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Chinese tourists recount horrors of earthquake in Nepal

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More than 2,300 people were killed by the 7.8 magnitude quake which hit Nepal on Sunday. Photo: EPA

Aftershocks hit Nepal as earthquake death toll passes 3,000

A powerful aftershock shook Nepal on Sunday, making buildings sway and sending panicked Kathmandu residents running into the streets a day after a massive earthquake killed at least 3,000 people.

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A flotilla of dredgers pump sand onto the rim of Mischief Reef in the South China Sea in this February 1 photo. China stands accused of island-building on the reef to help bolster its hotly disputed territorial claims. Photo: Reuters

Asean tells China its island-building ‘may undermine peace, stability’ in South China Sea

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Chinese tourists who managed to get a flight out of Nepal arrive in Kunming in southwest China. Photo: Reuters

Chinese tourists recount horrors of earthquake in Nepal

27 Apr 2015 - 12:51am

The Wall Street bull seems poised to charge as world equity markets hit new record highs last Friday. Photo: AFP

World stocks hit record peaks, NASDAQ at all-time mark

26 Apr 2015 - 8:36pm

(From left to right) Dong Mingxiang who is being held for suspected violations of law, Zhan Guoqiao who is in detention for serious violations of discipline, Zhan Jun who is handed over to military prosecutors. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Three top Chinese military officers held in graft probes

26 Apr 2015 - 11:55pm 1

Xiaomi launched its Mi 4i smartphone in India in April as it looks to build its presence in the fast-growing market. Photo: Bloomberg.

Indian industrialist Ratan Tata buys into Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi

26 Apr 2015 - 9:17pmMore on The Next Big Thing

Gamers play Starcraft at an industry trade show in Germany. New technology uses online strategy games to transmit data and bypass censorship tools. Photo: Reuters

Anti-censorship technology uses online video games to bypass Chinese internet restrictions

26 Apr 2015 - 9:38pmMore on Cybersecurity

HARRY'S VIEW

APRIL 26, 2015

HSBC shares soar in Hong Kong on report may move out of London

27 Apr, 12:08am

Hongkonger John Tsang Chi-sing had a lucky escape on Mount Everest. Photo: SCMP

Hongkonger cheats death and then rescues other climbers on Mount Everest in Nepal

27 Apr, 1:31am 1

Russian hackers breached the White House's unclassified computer system. Photo: EPA

Russian hackers reportedly read Obama's unclassified emails

26 Apr, 8:53pm

Brinc will connect smart device start-ups with factories, distributors and legal experts in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

Start-up accelerator to 'leverage strengths' of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou for entrepreneurs

26 Apr, 8:01pm

Experts warned Nepal earthquake would come - but didn't know when

27 Apr, 1:11am

Chinese nationals gather outside the Kathmandu international airport. Photo: AP

Chinese fly out of Nepal but some seats come at a steep price

26 Apr, 4:13pm 3

The Tiangong-1 (Sky Palace) orbiter, which is a component of China's plans for a space station, was launched in 2011. Photo: AFP

Gleam me up, Scotty: Chinese space station will rely on LEDs for all light

26 Apr, 7:30pm 1

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Baidu-backed video site iQiyi to expand into Hong Kong with major advertising deal

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying foresees Asean-Hong Kong free trade pact next year

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Conflict-of-interest row rocks Hong Kong building assessment body

Garage explosion in Wong Tai Sin leaves three dead, nine injured

'There are no houses left': Nepal struggles to deal with aftermath of earthquake

Why Hong Kong's district council elections will be a different kind of political battle

Pakistani military intelligence to investigate slaying of activist Sabeen Mahmud

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Pro-Kremlin bikers ride for Berlin defying bans from Germany, Poland

Pan-democrats vow 'close contact' with Hong Kong citizens over political reform proposals

An artist's impression of Sky City, towering above the surrounding city. Photo: SCMP Pictures

MONEY & WEALTH

Chinese billionaire says plan to build world's tallest building no pie in the sky

26 Apr 2015 - 11:56pm

Members of Chinese International Search and Rescue Team and their rescue dogs board a charted plane to Kathmandu. Photo: Reuters

POLICIES & POLITICS

April 27: No word on free flights home for Chinese stuck in Nepal; number of state-owned enterprises to be cut sharply

27 Apr 2015 - 1:13am

LEADER

Hong Kong must make it a priority to tackle menace of illegal structures

Chinese students leaving a SAT test centre. China's middle class is now the most willing in Asia to send their children abroad for education. Photo: Reuters

As more opt to study overseas, China must find way to bring talent home

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Aftershocks keep survivors on edge in Nepal

OPINION

Protesters outside the offices of Regina Ip, chair of the New People's Party, over remarks she made that Filipino domestic helpers have become a sexual resource for foreign men in Hong Kong. Photo: EPA

Post-Regina Ip, behaving better and thoughtfully to the Hong Kong maids in our midst

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Experts warned Nepal earthquake would come - but didn't know when

Experts have known for years that Nepal was vulnerable to a catastrophic earthquake - they just didn't know it would happen so soon

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Death sentence commuted for Chinese woman who killed violent husband

24 Apr 2015 - 6:02pm 9

Gaming fans pose for photos at a convention in Shanghai. China had 383 million mobile gamers last year. Photo: SCMP Pictures

APPS & GAMING

China to overtake US as world's largest mobile gaming market by 2016

24 Apr 2015 - 3:40pm

Runners tackle the Beijing marathon. Photo: SCMP Pictures

MONEY & WEALTH

Race for the top: China’s business elite take a run at the marathon

24 Apr 2015 - 6:04pm

Xie Shisheng is pictured on Wednesday after his rescue by police after being held prisoner for 18 years. Photo: Qingyuan Daily

