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Fears over 'radicals' as protest violence increases, but sources say Beijing won't be embarrassed into action
Beijing will not seek a quick end to the political turmoil in Hong
Kong to avoid possible embarrassment ahead of some important domestic
and international events, sources say.Monday, 20 October, 2014, 7:40am 5 comments More on Occupy Central
Beijing marathon runners don face masks to battle severe smog
About 30,000 runners - some donning gas masks - took part in an
international marathon in Beijing yesterday, braving the choking smog
that again blanketed the capital.20 Oct 2014 - 5:13am 7 comments More on Beijing air pollution
Communist Party plenum faces challenges to legal reform
Officials' attitudes could be a challenge for Beijing's push for
governing by law, state media said yesterday ahead of a key Communist
Party meeting that will focus on legal reforms.20 Oct 2014 - 6:45am
Little impact seen from reform push
It is supposed to be a multi-pronged reform attack. At last year's
Communist Party plenum, the leadership said it would cut government
interference in the market and the judiciary as well as improve public
services.20 Oct 2014 - 6:02am More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign
Taiwan tests submarine-launched Harpoon missiles supplied by the US: report
Taiwan's navy successfully test-fired two anti-ship missiles from a
submarine in the first such exercise since the weapons were bought from
the United States, Taiwanese media reported.20 Oct 2014 - 5:55am 1 comment
EU ministers meet over Ebola as Oxfam warns epidemic could become 'disaster of our generation'
European ministers are to meet today after coming under pressure to
scale up their response to an Ebola epidemic that experts warn could
become the "disaster of our generation".20 Oct 2014 - 5:13am More on Ebola Virus
Foreign doctors quit Hong Kong public hospitals over licence red tape
A programme to recruit overseas doctors to ease the chronic
manpower shortage at public hospitals is seeing an exodus of talent as
at least three of the 11 specialists currently working under the scheme
have decided to leave.20 Oct 2014 - 6:37am 5 comments
US architect's recycling centre plan may help solve Hong Kong's waste woes
An award-winning American architect has proposed transforming some
of the city's municipal services buildings and refuse collection points
into multistorey recycling and community centres.20 Oct 2014 - 6:37am
Man gives anti-gay rights speech at Hong Kong's Catholic cathedral
A unidentified man delivered an anti-gay rights speech to the
congregation at Hong Kong's Catholic cathedral after mass on Saturday
afternoon, an incensed parishioner said.20 Oct 2014 - 6:37am
Violence in Mong Kok: Are the protests spinning out of control?
Concerns are growing that the Occupy movement in Mong Kok has spun out of control and is on the verge of turning into a riot, after nights of violent clashes since police reclaimed part of the rally site on Friday.20 Oct 2014 - 7:17am 6 comments More on Occupy Central
Hong Kong protests put huge dent in Asia luxury goods sales
Protests in Hong Kong, an economic slowdown and anti-corruption drive in China and a coup in Thailand: Asia is no longer a market of constant growth for luxury goods firms.20 Oct 2014 - 5:37am 1 comment More on Occupy Central
More Headlines
- Reports say evidence in Ferguson shooting supports police version
- Death of northern white rhino Suni raises extinction fears
- Vatican and Vietnam edge closer to restoring diplomatic relations
- Indonesian president Joko Widodo faces hurdles on inauguration day
- UN delivers emergency food rations to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone
- Anni Dewani's killer Xolile Mngeni dies in South African prison
- French culture minister blasts vandalism of 'sex toy' sculpture
- Actor Martin Sheen launches vessel to join Sea Shepherd oceans campaign
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Leader
Today's Poll
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Total number of votes recorded: 138
Opinion
Insight
Hong Kong must come together for its own good, or risk Beijing's wrath
Hong Kong people must face reality and remember their history. If
they do not, they will have to contend with issues beyond their ken and
reach.20 Oct 2014 - 5:08am 1 comment
Blogs
Corporate China
Weibo: Xiaomi hit by Apple's Ive, lifted by Qihoo's Zhou
13 Oct 2014 - 12:08pm 1 commentFocus
Violence in Mong Kok: Are the protests spinning out of control?
