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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, 9:46am 16 comments More on AlibabaThe 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 5 commentsA Chinese drone maker which created the small quadcopter that recently crashed on White House grounds says it is updating its drones to prohibit flight over the US capital.
29 Jan 2015 - 12:07pm 1 commentAn eye-catching stunt to pilot a drone over 10 kilometres of stunning Hong Kong countryside in order to deliver a chocolate bar to a friend took months of careful planning, one of the pilots has revealed.
29 Jan 2015 - 10:06am 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 - 11:25pm 3 commentsApple users complained that some problems had still not been fixed after the tech giant released an update to its iOS 8 operating system on Wednesday.
29 Jan 2015 - 12:14pm More on AppleApple’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 1 comment 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 8 commentsThe expert also suggested that Beijing would be aiming to get the message further afield than just Japan.
28 Jan 2015 - 5:19pm 24 commentsFive more people died of the flu yesterday, pushing this year's death toll to 64, as a Civic Party lawmaker called on the government to expand the availability of free flu vaccines.
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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 - 4:18am 1 commentApple users complained that some problems had still not been fixed after the tech giant released an update to its iOS 8 operating system on Wednesday.
29 Jan 2015 - 12:06pm More on AppleMore potential investors have expressed an interest in buying part of ATV after a tender to sell a 10.75 per cent stake in the troubled broadcaster closed earlier this week, its executive director Ip Ka-po said.
29 Jan 2015 - 11:26am More on Asia Television Limited‘Radical’ Chen Jining expected to balance stakeholders’ conflicting interests in environmental protection issues
29 Jan 2015 - 12:09pmChinese state media today voiced support for the commerce regulator in a signed commentary amid the escalating row between the authority and Alibaba Group, calling on the e-commerce giant and other big companies to bear their corporate social responsibilities and stop “bullying others by flexing
29 Jan 2015 - 12:12pm 2 commentsJordan says it has 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 - 10:58amOne of two hostages who died after a 16-hour siege at a Sydney cafe in December was killed by ricocheting fragments of police bullets, an inquest into the deadly stand-off heard.
29 Jan 2015 - 10:57amOne of two hostages who died after a 16-hour siege at a Sydney cafe in December was killed by ricocheting fragments of police bullets, an inquest into the deadly stand-off heard.
29 Jan 2015 - 10:57amBillionaire 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.
29 Jan 2015 - 10:09am 1 comment More on Ebola VirusAlibaba'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 - 9:46am 15 comments More on AlibabaYahoo 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 - 6:43pmFive 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 - 11:42pmA 55,000-year-old partial skull found in the Middle East gives clues to when our ancestors left their African homeland, and strengthens theories that they co-habited with Neanderthals, scientists said.
29 Jan 2015 - 11:54amAdrenaline 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
Chelsea striker Diego Costa faces a three-game suspension after being charged with violent conduct for appearing to stamp on Liverpool’s Emre Can, the Football Association announced on Wednesday.
29 Jan 2015 - 11:13am More on English Premier League 2014/15Christian Eriksen added a late goal to his sublime early free kick to help Tottenham scrape a 2-2 draw with third-tier Sheffield United on Wednesday and secure a place in the League Cup final against Chelsea.
29 Jan 2015 - 9:21amWith 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.
29 Jan 2015 - 11:06amStuck 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.
29 Jan 2015 - 11:55amA 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
