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Shanghai to San Francisco in 100 minutes by Chinese supersonic submarine
China has moved a step closer to creating a supersonic submarine
that could travel from Shanghai to San Francisco in less than two hours.Sunday, 24 August, 2014, 5:22am 3 comments
More Shanxi officials detained on suspicion of corruption
The chief of the Taiyuan public security bureau, Liu Suiji, was
detained last night, just hours after the Central Commission for
Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced investigations into two other top
Shanxi officials.24 Aug 2014 - 5:22am
Surviving Manila bus hostage still weighing hospital lawsuit over surgery
Hospital chiefs may still face legal action over the treatment of
Manila bus hostage survivor Yik Siu-ling, four years after a botched
rescue in the Philippine capital left eight Hongkongers dead and seven
injured.24 Aug 2014 - 9:16am 1 comment More on Manila hostage crisis
PLA reports maritime drill near Vietnam simulating threat to oil rig
The People's Liberation Army recently staged a drill in waters
close to Vietnam in the South China Sea, simulating a scenario in which
an oil rig was surrounded by foreign fishing boats.24 Aug 2014 - 5:22am 1 comment More on Paracel Islands
Chinese joining the scramble to escape Ebola
The Chinese fleeing Ebola, angry Africans, an understaffed flight
crew and rumours on an Air France flight from Freetown to Paris seemed
to encapsulate the global panic in the face of the disease.24 Aug 2014 - 9:45am
Battle lines drawn on instant noodles after US study cites heart risks
Instant noodles carry a broke-college-student aura in North
America, but they are an essential, even passionate, part of life for
many in South Korea, Hong Kong and across East Asia. A US study on their
health effects has caused the emotional heartburn among their loyal
consumers.24 Aug 2014 - 3:30am
Reporters claim bias after Canada bars Xinhua, People's Daily from PM's trip
Canada has banned journalists with Xinhua and People's Daily from
joining Prime Minister Stephen Harper on an Arctic trip, prompting
complaints by Chinese reporters who say they are being discriminated
against.24 Aug 2014 - 6:20am
Surveillance camera flaw gives woman live feed... into someone else's flat
A mother was shocked last week when she checked a surveillance
camera set up in her home to watch her toddler and domestic helper - and
discovered a live feed from a stranger's living room.24 Aug 2014 - 9:40am 2 comments
Mother-to-be locked in battle with Hong Kong hospital over right to keep placenta
A heavily pregnant American woman living in Hong Kong is entangled in a bureaucratic battle with a public hospital over the fate of her placenta.24 Aug 2014 - 9:52am 16 comments
Human placenta being sold in Hong Kong's Chinese medicine shops, despite ban
While the sale of human placenta remains illegal in Hong Kong, it was available under the counter at several traditional Chinese medicine shops approached by the Post.24 Aug 2014 - 9:11am 1 comment
Obama administration considers seeking congressional mandate to attack Islamic State
24 Aug 2014 - 6:20am
Merkel holds crisis talks in Kiev as controversial Russian aid convoy pulls out
24 Aug 2014 - 6:17am
More Headlines
- Canadian analyst sues mining firm for damages after jail time in China
- India launches first home-built anti-submarine ship to counter China
- Palestinian family of five, including toddlers, killed in Israel's 'deadliest air strike'
- James Foley, a reporter driven to tell the stories of the oppressed
- Kashmir clash kills four, days after India calls off talks in hint of tougher line
- Thailand vows leniency on families caught up in surrogacy controversy
- US Senator Harry Reid apologises over Asian jokes made at lunch in Las Vegas
- North Korea Human Rights Film Festival offers tales of horror, heroism
- 'Other Schindler' saved dozens in Pinochet's Chile, like German namesake
- 'Next-generation' app rewards providers of fitness data
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Today's Poll
Should MTR have shut down its rail lines and stranded thousands of passengers to save the stray dog?