SOCIETY

Chinese police free man kept locked up as factory slave for 18 years

24 Apr 2015 - 2:16am 1

President Xi Jinping (right) meets his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rowhani in Jakarta on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

DIPLOMACY & DEFENCE

Iran backs pipeline to China under ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative: ambassador

27 Apr 2015 - 1:22am 1

Chinese employees count bundles of one-yuan and 50-cent banknotes paid by a Chinese buyer for a car at a BMW dealership in Zhengzhou city, Henan province. Photo: AFP/ ImagineChina

SOCIETY

Chinese woman stuns BMW dealership by paying for luxury car with mountain of one-yuan notes

21 Apr 2015 - 12:52am 6

POLICIES & POLITICS

POLICIES & POLITICS

April 27: No word on free flights home for Chinese stuck in Nepal; number of state-owned enterprises to be cut sharply

27 Apr 2015 - 1:13am

A child is treated at a hospital in Nyalam county in Xigaze near the Tibetan-Nepalese border. Four people are missing and 55 injured in the area. Photo: Xinhua

POLICIES & POLITICS

21 Chinese among quake fatalities: reports

26 Apr 2015 - 5:13am

DIPLOMACY & DEFENCE

DIPLOMACY & DEFENCE

Three top Chinese military officers held in graft probes

26 Apr 2015 - 11:55pm 1

DIPLOMACY & DEFENCE

Beijing eyes bigger arms exports after Pakistan deal, experts say

25 Apr 2015 - 9:37pm 3

MONEY & WEALTH

MONEY & WEALTH

Chinese billionaire says plan to build world's tallest building no pie in the sky

26 Apr 2015 - 11:56pm

The skull of the 65-million-year-old triceratops, found in the US state of Montana, is up for sale in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP Pictures

ECONOMY

Yours for US$1.8m or more: 'world's biggest dinosaur' skull on sale in Hong Kong

26 Apr 2015 - 9:42pm 8

SOCIETY

SOCIETY

Chinese tourists recount horrors of earthquake in Nepal

27 Apr 2015 - 12:51am

Some schools require pupils to wear more than a dozen different uniforms, according to the season. Pupils at a Nanning school in the Guangxi region. Photo: Xinhua

SOCIETY

Chinese parents 'shocked' by high cost of school uniforms

26 Apr 2015 - 9:16pm

ECONOMY

Workers at a clothes hanger factory in the Guangxi region of southern China. Urban employment figures held up in the first quarter of the year as economic growth slowed. Photo: Xinhua

ECONOMY

China's economy needs no strong stimulus measures, says central bank economist

26 Apr 2015 - 11:54pm

ECONOMY

Chinese fly out of Nepal but some seats come at a steep price

26 Apr 2015 - 4:13pm 3

TECH

A woman looks at her phone on an escalator inside a Hong Kong MTR station. The mobile video market in the city is heating up. Photo: David Wong

ENTERPRISES

Baidu-backed video site iQiyi to expand into Hong Kong with major advertising deal

26 Apr 2015 - 10:31pm

ENTERPRISES

Indian industrialist Ratan Tata buys into Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi

26 Apr 2015 - 9:17pm

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April 27: No word on free flights home for Chinese stuck in Nepal; number of state-owned enterprises to be cut sharply

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April 24: Xi's selfie; China's trying to extradite the most wanted

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THE GRIFFINANDREW HAWKINS

Why Hong Kong racing needs the Champions Mile to return to QE II Cup day

23 Apr 2015 - 10:42am

ALLAN CHIANG

Why reporting student loan default data to credit reference agencies is a doubtful deterrent

23 Apr 2015 - 2:31am

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April 23: Zhou Yongkang's ally on trial; China factory activity slips to 1-year low

23 Apr 2015 - 7:36am 1

CHINA IN 3 MINUTESSCMP ONLINE

April 22: Kuomintang chief plans to meet China president; Abe-Xi meeting on horizon

22 Apr 2015 - 4:16am

INSIGHT

Hong Kong's younger generations are ready to embrace the challenge.

TONY CHAN

How our innovative youth can make Hong Kong even greater

26 Apr 2015 - 12:59pm 3

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WASHPOST

Experts warned Nepal earthquake would come - but didn't know when

27 Apr 2015 - 1:11am

OPINION

ENOCH YIU

Hong Kong Mortgage interest rate for loans to start-ups simply too steep

26 Apr 2015 - 10:30pm

ENOCH YIU

Chinese tourists go from Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) to another TST - Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei

26 Apr 2015 - 9:30pm

ALEX LO

A bitter lesson for Occupy Central's student leaders

26 Apr 2015 - 1:29pm 7

ALICE WU

Fork in road to political reform need not cause Hong Kong's pan-democrats so much angst

26 Apr 2015 - 12:27pm

TAMMY TAM

City Beat: 'Mainland China experience' won't do HKU students any harm

26 Apr 2015 - 6:59pm 1

DAVID BROWN

ECB policymakers need to crank up stimulus measures to boost economic recovery

26 Apr 2015 - 9:47am

Yours for US$1.8m or more: 'world's biggest dinosaur' skull on sale in Hong Kong

Fossil of a triceratops, dubbed the Dragon King and discovered in 1992, is on sale for the collector who doesn't quite have everything - yet

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Aftershocks keep survivors on edge in Nepal

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