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While a record number of Chinese travelled overseas in 2014, spending hundreds of billions of US dollars, the country's inbound tourism suffered another year-on-year decline.
Wednesday, 28 January, 2015, 10:03am 11 comments More on FocusGuangzhou's first duty-free store is to stop selling goods over the counter because it does not have the staff to cope with the huge numbers of shoppers it has attracted.
28 Jan 2015 - 5:12am 3 commentsUS President Barack Obama's trip to India, in which he displayed a close personal rapport with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has highlighted New Delhi's deep mistrust towards Beijing, analysts say.
28 Jan 2015 - 5:15am 8 comments More on Barack ObamaA huge military parade to be held in Beijing later this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war will also show off the nation's growing international influence and military might.
28 Jan 2015 - 5:10am 41 commentsInvestigators probing the crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 are examining maintenance records of a key part of its automated control systems, and how the pilots may have handled the plane if it failed, two people familiar with the matter said.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:29am More on AirAsia flight QZ8501New York authorities and meteorologists have defended a decision to shut down America’s biggest city for a storm that ended up dumping far less snow than predicted on the Big Apple.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:15amShanghai's Population and Family Planning Commission, which oversees the city's birth control, has appealed for 'qualified young couples' to have two children.
28 Jan 2015 - 9:34am 1 commentThe mainland's securities regulator is considering handing over the power of approving initial public offering applications to the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges this year.
27 Jan 2015 - 9:59pmA 31-year-old man jumped to his death from a bank tower in Hong Kong's Central this morning after an argument with his girlfriend, according to a police source.
28 Jan 2015 - 8:42amA North Korean defector living in obscurity among Hongkongers revealed publicly how 16 of her family were possibly sacrificed after she and her sister fled the totalitarian regime nearly four decades ago.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:26am 1 commentEight more flu patients died on Tuesday, pushing the number of victims to 59 so far this year - with a warning that the virus could last well into April and claim more than 200 lives.
28 Jan 2015 - 10:48am 4 commentsTaiwanese 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.
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On January 18, police from Pingxiang, a city in Guangxi bordering Vietnam, shot dead two Uygurs who had tried, with several others, to cross the border illegally and had attacked the officers.
27 Jan 2015 - 7:30pm 5 commentsWhile a record number of Chinese travelled overseas in 2014, spending hundreds of billions of US dollars, the country's inbound tourism suffered another year-on-year decline.
28 Jan 2015 - 10:03am 11 commentsA suggestion to raise means-tested government handouts for the elderly to HK$3,000 per month has been given a nod of approval by Hong Kong’s labour and welfare chief.
28 Jan 2015 - 12:05pmThe Heritage Foundation noted that Hong Kong showed improvements in business and fiscal freedom but these were outweighed by a higher level of perceived corruption.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:56amConstruction of the 18-metre-deep structure within historical buildings was stopped by authorities in July, but workers resumed digging soon after
28 Jan 2015 - 12:05pmFast food chain McDonald has applied to open an outlet in the former residence of the late Taiwanese president Chiang Ching-kuo in Hangzhou, sparking debate whether Western fast-food stores should be allowed at historical sites.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:47amInvestigators probing the crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 are examining maintenance records of a key part of its automated control systems, and how the pilots may have handled the plane if it failed, two people familiar with the matter said.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:29am More on AirAsia flight QZ8501He was slapped with a hefty fine and left the country soon after his conviction, reportedly to Vietnam to escape people who lost money when the betting operation was going bust.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:57amNew York authorities and meteorologists have defended a decision to shut down America’s biggest city for a storm that ended up dumping far less snow than predicted on the Big Apple.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:15amThree Russians charged by the US with espionage allegedly sought secrets tied to the New York Stock Exchange and US economic sanctions on Russia, even while one bemoaned his tedious job's lack of a James Bond flair.
28 Jan 2015 - 6:17amThe gap between home-grown and multinational brands in China is narrowing as its enterprises improve marketing strategies and local consumers become more mature, the latest BrandZ study by research agency Millward Brown finds.
28 Jan 2015 - 10:31amYahoo plans to spin off its 15 per cent stake in China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, responding to pressure to hand over to shareholders its prized e-commerce investment valued at roughly US$40 billion.
28 Jan 2015 - 10:09am More on AlibabaCity 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 - 6:00amFive 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 - 6:00amRene Russo smiles. "The odds are against this movie, and we still can't believe that it happened at all," she says.
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28 Jan 2015 - 11:02amTaiwanese 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 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
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
Chelsea’s Diego Costa has quickly become a fan favourite at Stamford Bridge but his fiery temper could have earned him a red card after two stamping incidents in their League Cup semi-final with Liverpool on Tuesday.
28 Jan 2015 - 9:04amHong Kong sailor Cheng Ying-kit was kept sane by the girl waiting for him in port as he helped Dongfeng Race Team create history on Tuesday, becoming the first Chinese boat to win a leg in the 41-year history of the Volvo Ocean Race.
28 Jan 2015 - 11:38amHong Kong-born stunt flier tells Jenni Marsh about a sport that is faster and more deadly than Formula One.
25 Jan 2015 - 1:33pm 7 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 4 comments More on LIFEChildren 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 ...
Seventy years ago to the day, on January 27, 1945, prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp were liberated following years under Nazi oppression.
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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
Seventy years ago to the day, on January 27, 1945, prisoners at the Auschwitz conc
