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The investigation into the dealings of tycoon Liu Han has revealed the intricate relationships between officials and businesspeople on the mainland.
Monday, 21 April, 2014, 9:55am 1 commentAmid the pomp and ceremony of Barack Obama's trip to East Asia this week, the US president will be on a mission to quell doubts and anxiety.
21 Apr 2014 - 1:41am 2 commentsA senior Indian government official has asked New Delhi to cancel the scheduled visit of a youth delegation to China in protest to a request by Chinese officials that participants from the disputed territory of Arunachal Pradesh be excluded from the delegation.
21 Apr 2014 - 10:53amChina Resources said top executives had visited its key business units in a bid to shore up morale after Song Lin was removed as the conglomerate's chairman over suspicions of corruption.
21 Apr 2014 - 6:27am More on China Resources (Holdings)A Japanese cabinet minister yesterday visited a Tokyo shrine that honours the dead, including war criminals, in what has repeatedly caused friction with Japan's neighbours.
21 Apr 2014 - 1:41am 7 commentsChina’s desire for luxury cars remains undimmed by an economic slowdown and political austerity drive as the country’s growing band of wealthy motorists set their sights on high-end wheels.
20 Apr 2014 - 6:33pmSouth Korea's devastating ferry disaster has elicited messages of sympathy, condolence and support from around the world, with one glaring, though not wholly unexpected, exception.
21 Apr 2014 - 12:35amFour days after South Korea's shattering ferry disaster, grieving relatives were split yesterday over whether to approve an end to the search for survivors and let cranes raise the sunken vessel to the surface.
21 Apr 2014 - 10:31am More on South Korea ferry disasterTo access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
Barack Obama touches down in Japan on Wednesday to start an important week-long trip that will also take in three other countries: South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines.
21 Apr 2014 - 3:11am 1 commentKeen to learn about the United Nations' review of human rights in China, Cao Shunli planned to travel to Geneva last September. She never made her flight. Beijing police barred her from boarding her plane on September 14. Then the human rights activist disappeared.
21 Apr 2014 - 9:48am 1 commentHong Kong has pencilled in next month for the city's first burning of seized ivory - and the government plans to give the incineration a high profile to drive home the message of conservation.
21 Apr 2014 - 10:03am 2 commentsWhen well-known comic artist Ma Sing-yuen received thanks from a grateful mother who told him that his books had taken her son deep into the world of reading, he had mixed emotions.
21 Apr 2014 - 7:58am 2 commentsThe investigation into the dealings of tycoon Liu Han has revealed the intricate relationships between officials and businesspeople on the mainland.
21 Apr 2014 - 9:55am 1 commentA court in Shanghai has seized a large Japanese ore carrier at a port in Zhejiang province to enforce a verdict seeking compensation for the sinking of two civilian Chinese cargo ships during the second world war.
21 Apr 2014 - 6:24am 4 commentsThe official death toll in the South Korean ferry sinking soared to 58 on Sunday after divers finally succeeded in entering the vessel, which a newly released transcript shows was crippled with confusion and indecision well after it began listing dangerously.
20 Apr 2014 - 11:29pm 4 comments More on South Korea ferry disasterAmid the pomp and ceremony of Barack Obama's trip to East Asia this week, the US president will be on a mission to quell doubts and anxiety.
21 Apr 2014 - 1:41am 2 commentsPro-Kremlin rebels in east Ukraine appealed yesterday for Russian "peacekeepers" after a deadly gunfight killed at least two of their militants, shattering an Easter truce and sparking "outrage" in Moscow.
21 Apr 2014 - 10:48amGunmen have kidnapped three workers including a Chinese and an Algerian from an oilfield in Sudan's West Kordofan province, the army said.
21 Apr 2014 - 12:27amFund managers predict a flat performance for the Hong Kong equity index in the second quarter amid worries over the mainland's slowing economy, while some see selling pressure in the Macau casino and the mainland's internet sectors due to overvaluations.
21 Apr 2014 - 8:36amIn a grim precursor to the much-awaited through train scheme, the first batch of foreign hedge funds allowed to raise yuan capital on the mainland for overseas equity purchases under the qualified domestic limited partner programme fell short of expectations.
21 Apr 2014 - 2:11am 2 commentsHong Kong developers are aggressively pushing project launches on the four-day Easter break but sales momentum for larger units is showing signs of slowing.
19 Apr 2014 - 1:10amSweeteners were aplenty at the Beijing Spring Real Estate Trade Fair last week. But Zhao Xiao wasn't biting.
19 Apr 2014 - 12:46amThe world never really started to take the superhero genre seriously until Christopher Reeve donned a pair of blue tights and fronted up as Superman in 1978.
20 Apr 2014 - 12:36pm More on LIFEThe Mexican-American chef of Elements steakhouse Toro is helping push the trend for pan-Latin American cuisine, writes Andrew Sun.
20 Apr 2014 - 12:50amResearchers at the University of Michigan have created a free iPhone app that offers users lighting schedules that they say are mathematically proven to adjust you to new time zones as quickly as possible.
21 Apr 2014 - 10:01am More on LIFEThe ditching of an airliner in New York in 2009 made world headlines but, the following year, two pilots demonstrated even greater airmanship on approach to Chek Lap Kok
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
Thriller instinct: Nick Cheung and Dante Lam are a winning combination
City of angles: Five outdoor enthusiasts show a different view of Hong Kong
True grit: from Hollywood to the horrors of a Phnom Penh rubbish dump
A young Pakistani is being mourned not only by his family but also by the close-knit Kwai Chung community whose hopes he carried on his shoulders
The personal touch is what attracts diners to small, cosy restaurants
Manchester United manager David Moyes maintains there are positives for the club’s fans to cling to despite them being out of contention for the Champions League.
Last season’s champions suffered an 11th Premier League defeat of the season when they lost 2-0 at Everton on Sunday.
21 Apr 2014 - 9:44amLiverpool nervously edged closer to a first league title in the Premier League era with a nail-biting 3-2 success over Norwich City at Carrow Road on Sunday.
21 Apr 2014 - 12:35amErnesto Spicciolato emerges from the mist and drags his kayak up onto the shore in the otherwise empty Hap Mun bay on what has turned out to be one of the foggiest days of the year – the zero visibility adds to the sense of utter remoteness, though we’re actually only a 15-minute ride away from Sai Kung pier.
15 Apr 2014 - 8:55amTODAY REPRESENTS an important career milestone for Tsui Tin-yau, the singer-songwriter, film actor, mystery novel writer, and Aaron Kwok Fu-shing doppelganger whenever he knits his eyebrows.
15 Apr 2014 - 8:55amThe pro-Russian activists occupying state institutions in eastern Ukraine said they will not heed an ultimatum by the government in Kiev.
Some of the eye-catching sports pictures for the weekend April 19-20 2014
It is the most sacred festival of the year for the world’s almost 2.2 billion Christians, marking the crucifixion of Jesus and the belief that he rose from the dead three days later.
Dragon dancers perform during the annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Tin Hau, the Goddess of the Sea, runners dressed as Batman and Captain America greet each other at a longdistance runnin
Iranian army troops march in a parade,while the Duchess of Cambridge visits with young lifesavers at Sydney's Manly Beach, and more ...
The pro-Russian activists occupying state institutions in eastern Ukraine said the
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Dragon dancers perform during the annual parade to celebrate the birthday of Tin H
Iranian army troops march in a parade,while the Duchess of Cambridge visits with y
