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Hong Kong and the Philippines on Wednesday resolved their differences over the Manila bus hostage crisis, as Chief Executive CY Leung announcing that sanctions imposed on the country will be dropped.
Wednesday, 23 April, 2014, 9:56pm 14 commentsUS President Barack Obama landed in Tokyo on Wednesday to launch an Asian tour dedicated to reinvigorating his policy of “rebalancing” US foreign policy towards a dynamic Asia.
23 Apr 2014 - 7:20pm 4 commentsTeenage heartthrob Justin Bieber said sorry and insisted he loved Japan and China after he stepped into a bitter fight over history by visiting a controversial war shrine in Japan. when he posted on Instagram two pictures of himself visiting Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine.
23 Apr 2014 - 7:19pm 15 commentsA dispute between mainland Chinese tourists and locals over a toddler urinating in a Hong Kong street has once more become a flash point in already tense cross-border relations.
23 Apr 2014 - 10:34am 51 comments More on Anti-mainland sentimentsA mainland banking regulatory official who led the opening and restructuring of the country’s trust sector died of a heart attack on Wednesday morning, mainland media reported.
23 Apr 2014 - 7:03pm 1 commentIn the Oxford University rugby team in the autumn of 1981, there was a loosehead prop with a mixed reputation. "He was a good scrummager," says Phil Crowe, the captain at the time. "He could scrounge on the ground for the ball. He did all the technical things pretty well."
1 Sep 2013 - 5:08amAuthorities are investigating whether “unidentified material” washed up on the southwest coast of Australia has any link to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, officials said on Wednesday.
23 Apr 2014 - 6:51pm 1 comment More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370When Chinese naval supply vessel Qiandaohu entered Australia’s Albany Port this month to replenish Chinese warships helping search for a missing Malaysian airliner, it highlighted a strategic headache for Beijing - its lack of offshore bases and friendly ports to call on.
23 Apr 2014 - 12:29pm 1 comment More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370To access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
The chief executive's policy address has made education a key area in Hong Kong and has proposed giving students a lot more financial support. But will it really solve the long-discussed educational problem in the city?
23 Apr 2014 - 7:06pm 2 commentsWatching Deng Xiaoping chain smoke through a lunch of bear paw and mao-tai liquor at the Great Hall of the People in 1982, Virginia Li saw what she was up against.
23 Apr 2014 - 4:28amHong Kong and the Philippines on Wednesday resolved their differences over the Manila bus hostage crisis, as Chief Executive CY Leung announcing that sanctions imposed on the country will be dropped.
23 Apr 2014 - 9:56pm 15 commentsThe general public has a negative perception of press freedom in Hong Kong and journalists are even more pessimistic, the first Hong Kong Press Freedom Index shows.
23 Apr 2014 - 5:16pmChina’s former president Jiang Zemin, who has largely shunned the spotlight in recent years, made two appearances in public in the past few days, according to images published online.
23 Apr 2014 - 9:06pm More on Jiang ZeminWhen Chinese naval supply vessel Qiandaohu entered Australia’s Albany Port this month to replenish Chinese warships helping search for a missing Malaysian airliner, it highlighted a strategic headache for Beijing - its lack of offshore bases and friendly ports to call on.
23 Apr 2014 - 12:29pm 2 comments More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370Barack Obama will this weekend become the first US president in nearly 50 years to visit Malaysia, where he will seek to put decades of uneasy bilateral relations behind him as both nations cast wary eyes on a rising China.
23 Apr 2014 - 10:09pmUS President Barack Obama was reportedly planning to dine yesterday at a tiny Tokyo sushi restaurant, a place with three Michelin stars but only a handful of seats, ruled by its redoubtable 88-year-old owner.
23 Apr 2014 - 10:08pmUkraine’s government relaunched a security operation to crack down on pro-Russian armed groups after an Easter pause on Wednesday and said it had the backing of the United States.
23 Apr 2014 - 7:44pmOne person was shot and killed as violent protests erupted in Rio's Copacabana beach district less than two months before soccer's World Cup begins in Brazil.
