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North Korea rushed to the defence of American civil liberties on Tuesday, saying revelations of mass surveillance operations showed the United States was the “kingpin” of rights abuse.

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US President Barack Obama said on Monday that China has understood his “blunt” warnings against cyber-hacking as he credited new leader Xi Jinping with accepting more global responsibility for...

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Chinese authorities have formally arrested a man for trying to stage a repeat of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protest, his wife said on Tuesday, signalling an increasing intolerance for...

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Charges by a top activist that New York University dismissed him due to Chinese influence have added fuel to concerns over Beijing’s educational clout which critics say hurts US academic freedom...

2:28PM

Former soccer player David Beckham has more than 400,000 followers only a day after making his official Sina Weibo debut.

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NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden cited US President Barack Obama's failure to live up to campaign promises as motivation for him to leak thousands of cl

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China has built the world’s fastest supercomputer, almost twice as fast as the previous US holder and underlining the country’s rise as a science and technology powerhouse.

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Beijing is on its way to lifting an eight-month suspension of new share offerings, in a move that may open the floodgates for a fundraising spree by cash-hungry companies on the mainland and gnaw...

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China’s home price rises slowed for a second straight month in May from the previous month, in a sign that Beijing’s attempts to bring stability to a frothy property market are having some effect...

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Coming up in SCMP

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  • Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom says he suspects his communications with his Hong Kong lawyers were hacked by the US
  • Outgoing ESF chief Heather Du Quesnay urges successor to develop strong Mandarin programme in schools 
  • Will Hong Kong lose its lustre if new energey-saving regulations require lights out for outdoor lighting at night?
   

 

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Insight

Since Edward Snowden first broke cover in Hong Kong, many people have been puzzled about his choice of this city to take on the US government. Despite being wedded to the rule of law and having...

1:26AM

Celebrating Hong Kong

Heartbeat of Hong Kong

At a casual glance, a fish stored in Rebecca Lee Lok-sze's home could be a typical Hong Kong salted variety.

But it's actually preserved in formalin and comes from Antarctica.

8:56AM

From public housing to luxury houses on The Peak, flat inspector Tsim Chai-nam has seen it all. And he has found one thing many homeowners have in common: the urge to rip out furnishings provided...

5:02AM

Uniquely Hong Kong

Professional letter writers were once a common sight on Hong Kong’s streets, but today only a few survive. In the latest episode of our Uniquely Hong Kong series, we talk to Pun Tse-ching about...

6:10PM

In this latest episode of our Uniquely Hong Kong series, a traditional rice shop owner laments how his business is declining in changing times, but argues it still has a vital role to play

6:11PM

Hong Kong

Two Hong Kong bands are facing calls to boycott a music festival on July 1 amid criticism from pro-democracy march internet users who say the festival is aimed at drawing participants from the...

9:17PM

Pear-shaped and flawless, the China Star Diamond is said to be “the largest and most perfect briolette diamond” ever to be auctioned, according to Christie’s Asia.

4:33PM

Lingnan University council chairman Bernard Chan on Tuesday rejected students’ request for an open "one-man-one-vote" election to elect their president.

6:47PM

He had already missed three court appearances and tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung made it four yesterday, preferring lunch at his favourite restaurant in Wan Chai to Macau's Court of First Instance....

8:30AM

China

A Communist Party magazine published a commentary against internet users on Monday - saying they were disseminating false information. It is the latest in a series of state press editorials...

3:11AM

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for high-level talks with Chinese officials on North Korea, Syria and other issues, his spokesman said.

5:21PM

China, the world’s largest carbon emitter, was set on Tuesday to launch its first carbon trading scheme aimed at reducing emissions, state media said.

5:05PM

Charges by a top activist that New York University dismissed him due to Chinese influence have added fuel to concerns over Beijing’s educational clout which critics say hurts US academic freedom...

2:28PM

Asia

In a lonely corner of the Pacific, 1,740 kilometres south of Tokyo, a tiny but potentially crucial piece of Japanese territory is now rising from the waves.

2:37AM

World

G8 leaders yesterday threw their weight behind calls for a peace conference on Syria to be held in Geneva "as soon as possible" and agreed to measures to tackle tax evasion.

Updated 4:48AM

US President Barack Obama said on Monday that China has understood his “blunt” warnings against cyber-hacking as he credited new leader Xi Jinping with accepting more global responsibility for...

5:30PM

US President Barack Obama and former national security contractor Edward Snowden are mounting public relations campaigns over a classified US surveillance programme leaked by the latter. Obama...

Updated 4:17AM

Business

Sluggish industrial activity on the mainland and cooling external demand curbed foreign investment inflows last month but property prices continued to rise. The situation may force policymakers to...

3:50AM

Beijing is on its way to lifting an eight-month suspension of new share offerings, in a move that may open the floodgates for a fundraising spree by cash-hungry companies on the mainland and gnaw...