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Insight
Hong Kong must remain alert to dangers posed by forces of nature
Given its subtropical location on the southern shores of China,
Hong Kong has weathered countless typhoons over the years. Strong winds
and heavy rain do bring the city to a standstill from time to time, but
in recent years we have escaped with relatively minor losses.24 Aug 2014 - 3:43am
Focus
Fernando Chui will be re-elected Macau's leader but faces growing gripes
Four hundred social and business leaders in Macau are preparing to
elect the city's next leader. Meanwhile, young democracy activists have
spent the past few weeks urging fellow residents to take part in an
unofficial democracy referendum.24 Aug 2014 - 7:13am
Harry's View
24 Aug 2014
Hong Kong
POLITICS
Cross your legs! Occupy Central organisers worry about toilet facilities for 10,000
Occupy Central won't just be about relieving protesters' desire for democracy; organisers say they also have to worry about the 10,000 participants relieving themselves.24 Aug 2014 - 9:47am 5 comments More on Occupy Central
BUS HOSTAGE TRAGEDY
24 Aug 2014 - 9:16am 1 comment More on Manila hostage crisis
Surviving Manila bus hostage still weighing hospital lawsuit over surgery
Hospital chiefs may still face legal action over the treatment of Manila bus hostage survivor Yik Siu-ling, four years after a botched rescue in the Philippine capital left eight Hongkongers dead and seven injured.24 Aug 2014 - 9:16am 1 comment More on Manila hostage crisis
MOTHERS' RIGHTS
Mother-to-be locked in battle with Hong Kong hospital over right to keep placenta
24 Aug 2014 16 commentsMore Hong Kong news
- Ice Bucket Challenge risky for health of some people, Hong Kong doctors say
- Hundreds stage funeral procession for dog killed by MTR train
- Ice seizures at Lo Wu border crossing triple those of last year: Customs
- Human placenta being sold in Hong Kong's Chinese medicine shops, despite ban
- Surveillance camera flaw gives woman live feed... into someone else's flat
China
TERRORISM
China executes 8 convicted on terrorism charges
China has executed eight people for “terrorist attacks,” including three it described as “masterminding” a suicide car crash in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square last year, state media announced.24 Aug 2014 - 9:30am
CORRUPTION
24 Aug 2014 - 5:22am
More Shanxi officials detained on suspicion of corruption
The chief of the Taiyuan public security bureau, Liu Suiji, was detained last night, just hours after the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced investigations into two other top Shanxi officials.24 Aug 2014 - 5:22am
DEFENCE
Shanghai to San Francisco in 100 minutes by Chinese supersonic submarine
24 Aug 2014 3 commentsMore China news
- Shenzhen shoppers ready to accept limits on visits to Hong Kong
- PLA reports maritime drill near Vietnam simulating threat to oil rig
- Canadian analyst sues mining firm for damages after jail time in China
- Fernando Chui will be re-elected Macau's leader but faces growing gripes
- 'Next-generation' app rewards providers of fitness data
Asia
DEFENCE
India launches first home-built anti-submarine ship to counter China
India unveiled its first home-built, anti-submarine warship in a move to deter China from conducting underwater patrols near its shores.24 Aug 2014 - 5:44am
MYANMAR
24 Aug 2014 - 5:44am
Spirits conjured in search for ancient bell beneath Myanmar's Yangon River
Divers stood on the edge of a small wooden fishing boat gazing at the murky, choppy waters below. After receiving blessings from Buddhist monks, they lowered their masks and plunged into the Yangon River.24 Aug 2014 - 5:44am
SOUTH ASIA
Kashmir clash kills four, days after India calls off talks in hint of tougher line
24 Aug 2014More Asia news
- Thailand vows leniency on families caught up in surrogacy controversy
- Japanese mayor makes rare visit to North Korea to scout new trading post
- 26 suspects in Thailand charged over alleged plot to attack city
- Turmoil with HK quiets down as Filipinos mark Manila bus tragedy's anniversary
- Hiroshima landslide toll climbs to 46 as looming rains threaten rescue
World
MIDDLE EAST
Obama administration considers seeking congressional mandate to attack Islamic State
The United States administration is considering seeking congressional authorisation for military action against the Islamic State under a revamped counterterrorism strategy that President Barack Obama announced last year.24 Aug 2014 - 6:20am
MIDDLE EAST
24 Aug 2014 - 3:36am
Palestinian family of five, including toddlers, killed in Israel's 'deadliest air strike'
Israel kept up the pressure on Hamas in Gaza with multiple air strikes that killed nine Palestinians, five of them from the same family, as Egypt prepared to hold new truce talks.24 Aug 2014 - 3:36am
More World news
- Chinese joining the scramble to escape Ebola
