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Britain’s Prince William has won praise from internet users in China after he visited an elephant reserve and condemned illegal wildlife trafficking as “a vicious form of criminality”.
Thursday, 5 March, 2015, 2:59pmSweden's top diplomat in Hong Kong has apologised for verbally abusing staff at the exclusive Foreign Correspondents' Club during a heated argument over a table.
5 Mar 2015 - 9:34am 35 commentsPhotos released by Shanghai police show the city's SWAT team training with "bendable guns" which allow the operator to see and shoot around corners.
5 Mar 2015 - 12:50pm 2 commentsThe increase to about US$145 billion in spending would mark the fifth year in a row of double-digit increases, despite the nation’s slowing economic growth
5 Mar 2015 - 2:49pm More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015China will back e-commerce development and guide international expansion by Chinese internet companies, Premier Li Keqiang said today in an endorsement for companies such as Alibaba and JD.com.
5 Mar 2015 - 4:20pm More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015McDonald’s says it plans to start using chicken raised without antibiotics important to human health and milk from cows that are not treated with the artificial growth hormone rbST.
5 Mar 2015 - 3:01pmLi Jiaxiang, head of Civil Aviation Administration, also vows to 'improve air traffic control services and coordinate with various parties' to tackle flight delays and poor customer service
5 Mar 2015 - 2:40pm More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015The chief of a Chinese military intelligence agency is under investigation for alleged corruption, detained by graft-busters in the run-up to Lunar New Year, according to two independent sources.
5 Mar 2015 - 7:45am 2 comments More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaignFederal agents have searched more than a dozen homes in a crackdown on so-called "maternity tourism" operators who arrange for pregnant Chinese women to give birth in the US.
5 Mar 2015 - 3:12am 9 comments More on Chinese touristsUS Ambassador Mark Lippert was slashed on the face and wrist today by a man wielding a knife with a 25cm blade and screaming that the rival Koreas should be unified, South Korean police said.
5 Mar 2015 - 11:23am 3 commentsChina has set its economic growth target for this year set at around 7 percent, the lowest in more than a decade, as it seeks to focus on quality rather than quantity.
5 Mar 2015 - 10:55am More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015The implementation of the “one country, two systems” principle must strictly comply with the Chinese constitution and the Basic Law, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday.
5 Mar 2015 - 4:46pm 14 comments More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015To access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
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In last week's budget speech, Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah proposed to extend a government incentive scheme to March 2018 that halves the port facilities and light dues charged on ocean-going vessels that switch to low-sulphur fuel while at berth in Hong Kong.
5 Mar 2015 - 12:02pmHong Kong needs to change its education system. That is if it's serious about wanting more entrepreneurs to spur innovation and competition. Otherwise, money spent on start-ups is money poured down the drain.
5 Mar 2015 - 3:46pm 7 commentsThe implementation of the “one country, two systems” principle must strictly comply with the Chinese constitution and the Basic Law, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday.
5 Mar 2015 - 4:46pm 14 comments More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015A former director of The Link asked a cashier to give him a second chance after he alleged shoplifted a HK$12 glasses cloth from a department store, Eastern Court heard on Thursday.
5 Mar 2015 - 4:38pmHe tells NPC delegates that government has set growth target this year of about 7pc - below last year’s 7.5 pc - and will create 10 million new jobs and continue fight against pollution and corruption
5 Mar 2015 - 1:23pm More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015China will back e-commerce development and guide international expansion by Chinese internet companies, Premier Li Keqiang said today in an endorsement for companies such as Alibaba and JD.com.
5 Mar 2015 - 4:20pm More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015US Ambassador Mark Lippert was slashed on the face and wrist today by a man wielding a knife with a 25cm blade and screaming that the rival Koreas should be unified, South Korean police said.
5 Mar 2015 - 11:23am 3 commentsSri Lanka will take legal action against a Chinese firm for not halting work on a luxury real estate project, featuring marinas and hotels, until an investigation is completed, according to a government minister.
