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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive faces test at Beidaihe party meeting
This week's gathering of the Communist Party elite in Beidaihe will
test President Xi Jinping's authority to hold the party together as
senior cadres and interest groups feel the heat from his sweeping
anti-corruption campaign, analysts say.Friday, 8 August, 2014, 4:55am More on Xi Jinping
China regulates original news feeds on messenger apps such as WeChat
The latest internet crackdown on the mainland means that only news
agencies and websites are now authorised to publish original news
content on public accounts on China's hugely popular WeChat.8 Aug 2014 - 4:55am
Chinese police investigate US citizen near border with North Korea
New
A Korean-American who runs a Christian non-profit organisation in a
Chinese city on the border with North Korea is being investigated by
Chinese authorities.8 Aug 2014 - 9:25am
GSK sleuth Peter Humphrey caught by increasing Chinese restrictions on obtaining information
Briton Peter Humphrey and his American wife, Yu Yingzeng, face
trial on Friday for illegally obtaining personal information of Chinese
citizens.8 Aug 2014 - 9:28am 1 comment More on GlaxoSmithKline
Are beards and burqas the right target in China’s battle against radical Islam?
Analysis
The ban on long beards and conservative Muslim attire on public
buses in a Xinjiang city highlights China’s renewed – but
counterproductive – effort to curb the spread of radical Islam.8 Aug 2014 - 9:30am 2 comments
How much wealth had Zhou Yongkang's family amassed before the former security tsar's fall?
An unprecedented graft investigation into former top Communist
Party official Zhou Yongkang has triggered wild speculation about the
massive wealth allegedly amassed by him.8 Aug 2014 - 9:25am More on Zhou Yongkang
Average home prices in Hong Kong hit another record
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly price index of
private housing climbed 2.6 percentage points from the previous record,
set in May, to 249.8.8 Aug 2014 - 8:12am 4 comments
'Have we been forgotten?' Yunnan villagers say help hasn't come four days after quake
Parents of at least three families in Cuiping village tried to
quench their children's thirst with their own saliva, a relative of
survivors of Sunday's deadly earthquake said as access to remote
mountain areas remained difficult due to landslides and fallen debris.8 Aug 2014 - 8:25am
Live: GSK private investigator Peter Humphrey, wife stand trial on privacy charges
The corporate investigators Peter Humphrey and Yu Yingzeng are standing trial in Shanghai on criminal charges of "illegally obtaining private information".8 Aug 2014 - 9:33am More on GlaxoSmithKline
More than half of Hongkongers would accept 2017 one-man, one-vote with unsatisfactory nomination, says survey
More than half of Hongkongers would accept a one-man, one-vote election for chief executive in 2017 even if they were not happy with the method for choosing candidates, according to a survey.8 Aug 2014 - 9:23am 19 comments More on Universal Suffrage
'Tell the truth': Libyan dissident’s daughter abducted from Hong Kong aged 12 urges CIA to come clean
8 Aug 2014 - 9:10am 5 comments
China security minister wants Xinjiang terror crackdown to reach 'every house and village'
8 Aug 2014 - 3:45am 3 comments
Jailed Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan denies being part of killing machine
8 Aug 2014 - 8:23amMore Headlines
- Edward Snowden granted three-year Russian residence permit
- Experts defend giving new Ebola drug to two US citizens, amid 1,000 African deaths
- Li firms set to take over Envestra as rival bidder sells them its shares
- Death sentence upheld for Zhou Yongkang-linked tycoon Liu Han convicted of 'mafia' crimes
- Any progress at Asean forum will be backstage, analysts say
- Malaysian men admit stabbing two UK medical students to death, police say
- Tepco plans to dump toxic Fukushima groundwater in ocean after treatment
- Thousands flee as Islamist fighters surge towards Kurdish capital
- Russia retaliates against sanctions with ban on Western food imports
- Huge cyber spy campaign against hundreds of government and military targets uncovered
- Pistorius told ‘snowball of lies’, prosecutor claims in closing arguments
- Professor faces censure for inviting Concordia captain to give lecture on emergency procedures
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Opinion
House News' closure shows Beijing's desire for control of Hong Kong media
8 Aug 2014 - 1:47am 2 commentsInsight
Housing bubble the real problem in China
One of the theories of China's slowing economy is that it will run
into a "Lehman moment". This is when a single financial institution
collapses, threatening the entire banking system, ultimately creating a
financial crisis.8 Aug 2014 - 6:24am 2 comments
Focus
How much wealth had Zhou Yongkang's family amassed before the former security tsar's fall?
