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At least 24 people were killed and 271 others injured when several underground gas explosions ripped through Taiwan’s second-largest city overnight, hurling concrete, parked scooters, even injured victims through the air and blasting long trenches in the streets, authorit
Friday, 1 August, 2014, 11:16am 3 commentsLast month alone, six officials committed suicide, according to media reports. Two, from Henan and Hubei respectively, left letters saying they were depressed; one was reported to have accepted bribes.
1 Aug 2014 - 3:58am 2 commentsActivity in China’s vast factory sector expanded at the fastest pace in 27 months in July on stronger demand, a government survey showed, adding to evidence that the economy is regaining momentum after a burst of government stimulus measures.
1 Aug 2014 - 10:02amThe army has restated its allegiance to President Xi Jinping following the announcement of a corruption probe against former security tsar Zhou Yongkang.
1 Aug 2014 - 7:50am 3 comments More on Zhou YongkangWhen Blur played a stunning gig in Hong Kong a year ago thousands of fans wet berserk when frontman Damon Albarn announced that the band would be recording their first album since 2003 in the city.
1 Aug 2014 - 9:21am 2 commentsAbout 100,000 flights – carrying almost 15 million passengers – to and from Hong Kong airport each year are affected by military restrictions, an analysis of official civil aviation data has found.
1 Aug 2014 - 7:34am 14 commentsExplosions rang out near the crash site of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine yesterday as international investigators arrived for the first time in nearly a week after Kiev announced a pause in its offensive against rebels.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:42am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 17A Shenzhen court is to adopt a new jury system that will allow Hong Kong residents to join its legal panel, mainland media reported.
1 Aug 2014 - 4:03am 1 commentShanghai officials are jittery after a high-profile disciplinary inspection team from Beijing moved into the city on Wednesday.
1 Aug 2014 - 7:44amThe World Health Organisation is launching a US$100 million response plan to combat an "unprecedented" outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, director general Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun said yesterday.
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It is widely agreed that economic development means more than GDP growth. As China is now learning, one does not guarantee the other.
1 Aug 2014 - 2:37amThree years after Western powers helped Libyan rebels overthrow dictator Muammar Gaddafi, they have, at least temporarily, abandoned efforts on the ground to bolster Libya's foundering democracy.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:09am 1 commentThe grim performance of Hong Kong's retail sales continued in June, producing the worst first-half showing since 2009.
1 Aug 2014 - 8:27am 15 commentsAbout 100,000 flights – carrying almost 15 million passengers – to and from Hong Kong airport each year are affected by military restrictions, an analysis of official civil aviation data has found.
1 Aug 2014 - 7:34am 14 commentsAt least 24 people were killed and 271 others injured when several underground gas explosions ripped through Taiwan’s second-largest city overnight, hurling concrete, parked scooters, even injured victims through the air and blasting long trenches in the streets, authorities said on Friday.
1 Aug 2014 - 11:16am 3 commentsPresident Xi Jinping has pledged to strike hard against graft in the military, urging soldiers to banish corrupt practices and ensure their loyalty to the ruling Communist Party, state media reported on Friday.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:28pmMalaysia's opposition coalition led by Anwar Ibrahim is in danger of falling apart amid a tussle with his political partners over his bid to appoint his wife chief minister of Selangor, the country's richest state.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:36am 2 commentsAt least 23 bathers have drowned in rough seas off Pakistan’s biggest city Karachi, officials said on Thursday, after defying a ban on swimming during the monsoon season.
1 Aug 2014 - 11:32amIsrael and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip have agreed to a three-day humanitarian truce to begin on Friday morning, and negotiators from both sides will travel to Cairo to discuss a longer-term solution.
1 Aug 2014 - 9:54amExplosions rang out near the crash site of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine yesterday as international investigators arrived for the first time in nearly a week after Kiev announced a pause in its offensive against rebels.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:42am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 17Activity in China’s vast factory sector expanded at the fastest pace in 27 months in July on stronger demand, a government survey showed, adding to evidence that the economy is regaining momentum after a burst of government stimulus measures.
1 Aug 2014 - 10:02amE-commerce powerhouse Alibaba is looking to heat up the fast-growing mobile games market in China, after making a US$120 million investment in San Francisco-based developer Kabam.
1 Aug 2014 - 10:44amHome prices on the mainland fell at a faster clip in July from the previous month, while year-on-year gains continued to ease, two private surveys showed on Friday.
1 Aug 2014 - 11:38amCheung Kong (Holdings) said yesterday that its first-half core profit slipped 1 per cent to HK$7.13 billion as price discounts and incentives being offered by developers in Hong Kong and on the mainland to entice buyers have adversely affected the profit margin of property sales.
1 Aug 2014 - 2:06amAfter years of devoting his energies to managing a radio station and producing films, entertainment veteran Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui has been getting a lot of time on screen of late.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:10amA Hollywood Road restaurant serving Westernised Chinese cuisine has become an unlikely success. Fu Lu Shou's menu highlights dishes that have remained classics for decades in Chinatown restaurants in countries such as Australia, the US and Britain.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:10amStandard mobile devices are fine for urban dwellers, but when you get beyond the suburbs, into the great outdoors, a new class of gadget - or at least some careful protection - is required.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:10amIn India, when it comes to class and cuisine, food is as divisive as it is defining
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The New South Wales Waratahs are praying for a change of luck while the Canterbury Crusaders cannot believe their good fortune heading into Saturday's Super Rugby final.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:15pm 1 comment More on Super RugbyTiger Woods showed signs of a positive recovery on Thursday at the Bridgestone Invitational.
Not just from back surgery, but from making bogeys.
1 Aug 2014 - 11:33amAs his first Hong Kong outpost is unveiled, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver talks food, family and franchising.
31 Jul 2014 - 10:18amTake advantage of our rainy summer with a visit to these contrasting scenic spots - and some hidden gems.
31 Jul 2014 - 9:19am 2 commentsSelected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from August 2014.
People look on as flames engulf the pier in the southern English town of Eastbourne, while a Pakistan Navy helicopter evacuates a body of a victim who drowned in Karachi, and more ...
People walk gingerly down a stairway at the University of California Los Angeles campus, while a boy sits near a car stuck under a roof, which collapsed after heavy rains in Belgium, and more ...
Henan, the nation’s biggest grain producing region, is suffering its worst drought in over 60 years. The province has suffered baking heat all month, with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius.
After the holy month of Ramadan ends with the sighting of a new moon, the world's Muslims unite in prayer for the first day of Eid ul-Fitr.
Selected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from August 2
People look on as flames engulf the pier in the southern English town of Eastbourn
People walk gingerly down a stairway at the University of California Los Angeles c
Henan, the nation’s biggest grain producing region, is suffering its worst drought
After the holy month of Ramadan ends with the sighting of a new moon, the world's
