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Shanghai has become the first big city or provincial government to drop economic growth targets from its annual work report, a landmark break from the country's decades-long obsession with GDP.
Monday, 26 January, 2015, 6:25pm More on Chinese EconomyThe Islamic State group has demanded a prisoner exchange for one remaining Japanese hostage after confirming that its militants had executed businessman Haruna Yukawa.
26 Jan 2015 - 3:52pm 3 commentsThe website of struggling carrier Malaysia Airlines, still reeling from twin disasters last year, has been hacked by a group proclaiming support for the Islamic State group.
26 Jan 2015 - 1:24pm 1 comment More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370A survey of products bought on e-commerce websites in China showed that seven of the nine big online trading platforms were selling fake or substandard goods, state television reported.
26 Jan 2015 - 1:41pm 8 commentsMore than 30 police commandos were killed in a clash with Muslim insurgents in the southern Philippines in the biggest single-day combat loss for Philippine forces in many years, officials said.
26 Jan 2015 - 6:35am 2 commentsThe removal of a series of pictures by street artists in a partly-demolished residential compound in Shanghai has sparked a debate over whether the authorities were right to destroy the works.
26 Jan 2015 - 1:51pmWith one of the fastest-greying populations in the world, China is on a global hunt for solutions to an impending health crisis as age-related problems such as dementia threaten to sweep the country.
26 Jan 2015 - 10:44am 1 commentAt first glance, they might appear unlikely friends or allies. One is a right-wing nationalist and long-time international pariah, while the other is an unabashed liberal and Nobel peace laureate.
26 Jan 2015 - 11:44am 15 comments More on Barack ObamaThe 21-year-old foreign student was believed to be driving at 100km/h with at least two other cars before crashing near an overpass barrier.
26 Jan 2015 - 2:52pmShanghai's mayor offered nothing new on Sunday in initiatives for the city's free-trade zone, despite looming competition from new players.
26 Jan 2015 - 12:31am 3 commentsA runner who collapsed just 100 metres from the finishing line of the 10km race at the Hong Kong marathon yesterday has died in hospital.
26 Jan 2015 - 4:53pm 5 comments More on Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2015Job growth in Hong Kong’s highly paid financial services sector is set to jump 15 per cent in the next few years and foreigners will dominate the new hires, a new report from the government’s Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) concludes.
26 Jan 2015 - 5:37pm 2 comments More on Jobs and CareersTo access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
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Macau has taken a battering of late. Share prices of casino stocks listed in Hong Kong have halved in the past year, as gaming revenues continue to plunge.
26 Jan 2015 - 5:08pmAli began noticing them in early autumn, the men on street corners of his heavily Muslim neighbourhood who hoped to "talk about Islam" with him.
26 Jan 2015 - 3:53am 1 commentCash-strapped broadcaster ATV has until 5pm today to find a buyer for a stake owned by its major shareholder as the deadline for the tender draws to a close.
26 Jan 2015 - 12:39pm 1 comment More on Asia Television LimitedA runner who collapsed just 100 metres from the finishing line of the 10km race at the Hong Kong marathon yesterday has died in hospital.
26 Jan 2015 - 4:53pm 5 comments More on Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2015The government body that administers sport in China has admitted that a win-at-all-costs mentality has led to corruption and it is changing its criteria for what constitutes sporting success.
26 Jan 2015 - 3:33pmTwo people died and more than a dozen were hurt when a bus carrying more than fifty passengers from Henan province to Tianjin in mainland China crashed into a motorway height-limit bar Monday.
26 Jan 2015 - 6:28pmForty-nine Philippine police commandos were killed when they clashed with Muslim rebels in the south, police said Monday, a bloodbath which tested a peace accord signed last March.
26 Jan 2015 - 4:21pm 1 commentThe website of struggling carrier Malaysia Airlines, still reeling from twin disasters last year, has been hacked by a group proclaiming support for the Islamic State group.
26 Jan 2015 - 1:24pm 1 comment More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370Images of a slain protester, blood running down her face as her body was lifted from the ground, have touched off powerful criticism of Egypt’s government on the anniversary of the revolution.
