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Alibaba'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.
Thursday, 29 January, 2015, 1:22am 2 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 - 11:25pmApple’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.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:19pm 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 commentsHuman rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who was put in criminal detention in May after he joined an event marking the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, has been charged with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble".
29 Jan 2015 - 3:47am 4 commentsTaiwan's military will reshuffle its top officials - including six out of seven generals and admirals - in an apparent effort to revitalise its armed forces and promote its next generation of leaders.
29 Jan 2015 - 5:14amMilitary newspaper's exhortation suggests dissent within the ranks over the president's far-reaching anti-corruption campaign
28 Jan 2015 - 2:32pm More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaignFifteen Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground independence organisations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters or participated in activities deemed harmful to China’s security, a party agency said on Wednesday.
28 Jan 2015 - 4:28pm 2 commentsThe war of words between mainland’s largest online shopping site and the state commercial regulator escalated today after the authority released its full report on the failure of Taobao.com to ban substandard products.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:16pm 2 commentsThe expert also suggested that Beijing would be aiming to get the message further afield than just Japan.
28 Jan 2015 - 5:19pm 18 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 recent policy address touches on many issues that local women's groups have been working to address. These include turning a gender lens on policymaking, helping women carers stay in the workforce and empowering women in poverty to be more economically self-reliant.
28 Jan 2015 - 7:29pmAmerica's need for foreign oil is declining, while impatience with Saudi Arabia's ways is growing, shaking a once-tight relationship.
29 Jan 2015 - 4:18amLight pollution in the city looks set to lessen as the government floats the possibility of extending an upcoming cap on the reflectiveness of glass walls in new residential buildings to commercial properties.
29 Jan 2015 - 2:33amMorale among the senior ranks of Hong Kong's 170,000-strong civil service is "decaying'' amid government inaction over pay and the stress of maintaining political neutrality in an increasingly divided city.
29 Jan 2015 - 2:33amHong Kong has been named publicly as one of China's "core interests and key concerns" in a veiled warning from Beijing to Washington over territorial issues.
29 Jan 2015 - 2:23amThe 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.
29 Jan 2015 - 3:39am 3 commentsJordan said on Wednesday it had 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 - 4:12amSoutheast Asia will push for early conclusion of a maritime pact to defuse tension in the South China Sea, Malaysia said yesterday as the Philippines decried the inaction over reclamation efforts by China in disputed waters.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:00pmBillionaire philanthropist Bill Gates says the world must use the lessons from battling Ebola to prepare for any future "war" against a global killer disease, with the help of new technology.
28 Jan 2015 - 10:52pm More on Ebola VirusApple’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.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:19pm More on AppleThe Securities and Futures Commission substantially increased its enforcement activity last year as a study showed it has issued 56 per cent more disciplinary and criminal actions against companies and individuals last year than in 2013.
28 Jan 2015 - 1:49pm 1 comment More on Hong Kong Stock ExchangeAlibaba'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 - 1:22am 2 commentsCity 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 - 11:42pmTaiwanese electronics manufacturer and Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group has denied reports that it plans to shrink its 1.3 million work force, one of the largest in the world.
28 Jan 2015 - 10:46am 1 comment 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
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
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has lured Argentine star Dario Conca back to the Chinese Super League, his club Shanghai SIPG said on Wednesday, on a deal reported to be worth almost US$11 million a year
29 Jan 2015 - 1:22amRaging favourite Novak Djokovic will play defending champion Stan Wawrinka in a blockbuster semi-final at the Australian Open after dominant wins yesterday
29 Jan 2015 - 12:59am More on Australian Open 2015With 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.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:42pmStuck 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.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:42pmA 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
