committee fired for working for firm under investigation
An adviser to the government's anti-monopolies committee has been
fired for allegedly working for a US-based company that is the focus of
an antitrust investigation, state media reported.14 Aug 2014 - 7:48am
Zhang Dongsheng, former general director of NDRC finance department, in corporate bond sales probe
Zhang Dongsheng, former general director of planning agency's
finance unit, investigated over corporate bond issues, magazine says.14 Aug 2014 - 9:02am
Central Asian nations to conduct terrorism drills with PLA
More than 7,000 troops from China and Central Asian countries are
expected to take part in anti-terrorism drills in China later this
month, state media reported.14 Aug 2014 - 3:04am
China turning state-owned farms into agricorporations to take on world players
Beijing is integrating some of the 1,700 farms and 3,200 companies
it oversees to build a stronger presence in sectors as diverse as seeds,
dairy and rubber.14 Aug 2014 - 9:03am
Surviving former kamikaze pilots reject moves to glorify their mission
Kamikaze pilot Yutaka Kanbe should have died nearly seven decades ago.14 Aug 2014 - 4:23am 2 comments
Another mainland editorial draws Xi Jinping-Deng Xiaoping parallels
President Xi Jinping identifies with the political legacy of reformist leader Deng Xiaoping, according to an editorial on Xi's leadership published online by the overseas edition of the official People's Daily.14 Aug 2014 - 2:39am 7 comments More on Xi Jinping
Hongkongers stranded in Thailand after airline grounded over safety fears
Safety concerns and worries over lax aircraft maintenance forced the grounding of a Hong Kong-backed regional airline that has left hundreds of holidaymakers from the city stranded in Phuket.14 Aug 2014 - 9:12am 1 comment
Controversial Deng Xiaoping drama series is based on fact, say producers
14 Aug 2014 - 2:51am 3 comments
Japan 'strongly protests' Russian military exercises on disputed Pacific islands
14 Aug 2014 - 4:25am 4 comments
More Headlines
- First woman winner of Fields Medal cracks mathematics’ glass ceiling
- More US troops sent to northern Iraq, but only on temporary aid mission
- Six French climbers die in fall from Mont Blanc, Europe's highest peak
- Please show our dad mercy, say children of American held in North Korea
- Anwar's sodomy accuser files HK$121m lawsuit against Malaysian opposition leader
- Hosni Mubarak, in court, denies he ordered protesters killed in 2011 uprising
- Daily death toll rises in eastern Ukraine conflict
- Girl, four, survives 11 days in freezing and bear-infested Siberian forest
- Black teen Michael Brown’s shooting by police ‘a tragedy’, Obama says
- Swiss train carriage plunges into ravine after landslide
- Time running out for Iraqis besieged by jihadists as UN warns of ‘potential genocide’
- German artists say they raised white flags on Brooklyn Bridge to honour its architect
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Insight
Move WTO to Hong Kong to reflect new global trade order
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over
again and expecting different results, the World Trade Organisation can
be deemed to be insane.14 Aug 2014 - 4:30am 1 comment
Focus
Bracing for worse to come: city's typhoon defences need to evolve, experts say
Hong Kong has a protective system of defences to weather tropical
cyclones. These defences continue to evolve, which is vitally important
because experts predict the city will see even fiercer storms in the
coming decades that will test engineering skills.14 Aug 2014 - 4:56am 1 comment
Harry's View
14 Aug 2014
Hong Kong
COURTS
Murder trial jury dismissed after complaining parent-killing evidence too gruesome
Gruesome murder trial stopped after jury were dismissed following complaints from two of their number about the psychological impact of the evidence.14 Aug 2014 - 8:48am
POLITICAL REFORM
14 Aug 2014 - 8:22am 5 comments More on Occupy Central
Occupy Central protest 'would need 20,000 participants for effective blockade'
Organisers of the Occupy Central protest will need either to mobilise more than 20,000 protesters or strategically place participants at key junctions if they are to succeed in blockading the city's financial district, the South China Morning Post has found.14 Aug 2014 - 8:22am 5 comments More on Occupy Central
