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  • September 29, 2014
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LIVE: Schools, banks closed and travel disrupted as Occupy Central goes on

Live Thousands of defiant protesters remain on the streets of Hong Kong after a night of protests and clashes with police. Many schools are closed this morning and many commuters have had to find alternate routes to work.
Monday, 29 September, 2014, 9:50am 18 comments More on Occupy Central

Beijing eases restrictions on foreign firms in year-old Shanghai free-trade zone

Beijing said it was lifting restrictions on foreign investments in several industries, such as the shipping sector, in Shanghai's free-trade zone, a day before the much-hyped "mini Hong Kong" its first year in business.
29 Sep 2014 - 7:55am More on Shanghai Free-trade Zone

Shock, then anger, at police decision to use tear gas

The decision by police to fire tear gas on the streets of Admiralty shocked protesters and was condemned by Human Rights Monitor as "unprecedented".
29 Sep 2014 - 7:42am 13 comments More on Occupy Central

Foreign minister Wang Yi calls truth in history, with eye to Japan, in UN speech

Foreign Minister Wang Yi repeated an assertion that no one should distort history and that "aggression should not be denied" in an apparent reference to Japan in a speech on Saturday.
29 Sep 2014 - 4:48am 5 comments More on Sino-Japanese relations

Scientists map cities at risk of quakes

Geologists have finished mapping active faults in 50 provincial capitals and major cities to help designate no-building zones to reduce the loss of life and property if major earthquakes strike densely populated areas.
29 Sep 2014 - 4:48am

27 villagers detained after land-grab protests in Shantou

At least 27 villagers in Shantou, Guangdong were detained by police on Saturday for allegedly inciting a two-day protest over the sale of their land and corruption.
29 Sep 2014 - 4:48am 1 comment

Ma Ying-jeou says Beijing must be prudent in handling dissent

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou called on Beijing to be "very prudent" in handling dissenting voices in Hong Kong over the city's political reform, saying Taiwan's public was watching the city's democratic development.
29 Sep 2014 - 9:27am 1 comment More on Occupy Central

United they stand: Democracy protests bond Hongkongers from all walks of life

Politicians, democracy advocates, lawmakers, senior citizens and young students – all converged on the harbourfront in Admiralty to defend a site where the city’s political landscape could be reshaped forever.
29 Sep 2014 - 8:44am More on Occupy Central

Hong Kong government resolutely opposed to Occupy Central, says chief executive CY Leung

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying reiterated that the government was resolutely opposed to the Occupy Central movement and the police would handle the situation in accordance with the law.
29 Sep 2014 - 8:57am More on Occupy Central

OCCUPY CENTRAL - THE FIRST NIGHT: Full report as events unfolded

Live The streets of Hong Kong resembled a battleground in the early hours of Monday morning, with police in full riot gear and gas masks firing tear gas on students wearing makeshift masks and wielding umbrellas, in the worst clashes between police and demonstrators since the 2005 WTO protests
29 Sep 2014 - 9:15am 187 comments More on Occupy Central

Police fire tear gas and baton charge thousands of Occupy Central protesters

Update The streets of Central and Admiralty descended into chaos last night after police in riot gear fired tear gas at protesters as the Occupy Central campaign, a movement that promised "peace and love", escalated.
29 Sep 2014 - 9:53am 26 comments More on Occupy Central

Likelihood of a 'mini-Tiananmen' worries government, Regina Ip says

29 Sep 2014 - 9:14am 2 comments

How Occupy Central leaders lost grip on protest

29 Sep 2014 - 8:03am 1 comment

Scholarism's Joshua Wong released at High Court judge's instruction

29 Sep 2014 - 5:37am 18 comments

More than 30 found in 'cardiac arrest' after Japanese volcano Mount Ontake erupts

29 Sep 2014 - 9:26am 2 comments

North Korean foreign minister labels UN Security Council as a forum of lies

29 Sep 2014 - 3:23am

Putting Canada First drops anti-Asian activist Bradley Saltzberg over fake IDs

29 Sep 2014 - 3:23am

Patrons at CIA Starbucks in Langley, Virginia prefer not to use names

29 Sep 2014 - 3:44am

Thousands join 'anti-Facebook' social network Ello

29 Sep 2014 - 3:23am

Defection and sex scandal hit UK Conservatives ahead of annual meeting

29 Sep 2014 - 3:23am

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Leader

Hong Kong must act now to solve its waste problem

29 Sep 2014 - 3:11am 1 comment

Beijing's revised smoking bill sets a poor example

29 Sep 2014 - 3:11am

Today's Poll

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Focus

United they stand: Democracy protests bond Hongkongers from all walks of life

CHRIS LAU Politicians, democracy advocates, lawmakers, senior citizens and young students – all converged on the harbourfront in Admiralty to defend a site where the city’s political landscape could be reshaped forever.
29 Sep 2014 - 8:44am

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China

DIPLOMACY

Foreign minister Wang Yi calls truth in history, with eye to Japan, in UN speech

Foreign Minister Wang Yi repeated an assertion that no one should distort history and that "aggression should not be denied" in an apparent reference to Japan in a speech on Saturday.
29 Sep 2014 - 4:48am 5 comments More on Sino-Japanese relations