5 Mar 2015 - 3:35pmGruesome details of injuries sustained by victims of the Boston Marathon bombings were recounted to jurors yesterday as lawyers for the Muslim student on trial for the attack admitted he carried out the bloody assault.
5 Mar 2015 - 3:39pmMcDonald’s says it plans to start using chicken raised without antibiotics important to human health and milk from cows that are not treated with the artificial growth hormone rbST.
5 Mar 2015 - 3:01pmPhone and tablet owners frustrated that their devices only stay charged for half a day may have found their salvation in new Chinese smartphones which contain the so-called wonder material graphene.
5 Mar 2015 - 4:10pm More on THE NEXT BIG THINGHKBN, the city’s second-largest broadband service provider, priced shares on Thursday for its upcoming initial public offering at HK$9 apiece, raising more than US$750 million for its investors and company executives.
5 Mar 2015 - 3:44pmShares of mainland developer Glorious Property opened up 39 per cent on Thursday, its first day of trading after being suspended since February 2 due to the impending announcement of a privatisation plan.
5 Mar 2015 - 10:59amThe latest round of mortgage tightening to contain prices of small homes may weaken developers' appetite for land designated for mass housing but will intensify competition for luxury residential sites.
3 Mar 2015 - 8:04pmWith the third edition of Art Basel Hong Kong and the launch of a new satellite fair, March is the busiest month on the city's contemporary art calendar. Here are 20 shows you shouldn't miss.
5 Mar 2015 - 1:01pm More on Art Basel 2015It’s third time the charm for the Macau Wine & Dine Festival festival, which in its first two years was quite small and barely worth the excursion from Hong Kong.
5 Mar 2015 - 4:23pmPhone and tablet owners frustrated that their devices only stay charged for half a day may have found their salvation in new Chinese smartphones which contain the so-called wonder material graphene.
5 Mar 2015 - 4:10pm More on THE NEXT BIG THINGDirty politics, poaching and attempted murder: Richard Leakey’s story is getting the Hollywood treatment
Robert and Sally Lo, the hearts and minds behind the Hong Kong Cancer Fund
Alfresco dining is gaining popularity among busy Hongkongers who want to unwind
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
Rex Tso Sing-yu’s dream of becoming Hong Kong’s first world champion has received a massive boost after he signed with one of the world’s biggest promoters.
5 Mar 2015 - 8:50am More on Rex Tso Sing-yuAfter a champagne Sunday, leaders Chelsea got back to the bread and butter of churning out Premier League points with Eden Hazard’s header sealing a 1-0 victory at London rivals West Ham United on Wednesday.
5 Mar 2015 - 9:34am More on English Premier League 2014/15Ahead of two important solo exhibitions in Hong Kong, the Japanese artist with a global cult following is dismissive of the way others interpret his work, saying: 'This is just what comes out.'
4 Mar 2015 - 11:43pm More on Art Basel 2015With the third edition of Art Basel Hong Kong and the launch of a new satellite fair, March is the busiest month on the city's contemporary art calendar. Here are 20 shows you shouldn't miss.
5 Mar 2015 - 1:01pm More on Art Basel 2015Villagers carry a sculpture of their god on a sedan chair, while a woman poses inside the mockup of a car at the Opel booth during the press day of the Geneva Car Show, and more ...
A petrol pump in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Donetsk is wrapped up in sandbags, while volcano Villarrica erupting, and more ...
Some of the best sports-related pictures from the last week
Uruguay's former president Jose Mujica drives away in his ageing Volkwagen Beetle, while Adam Lawrence at the unveiling of a protrait depicting the new coinage portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabe
US astronaut Terry Virts gave the Vulcan split-fingered “live long and prosper” salute as the international space station passed over Massachusetts, police officers stand guard at the scene of a fa
Villagers carry a sculpture of their god on a sedan chair, while a woman poses ins
A petrol pump in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Donetsk is wrapped up in sandbags,
Uruguay's former president Jose Mujica drives away in his ageing Volkwagen Beetle,
US astronaut Terry Virts gave the Vulcan split-fingered “live long and prosper” sa
