Nature needs a voice in Hong Kong to protect Chinese white dolphins

It is difficult not to be amazed by the diversity of life forms when you venture into a tropical rainforest or dive into a coral reef. Locally, a trip to a mudflat, such as at Lung Mei at low...
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Understanding can bridge the Hong Kong - mainland gap

The "one country, two systems" policy has brought Hong Kong benefits and bound it closer to the mainland. But the integration also caused tension and conflicts.
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Talks needed to avert cyberthreat

The war of words between Beijing and Washington over cyberespionage has escalated, with the US accusing China of trying to break into government computer networks to obtain information that would...
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Has Terry Wong Chi-wai been riding racehorses this season, or one of those annoying shopping carts you to get at the supermarket, the ones with the wonky front wheels?
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Alex Lo
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Anson Chan's misleading view of Britain's colonial influence on policy

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Tom Holland
After a stellar start, Japan's 'Abenomics' faces dim future

In the six months since Shinzo Abe emerged as the likely winner of last December's election, Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index has soared by 74 per cent, easily beating the rest...
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Albert Cheng
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On Tuesday, the president of the Legislative Council, Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, finally ended 60 hours of filibustering on the budget bill with some tricky manoeuvring and the...
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ICAC probe of ex-boss may turn into a blockbuster

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Strauss-Kahn gives South Sudan some 'special attention'

After some time out of the limelight following his spectacular fall from grace in 2011, former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resurfaced in...
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Trigger-happy SFC's nuclear option

The famous American banker J.P. Morgan was once asked in a congressional hearing what he thought to be the foundation of finance. Is it profit or wealth, a congressman asked. "...
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Now is the right time for interest rate reforms in China

Now is the right time to loosen state controls on interest and exchange rates, a move that can only serve to boost China's market economy.
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Kelly Yang
Forget the baby apps, it's better being an old-fashioned mother

One great thing about having a baby now is the huge range of apps available to help the mother - or so I thought. When my first child was born, in 2007, the "iCraze" hadn't...
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In praise of China's high-speed trains

The 50-minute high-speed rail trip from Guangzhou South station to Shaoguan in northern Guangdong province isn't one of the world's great train journeys.

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I first landed in Hong Kong in 1994 and found the dining scene quite vibrant and exciting. It was certainly very different from the US, where I...
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