3:47AM

Publishing group Sing Tao News was recently in talks as part of a syndicate to acquire the Hong Kong businesses of Swedish free paper publisher Metro International, it said in a filing with the...

Updated 4:40AM

The Australian dollar might fall further as export prices eased, the country's central bank said, as it repeated that it had room to cut interest rates again, according to minutes of its June 4...

Updated 4:40AM

Mainland shoppers are swiping more cards and using less cash in a trend that is luring more providers into the burgeoning mobile payment market. Among the new players is a company called QFPay, a...

Updated 4:40AM

Lifestyle

Twenty-five years ago, Japan's Seto Inland Sea was little more than a series of deforested islands that had been ruined by unchecked industrialisation and illegal waste dumping.

9:31AM

It's a quiet Tuesday night, but Dim Sum Labs - a workspace shared by a motley crowd of tinkerers - is a hive of activity. Located in a nondescript building in Sheung Wan, the small room is taken...

9:21AM

The strangeness of English Schools Foundation teacher Chris Taylor's quest to visit every mainland province dawned on him as he sat down on a bench in a town square in Ningxia - an obscure...

10:49AM

It’s a timely coincidence. Diet is the leading risk factor for premature death on the mainland, accounting for one in three deaths in 2010, according to the study published in The Lancet.

1:00PM

It's morning assembly, and Form One students at Pui Ching Middle School, have their iPads ready. It's the same story in their English and Chinese classes.

9:50AM

Hong Kong has been judged to have one of the best education systems in the world. In international assessments, such as the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment, our students come...

9:46AM

Fans of juice fasting claim that drinking fresh fruit and vegetable juices for three days is the trick to giving the body a good spring clean.

10:13AM

Women's prison workshops across Italy are joining up under a new commercial fashion brand they hope will help encourage more detainees to learn the trade and give them hope for a future on the...

10:26AM

Sport

Asian football powerhouses Iran, South Korea and Australia reached the 2014 World Cup, but Uzbekistan narrowly failed to book their place on a dramatic night of action yesterday.

Updated 3:51AM

Organisers are likely to replace the event, which began in Shanghai in 1993, with a competition for athletes aged 14 to 18.

Updated 3:51AM

Australian rugby league was hit with a second off-field scandal in as many days yesterday as Rabbitohs forward George Burgess was suspended after being charged with wilful damage of property.

Updated 3:51AM

Magazines

19 Jun 2013

Pâtissiers cater to Hong Kong's growing love of cakes

16 Jun 2013

The last of China's foot-bound women

13 Jun 2013

China's golden girl of the big screen takes the director's chair

9 Jun 2013

Family life suits investment guru Jim Rogers

7 Jun 2013

Drawn by design

6 Jun 2013

Great local escapes that won't break the bank

2 Jun 2013

A people's champion celebrates her centenary

30 May 2013

Pierre Hermé: the Picasso of pastry

26 May 2013

The benefits of eating insects

10 May 2013

Private art collections gain momentum in Asia

23 Apr 2013

Swing into summer with the hottest hairstyles

22 Apr 2013

How women can hit their full earnings potential

5 Apr 2013

The new voice of avant-garde Asia

20 Mar 2013

Size is starting to matter at trendsetting restaurants

5 Mar 2013

Let there be light with spring's wash of modern pastels

Property

Hong Kong luxury homes may lose their mantle as the most expensive in the world as measures aimed at curbing property prices begin to bite this year.

Updated 4:31AM

Swedish boutique developer Helen Lindman is on a mission - to help preserve Hong Kong's built heritage and show by example that old can be both beautiful and profitable as she builds a portfolio...

Updated 4:31AM

Bidding closes on Friday for two residential sites, in Tseung Kwan O and Tuen Mun. The plots are expected to generate about HK$4 billion in revenue for the government.

Updated 4:31AM

Technology

Mainland shoppers are swiping more cards and using less cash in a trend that is luring more providers into the burgeoning mobile payment market. Among the new players is a company called QFPay, a...

Updated 4:40AM

China has built the world’s fastest supercomputer, almost twice as fast as the previous US holder and underlining the country’s rise as a science and technology powerhouse.

2:54PM

Longer-lasting batteries are crucial for a new crop of wearable computers whose rise may upend Apple and Google’s dominance of mobile devices, two of the field’s pioneers say.

1:30PM

Debates

In Tuesday’s Business section, the Monitor column on the back page decided to pick a fight with the front page’s Jake’s View.

10:33AM

Reporters Victoria Ruan and Celine Sun spoke to senior executives and observers from several countries on the sidelines of this month's Boao Forum. Many believe China will maintain its rapid...

6:02AM

Housing was the dominant theme of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's maiden policy address last month. His plans include rezoning green-belt land, reclamation outside Victoria Harbour and stepping...

4:58AM

Blogs

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