23 Apr 2014 - 8:34pmWH Group, the world's largest pork processor formerly known as Shuanghui International, has been forced to substantially cut down its proposed initial public offering and consequently delayed its pricing given tough market conditions, people familiar with the deal said.
23 Apr 2014 - 7:07pmThe Asia-Pacific region, and China in particular, is severely underinsured against natural disasters, which could result in losses big enough to wipe out gains from economic growth, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
23 Apr 2014 - 4:13amLangham Hospitality Group will earmark US$1.5 billion to acquire 10 hotels, largely in the United States and Europe, where asset prices remain attractive, as part of its expansion drive to build up a portfolio of 500 hotels in 10 years.
23 Apr 2014 - 6:27amWhen Beijing businessman Michael Gao thinks about buying a second home somewhere to get away from the heavy smog in the capital, he sets his sights on Barcelona.
23 Apr 2014 - 3:02amIt's a Friday night and there's a good turnout at the Brown Sugar Jar in Shenzhen. But while customers in other pubs are partying up a storm or noisily playing drinking games, the crowd here is far quieter.
22 Apr 2014 - 10:45am More on LIFEThe Mexican-American chef of Elements steakhouse Toro is helping push the trend for pan-Latin American cuisine, writes Andrew Sun.
20 Apr 2014 - 12:50amResearchers at the University of Michigan have created a free iPhone app that offers users lighting schedules that they say are mathematically proven to adjust you to new time zones as quickly as possible.
21 Apr 2014 - 7:03pm More on LIFEThe ditching of an airliner in New York in 2009 made world headlines but, the following year, two pilots demonstrated even greater airmanship on approach to Chek Lap Kok
Thriller instinct: Nick Cheung and Dante Lam are a winning combination
City of angles: Five outdoor enthusiasts show a different view of Hong Kong
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
True grit: from Hollywood to the horrors of a Phnom Penh rubbish dump
A young Pakistani is being mourned not only by his family but also by the close-knit Kwai Chung community whose hopes he carried on his shoulders
The personal touch is what attracts diners to small, cosy restaurants
David Moyes spoke out yesterday for the first time since his sacking as Manchester United manager, saying he understood fans' frustration after his ill-fated 10-month spell in charge at Old Trafford.
23 Apr 2014 - 10:02pmIan Poulter joked about being "confused and in a strange place" - and he wasn't referring to sprawling Shenzhen.
The Englishman is renowned for marketing his brand and rarely misses an opportunity to come to China - obviously with some strings attached including a six-figure cheque.
23 Apr 2014 - 10:08pmAs glamorous as the film industry can be, the catering is usually more grease than glitz, writes Andrew Sun.
19 Mar 2014 - 11:19pmArt is a way of life for fashion designer turned director Agnès Troublé, writes Elisabeta Tudor.
19 Mar 2014 - 11:36pmThe pro-Russian activists occupying state institutions in eastern Ukraine said they will not heed an ultimatum by the government in Kiev.
A street artist dressed as Pope John Paul II sits beside the Fori Imperialiin the centre of Rome, while Prince William and his wife Catherine stand in front of Uluru, and more ...
A year after the bombs exploded near the finish line killing three people and injuring hundreds of others, runners reclaimed the race.
An oak wheel stuffed with straw is set on fire and rolled down a hill to celebrate the "Easter Wheel" tradition in Germany, while worshippers join together for a sunrise service in Alabama, and mor
It is the largest collection of books in Chinese history, stretching back almost 400 years to the reign of Qing dynasty emperor Qianlong. Now a reproduction of the Siku Quanshu, or the Complete Lib
The pro-Russian activists occupying state institutions in eastern Ukraine said the
A street artist dressed as Pope John Paul II sits beside the Fori Imperialiin the
A year after the bombs exploded near the finish line killing three people and inju
An oak wheel stuffed with straw is set on fire and rolled down a hill to celebrate
It is the largest collection of books in Chinese history, stretching back almost 4
