Edition: International

  • Sunday
  • March 9, 2014
  • Last updated: 6:22am
Weather Hong Kong

Humidity 

UV 

Pollution 

Five young children among missing Malaysia Airlines passengers as air search called off

Update

An air search for a missing Malaysian Airlines passenger jet was on Saturday night called off until daylight, the company said, as a full list of passengers and crew on board was released by the company.

Sunday, 9 March, 2014, 4:10am 19 comments

Boeing 777 at centre of Malaysia Airlines disappearance had clocked up 'normal' 20,000 hours' flying time

The Boeing 777 is considered one of the safest aircraft in the skies, with barely a blemish on its 19-year safety record, a fact that has only deepened the mystery over the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jet.

9 Mar 2014 - 4:46am

US language tutor jailed for 30 years for sexually exploiting children in China

A former elementary school teacher has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the US for sexually exploiting children in China.

9 Mar 2014 - 4:18am 7 comments

Media frenzy in US after Newsweek says it tracked down bitcoin's creator

The day started with a possible answer to one of the digital era's greatest mysteries: who created the bitcoin virtual currency that has become a multibillion-dollar global phenomenon?

8 Mar 2014 - 4:16am 2 comments More on Bitcoin

Japan set to restart nuclear power plants after 2011 Fukushima disaster

Japan will take a decisive step towards restarting some of its dormant nuclear reactors, with the cabinet widely expected to pass an action plan this month.

8 Mar 2014 - 5:11pm 2 comments More on Fukushima nuclear accident

Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng says China must improve trade quality

While China was unsurpassed in the quantity of its trade, the nation must now improve the quality of its goods, Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said yesterday in Beijing, where the National People's Congress is holding its annual meeting.

8 Mar 2014 - 6:47am More on Chinese parliamentary sessions 2014

Stolen passports were used to buy two tickets for Malaysia Airlines missing flight

Two people named on a list of passengers on board missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 were not on the plane, but both had reported their passports stolen. 

9 Mar 2014 - 4:16am 1 comment

'By the Grace of God we missed our flight' on Malaysia Airlines plane, tweets traveller

A US traveller who said he was supposed to be on board vanished Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 tweeted on Saturday that he and his companion had missed the plane after being delayed due to a personal matter.

9 Mar 2014 - 4:48am 4 comments

Malaysian couple to hang for murder of Indonesian maid who died of starvation

7 Mar 2014 - 5:02pm 4 comments

Mourners pay respects at scene of Kunming knife massacre

8 Mar 2014 - 3:59am

Baltic states call on Nato for help in face of Kremlin ‘expansionism’

7 Mar 2014 - 10:27pm 2 comments

Dalai Lama says he has no problem with gay marriage

7 Mar 2014 - 11:24am 1 comment

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy acquittal overturned

7 Mar 2014 - 10:54pm 3 comments

Charity donations may become compulsory for all Chinese earners in sector overhaul

8 Mar 2014 - 3:16am 1 comment

More Headlines

Presented Channels

Rugby
MBA Education
Luxury Watches
International Property
Special Report
Watches & Wonders 2013

SCMP ePaper Edition

9 Mar 2014
  • Stolen passports were used to buy two tickets for Malaysia Airlines missing flight
  • Only 3 of 74 Chinese cities meet air quality standard
  • No compromise on disputed...
View

To access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.

Send us your story tip

If you have a tip, an idea for a story or a news related photo or video, we'd like to hear from you.

Email your name, story and contact details to: onlinenews@scmp.com

Editor's Pick

Their Satanic Majesties: The Rolling Stones' entire discography

The Rolling Stones are one of the longest lasting bands in the music industry. On March 9, as part of their worldwide 'On Fire' tour, they will be playing a concert in Macau. Here, we take a comprehensive look at their entire discography.