Concerns are growing that the Occupy movement in Mong Kok has spun
out of control and is on the verge of turning into a riot, after nights
of violent clashes since police reclaimed part of the rally site on
Friday.20 Oct 2014 - 7:17am 6 comments
Harry's View
20 Oct 2014
Hong Kong
HEALTH CARE
Foreign doctors quit Hong Kong public hospitals over licence red tape
A programme to recruit overseas doctors to ease the chronic manpower shortage at public hospitals is seeing an exodus of talent as at least three of the 11 specialists currently working under the scheme have decided to leave.20 Oct 2014 - 6:37am 5 comments
POLITICS
20 Oct 2014 - 7:40am 5 comments More on Occupy Central
Fears over 'radicals' as protest violence increases, but sources say Beijing won't be embarrassed into action
Beijing will not seek a quick end to the political turmoil in Hong Kong to avoid possible embarrassment ahead of some important domestic and international events, sources say.20 Oct 2014 - 7:40am 5 comments More on Occupy Central
More Hong Kong news
- US architect's recycling centre plan may help solve Hong Kong's waste woes
- Rat Race runners turn into superheroes to raise more than HK$3m for charity
- Silk puts facts on the shelf in his latest case
- Violence in Mong Kok: Are the protests spinning out of control?
- Police warn online posters who incite Occupy protests will be arrested
China
POLLUTION
Beijing marathon runners don face masks to battle severe smog
About 30,000 runners - some donning gas masks - took part in an international marathon in Beijing yesterday, braving the choking smog that again blanketed the capital.20 Oct 2014 - 5:13am 7 comments More on Beijing air pollution
POLITICS
20 Oct 2014 - 6:45am
Communist Party plenum faces challenges to legal reform
Officials' attitudes could be a challenge for Beijing's push for governing by law, state media said yesterday ahead of a key Communist Party meeting that will focus on legal reforms.20 Oct 2014 - 6:45am
More China news
- Taiwan tests submarine-launched Harpoon missiles supplied by the US: report
- Chair of student-government talks pledges to remain impartial despite past CY Leung links
- Chinese coastguard vessels patrol disputed waters after Japan angers Beijing
- Signs of easing tensions as China and Vietnam agree to reforge military links
- John Kerry hosts Yang Jiechi for 'frank' talks at his Boston home
Asia
JAPAN
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet below 50pc
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet has fallen to 48.1 per cent, according to a new poll, as his government grapples with an unpopular plan to increase sales tax and a political funds scandal involving a top minister.20 Oct 2014 - 5:14am 1 comment More on Shinzo Abe
JAPAN
20 Oct 2014 - 5:10am
US Osprey planes in tsunami drill despite Japanese protests
Two US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey planes took part in a tsunami disaster drill in Japan yesterday, despite protests from local people who question the safety of the tilt-rotor aircraft.20 Oct 2014 - 5:10am
More Asia news
- India PM’s party tightens grip on power with strong wins in two state polls
- Vatican and Vietnam edge closer to restoring diplomatic relations
- Japan's new trade minister Yuko Obuchi 'to quit' over misuse of funds
- Sedition Act crackdown denying Malaysians freedom of speech
- North, South Korean troops exchange border fire across DMZ
World
HEALTH
EU ministers meet over Ebola as Oxfam warns epidemic could become 'disaster of our generation'
European ministers are to meet today after coming under pressure to scale up their response to an Ebola epidemic that experts warn could become the "disaster of our generation".20 Oct 2014 - 5:13am More on Ebola Virus
RELIGION
20 Oct 2014 - 5:13am
Pope Paul VI, the only pope to visit Hong Kong, is beatified
Pope Francis yesterday beatified the only pope to have visited Hong Kong, Pope Paul VI, concluding the remarkable meeting of bishops debating family issues.20 Oct 2014 - 5:13am
More World news
- Dozens killed in Nigeria 'ceasefire' with Boko Haram militants
- Malibu divided over fears of toxic chemical cover-up in public school
- Ebola fears in US spark overzealous measures against virus
- Will Ebola be on your wish list? This company hopes so
- UN delivers emergency food rations to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone
China Insider
CHINA DIGEST
Row over smoke from dog meat eatery; dad stabs son, 9, over bed-wetting, teens rescued from sex trade
