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- November 4, 2014
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China to launch hack-proof quantum communication network in 2016
China will complete and put into service the world's longest
quantum communication network stretching 2,000km from Beijing to
Shanghai by 2016, say scientists leading the project.Tuesday, 4 November, 2014, 8:39am 5 comments
China to reform anti-corruption bureau to help in the fight against graft
The central government has approved a plan to beef up the
anti-graft team within the national prosecutors' office to better cope
with the higher case load, state media has reported.4 Nov 2014 - 8:54am 1 comment
Corruption said to be rampant in China’s sports sector
An anti-graft team wrapping up an inspection of the sports
administration said it had uncovered serious problems and senior
officials would be investigated.4 Nov 2014 - 5:23am 4 comments
Police throw security net across the capital
Beijing police yesterday demonstrated their prowess to deter
security threats by displaying their hi-tech defences covering land,
water and air.4 Nov 2014 - 8:50am
Sichuan earthquake hero Lei Chunian stands trial for fraud
Lei Chunian, the former Sichuan schoolboy feted as a hero for
saving pupils during the 2008 earthquake, stood trail yesterday on
accusations he defrauded 21 people.4 Nov 2014 - 9:02am 1 comment
Researchers 'develop laser that shoots drones'
Mainland researchers have developed a highly accurate laser weapon
system that can shoot down light drones at low altitude, state media
have reported.4 Nov 2014 - 4:51am 1 comment
China’s programme for recruiting foreign scientists comes under scrutiny
A German physicist recruited under a programme to attract foreign
scientists to China has charged his host with diverting funds - and
other scholars hired under the plan seem to share his misgivings.4 Nov 2014 - 9:19am 2 comments More on Focus
Engineers say Virgin accident was avoidable, if they had been heard
The loss of an experimental spaceship has renewed criticism of the
way the craft's designer and Virgin Galactic handled a deadly explosion
seven years ago.4 Nov 2014 - 9:39am
Daredevil Nik Wallenda sets records in amazing Chicago high-wire walks
Daredevil Nik Wallenda set two world records with back-to-back
walks on a tightrope between Chicago skyscrapers without a safety net or
a harness, performing one of them blindfolded.4 Nov 2014 - 9:36am
Beijing's short-term fixes fail to address real causes of pollution
Having attracted unwelcome global coverage for hosting an international marathon in toxic haze last month, mainland leaders will be less than pleased if the capital is again shrouded in smog when it hosts the Apec summit.4 Nov 2014 - 9:16am 3 comments More on Beijing air pollution
Republican gains in mid-term polls could aid Obama's Asian trade deal
Big Republican gains in today's mid-term elections would be a blow to much of US President Barack Obama's agenda, but one item on his to-do list might get a fresh chance to move forward: trade.4 Nov 2014 - 9:26am More on Barack Obama
Brittany Maynard, US cancer sufferer and right-to-die campaigner, ends life
4 Nov 2014 - 3:39am 1 comment
More Headlines
- Head of Japanese police anti-groping unit arrested for allegedly molesting girl
- Australian youth apologises for ‘surfing’ dead humpback whale
- France probes spate of illegal drone flights over nuclear power stations
- Ebola spreading nine times faster in Sierra Leone than two months ago
- Hillary Clinton adopts a critical line on banks, big business
- Thai government pledges peace within a year in restive south
- English teenager who murdered teacher jailed for 20 years
- English clarinet master Acker Bilk dies, aged 85
- Germany warns Britain over limits on immigration from EU members
- Historic gate at Germany’s Dachau concentration camp stolen
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Leader
Today's Poll
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Total number of votes recorded: 288
Insight
In China, the law and morality must work in tandem to contain party elite
Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws has for more than 200 years
led many in the West into believing that the tension in the Chinese
