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Editor's Pick
We owe a lot to Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee who has exposed large-scale surveillance efforts in the US and worldwide. He has accomplished what the US Congress could not and the federal...
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Today's Poll
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Insight
The world is wondering why Edward Snowden chose Hong Kong in his darkest hour. Was this the safest bet? Will he seek asylum? How will this espionage thriller develop? Although Hong Kong is widely...
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Celebrating Hong Kong
Heartbeat of Hong Kong
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But it's actually preserved in formalin and comes from Antarctica.
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Uniquely Hong Kong
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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
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Hong Kong
A consultant advising the government on housing policy says that to meet growing demand it will need to build 221,800 public rental flats over the coming decade. That's almost 25 per cent more...
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The security chief was trying to placate a worried public following Snowden's claims in the media that US agencies have carried out hundreds of cyberspying operations in Hong Kong.
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Edward Snowden will not be given preferential treatment if he applies for asylum in Hong Kong, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' office.
And an asylum seeker...
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Hong Kong fans have asked Korean pop stars to boycott a cut-price July 1 music festival condemned as a political tool to keep youngsters away from the annual pro-democracy rally. Local group...
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China
Senior diplomats from North Korea and China held strategic talks in Beijing yesterday as they work to repair strained relations, but offered little specific indication they will lead to a...
5:07AM
Thousands of mainland Chinese have permanent residency in The Gambia, a place they most likely have never visited and never will, as the African country has been unexpectedly profiting from a Hong...
Updated 8:58AM
A former Communist Party official was executed yesterday for raping 11 girls in Henan , China News Service reported, amid a spate of child abuse cases that have stirred public anger.
5:07AM
Beijing has completed a monitoring scheme in Tibet that requires all telephone and internet users to register under their real names, state media said yesterday, as part of a campaign to crack...
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Asia
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World
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Business
The brighter view of the economy could be a hint that the Fed is moving closer to reducing its bond purchases. But the statement issued after its two-day policy meeting gave no indication of when...
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A proposal by Sony’s top investor to partially spin off the Japanese company’s lucrative entertainment business will be the elephant in the room at an annual shareholders meeting on Thursday.
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Beijing's decision to resume initial public offerings next month has raised fresh fears of a fund outflow, knocking the mainland share market to its lowest close in six months yesterday.
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The mainland's self-made millionaires are boosting their wealth by listing their companies on the capital markets despite the recent economic downturn in the country.
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The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) comes at a time when the US and the European Union are raising the pressure on tax havens like the British Virgin Islands and Switzerland to become...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Sport
Leading freelance jockey Howard Cheng Yue-tin broke an arm and a leg but four other riders appeared to have had a miraculous escape from injury after a five-horse pile-up at Happy Valley last...
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The Hong Kong Fencing Association is vetting potential members after an unprecedented surge in applications sparked fears of possible vote rigging in elections for council positions.
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Chinese golf's elder statesman, Zhang Lianwei, says his playing days on the Asian Tour are becoming far and few between as he pursues his next challenge - to persuade government officials to build...
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Magazines
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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.
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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...
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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.
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Technology
Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent plans to focus on networking products and high-speed broadband and will slim down with a billion euros in cost cuts by 2015 in a bid to reverse years of...
8:56AM
A proposal by Sony’s top investor to partially spin off the Japanese company’s lucrative entertainment business will be the elephant in the room at an annual shareholders meeting on Thursday.
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Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Wednesday vowed to catch up with its more popular rivals Apple and Samsung after unveiling its newest phone for the first time in Asia.
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Polls
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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.
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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...
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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...
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In Pictures
Action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme, the Muscles from Brussels who has made Hong Kong his home, shows he's fighting fit as he announces a film project in the city yesterday, complete with a title that sounds like a successful shopping spree in Causeway Bay - Luxury Meets Justice. Fashion TV chief Michael Adam (right) is backing the project. Photo: Felix Wong
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