AVIATION
Hongkongers stranded in Thailand after airline grounded over safety fears
14 Aug 2014 1 commentMore Hong Kong news
- Rafael Hui weighed rival job offers amid protracted SHKP talks, court hears
- Beijing 'set to take hard line on Hong Kong's 2017 chief executive election'
- 14 years to buy a flat: Quality of life in Hong Kong going down, shows survey
- Bracing for worse to come: city's typhoon defences need to evolve, experts say
- Hong Kong professor held in Myanmar over Buddha leg tattoo plans to ink over image
China
POLITICS
Another mainland editorial draws Xi Jinping-Deng Xiaoping parallels
President Xi Jinping identifies with the political legacy of reformist leader Deng Xiaoping, according to an editorial on Xi's leadership published online by the overseas edition of the official People's Daily.14 Aug 2014 - 2:39am 7 comments More on Xi Jinping
INVESTIGATION
14 Aug 2014 - 7:48am
Adviser to China's anti-trust committee fired for working for firm under investigation
An adviser to the government's anti-monopolies committee has been fired for allegedly working for a US-based company that is the focus of an antitrust investigation, state media reported.14 Aug 2014 - 7:48am
CORRUPTION
Zhang Dongsheng, former general director of NDRC finance department, in corporate bond sales probe
14 Aug 2014More China news
- Central Asian nations to conduct terrorism drills with PLA
- China turning state-owned farms into agricorporations to take on world players
- Developer Socam rejects Beijing Jingda's writ accusing it of document theft
- Controversial Deng Xiaoping drama series is based on fact, say producers
- Former boss of Shanghai-based food giant arrested by anti-graft inspectors
Asia
John Kerry outlines US-Asia pivot priorities in major policy address
New United States Secretary of State John Kerry pledged stronger engagement with Asia in a major policy speech in Hawaii on Thursday.14 Aug 2014 - 9:23am
JAPAN
14 Aug 2014 - 4:25am 4 comments
Japan 'strongly protests' Russian military exercises on disputed Pacific islands
Japan "strongly protested" yesterday against Russian military exercises on northern Pacific islands that it also claims and which have been at the root of strained relations between the two countries since the end of the second world war.14 Aug 2014 - 4:25am 4 comments
More Asia news
- Anwar's sodomy accuser files HK$121m lawsuit against Malaysian opposition leader
- Surviving former kamikaze pilots reject moves to glorify their mission
- Please show our dad mercy, say children of American held in North Korea
- Subsidies for storing nuclear debris from Fukushima plant offered by Tokyo
- Two more suspected suicides by South Korean soldiers in troubled unit near DMZ
World
IRAQ
Time running out for Iraqis besieged by jihadists as UN warns of ‘potential genocide’
Time was running out for thousands of Iraqis trapped by jihadists, with the US saying on Wednesday it was assessing rescue options and the UN warning of “potential genocide”.13 Aug 2014 - 9:33pm 1 comment
DISEASE
14 Aug 2014 - 1:05am
Canada to donate experimental Ebola vaccine to WHO for use in Africa
Canada will donate a small quantity of an experimental Ebola vaccine developed in its government lab to the World Health Organisation for use in Africa, the country's health minister said.14 Aug 2014 - 1:05am
More World news
- Black teen Michael Brown’s shooting by police ‘a tragedy’, Obama says
- Six French climbers die in fall from Mont Blanc, Europe's highest peak
- Russian aid convoy rolls towards Ukraine despite warnings from Kiev
- Hosni Mubarak, in court, denies he ordered protesters killed in 2011 uprising
- Assistant found Robin Williams hanged with belt
China Insider
ACTIVISM
Q&A: Strikes peak in China with new generation of interconnected blue-collar workers
13 Aug 2014
ENVIRONMENT
Jack Ma says Scotland hunting trip was to 'study animal conservation'
12 Aug 2014 4 comments
WORLD ECONOMY
Q&A: 'Asia’s best-kept secret' are China's improving ties with India, says Gupta
11 Aug 2014
Anti-terrorism
Are beards and burqas the right target in China’s battle against radical Islam?
