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Elderly couple’s ‘heads found in fridge after being killed and cooked by their own son'
An elderly couple allegedly murdered by their son and his friend
were dismembered, salted and cooked after being killed, the Court of
First Instance heard yesterday.Wednesday, 6 August, 2014, 8:21am
Xi's 'shockingly harsh' Politburo speech signals tensions over anti-graft crackdown
President Xi Jinping told top officials he was disregarding “life,
death and reputation” to fight corruption in a terse speech signalling a
possible dispute and doubts among party elites over the campaign.6 Aug 2014 - 3:48am 4 comments
Cecil Chao paves way for Gigi to take over Cheuk Nang despite lesbian wedding row
Tycoon Cecil Chao Sze-tsung has launched a succession plan that
will allow his daughter, Gigi Chao, to take the helm of the family
property company Cheuk Nang.6 Aug 2014 - 8:35am 2 comments More on Cecil Chao
Quake alert level for Zhaotong was raised earlier this year
The national earthquake monitoring centre said it raised the risk
level for Zhaotong, where more than 400 people died in a tremor on
Sunday, from a magnitude 6 to a magnitude 7 this year.6 Aug 2014 - 5:04am
Taiwan investigators raid offices of Kaohsiung gas blast companies
The authorities in Taiwan raided the offices of two firms linked to massive gas explosions that killed 30 people.6 Aug 2014 - 8:31am
‘It’s wildly absurd’: Son of Canadian Christian activists held in China spying probe dismisses allegations
Update
The son of two Canadian Christian activists detained in China
accused of “stealing state secrets on China’s military and national
defence research” has spoken out to dismiss the allegations.6 Aug 2014 - 9:09am 11 comments
Crew jailed in Philippines for illegal fishing
Twelve Chinese fishermen were given long prison terms yesterday for
illegal fishing in the Philippines after their ship ran aground on a
World Heritage-listed coral reef, a court official said.6 Aug 2014 - 8:26am
Would you like a rise with that? How Hong Kong fares on the Big Mac Index
How many cheeseburgers can a minimum-wage earner afford? It's an
odd question, but it goes to the heart of a debate over how much
spending power is wielded by workers who earn the minimum wage of HK$30
an hour.6 Aug 2014 - 9:10am 3 comments More on Focus
Landslides block aid from reaching Yunnan quake disaster
Wang Qiyong was desperate to get food and water to his parents trapped inside Longtoushan township, the epicentre of the earthquake which hit Yunnan province on Sunday.6 Aug 2014 - 3:27am
Mercedes, BMW face China price-fixing probe as automaker investigation spreads
Mainland authorities could slap fines on carmakers Audi and Chrysler as the latest anti-monopoly crackdown widens to Mercedes-Benz and forces foreign manufacturers to cut prices.6 Aug 2014 - 8:32am 2 comments
Artist Cui Ruzhuo puts auction blunder behind him with launch of Hong Kong museum
6 Aug 2014 - 3:36am 1 comment
China's 'dangerous acts' at sea could have consequences, warns Japan white paper
6 Aug 2014 - 2:43am 18 comments
Thai surrogate mum wants healthy twin back amid reports biological father is convicted paedophile
6 Aug 2014 - 2:40am
All turns quiet on the Gaza front as 72-hour ceasefire comes into effect
6 Aug 2014 - 4:37am 2 comments
More Headlines
- James Brady, Reagan’s press secretary, dies at 73
- Groundwater monitoring system 'three years away'
- Kerry on collision course with Beijing over call for South China Sea restraint
- Scandal-hit research scientist commits suicide in research centre
- Google tips off US law enforcement to child porn suspect's email contents
- North Korea refuses invitation to send Catholics to papal mass in Seoul
- Tanker unable to unload Kurdish oil as US court says it should be seized
- Parents openly carry firearms in US pro-gun lobby children's book
- Ukraine presses Russia to return soldiers who crossed border
- Teenage inmates endure 'culture of violence' at Rikers Island prison
- Development banks send emergency loans to African countries hit by Ebola
- Egypt plans to build new Suez Canal
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Leader
Striking lifeguards must get back to work ... and the negotiating table
6 Aug 2014 - 5:19am 1 commentToday's Poll
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Total number of votes recorded: 24
Insight
Companies must strike a balance between human rights and need for profits
Customers are always the core of McDonald's Hong Kong" . Until a
few days ago, these were the words that greeted visitors to the
McDonald's Hong Kong website. But this slogan has disappeared.6 Aug 2014 - 4:46am
Focus
Would you like a rise with that? How Hong Kong fares on the Big Mac Index