8 Mar 2014 - 6:17pm

Today's Poll

Would building a mega shopping centre near Lok Ma Chau relieve pressure brought by mainland tourists in downtown areas?
  • Yes: 75%
  • No: 25%
8 Mar 2014
  • Yes
  • No
Total number of votes recorded: 276

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp Jake Van Der Kamp

Financial analysts thrive on people's faith in them

9 Mar 2014 - 4:02am 1 comment
Philip Bowring Philip Bowring

Another deficit of clear thinking among Hong Kong's fiscal planners

9 Mar 2014 - 4:02am
Alex Lo Alex Lo

To the pan-dems, more diplomacy, please. To the DAB, some backbone

8 Mar 2014 - 5:42am 4 comments
Daniel Ren Daniel Ren

Wenzhou punters cautious over property bets in Shanghai free-trade zone

8 Mar 2014 - 7:00am

Insight

China's defence spending only natural, but it must explain why

SCMP Editorial

China's defence budget is greeted by its neighbours and the US the same way each year. The amount is seen as being excessive, doubts are expressed that the figure is accurate and alarm is raised that military expansion and territorial claims amount to a threat, not the peaceful rise that Beijing has promised. But such concerns are unjustified and misplaced. While more has to be done about transparency, a country so large and important to the world has to have a military that is in keeping with its needs and significance.

9 Mar 2014 - 4:02am

Most Popular

Polls & Debates

Focus

‘My son, my son!’ Agony of relatives forced to wait for news of missing Malaysia Airlines flight

Adrian Wan

Some sobbed, while others just held their faces in their hands or gazed blankly ahead, numbed by the day’s events.

While rescuers attempted to locate missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, friends and family of those on board struggled to comprehend how an aeroplane containing loved ones could seemingly vanish off the face of the earth.

As press gathered at both airports, authorities did their best to keep worried relatives out of the spotlight.

9 Mar 2014 - 4:39am

Harry's View

9 Mar 2014

Hong Kong

HEALTH

Plastic surgeons raise alarm over illegal beauty treatments

Overseas doctors are illegally performing cosmetic procedures including Botox injections, laser treatments and chemical face peels on Hongkongers - and the local authorities are powerless to stop them.

9 Mar 2014 - 5:30am
SECURITY

Government urged to boost junior ICAC salaries to police levels

Junior graft-busters must be paid at least as much as new police recruits or the ICAC may struggle to recruit the talent it needs to fight corruption, one of the agency's top directors says.

9 Mar 2014 - 5:30am
AVIATION

US aviation agency to appeal after Hong Kong pilot's fine overturned

9 Mar 2014

More Hong Kong news

China

ENVIRONMENT

Only 3 of 74 Chinese cities meet air quality standard

Just three of 74 major cities recorded met national air quality standards throughout last year, a senior environmental official revealed yesterday in Beijing. Only Haikou in Hainan, Lhasa in Tibet and Zhoushan in Zhejiang met new standards. Shenzhen was among the 10 cities with the best air quality.

9 Mar 2014 - 4:17am 1 comment More on Beijing air pollution
FOREIGN POLICY

No compromise on disputed islands, says foreign minister Wang Yi

Beijing would resolve territorial disputes through peaceful negotiations, but would "defend every inch of territory that belongs to us", Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual National People's Congress session yesterday. He appeared to be referring to the Philippines and other claimants to territory in the South China Sea.

9 Mar 2014 - 5:51am
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Women in CPPCC and NPC say true sexual equality is elusive

9 Mar 2014

More China news

Asia

AVIATION

Stolen passports were used to buy two tickets for Malaysia Airlines missing flight

Two people named on a list of passengers on board missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 were not on the plane, but both had reported their passports stolen. 

9 Mar 2014 - 4:16am 1 comment
INDIA

Indian investors lose faith in opinion surveys amid poll-rigging scandal

The pioneer of political opinion polls in India says he has good reason not to trust them: he has been asked to rig them on more than 10 occasions over the past two decades in return for envelopes of cash.

9 Mar 2014 - 6:02am
AVIATION

Malaysia Airlines taskforce arrived Beijing, questions over Flight 370 unresolved

9 Mar 2014

More Asia news

World

UKRAINE

Moscow and Kiev spar over who was to blame for deadly sniper attacks

One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power is who was behind the snipers who sowed death and terror in Kiev? That riddle has become the latest flashpoint of feuding over Ukraine - with the nation's fledgling government and the Kremlin giving starkly different interpretations of events that could either undermine or bolster the legitimacy of the new rulers.