- Reporters claim bias after Canada bars Xinhua, People's Daily from PM's trip
- James Foley, a reporter driven to tell the stories of the oppressed
- 'Other Schindler' saved dozens in Pinochet's Chile, like German namesake
- US Senator Harry Reid apologises over Asian jokes made at lunch in Las Vegas
China Insider
JUSTICE
Hawker Nian Bin in hiding after Chinese court overturns death sentence
23 Aug 2014 1 comment
GAMING
Microsoft's Xbox One is coming to mainland China, but still much cheaper in Taiwan
21 Aug 2014 3 comments
COURTS
German sentenced to death in China for double murder of ex-girlfriend and her partner
21 Aug 2014
TRANSPORT
Passengers run for their lives ... all because foreigner ‘fainted’ on Shanghai train
20 Aug 2014 36 comments
sino-australian relations
China media blasts Australian critics as ‘prancing provocateurs’ after tycoon’s outburst
21 Aug 2014 7 comments
CULTURE
Renewed ghostwriting accusations against Chinese author, director Han Han trigger media storm
20 Aug 2014 1 comment
GAMING
'Give us a Chinese-language version of Pokémon', China's passionate gamers proclaim
19 Aug 2014 8 comments
Business
ACQUISITIONS
Fosun shrugs off debt concerns as it looks for more overseas acquisitions
Fosun International is determined to stay on the hunt for acquisitions, brushing off ratings agency concerns that debt-fuelled overseas investments are hurting the conglomerate's financial health.23 Aug 2014 - 1:29am 1 comment More on Fosun Group
DEBT
23 Aug 2014 - 1:06am
Dim sum bond issuance set to drop 50pc in second half
Dim sum bond issuance could plunge about 50 per cent in the second half of the year from the first half as the cost of borrowing yuan in offshore markets surges relative to the price of raising onshore debt.23 Aug 2014 - 1:06am
Property
ACQUISITIONS
China Metallurgical wins tender for Singapore site with S$471.62m bid
China Metallurgical Corp has won a residential and commercial site in Singapore for about HK$2.92 billion.22 Aug 2014 - 11:26am
LISTINGS
23 Aug 2014 - 12:47am
Lukewarm retail response sees China Vast add to international IPO offering
China Vast Industrial Urban Development saw the retail tranche of its initial public offering only 97 per cent subscribed.23 Aug 2014 - 12:47am
More Property news
- Poly Property to step up sales drive to meet annual target
- SOHO China on lookout for acquisitions in prime locations
- Kerry expects to hit sales target despite 56pc profit plunge in first half
- Stronger Chinese developers advised to snap up cheaper and weaker peers
- Yangtze delta developer issues US$350m in senior notes
North Korea Human Rights Film Festival offers tales of horror, heroism
Businessman Jung Gwang-il was part of North Korea's elite. The Chinese-born Korean graduated from a military school and was granted rare admission to the secretive state's ruling party.24 Aug 2014 - 4:52am
Guide to the city's online food courier services
Digital food couriers are taking off in the city with the arrival of several newcomers, promising takeaway diners access to a greater variety of menus and to-the-door delivery. Nan-Hie In puts them to the test.21 Aug 2014 - 5:49pm More on LIFE
Battle lines drawn on instant noodles after US study cites heart risks
Instant noodles carry a broke-college-student aura in North America, but they are an essential, even passionate, part of life for many in South Korea, Hong Kong and across East Asia. A US study on their health effects has caused the emotional heartburn among their loyal consumers.24 Aug 2014 - 3:30am
Children who refuse to go to school
22 Aug 2014
Gwen Kao: a guiding light on Alzheimer's
21 Aug 2014
Sport
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Costa clinical as Chelsea send Leicester packing
Diego Costa scored for the second match in succession as Chelsea made it two Premier League wins from two matches this season with a 2-0 victory at home to newly promoted Leicester City on Saturday.24 Aug 2014 - 1:05am
Hong Kong-based fighter Alberto Mina triumphs in UFC bout
A lifetime of preparation exploded into just over four minutes of pure action for Alberto Mina at the CotaiArena in Macau on Saturday night.23 Aug 2014 - 11:38pm
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Magazines
No charm intended
A soft-power approach has seen a strong bond develop between Hong Kong and the French, unlike 130 years ago, when France went to war with China. Stuart Heaver looks back at a forgotten conflict.23 Aug 2014 - 11:17pm 1 comment
Genesis of a New York Chinatown
Chinese are increasingly moving to New York's idyllic Long Island - but will they get, or even need, a societal hub, asks Rong Xiaoqing.23 Aug 2014 - 11:17pm
Langkawi: a victim of its own success
23 Aug 2014More Magazines news
Blogs
As I see it
In political activism, good things come in small packages
20 Aug 2014 - 10:26pm 1 comment
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