How many cheeseburgers can a minimum-wage earner afford? It's an
odd question, but it goes to the heart of a debate over how much
spending power is wielded by workers who earn the minimum wage of HK$30
an hour.6 Aug 2014 - 9:10am 3 comments
Harry's View
6 Aug 2014
Hong Kong
LABOUR
HK$3 rise in Kong Kong’s minimum wage ‘would cost HK$1.4 billion’
The city's employers will have to fork out an additional HK$1.4 billion a year if the hourly statutory minimum wage goes up from the current HK$30 to HK$33, the Minimum Wage Commission was told.6 Aug 2014 - 8:45am 7 comments
COURTS
6 Aug 2014 - 8:21am
Elderly couple’s ‘heads found in fridge after being killed and cooked by their own son'
An elderly couple allegedly murdered by their son and his friend were dismembered, salted and cooked after being killed, the Court of First Instance heard yesterday.6 Aug 2014 - 8:21am
More Hong Kong news
- Jimmy Lai's top aide reveals his email accounts were hacked
- Stop the cold calls: Hong Kong's privacy watchdog demands stricter rules on telemarketing
- Would you like a rise with that? How Hong Kong fares on the Big Mac Index
- Artist Cui Ruzhuo puts auction blunder behind him with launch of Hong Kong museum
- Cost of high speed rail link swells to HK$80b in light of two-year delay
China
COMPETITION
Mercedes, BMW face China price-fixing probe as automaker investigation spreads
Mainland authorities could slap fines on carmakers Audi and Chrysler as the latest anti-monopoly crackdown widens to Mercedes-Benz and forces foreign manufacturers to cut prices.6 Aug 2014 - 8:32am 2 comments
YUNNAN EARTHQUAKE
6 Aug 2014 - 3:27am
Landslides block aid from reaching Yunnan quake disaster
Wang Qiyong was desperate to get food and water to his parents trapped inside Longtoushan township, the epicentre of the earthquake which hit Yunnan province on Sunday.6 Aug 2014 - 3:27am
POLITICS
Xi's 'shockingly harsh' Politburo speech signals tensions over anti-graft crackdown
6 Aug 2014 4 commentsMore China news
- Quake alert level for Zhaotong was raised earlier this year
- Groundwater monitoring system 'three years away'
- Taiwan investigators raid offices of Kaohsiung gas blast companies
- Crew jailed in Philippines for illegal fishing
- Yunnan earthquake death toll tops 400 as barrier lakes pose new threat to survivors
Asia
DEFENCE
China's 'dangerous acts' at sea could have consequences, warns Japan white paper
Japan warned that China’s “dangerous acts” over territorial claims in the East China Sea could lead to “unintended consequences” in the region, as fears grow of a potential military clash.6 Aug 2014 - 2:43am 18 comments More on Sino-Japanese relations
THAILAND
6 Aug 2014 - 2:40am
Thai surrogate mum wants healthy twin back amid reports biological father is convicted paedophile
A Thai surrogate mother left with a Down's syndrome baby who was abandoned by his Australian parents said that she would be happy to have the baby's healthy twin returned, after reports the biological father is a convicted paedophile.6 Aug 2014 - 2:40am
More Asia news
- North Korea refuses invitation to send Catholics to papal mass in Seoul
- Kerry on collision course with Beijing over call for South China Sea restraint
- A dozen Chinese fishermen jailed in the Philippines for 6-12 years for poaching
- Ban on Suu Kyi standing for Myanmar presidency poses dilemma for party
- Scores missing as overloaded ferry sunk by wave on Bangladesh’s Padma river
World
DISEASE
Unproven serum given to two American Ebola sufferers, who show improvement
As the health of two Ebolastricken American missionaries deteriorated late last month, an international relief organisation backing them hunted for a medical miracle.6 Aug 2014 - 3:00am
MIDDLE EAST
6 Aug 2014 - 4:37am 2 comments
All turns quiet on the Gaza front as 72-hour ceasefire comes into effect
Update Gaza fell silent after a month of intense combat, as a 72-hour truce accepted by Israel and Hamas came into effect and the last Israeli troops left the battered enclave.6 Aug 2014 - 4:37am 2 comments
More World news
- Fighter jets escort Qatar Airways plane into UK airport after bomb threat
- Tanker unable to unload Kurdish oil as US court says it should be seized
- James Brady, Reagan’s press secretary, dies at 73
- Egypt plans to build new Suez Canal
- Development banks send emergency loans to African countries hit by Ebola
China Insider
OVERSEAS CHINESE
Chinese embassy tells merchants in S Africa to arm themselves after deadly robberies
5 Aug 2014 2 comments
ESPIONAGE
‘It’s wildly absurd’: Son of Canadian Christian activists held in China spying probe dismisses allegations
6 Aug 2014 11 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 21 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