9 Mar 2014 - 6:09am
UNITED STATES

Smart gun's sale by California store draws fury of gun rights advocates

The California gun store that put the United States' first smart gun on sale is facing a backlash from customers and gun rights advocates who fear the new technology will encroach on their rights to keep and bear arms.

9 Mar 2014 - 6:22am
LIBYA

Libya threatens to bomb North Korean ship unless it leaves the country

9 Mar 2014

More World news

China Insider

CRIME

US language tutor jailed for 30 years for sexually exploiting children in China

9 Mar 2014 7 comments
EMIGRATION

China becomes top source of fresh immigrants moving to New Zealand

8 Mar 2014 2 comments
KUNMING ATTACK

Beijing police threaten action against microbloggers over Kunming attack comments

8 Mar 2014 2 comments
TENCENT

WeChat’s latest viral hit in China: health insurance

6 Mar 2014 2 comments
TIBET

Founder of Tibet’s Communist Party makes a final plea for Dalai Lama’s return

7 Mar 2014 3 comments
hoax

China’s Sohu falls for ‘Back to the Future’ hover board video hoax

6 Mar 2014
Hospitals

Nurse paralysed as shocking hospital attack by Nanjing official is caught on camera

6 Mar 2014
DISCRIMINATION

Police apologise for evicting innocent Uygur man after Kunming terror attack

5 Mar 2014 1 comment
POLITICS

No more Chanel or Emilio Pucci for princeling Li Xiaolin at congress meeting, but critics unimpressed

5 Mar 2014 3 comments
DIPLOMACY

Germany refuses Xi Jinping's request to visit Holocaust memorial sites during tour of Europe

5 Mar 2014 8 comments
NPC

Disturbance and smoke in Tiananmen Square amid tight security for NPC meeting

5 Mar 2014
MEDIA

US calls Kunming attack ‘act of terrorism’ amid accusations of bias in Western media reporting

5 Mar 2014 4 comments
KUNMING ATTACK

Chinese police rush to dispel rumours of more attacks in wake of Kunming massacre

4 Mar 2014 1 comment
INTERNET

China has a new state-run search engine - but will anyone use it?

3 Mar 2014 1 comment

Business

TRADE

Chinese exports tumble in February, raising fears of economic slowdown

China's exports fell the most since the global financial crisis in February, swinging the trade balance into deficit and adding to fears of a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.

9 Mar 2014 - 5:30am
BRITAIN

Bailed-out banks' bonuses put pressure on Britain's George Osborne

British finance minister George Osborne is facing calls to explain bonus payouts worth around £35 million (HK$454 million) that have been handed out by the bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group.

9 Mar 2014 - 6:22am

Markets

Doug Young Doug Young

Canadian Solar, Chaori cast cloud over solar shares

6 Mar 2014 - 10:35am

More Business news

Property

Analysts warn on home price volatility in other Chinese free-trade zones

As the mainland plans to replicate what it has achieved in the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ), the authorities may have to rethink how they can avoid a repeat of volatile home prices in other trial areas, analysts warned.

8 Mar 2014 - 1:40am More on Shanghai Free-trade Zone

Tenders for luxury residential sites in Tai Po and Sai Kung draw 24 bidders

The tenders for two luxury residential sites in Tai Po and Sai Kung attracted a total of 24 bidders yesterday.

A spokesman for the Lands Department said it received seven bids for the site in Tai Po's Pak Shek Kok and 17 bids for the small residential plot in Sai Kung.

8 Mar 2014 - 1:40am

Developers facing financing woes in China, warns S&P

8 Mar 2014

More Property news

Lifestyle

Arts & Culture

Local musicians ambivalent about benefits of streamed content

Hong Kong hip hop artist Masta Mic (real name Tong Sung-ching) is constantly hustling to get his music out to the people, and last month, he had a breakthrough. After extended negotiations, he got his music on the library of Spotify, one of the world's biggest music streaming services.