political system is created by the lack of "democratic legitimacy" and
the suppression of individual freedoms.4 Nov 2014 - 4:47am 3 comments
Focus
China’s programme for recruiting foreign scientists comes under scrutiny
A German physicist recruited under a programme to attract foreign
scientists to China has charged his host with diverting funds - and
other scholars hired under the plan seem to share his misgivings.4 Nov 2014 - 9:19am 2 comments
Harry's View
4 Nov 2014
Hong Kong
REVIEW
Wei Haimin awe-inspiring in ambitious project
This year's Taiwan Cultural Festival began with what may have been the city's first musical in the Peking Opera style. The two-hour play tells the story of Meng Xiaodong, a characterful Peking Opera legend, and her two men.4 Nov 2014 - 10:04am
COMMERCE
4 Nov 2014 - 9:16am 4 comments
Occupy worries fail to deter bids for stalls at Lunar New Year Fair
Prime spots for stalls at the annual Lunar New Year Fair in Victoria Park were auctioned off at record prices, despite concerns over how the Occupy movement might affect the week-long event.4 Nov 2014 - 9:16am 4 comments
ECONOMY
Launch of iPhone 6 sees Hong Kong retail sales rise by 4.8pc in September
4 Nov 2014 6 commentsMore Hong Kong news
- Tiananmen student leader sees hope for Hong Kong during emotional visit to Occupy protests
- Lawyers say Occupy protests are undermining Hong Kong's rule of law
- Leung 'explained UGL deal' to a few pro-establishment lawmakers behind closed doors
- No plea at Wan Chai double murder suspect's first court appearance
- More local cases of dengue fever are likely, authorities warn
China
SECURITY
China to launch hack-proof quantum communication network in 2016
China will complete and put into service the world's longest quantum communication network stretching 2,000km from Beijing to Shanghai by 2016, say scientists leading the project.4 Nov 2014 - 8:39am 5 comments
ENVIRONMENT
4 Nov 2014 - 9:16am 3 comments More on Beijing air pollution
Beijing's short-term fixes fail to address real causes of pollution
Having attracted unwelcome global coverage for hosting an international marathon in toxic haze last month, mainland leaders will be less than pleased if the capital is again shrouded in smog when it hosts the Apec summit.4 Nov 2014 - 9:16am 3 comments More on Beijing air pollution
CORRUPTION
China to reform anti-corruption bureau to help in the fight against graft
4 Nov 2014 1 commentMore China news
Asia
KOREAN PENINSULA
Academics try to get North and South Korea to speak same language
North and South Korea have never found dialogue easy, but academics from both sides now meeting in Pyongyang are trying to steer things in the right direction by at least getting them to speak the same language.4 Nov 2014 - 9:12am 1 comment More on Korean peninsula
INDIA/PAKISTAN
4 Nov 2014 - 9:16am
India and Pakistan suspend border ceremony after deadly bombing
India and Pakistan solemnly lowered their national flags at a dusk military ceremony on their main land border crossing on Monday, a day after a suicide attack killed almost 60 people on the Pakistani side.4 Nov 2014 - 9:16am
More Asia news
- North Korea denies role in smartphone hacking in South
- Head of Japanese police anti-groping unit arrested for allegedly molesting girl
- India’s fading Chinese community faces painful war past
- US defender of Japan's past makes dubious claims about bullying
- Time for South Korea to face up to ugly obsession with plastic surgery
World
ANALYSIS: U.S. POLITICS
Republican gains in mid-term polls could aid Obama's Asian trade deal
Big Republican gains in today's mid-term elections would be a blow to much of US President Barack Obama's agenda, but one item on his to-do list might get a fresh chance to move forward: trade.4 Nov 2014 - 9:26am More on Barack Obama
HEALTH
4 Nov 2014 - 9:32am More on Ebola Virus
Gates Foundation to spend US$500m stopping malaria and other diseases
US billionaire Bill Gates will donate more than US$500 million to fight malaria and other infectious diseases in the developing world, saying the Ebola outbreak is a call to action.4 Nov 2014 - 9:32am More on Ebola Virus
More World news
- Daredevil Nik Wallenda sets records in amazing Chicago high-wire walks
- Brittany Maynard, US cancer sufferer and right-to-die campaigner, ends life
- Engineers say Virgin accident was avoidable, if they had been heard