An unprecedented graft investigation into former top Communist
Party official Zhou Yongkang has triggered wild speculation about the
massive wealth allegedly amassed by him.8 Aug 2014 - 9:25am
Harry's View
8 Aug 2014
Hong Kong
POLITICS
More than half of Hongkongers would accept 2017 one-man, one-vote with unsatisfactory nomination, says survey
More than half of Hongkongers would accept a one-man, one-vote election for chief executive in 2017 even if they were not happy with the method for choosing candidates, according to a survey.8 Aug 2014 - 9:23am 20 comments More on Universal Suffrage
COURTS
8 Aug 2014 - 4:17am
‘Bags of human hands and feet’ found at scene of double murder of elderly couple
A jobless man who allegedly killed and dismembered his parents intended to surrender to police to seek redemption for his sins, the Court of First Instance heard.8 Aug 2014 - 4:17am
POLITICS
Autonomy of Hong Kong is safe, says liaison office chief Zhang Xiaoming
8 Aug 2014 2 commentsMore Hong Kong news
China
Live: GSK private investigator Peter Humphrey, wife stand trial on privacy charges
The corporate investigators Peter Humphrey and Yu Yingzeng are standing trial in Shanghai on criminal charges of "illegally obtaining private information".8 Aug 2014 - 9:33am More on GlaxoSmithKline
Chinese police investigate US citizen near border with North Korea
New A Korean-American who runs a Christian non-profit organisation in a Chinese city on the border with North Korea is being investigated by Chinese authorities.8 Aug 2014 - 9:25am
More China news
- Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive faces test at Beidaihe party meeting
- GSK sleuth Peter Humphrey caught by increasing Chinese restrictions on obtaining information
- Wife of freed rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng fears husband tortured
- 'Have we been forgotten?' Yunnan villagers say help hasn't come four days after quake
- How much wealth had Zhou Yongkang's family amassed before the former security tsar's fall?
Asia
CAMBODIA
Khmer Rouge leaders jailed for life for 'extermination' of millions
Three and a half decades after the fall of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, a UN-backed tribunal yesterday sentenced two top leaders of the former regime to life in prison for crimes against humanity.8 Aug 2014 - 8:25am
CAMBODIA
8 Aug 2014 - 8:23am
Jailed Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan denies being part of killing machine
As the Khmer Rouge's head of state, Khieu Samphan was one of the few public faces of the brutal Cambodian regime.8 Aug 2014 - 8:23am
More Asia news
- Tepco plans to dump toxic Fukushima groundwater in ocean after treatment
- Any progress at Asean forum will be backstage, analysts say
- STYLE CHECK: Where is the so-called 'art' in Indian 'gang rape' photo shoot?
- North Korea producing weapons grade plutonium and uranium: US think tank
- Pro-Palestine gang 'threatens to kill' Jewish children on school bus in Australia
World
SURVEILLANCE
Edward Snowden granted three-year Russian residence permit
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by the United States for leaking extensive secrets of its electronic surveillance programmes, has been given a three-year residence permit by Russia.8 Aug 2014 - 3:59am 2 comments More on Edward Snowden
DISEASE
7 Aug 2014 - 10:58pm 1 comment
Experts defend giving new Ebola drug to two US citizens, amid 1,000 African deaths
The decision to use an experimental drug to treat two Americans infected with Ebola, while nearly 1,000 Africans have died without access to a cure, has sparked controversy. But US experts say it was ethically justified.7 Aug 2014 - 10:58pm 1 comment
More World news
- Digital-native kids outshine middle-aged adults in tech-quotient test
- Pistorius told ‘snowball of lies’, prosecutor claims in closing arguments
- Chinese artist under fire for strapping iPads to tortoises' shells
- Israel, Hamas at odds over Gaza truce extension
- Russia retaliates against sanctions with ban on Western food imports
China Insider
Anti-terrorism
Are beards and burqas the right target in China’s battle against radical Islam?