4 Mar 2014 - 10:20am More on LIFE

Alliance Francaise's Gérard Henry displays his work at ArtWalk

4 Mar 2014 1 comment

Arts festival Le French May returns to Hong Kong

4 Mar 2014
Food & Wine

Taking 'food porn' photos in Hong Kong is so popular even the chefs are doing it

Chefs in Hong Kong love their porn. Food porn, that is. While a recent controversy in France highlighted that not all chefs are happy about diners clicking away with their camera phones, cooks here do see some advantages to it.

7 Mar 2014 - 1:26pm 1 comment More on LIFE

Top chefs are taking to the high seas

7 Mar 2014

Something to chew on: Asian rice cakes

1 Mar 2014
Technology

Extreme weather may be wake-up call for world, UN climate chief says

Devastating extreme weather, including recent flooding in England, Australia's hottest year on record and the US being hit by a polar vortex have a "silver lining". It boosts global warming to the highest level of politics and reminds politicians that climate change is not a partisan issue, according to the UN's climate chief.

9 Mar 2014 - 4:02am

Rising seas may threaten one-fifth of world heritage sites, say scientists

9 Mar 2014

Technology has slashed CLP power generation emissions since 1990

9 Mar 2014
Fashion

Paris fashion shows offer autumn looks for the no-nonsense woman

7 Mar 2014

Innovation to the fore as Paris Fashion Week kicks off

3 Mar 2014
Books

Short stories deal in brutal truths about life in modern China

3 Mar 2014

Book review: Bending Adversity, by David Pilling

2 Mar 2014
Health

Staying fit should be a family affair

4 Mar 2014

Health bites

4 Mar 2014
Beauty

Beauty buzz: the latest news from STYLE Beauty

7 Mar 2014

Natural

7 Mar 2014
Family & Education

A new app aims to help parents teach children the value of money

4 Mar 2014 1 comment

Will separation damage my daughter?

4 Mar 2014
Interiors & Living

Celebrity interior designer Kelly Hoppen offers tips for the masses

7 Mar 2014

High-end US developers use valuable artworks to draw in potential buyers

5 Mar 2014

Magazines

Sport

ENGLISH FA CUP

Arsenal keep first trophy in nine years on course with decisive win against Everton

Arsenal reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2009 with a 4-1 win over Everton yesterday.

Two goals from late substitute Olivier Giroud and one apiece by Mesut Ozil and Mikel Arteta secured the Gunners' last-four berth.

9 Mar 2014 - 12:45am
RACING

Golden Shaheen next up for Rich Tapestry after winning Dubai warm-up

Rich Tapestry emerged as a serious contender for the US$1 million Golden Shaheen on March 29 with a stirring victory in the Group Three Mahab Al Shimaal at Meydan in Dubai last night.

9 Mar 2014 - 12:40am
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE

United bounce back from Greek debacle with 3-0 win at West Brom

9 Mar 2014

More Sport news

Magazines

Shocking extent of maid abuse in Hong Kong laid bare

Marginalised by Hong Kong society and its laws, domestic helpers are left vulnerable to horrific abuse, writes Simon Parry, and a newly compiled body of research suggests the problem is far more extensive than has been previously reported.

2 Mar 2014 - 9:03am 39 comments

Richard Quest: the voice of choice

Love him or hate him, the inimitable Richard Quest has long been a jewel in CNN’s crown. Fionnuala McHugh talks to ‘Mr Marmite’ about syntax, selfies and surviving that scandal.

1 Mar 2014 - 11:13pm

Going back to their roots: Chaoshan folk music

1 Mar 2014

More Magazines news

Blogs

Adventures in Alcohol Mischa Moselle

Yanking Jamie Oliver’s chain: Why chef's Hong Kong venture could actually work

Mischa Moselle 8 Mar 2014 - 12:36pm 10 comments
Happy Lucky Dragon Win Michael Cox

Are stewards rule enforcers or riding instructors?