26 Jan 2015 - 4:06pmThe 21-year-old foreign student was believed to be driving at 100km/h with at least two other cars before crashing near an overpass barrier.
26 Jan 2015 - 2:52pmThe Exchange Fund reported its fourth-worst earnings result last year, a gain of just HK$43.6 billion, as a result of heavy foreign exchange losses and poor returns from Hong Kong and overseas stock investments, Monetary Authority chief executive Norman Chan Tak-lam said on Monday.
26 Jan 2015 - 5:45pmStandard Chartered shares closed down by about 1 per cent on Monday at HK$110 after British media reported that the bank was seeking to replace chief executive Peter Sands by the end of the year.
26 Jan 2015 - 6:03pm More on Standard Chartered BankBig-ticket sales on The Peak are seen as breathing life back into a luxury property sector that has languished in the doldrums even as prices in the mass market deepen their push into record territory.
23 Jan 2015 - 4:25pm 2 commentsA pilot scheme to relocate existing industrial operators into multistorey buildings to free up land in the northwestern New Territories for housing development is expected to face strong opposition.
21 Jan 2015 - 7:46am 2 comments More on China PropertyOf late, Jiang Wen's life seems to be imitating his art. It's a tragicomic turn for the acclaimed Chinese actor-director, not unlike the fate that befalls the protagonist in his new film, Gone with the Bullets.
26 Jan 2015 - 11:58am More on LIFEThe owner of Michelin-starred Tate Dining Room & Bar, in Central, who has been named Best Female Chef 2015 by the organisers of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, talks to Kylie Knott about Hong Kong's evolving food scene.
24 Jan 2015 - 10:28pmIf you're basing an entire game around the world of funk, the least you could do is infuse it with some music. But that's the least of Funk of Titans' problems, because while it may look like a fun and frivolous download-only game for the Xbox One, it's such an incredible disappointment we wouldn't even bother with it on a smartphone.
26 Jan 2015 - 11:36am More on LIFEAdrenaline 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
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel has spread his love of music around the world
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
Fans of Belgian giants Standard Liege on Sunday caused outrage when they unfurled a banner showing a mocked-up image of former captain Steven Defour being beheaded.
26 Jan 2015 - 10:19amOrganisers of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon will push for all of Hennessy Road to be opened for next year's event, but the ceiling of 73,000 entries is unlikely to be raised.
26 Jan 2015 - 6:01pm 3 comments More on Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2015Hong Kong-born stunt flier tells Jenni Marsh about a sport that is faster and more deadly than Formula One.
25 Jan 2015 - 1:33pm 6 comments More on LIFEClean air in Hong Kong remains a long way off. From purifiers to a positive attitude, Angharad Hampshire explores the best defences currently available for our lungs.
26 Jan 2015 - 10:43am 3 comments More on LIFESeventy years ago to the day, on January 27, 1945, prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp were liberated following years under Nazi oppression.
Outlandish costumes with gorgeous faces, some 88 contestants from different countries compete for the 63rd annual Annual Miss Universe Pageant in Doral Miami.
Hot-air balloons are prepared for take-off during the 37th International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in the ski resort of Chateau d’Oex, in the Swiss Alps, while staff at Luanchuan county hospital, ne
Glow-in-the-dark blue waves are seen at night in Hong Kong, while an abandoned kindergarten which was shelled by pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk is seen, and more ...
Bolivian President Evo Morales takes part in an ancient ceremony at Tiwanaku, while Cindy Savioli as Queen Elizabeth II with her Pembroke Welsh Corgi attend the Dog Show press conference, and more
Seventy years ago to the day, on January 27, 1945, prisoners at the Auschwitz conc
Outlandish costumes with gorgeous faces, some 88 contestants from different countr
Hot-air balloons are prepared for take-off during the 37th International Hot-Air B
Glow-in-the-dark blue waves are seen at night in Hong Kong, while an abandoned kin
Bolivian President Evo Morales takes part in an ancient ceremony at Tiwanaku, whil