8 Aug 2014 2 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
MEDIA
Chinese journalist who accused officials released after nearly a year in detention
4 Aug 2014 2 comments
CELEBRITY
‘I like to show off’: Chinese celebrity Guo Meimei confesses to prostitution, gambling charges on state TV
5 Aug 2014 25 comments
VIRAL VIDEOS
Kim Jong-un, Obama, and even the PLA are all dancing to China's newest viral music video
2 Aug 2014 5 comments
CRIME
Q&A: Hong Kong a hub for illegal gambling, says FIFA’s former head of security Chris Eaton
1 Aug 2014
MYANMAR
Myanmar court slaps prison sentences on eight Chinese militants accused of murder
31 Jul 2014
Business
ACQUISITIONS
Li firms set to take over Envestra as rival bidder sells them its shares
The main obstacle has been cleared for a consortium controlled by Li Ka-shing, Asia's richest man, to acquire Envestra, one of Australia's largest distributors of natural gas.8 Aug 2014 - 8:34am
SEMICONDUCTORS
8 Aug 2014 - 8:20am
SMIC rings up 9th straight profitable quarter
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, which posted its ninth consecutive profitable quarter in the three months to June, expects to reap the rewards of the central government's new policy to promote its industry.8 Aug 2014 - 8:20am
More Business news
- China's power producers recoup past losses on economic shifts
- Nomura aims to raise up to US$293m for fund to finance buyouts
- Yuan convertibility on back burner as Beijing focuses on other reforms
- How Hong Kong’s stock market has evolved in the eyes of the global investor
- Options traders betting on Time Warner takeover facing losses
Property
PROPERTY
Average home prices in Hong Kong hit another record
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly price index of private housing climbed 2.6 percentage points from the previous record, set in May, to 249.8.8 Aug 2014 - 8:12am 4 comments
For sale: HK$819m house on Hong Kong's Peak is world’s most expensive per square foot
Ignoring the Hong Kong government’s attempt to rein in home prices, Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) is offering a super-deluxe house on The Peak for HK$175,735 per square foot.8 Aug 2014 - 8:51am 14 comments More on Sun Hung Kai Properties
More Property news
Hong Kong comic book industry struggles against rising tide of digital piracy
Chiu Yuen-wing is a long-time follower of Japanese manga, particularly Naruto, an enduring saga featuring ninjas with superpowers.8 Aug 2014 - 9:24am More on LIFE
Collectors preference for library wines means more on the shelves in the future
Now that buying wines en primeur is no longer de rigueur, it seems that "museum release", "late release" or "library" wines are coming into fashion with collectors.8 Aug 2014 - 8:53am More on LIFE
Beijing bans government officials from using Apple gadgets
Beijing's clampdown on the use of foreign information technology in the nation's public sector may have exposed new levels of distrust.7 Aug 2014 - 9:27am More on Apple
Sport
Westwood and McIlroy ride momentum at PGA
Rory McIlroy showed no sign of letting up. Lee Westwood might just be getting started. Momentum was a big theme in the opening round of the PGA Championship on Thursday, and it even applied to Tiger Woods.8 Aug 2014 - 9:31am
ASIAN GAMES
7 Aug 2014 - 11:17pm
Record haul 'will not be easy to achieve' at Asian Games
Hong Kong are sending their biggest-ever delegation to the Asian Games next month in Incheon but remain cautious about repeating the success of Guangzhou four years ago.7 Aug 2014 - 11:17pm
High hopes for Youth Olympics
7 Aug 2014More Sport news
Magazines
MUSE
Christian Louboutin launches nail polish and shoes collection
A fortuitous moment 20 years ago, when Louboutin saw his assistant paint her nails red, inspired him to create the Rouge collection, writes Vivian Chen.7 Aug 2014 - 11:35pm
DIVERSIONS
7 Aug 2014 - 11:33pm
Designer builds vintage home on the island of Ibiza
Renovating her summer holiday home in Ibiza has filled interior designer Caroline Legrand with joy.7 Aug 2014 - 11:33pm
More Magazines news
- How to party all week long in Hong Kong: best happy hours, theme nights and deals revealed
- Morgan Freeman is often cast as the voice of authority, and 'Lucy' is no different
- Singer Ellie Goulding enjoys playing festivals like Glastonbury and Coachella
- Friends in need: the struggle to save Beijing’s stray cats and dogs
- Quenching the thirst of China’s Yao minority
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