Michael Cox 7 Mar 2014 - 1:06pm
Corporate China Doug Young

Canadian Solar, Chaori cast cloud over solar shares

Doug Young 6 Mar 2014 - 10:35am
The Beauty Blog TAMA LUNG

Review: Elemis Pro-Intense Lift Effect Facial at 10/10 Space

TAMA LUNG 5 Mar 2014 - 4:59pm
Culture Club Vivienne Chow

Brace yourself for March madness and culture fatigue when Art Basel Hong Kong changes dates

Vivienne Chow 5 Mar 2014 - 7:11pm 1 comment
The Hongcouver Ian Young

Immigration, property prices and Vancouver: An expert’s view

Ian Young 6 Mar 2014 - 8:59am 9 comments
Wealth Blog Anna Healy Fenton

Get behind Mission Possible and beat last year’s Sevens triumph

Anna Healy Fenton 6 Mar 2014 - 5:57pm

In Pictures

Six Nations Championship, March 8

A selection of some of the best images from Six Nations action involving Ireland against Italy and Scotland against France.

9 Mar 2014

Today in Photos, March 8

Students at the Huaxia Liangtse Massage Training Centre in Henan, Indian police detain a supporter of pro-independent group JKLF during a protest against the expulsion of Kashmiri students, and mor

8 Mar 2014

A blend of solemn ceremonies and clashes in Venezuela, March 7

Venezuela marked the first anniversary of Hugo Chavez's death with a military parade led by the President Nicolas Maduro.

7 Mar 2014

Fighting poverty: In Los Angeles federal initiative offers hope to those in the Promise Zone, March 7

Los Angeles is one of five areas in US designated as a “Promise Zone” by the Obama administration in January in an effort to reduce poverty and crime in some of the poorest areas in the nation.

7 Mar 2014

Today in Photos, March 7

Members of Argentina’s IUNA Ballet give a lift to a bizarrely contorted fellow dancer in Buenos Aires, while South Korean new military officers cheer during the joint commission ceremony in S.

7 Mar 2014
Sport

A selection of some of the best images from Six Nations action involving Ireland a

9 Mar 2014
Photos

Students at the Huaxia Liangtse Massage Training Centre in Henan, Indian police de

8 Mar 2014
News

Venezuela marked the first anniversary of Hugo Chavez's death with a military para

7 Mar 2014
Photos

Los Angeles is one of five areas in US designated as a “Promise Zone” by the Obama

7 Mar 2014
Photos

Members of Argentina’s IUNA Ballet give a lift to a bizarrely contorted fellow dan

7 Mar 2014

Hong Kong Weather

Current Weather

Humidity

UV

Air Pollution
Sheung Shui
Tai Po
Sha Tin
Wong Tai Sin
Kowloon City
Sham Shui Po
Hong Kong Observatory
Kwun Tong
Shau Kei Wan
Sai Kung
Tsing Yi
Tuen Mun
Chek Lap Kok
Ngong Ping
Peng Chau
Hong Kong Park
Happy Valley
Wong Chuk Hang
Stanley
Cheung Chau

More detail

Full Hong Kong Weather Report  |  International Weather

In Case You Missed It

Property Outlook 2014

News

Hong Kong as you've never seen it before: Daredevil duo scale city's highest buildings

22 Feb 2014 3 comments
News

Post wins 28 global design awards; artist Adolfo Arranz's work singled out

24 Feb 2014 2 comments
News

Canada scraps millionaire visa scheme, ‘dumps 46,000 Chinese applications’

26 Feb 2014 56 comments
Infographics

What were the targets of U.S. bombs in Hong Kong during World War Two?

8 Feb 2014
Comment

It's as clear as day - China needs its own Clean Air Act

9 Dec 2013 6 comments
Comment

World's oldest profession still one of the most honest in China

16 Feb 2014 21 comments
Infographics

Symphony of scandal: The significance of the ICIJ leaks timing

24 Jan 2014 1 comment
Comment

In Hong Kong, slurs and stereotyping pass for debate

4 Jan 2014 2 comments
Comment

Kong vs Hong Kong

3 Jan 2014 5 comments
News

Tragedies and trials dominated 2013 social media debates in China

2 Jan 2014
Promotion

Ace our question and win a pair of BNP Paribas Showdown tickets (CLOSED)