World

CANADA

Putting Canada First drops anti-Asian activist Bradley Saltzberg over fake IDs

One of the most vocal critics of Asian immigration in Canada has been fired from the anti-multicultural group he helped found, after the South China Morning Post revealed he had been using fake identities to promote his agenda.
29 Sep 2014 - 3:23am

China Insider

CHINA DIGEST

Guangzhou villagers want Asian Games walls torn down; inquiry over new homes in Jiangxi tourism zone; Nanchang to build eight night markets

29 Sep 2014
CHINA DIGEST

Mum gives chase to runaway daughter on train; University greets new students with condom gift pack

26 Sep 2014
soft power

Beware the ‘chubby blue guy’: Chinese dailies warn public against Japan's ‘Doraemon’

26 Sep 2014 8 comments
CORRUPTION

Hunan city targets 'hometown clubs' to curb nepotism and favouritism

26 Sep 2014
POLITICS

Fresh university graduate named as Fujian city's new deputy mayor

25 Sep 2014 1 comment
CHINA DIGEST

300 yuan first-date steak test; Morgue appeals for help to identify 19 bodies

25 Sep 2014
ENDANGERED SPECIES

Rare snow leopards caught on camera in Tibet reserve for the first time

26 Sep 2014 6 comments
EDUCATION

Chinese writer Cao Baoyin detained by police after alternative school closure

25 Sep 2014 9 comments
SHAOLIN TEMPLE

‘What do monks need money for?’ Officials refuse to hand over revenue from Shaolin temple

25 Sep 2014 4 comments
CHINA DIGEST

1 million in gold thrown out with the rubbish; 7 million yuan fine for unpaid water bills

24 Sep 2014
CHINA DIGEST

Fatal end to cancer patient’s ‘hunger cure’; Multi-pronged plan to deal with school intruders

23 Sep 2014
HISTORY

Chinese media commentary on Great Leap Forward death toll draws fierce online debate

24 Sep 2014 33 comments
DISEASE

Rare ‘stone man syndrome’ turning Chinese teenager's body to bone

23 Sep 2014
Electric vehicles

Chinese Tesla owners complain of insurance hassle and long delays for repairs

26 Sep 2014 3 comments

Business

MARKETS

HKMA activates emergency action plan as Occupy protests extend

New The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it had launched its emergency contingency plan to ensure the smooth running of financial markets on Monday morning as mass protests by the pro-democracy Occupy Central movement spilled over from the weekend.
29 Sep 2014 - 9:07am
FOREIGN INVESTMENT

Beijing eases restrictions on foreign firms in year-old Shanghai free-trade zone

Beijing said it was lifting restrictions on foreign investments in several industries, such as the shipping sector, in Shanghai's free-trade zone, a day before the much-hyped "mini Hong Kong" its first year in business.
29 Sep 2014 - 7:55am More on Shanghai Free-trade Zone

Property

PROPERTY

China developers resist pressure to cut prices, leading to market standoff

On booming Jinshazhou island between Guangzhou and Foshan, developers touting new projects face sluggish sales due to their unwillingness to slash prices, boding ill for the mainland economy that has showed fresh signs of slowdown.
29 Sep 2014 - 2:11am

Violins show the way in dialogue

With student protests next door and a National Day concert across the harbour, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta offered a politics-free alternative at City Hall in Central on Saturday night.
29 Sep 2014 - 5:23am

Page One founder Mark Tan bucks the trend by opening a big new store in Hong Kong

28 Sep 2014

YouTube's top celebrities draw packed houses of adoring admirers at FanFests throughout Asia

28 Sep 2014

Consultant chef has novel ideas for new restaurant

Consultant chef Rowley Leigh, who is working with Swire Group to set up new restaurant The Continental in Pacific Place, might have been a novelist if he had worked harder at it. Becoming an acclaimed chef almost seems like an afterthought.
26 Sep 2014 - 5:11pm

Top French sommelier says keep wine and food pairings simple

26 Sep 2014

Restaurants proliferate as Europe's top chefs head to Hong Kong

23 Sep 2014

Short Science, September 28, 2014

Back in the early 1990s, something like 10 million people played a video game called Doom, in which a nameless hero fought his way through a Martian-type landscape, killing demons from hell.
28 Sep 2014 - 5:21am

Are smartphones a blessing or a curse? Scientific jury's still out

28 Sep 2014

Shaw Prize astronomers listen in on the symphony of stars

28 Sep 2014

Sport

'One-man mutiny': Phil Mickelson flayed for throwing Tom Watson 'under the bus'

Phil Mickelson’s scathing criticism of United States Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson sparked a firestorm of reaction with former European skippers Colin Montgomerie and Nick Faldo saying the American was out of line.
29 Sep 2014 - 9:04am More on Ryder Cup 2014

Magazines

FASHION

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Here are six things you’ll need to travel like a folklore princess.

22 Sep 2014 - 9:11pm

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