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State broadcaster CCTV yesterday accused the Bank of China of offering a money laundering service to wealthy mainlanders and helping them to siphon cash out of the country.
Thursday, 10 July, 2014, 7:31am 4 comments More on Bank of ChinaChina's top court has unveiled a roadmap for its five-year reform plan to boost judicial independence, giving judges more authority in rulings by unleashing them from interference by local governments.
10 Jul 2014 - 4:39am 1 commentThere's something for everyone in Macau. Here's three ways to get the best out of the city.
10 Jul 2014 - 9:28amNovelist Hao Qun was released last night after being summoned by Beijing police over his statement of surrender for planning to attend a Tiananmen Square crackdown commemoration.
10 Jul 2014 - 4:18am More on Tiananmen Square crackdownA row between the controversial Chinese philanthropist Chen Guangbiao and a New York-based NGO over a supposedly "fake" United Nations certificate of honours escalated yesterday.
10 Jul 2014 - 10:05amThe head of the WHO has urged the government to strengthen tobacco control to save huge numbers of lives and to ensure the country has a healthy workforce to continue its development.
10 Jul 2014 - 8:29am 2 commentsHundreds of rocky islands, sandbanks and reefs lie scattered across Asia's eastern waters, unimportant looking to the naked eye but significant enough to spark a worrying deterioration in US-China relations.
10 Jul 2014 - 8:30am 1 comment More on FocusBoth candidates claimed victory in Indonesia's presidential election, suggesting there could be a drawn-out constitutional battle to decide who will next lead the world's third-largest democracy.
10 Jul 2014 - 5:39amA gunman killed at least six people, most of them children, during a domestic dispute in Texas on Wednesday that has triggered a tense ongoing standoff with authorities.
10 Jul 2014 - 10:41amPresident Xi Jinping has warned of disastrous consequences if China and the United States fail to contain their conflicts.
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The need for multiculturalism, which can be defined as fair approaches to managing diversity and cultural understanding, has become urgent in Hong Kong.
10 Jul 2014 - 4:12am 2 commentsHundreds of rocky islands, sandbanks and reefs lie scattered across Asia's eastern waters, unimportant looking to the naked eye but significant enough to spark a worrying deterioration in US-China relations.
10 Jul 2014 - 8:30am 1 commentToday’s “urgent” top-level meeting between Hong Kong’s government number two, frontline police and disciplined service unions will include discussions over Occupy Central, pay, and retirement, sources have told the South China Morning Post.
10 Jul 2014 - 10:40amExtravagant dinners, overspending and regular meetings with mainland officials may have shaken public confidence in corruption watchdog, lawmakers conclude.
10 Jul 2014 - 8:18am 6 commentsPresident Xi Jinping has warned of disastrous consequences if China and the United States fail to contain their conflicts.
10 Jul 2014 - 10:04am 6 comments More on Xi JinpingChina's top court has unveiled a roadmap for its five-year reform plan to boost judicial independence, giving judges more authority in rulings by unleashing them from interference by local governments.
10 Jul 2014 - 4:39am 1 commentPrime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday Australia’s closer ties with Tokyo would not hurt relations with China after a successful and productive visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
10 Jul 2014 - 10:47amNorth Korea has lodged a formal protest at the United Nations against a Hollywood comedy about an assassination bid on leader Kim Jong-un and asked Washington to block the film’s release.
10 Jul 2014 - 10:16amTens of thousands of children streaming from chaotic Central American nations to the US border have overwhelmed the government’s ability to respond, senior administration officials said on Wednesday as President Barack Obama visited Texas and urged Congress to move swiftly to approve an emergency
10 Jul 2014 - 10:13amA gunman killed at least six people, most of them children, during a domestic dispute in Texas on Wednesday that has triggered a tense ongoing standoff with authorities.
10 Jul 2014 - 10:41amThe game of dominoes was invented in mainland China in the 13th century and was brought by Italian merchants to Europe, where it became a great hit.
10 Jul 2014 - 10:11amState broadcaster CCTV yesterday accused the Bank of China of offering a money laundering service to wealthy mainlanders and helping them to siphon cash out of the country.
10 Jul 2014 - 7:31am 4 comments More on Bank of ChinaShanghai sold a small residential parcel to Hong Kong-listed Lai Fung Holdings at a record price yesterday, bucking the nationwide trend of a cooling real estate market.
10 Jul 2014 - 6:48amWhat a difference a year can make. In May-June last year the Asian high-yield market shut down thanks to loose talk by then Fed chairman Ben Bernanke of an end to quantitative easing.
10 Jul 2014 - 6:47amThe Sandstorm ran into trouble when Ai Weiwei, who had agreed to play a cameo role, complained he never agreed to be promoted as the star or gave consent to use his image or name to promote the film.
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9 Jul 2014 - 11:07pmUS military researchers have awarded US$40 million towards developing a new kind of brain implant that may help restore memories in wounded soldiers and civilians.
10 Jul 2014 - 6:09amAn organic farming commune in Hebei is going back to the roots of Maoist thought
The cast of Downton Abbey come to the aid of Guangxi’s moon bears
The Academy for Performing Arts honours the city’s great and good
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Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two penalties in a shoot-out with the Netherlands on Wednesday to take his country through to the World Cup final for the first time since 1990.
10 Jul 2014 - 10:50am 1 comment More on World Cup 2014Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella spoke of his “great joy” after his side beat the Netherlands 4-2 on penalties in Sao Paulo on Wednesday to reach the World Cup final.
10 Jul 2014 - 10:05am More on World Cup 2014There's something for everyone in Macau. Here's three ways to get the best out of the city.
10 Jul 2014 - 9:28amDining out in Macau need not be a costly affair. Here are eight restaurants that should satisfy your gastronomic cravings without breaking the bank.
9 Jul 2014 - 11:07pmCustomers wait in the heat to enter a store called Cannabis City during the first day of legal retail marijuana sales in Seattle, while residents cool off from the summer heat in Xian, and more ...
The world's third-largest democracy is divided over two very different choices: Joko Widodo, a one-time furniture maker, and Prabowo Subianto, a wealthy ex-army general with close links to former d
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Revelers from around the world in Pamplona take part in an eight-day event of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises".
Indonesians head to the polls today to vote in their country’s third election since the end of dictator Suharto’s rule in 1998.
Customers wait in the heat to enter a store called Cannabis City during the first
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