13 Aug 2014 8 comments
ENVIRONMENT
Shark fin vendors report 82 per cent drop in sales after anti-corruption campaign
7 Aug 2014 3 comments
ESPIONAGE
‘No need to over-interpret’ spy probe on Canadian couple, says Chinese diplomat
6 Aug 2014 2 comments
OVERSEAS CHINESE
Chinese embassy tells merchants in S Africa to arm themselves after deadly robberies
5 Aug 2014 4 comments
ESPIONAGE
‘It’s wildly absurd’: Son of Canadian Christian activists held in China spying probe dismisses allegations
6 Aug 2014 13 comments
Business
EARNINGS
Interim profit plunges 48pc at Yue Yuen
New Sports shoe maker Yue Yuen Industrial declared on Thursday morning a 47.8 per cent plunge in profit for the first half compared with the same period last year.14 Aug 2014 - 9:19am
CARS
14 Aug 2014 - 8:03am
Volvo cannot escape mainland carmaker probe
Volvo's mainland backing may have spared it from the first round of anti-monopoly investigations in the car sector but analysts say the Geely-owned carmaker cannot avoid government enforcers for long.14 Aug 2014 - 8:03am
Property
PROPERTY INVESTMENT
Mainland real estate investment growth slows to 13.7pc
Annual growth in mainland real estate investment dropped to the slowest pace in almost five years in the first seven months of the year.14 Aug 2014 - 12:58am
Mainlanders dodge restrictions on Taiwanese property purchases
Mainlanders are skirting rules aimed at limiting their purchases of property in Taiwan, where capital inflows from the mainland are an especially emotive issue.14 Aug 2014 - 5:20am
More Property news
Taiwan's Elephant Gym bring back bass-driven math rock
Taiwanese trio Elephant Gym are revising the math-rock formula.14 Aug 2014 - 1:57am
Pressed for success: detox the juicy way
Celebrities drove the craze for the detox, creating a thriving market for fruit and veg in a bottle. Welcome to the world of the 'juice-preneur'.14 Aug 2014 - 1:54am
Omega-3 fatty acid heart benefits still unproven after decades of research
In the 1970s, a pair of Danish researchers ventured north of the Arctic Circle and into medical lore. Studying a scattered Inuit population, they concluded that eating plenty of fish and other marine animals protected this group from heart disease.10 Aug 2014 - 4:41am 2 comments
Sport
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
I need time to turn it around, says Van Gaal
Louis van Gaal feels he will need far longer to turn Manchester United's fortunes around despite completing the preseason with six wins out of six.14 Aug 2014 - 1:20am
Vincent Kompany is latest star to extend Manchester City stay
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has signed a new five-year contract with the English Premier League champions, the club said on Wednesday.14 Aug 2014 - 1:14am
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Magazines
The 48 Hours guide to TCM
Our quick guide to traditional Chinese medicine looks at key treatments, where to get them and first-hand accounts of what to expect.14 Aug 2014 - 1:56am
Is Crossfit the ultimate workout? Five of Hong Kong's crossfitters say why they love it
Critics label it elitist, extreme and even dangerous, but Crossfit is exploding in popularity. We ask five converts what all the fuss is about.14 Aug 2014 - 1:42am
More Magazines news
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- Tricks and stones: the gem traders of Chanthaburi
- Cover-up at Kai Tak? Allies 'caused Hong Kong plane crash that killed 19 to assassinate British investigator'
- Christian Louboutin launches nail polish and shoes collection
- Designer builds vintage home on the island of Ibiza
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