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Alibaba's chairman Jack Ma is set to face a barrage of questions when the e-commerce giant reports quarterly earnings today, spurred by a government regulator's blistering accusation of widespread fraud.
Wednesday, 28 January, 2015, 11:30pm 1 commentApple’s quarterly profit rocketed to a corporate record US$18 billion at the end of last year on booming sales of big-screen iPhone models, especially in China.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:19pm More on AppleA mainland regulator's criticism of online shopping site Taobao leaves its parent, Alibaba Group, potentially vulnerable to the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), punitive action by US regulators and US lawsuits by shareholders, given Alibaba's US listing, analysts say.
28 Jan 2015 - 10:55pmWhile a record number of Chinese travelled overseas in 2014, spending hundreds of billions of US dollars, the country's inbound tourism suffered another year-on-year decline.
28 Jan 2015 - 5:34pm 24 comments More on FocusSome call him a loose cannon due to his frequent slips of the tongue, but to others he is a godsend who can finally revamp Taipei.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:25pmBut Pu’s lawyer argues that the commentaries fall into the domain of free speech and should not constitute crimes
28 Jan 2015 - 3:01pm 4 commentsConstruction of the 18-metre-deep structure within historical buildings was stopped by authorities in July, but workers resumed digging soon after
28 Jan 2015 - 4:29pm 6 commentsA high-ranking PLA officer has told a visiting senior US defence official that Hong Kong was among Beijing’s “core interests and key concerns,” the PLA Daily reported.
28 Jan 2015 - 7:16pm 1 commentThe war of words between mainland’s largest online shopping site and the state commercial regulator escalated today after the authority released its full report on the failure of Taobao.com to ban substandard products.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:16pm 2 commentsThe move sees promotions and new roles for the military’s next generation of leaders
28 Jan 2015 - 6:01pmThe expert also suggested that Beijing would be aiming to get the message further afield than just Japan.
28 Jan 2015 - 5:19pm 18 commentsA new circuit court – the first of its kind in China – has been set up in Shenzhen as part of the country’s efforts to promote judicial independence and reduce interference by party officials.
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The recent policy address touches on many issues that local women's groups have been working to address. These include turning a gender lens on policymaking, helping women carers stay in the workforce and empowering women in poverty to be more economically self-reliant.
28 Jan 2015 - 7:29pmWhile a record number of Chinese travelled overseas in 2014, spending hundreds of billions of US dollars, the country's inbound tourism suffered another year-on-year decline.
28 Jan 2015 - 5:34pm 24 commentsThe chairman of the city's biggest political party says he will step down in less than three months and pass the leadership baton to a younger member.
29 Jan 2015 - 12:29am 2 commentsBeijing's liaison office in Hong Kong is selectively inviting pan-democratic lawmakers to its Lunar New Year cocktail reception next month.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:29pmSome mainland diplomatic observers say China should invite Japanese leaders to attend a huge military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war, but the event has been dismissed by some Japanese analysts as a bully's approach to diplomacy.
29 Jan 2015 - 12:48amA measles outbreak has hit a major office building in the capital, with at least 23 people infected, according to the city's health authorities.
29 Jan 2015 - 12:43amThe mother of Islamic State captive Kenji Goto appealed for his life on Wednesday after a new video appeared to show the Japanese journalist saying he had 24 hours to live unless Jordan released a would-be suicide bomber.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:36pmSoutheast Asia will push for early conclusion of a maritime pact to defuse tension in the South China Sea, Malaysia said yesterday as the Philippines decried the inaction over reclamation efforts by China in disputed waters.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:00pmApple’s quarterly profit rocketed to a corporate record US$18 billion at the end of last year on booming sales of big-screen iPhone models, especially in China.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:19pm More on AppleUS President Barack Obama will ask Congress for a hefty, almost 8 per cent boost for the Pentagon, including US$5.3 billion to equip and train Iraqi soldiers and moderate Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State militants in the Middle East.
28 Jan 2015 - 10:48pmThe Securities and Futures Commission substantially increased its enforcement activity last year as a study showed it has issued 56 per cent more disciplinary and criminal actions against companies and individuals last year than in 2013.
28 Jan 2015 - 1:49pm 1 comment More on Hong Kong Stock ExchangeAlibaba's chairman Jack Ma is set to face a barrage of questions when the e-commerce giant reports quarterly earnings today, spurred by a government regulator's blistering accusation of widespread fraud.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:30pm 1 commentCity Developments Ltd (CDL), a major developer in Singapore, is launching an aggressive push to market its joint-venture luxury hotel to lure travellers from Hong Kong.
28 Jan 2015 - 6:43pmFive years ago, Aloysius Lee Tse-sang returned to Singapore from Hong Kong after serving as chief executive of South Beach Consortium, a joint venture formed by City Developments Ltd (CDL) and other parties to head a S$3 billion (HK$17.3 billion) hotel-office-residential-retail development projec
28 Jan 2015 - 6:46pmBirdy Chu's multimedia show, It's just the beginning, at the Goethe-Institut Hongkong, documents the democracy protests from different angles.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:42pm More on Occupy CentralHOUSE OF TANG Chinese restaurant at the Metropark Hotel Kowloon in Mong Kok is serving warming winter dishes until the end of February.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:42pmTaiwanese electronics manufacturer and Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group has denied reports that it plans to shrink its 1.3 million work force, one of the largest in the world.
28 Jan 2015 - 10:46am 1 comment More on AppleAdrenaline junky Kenny Chiang is China’s only competing aerobatic pilot
Manila street children have been locked away, out of sight of the visiting pope
One man’s mission to bring down a US Navy plane from the Tai Tam hillside it crashed into 70 years ago
The hot-headed French footballing legend says he is a butterfly really ...
Cate Blanchett on her love for theatre and her challenges with Blue Jasmine
Alfresco dining is gaining popularity among busy Hongkongers who want to unwind
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
The Singapore Open, once Asia's richest golf tournament, will return next year after a three-year absence, but with a vast drop in prize money and without the European Tour on board
29 Jan 2015 - 12:43amChelsea manager Jose Mourinho once again claimed his team were the victims of a "campaign" after they edged Liverpool 1-0 in an ill-tempered League Cup semi-final second leg
29 Jan 2015 - 12:31am More on English Premier League 2014/15With the Oscars looming and a string of top live music acts descending on Hong Kong, the next two months promise a feast for the eyes and ears. Here’s our guide to the best movie openings and live shows.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:42pmStuck for things to do with your brood over the Lunar New Year and beyond? There's no shortage of entertaining options here and in Macau. We've picked seven of the best.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:42pmA woman receives a very special kind of beauty treatment at a snail farm, while members of the Jarl Squad dressed in Viking costumes during the Up Helly Aa Viking festival, and more ...
Children show off special rice porridge for the Laba Festival, while lemurs eat at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World, and more ...
A winter storm pounded the northeastern US on January 26 hitting tens of millions of people and forcing the rare cancelation of Broadway shows in an "historic" New York blizzard.
Indian soldiers march during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, while Supporters of Pakistan's political and religious party Jama'at e Islami hold signs, and more ...
A woman receives a very special kind of beauty treatment at a snail farm, while me
Children show off special rice porridge for the Laba Festival, while lemurs eat at
A winter storm pounded the northeastern US on January 26 hitting tens of millions
Indian soldiers march during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, while Supporter