- Key safety function of crashed Virgin spacecraft ‘deployed too early’
- Australian youth apologises for ‘surfing’ dead humpback whale
China Insider
CORRUPTION
Datong residents locked up for celebrating graft probe into Party official with fireworks
3 Nov 2014
Anti-corruption
Tigers and Flies: the Chinese Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign
3 Nov 2014 5 comments
CHINA DIGEST
Police return lost train tickets; 'Punishment' for buffet glutton; Temple thieves die in freak crash
3 Nov 2014
APEC
No new weddings, start-ups registered or milk delivered in Beijing during APEC summit
3 Nov 2014
CHINA DIGEST
Hotpot academy opens in Chongqing; deputy mayor apologises after son threatens flight attendant
1 Nov 2014
Business
FINANCE
Exchange fund notches HK$18.7b in losses in third quarter from forex, stock holdings
The Exchange Fund lost HK$18.7 billion in the third quarter as a result of valuation losses on its foreign exchange holdings and Hong Kong stocks, HKMA chief executive Norman Chan Tak-lam said yesterday.4 Nov 2014 - 8:42am 3 comments
EARNINGS
4 Nov 2014 - 9:44am More on HSBC
HSBC pre-tax profit up 2pc in third quarter
A foreign exchange probe and US$1.69 billion in provisions clouded HSBC Holdings' results even as it returned to profit gains in the third quarter of the year.4 Nov 2014 - 9:44am More on HSBC
Property
PROPERTY
Hangzhou home sales reach 5-year high as policy eases
Policy relaxation pushed new home sales to their highest level in more than five years in Hangzhou, the first city on the mainland to be hit by the property downturn.4 Nov 2014 - 4:38am
HOUSING
1 Nov 2014 - 6:26am 16 comments
2,160 cheap flats to go on sale next month
Some 2,160 new subsidised flats will go on the market at the end of next month at prices of as little as HK$1.9 million, sources with knowledge of the plan said.1 Nov 2014 - 6:26am 16 comments
More Property news
An exhibition in Paris challenges the perception of modern Chinese art
A new exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris is challenging notions of Chinese contemporary art.4 Nov 2014 - 10:14am
Burgundy buyer seaches China for the best vintages
Jasper Morris, master of wine, is the Burgundy buyer for Berry Bros & Rudd, and the author of Inside Burgundy, an authoritative and critically acclaimed in depth study of the region.31 Oct 2014 - 11:05am
Smart walking cane could soon stand the test of time
The old gentlemen's walking cane may go "smart", under a new research project funded by the central government, and be able to catch a person before they stumble.3 Nov 2014 - 5:35am 3 comments
The dangers of being too clean
2 Nov 2014
Sport
Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup field down to 22 as Godolphin's Cavalryman is withdrawn
The Melbourne Cup was left with 22 runners early on Tuesday after Cavalryman became the second horse to withdraw from the 154th version of the A$6.2 million (HK$41.8 million) race.4 Nov 2014 - 9:50am
Joao Moreira out to spoil Zac Purton's party in Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is the one race every Australian jockey dreams of winning and for Zac Purton the dream is tantalisingly close, but he must overcome the spectre of Hong Kong sparring partner Joao Moreira to make it a reality.4 Nov 2014 - 9:28am
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Magazines
The little touches
Luxury facilities in Chiang Mai are taking in Western Alzheimer’s sufferers whose families cannot find, or afford, adequate care at home, writes Carol Isoux. Pictures by Dario Pignatelli.1 Nov 2014 - 10:27pm
Affair of the art
Illustrator Henrik Drescher and his Hong Kong wife, Wu Wing-yee, tell Clare Morin about their life in Yunnan province and expelling 'the anti-muse'.1 Nov 2014 - 10:27pm
Fake it to make it
1 Nov 2014More Magazines news
- Hello Kitty exhibition opens in Hong Kong as icon celebrates 40th birthday
- Director Teddy Chen reaffirms his love of martial arts in his latest offering
- Where to buy the perfect winter coat in Hong Kong
- The Chinese in Britain: personal tales of a journey to a new land
- Henry Steiner: the king of graphic design
Blogs
An ABC Affair
A deluge of super-rich Asians is coming soon to screens near you
27 Oct 2014 - 11:14am
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