20 Oct 2014
CHINA DIGEST
Row over smoke from dog meat eatery; dad stabs son, 9, over bed-wetting; teens rescued from sex trade
19 Oct 2014 1 comment
CHINA DIGEST
Kindergartens warned over 'advanced' lessons; girl, 13, back home after romance plans dashed
16 Oct 2014
CHINA DIGEST
Honest client rights 1 million yuan bank bungle; Wealthy married woman claims bully boyfriend stole car and valuables
15 Oct 2014
Ethnic tensions
Pregnant police officer among eight killed in Xinjiang stabbing spree: reports
14 Oct 2014 2 comments
EDUCATION
Chinese art professor caught kissing students sparks public outrage
13 Oct 2014 4 comments
CHINA DIGEST
Teacher held in Beijing over rape claim; Fake spring water in Henan; Hunan customs seizes iPhones
13 Oct 2014
Business
RETAIL
Hong Kong protests put huge dent in Asia luxury goods sales
Protests in Hong Kong, an economic slowdown and anti-corruption drive in China and a coup in Thailand: Asia is no longer a market of constant growth for luxury goods firms.20 Oct 2014 - 5:37am 1 comment More on Occupy Central
MARKETS
20 Oct 2014 - 5:05am
Brokers accept delay in stock through train scheme
Brokers have accepted a slight delay of the through train scheme as they want the authorities to clarify the outstanding issues over tax and holidays before the launch of the plan to connect the stock markets of Hong Kong and Shanghai.20 Oct 2014 - 5:05am
Property
PROPERTY
Beijing casts net far and wide in anti-graft push
The crisis facing Hong Kong-listed Agile Property Holdings after its chairman was put under house arrest has aroused investor concerns about how widespread President Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign will be in the struggling property industry.20 Oct 2014 - 4:56am More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign
PROPERTY
20 Oct 2014 - 5:37am 1 comment
Developers squeeze out tiny flats as home prices soar
For the past three years, Lily Kuang has preferred hanging out at cafes with friends, spending time at the library or even working longer in the office to returning home to her tiny flat too early.20 Oct 2014 - 5:37am 1 comment
US home starts rise in buoyant economy
20 Oct 2014More Property news
Photo artists from across Asia shed light on women's plight
Hongkongers can catch a rare glimpse into the world of suppressed women across Asia in a photography exhibition that opens in Wan Chai.19 Oct 2014 - 5:45am
Social media-based competition hopes to inspire amateur bakers
The wave of reality TV cooking shows dominating the schedules has served up a whole soup bowl full of clichés. There's the good cop, bad cop routine of judging chefs, either praising the contestants' commitment or scraping their "disgusting" or "inedible" efforts into the bin.17 Oct 2014 - 4:47pm
Men and violence - how they size up one another and why numbers count
Daniel Fessler, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of California Los Angeles, believes he's uncovering a crude mental shortcut that may shed light on the confrontations and help explain why men resort to violence.19 Oct 2014 - 4:35am
Book review: Us, by David Nicholls
18 Oct 2014
Sport
GOLF
Scott Hend becomes first Australian Hong Kong Open winner since 1983
It didn't look like it, but Scott Hend said he felt calm during the play-off that won him the 56th Hong Kong Open at Fanling, becoming the first Australian since the great Greg Norman, in 1983, to lift the trophy.20 Oct 2014 - 12:28am More on Hong Kong Open 2014
SOCCER
20 Oct 2014 - 12:13am More on English Premier league 2014/15
Raheem Sterling inspires below-par Liverpool in 3-2 win against QPR
Raheem Sterling ended a difficult week on a high as the teenager inspired his side's dramatic 3-2 win over QPR in an incredible finish at Loftus Road yesterday.20 Oct 2014 - 12:13am More on English Premier league 2014/15
More Sport news
Magazines
Forward steppe
Breakneck economic growth has spawned a generation of Mongolians who are learning to savour their country's successes and excesses. Words and pictures by Marika Dee.18 Oct 2014 - 11:17pm
Home tweet home
A small provincial town in Thailand is cashing in on Chinese demand for bird's nest, building multi-storey condos to accommodate its lucrative feathered friends. Luke Duggleby looks at the allure of the 'caviar of the East'.18 Oct 2014 - 10:47pm
Coast effective? The mammoth task of ridding Hong Kong's beaches of plastic rubbish
19 Oct 2014 3 commentsMore Magazines news
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