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The expert also suggested that Beijing would be aiming to get the message further afield than just Japan.
Wednesday, 28 January, 2015, 5:19pm 24 commentsA Chinese drone maker which created the small quadcopter that recently crashed on White House grounds says it is updating its drones to prohibit flight over the US capital.
29 Jan 2015 - 12:07pm 1 commentA bullhead shark stopped China’s naval flotilla in its tracks while it was conducting a military drill on an escort mission to the Gulf of Aden.
29 Jan 2015 - 2:02pm 3 commentsAn eye-catching stunt to pilot a drone over 10 kilometres of stunning Hong Kong countryside in order to deliver a chocolate bar to a friend took months of careful planning, one of the pilots has revealed.
29 Jan 2015 - 10:06am 3 commentsSome 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 - 11:25pm 3 commentsApple users complained that some problems had still not been fixed after the tech giant released an update to its iOS 8 operating system on Wednesday.
29 Jan 2015 - 1:59pm More on AppleFeudal tradition has allowed those in power to stay beyond the law, says commentary in party mouthpiece magazine
29 Jan 2015 - 2:40pmApple’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.
29 Jan 2015 - 1:11pm 1 comment More on AppleBeijing has a crucial role to play in international climate talks to be held in Paris in December, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told Chinese state media on Wednesday, saying it was the key issue up for discussion between the two countries.
28 Jan 2015 - 4:19pmA 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.
29 Jan 2015 - 1:56am 2 commentsFive more people died of the flu yesterday, pushing this year's death toll to 64, as a Civic Party lawmaker called on the government to expand the availability of free flu vaccines.
29 Jan 2015 - 8:41am 2 commentsThe mainland launched two legal experiments in Shenzhen yesterday, setting up the country's first circuit court and a court in Qianhai that will feature a jury with members from Hong Kong.
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The news that British Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire failed, during a visit to Hong Kong, to meet Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying earlier this month was interpreted by some as a snub - a sign that both the local and Beijing governments are using whatever symbolic means they can to show the fo
29 Jan 2015 - 2:54pm 1 commentAmerica's need for foreign oil is declining, while impatience with Saudi Arabia's ways is growing, shaking a once-tight relationship.
29 Jan 2015 - 4:18am 2 commentsMTR staff told to share company-related information online in a “responsible” manner after a photograph of a train carriage bearing the number ”D689” was shared on Facebook.
29 Jan 2015 - 4:08pm More on MTRCFour foreign domestic helpers were arrested in dawn raids yesterday morning on suspicion of breaking immigration laws by not living in their employers’ homes.
29 Jan 2015 - 3:26pm 4 comments More on Foreign domestic workers in Hong KongFeudal tradition has allowed those in power to stay beyond the law, says commentary in party mouthpiece magazine
29 Jan 2015 - 2:40pmChina will replicate some practices of Shanghai’s Free-trade Zone in other parts of the country, the State Council said, in its latest push to let markets play a bigger role in the economy.
29 Jan 2015 - 1:52pm More on Shanghai Free-trade ZoneIf true, the finding, which is based on recent commercial satellite imagery, will be an added worry for the United States and the North’s neighbours at a time of increasing animosity.
29 Jan 2015 - 1:19pm More on North KoreaJordan says it has received no assurance that one of its pilots captured by Islamic State insurgents was safe and that it would go ahead with a proposed prisoner swap only if he was freed.
29 Jan 2015 - 10:58amA potent symbol of the nightmare enveloping west Africa at the height of the Ebola outbreak, the ELWA-3 treatment centre is being dismantled and incinerated bit by bit as the region emerges from catastrophe.
29 Jan 2015 - 4:06pm More on Ebola VirusNewly elected Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras threw down an open challenge to international creditors by halting privatisation plans agreed under the country’s bailout deal, prompting a third day of heavy losses on financial markets.
29 Jan 2015 - 2:47pmAlibaba'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.
29 Jan 2015 - 9:46am 18 comments More on AlibabaChina’s stock regulator will inspect the stock margin trading business of 46 companies, the official Xinhua news agency said, amid concerns the country’s stock markets are becoming over-leveraged and vulnerable to a sudden reversal.
29 Jan 2015 - 10:15am More on Hong Kong Stock ExchangeCity 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 - 11:42pmApple users complained that some problems had still not been fixed after the tech giant released an update to its iOS 8 operating system on Wednesday.
29 Jan 2015 - 1:59pm 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
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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
Chelsea striker Diego Costa faces a three-game suspension after being charged with violent conduct for appearing to stamp on Liverpool’s Emre Can, the Football Association announced on Wednesday.
29 Jan 2015 - 11:13am More on English Premier League 2014/15Christian Eriksen added a late goal to his sublime early free kick to help Tottenham scrape a 2-2 draw with third-tier Sheffield United on Wednesday and secure a place in the League Cup final against Chelsea.
29 Jan 2015 - 9:21amWith 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.
29 Jan 2015 - 11:06amStuck 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.
29 Jan 2015 - 11:55amA 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