household registration
China relaxes household registration in bid to urbanise 100 million rural migrants
30 Jul 2014 1 comment
EDUCATION
Peking University students win bittersweet victory against ‘elitist’ academy
29 Jul 2014 1 comment
E-COMMERCE
China’s top online cosmetics seller apologises for fake goods sold on its website
29 Jul 2014 2 comments
Business
BUSINESS
Cecil Chao paves way for Gigi to take over Cheuk Nang despite lesbian wedding row
Tycoon Cecil Chao Sze-tsung has launched a succession plan that will allow his daughter, Gigi Chao, to take the helm of the family property company Cheuk Nang.6 Aug 2014 - 8:35am 2 comments More on Cecil Chao
INSURANCE
6 Aug 2014 - 2:23am
City insurance authority bans indemnity commissions
Hong Kong's insurance authority has banned upfront commission payments on long-term policies in a move to clean up a HK$17 billion-a-year business plagued by persistent complaints of unscrupulous sales practices.6 Aug 2014 - 2:23am
More Business news
- Fosun’s debt-fuelled shopping spree worries analysts
- HKT eyes change in mobile spectrum licence payment
- China’s Big Four lenders have 1.5tr yuan gap in deposits
- WH Group gains 7.42pc in Hong Kong debut though debt concerns remain
- MPF reports disappointing returns in contrast to strong rally of Hang Seng Index
Property
RESIDENTIAL
New projects from Cheung Kong, SHKP to fight it out in Tseung Kwan O
Hong Kong's two largest developers, Cheung Kong (Holdings) and Sun Hung Kai Properties, will battle for buyers in Tseung Kwan O, where they are poised to launch new projects for sale.6 Aug 2014 - 3:28am More on Cheung Kong
REDEVELOPMENT
6 Aug 2014 - 4:43am
URA offers Hong Kong developers concessions in Kwun Tong redevelopment
The URA has offered a series of concessions - including dropping the HK$8 billion minimum requirement - to woo developers to bid for its single biggest project that will turn Kwun Tong's rundown town centre into a "mini Taikoo Shing".6 Aug 2014 - 4:43am
More Property news
Ballerina Nina Ananiashvili brings her vision of Don Quixote to Hong Kong
A superstar is in town. Nina Ananiashvili, one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century and former star of the Bolshoi Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, is here to stage a production of Don Quixote for Hong Kong Ballet - and the dancers are dazzled.5 Aug 2014 - 9:44am More on LIFE
Fu Lu Shou's Westernised Chinese dishes are a surprise hit
A Hollywood Road restaurant serving Westernised Chinese cuisine has become an unlikely success. Fu Lu Shou's menu highlights dishes that have remained classics for decades in Chinatown restaurants in countries such as Australia, the US and Britain.1 Aug 2014 - 12:10am 2 comments
Animal family tree research the key to survival of endangered species
Amani, an eye-catching cheetah feline, has a proud name that means aspiration and a strong family line that traces to Namibia and South Africa. Her rich genes make her one of the most important individuals in her small community just outside Front Royal, Virginia.3 Aug 2014 - 4:22am
Fit & Fab: Belinda Koo
5 Aug 2014
Sport
Tiger's fate still a mystery as last major looms
Tiger Woods was nowhere to be seen at the PGA Championship, except for his image on promotional banners, and his status for Thursday’s scheduled start at Valhalla remained uncertain.6 Aug 2014 - 9:02am
MOTOR SPORT
6 Aug 2014 - 9:13am
I was a bit of an idiot: Bernie Ecclestone on paying US$100m to settle bribery trial
Bernie Ecclestone says he is relieved to be back running Formula One but feels “a bit of an idiot” after settling his bribery trial in Germany.6 Aug 2014 - 9:13am
More Sport news
Magazines
Friends in need: the struggle to save Beijing’s stray cats and dogs
For the stray cats and dogs of Beijing, merely staying alive is a daily struggle. Lisa Gay meets the animal rescuers who, despite receiving no recognition or assistance from the state, are trying to spread the joy of pet adoption.3 Aug 2014 - 10:01am
Quenching the thirst of China’s Yao minority
Remote and isolated, the Yao minority face a back-breaking journey down mountainsides to fetch water. But now a humble Han Chinese teacher has made it his mission to ensure these families have a ready supply, writes Thomas Bird.2 Aug 2014 - 11:44pm
Novelist Lily King on Euphoria
3 Aug 2014More Magazines news
Blogs
The Biz View from Peking U
Forbes’ new Hong Kong owners should call Charlie Munger ASAP
4 Aug 2014 - 9:35am
The Hongcouver
Sasa vs Stanley Park: Can Vancouver stay true to itself as Chinese tourism booms?
30 Jul 2014 - 8:41am
Infographics
The forgotten army of the first world war: How Chinese labourers helped shape...
27 Jul 2014 Interactive
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