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The State Administration for Industry and Commerce has sent its investigators to Microsoft's offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu as part of an official probe, the US technology giant confirmed on Monday.
Monday, 28 July, 2014, 8:03pm 2 commentsThe downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 “may amount to a war crime”, the UN said as the death toll from fighting in eastern Ukraine claimed more than 1,100 lives.
28 Jul 2014 - 7:51pm More on Malaysia Airlines flight 17After a long, bureaucratic 18 months, Mike Norton had little reason to doubt that by this weekend he would finally welcome Joseph and Marianna, his new Chinese son and daughter, to their home the US.
28 Jul 2014 - 5:51pm 11 commentsOSI Group, a meat supplier to McDonald’s, said it would recall all products made by its Shanghai plant.
28 Jul 2014 - 5:28pmMcDonald's issued another apology for its part in the rotten meat scandal, saying a "lack of clarity" had confused people. But it did not answer when asked if there had been a cover-up.
28 Jul 2014 - 5:29pm 21 commentsMuslim extremists from Xinjiang have gone to the Middle East for training and some may have crossed into Iraq to fight, China’s special envoy for the Middle East said.
28 Jul 2014 - 4:16pmAnti-graft authorities have begun their latest round of inspections in Tibet, with a focus on high-ranking cadres and those expecting promotions.
28 Jul 2014 - 4:17pmStudent survivors of South Korea’s ferry disaster, testifying for the first time on Monday in the murder trial of the captain and crew, recalled being repeatedly told to stay put as the ship was sinking.
28 Jul 2014 - 6:12pm More on South Korea ferry disasterMcDonald’s on the mainland has stopped using products from all Husi food plants since last Friday, the company said in a statement released this afternoon.
28 Jul 2014 - 7:00pm More on China Food ScandalsThe yellow alert for flight delays at airports in Shanghai and Hangzhou has been lifted as weather in the region cleared up, the mainland’s civilian air traffic authority said in an update on its website.
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The exhausting distraction of constitutional and political arrangements continues to divert much energy from our senior leadership, and has done so ever since 1982.
28 Jul 2014 - 7:13pmThe Post begins a two-part series about the chief executive election in 2017, the most important - and contentious - electoral reform since the implementation of "one country, two systems" in 1997.
28 Jul 2014 - 9:00am 2 commentsThe head of Hong Kong’s de facto central bank has rejected calls from some lawmakers to use part of the city’s HK$3 trillion Exchange Fund to pay for infrastructure projects or social welfare.
28 Jul 2014 - 6:28pm 6 commentsFood safety authorities in Hong Kong say they were misled by McDonald’s Hong Kong during its investigation last week into whether rotten meat from a factory in Shanghai was sold to Hongkongers.
28 Jul 2014 - 7:20pm 2 comments More on China Food ScandalsMcDonald’s on the mainland has stopped using products from all Husi food plants since last Friday, the company said in a statement released this afternoon.
28 Jul 2014 - 7:00pm More on China Food ScandalsThe State Administration for Industry and Commerce has sent its investigators to Microsoft's offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu as part of an official probe, the US technology giant confirmed on Monday.
28 Jul 2014 - 8:03pm 2 commentsStudent survivors of South Korea’s ferry disaster, testifying for the first time on Monday in the murder trial of the captain and crew, recalled being repeatedly told to stay put as the ship was sinking.
28 Jul 2014 - 6:12pm More on South Korea ferry disasterIn Nepal, quality education, considered to be within an exclusive domain of private schools, comes with a hefty price tag. But one private institution is out to revolutionise the idea of affordable education for all.
28 Jul 2014 - 4:31amThe downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 “may amount to a war crime”, the UN said as the death toll from fighting in eastern Ukraine claimed more than 1,100 lives.
28 Jul 2014 - 7:51pm More on Malaysia Airlines flight 17The United Nations and world powers ramped up pressure on the warring sides in Gaza to immediately end their 21-day confrontation as fighting subsided at the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
28 Jul 2014 - 6:09pmA top government think tank has suggested that Hong Kong’s stock exchange follow London’s in introducing new boards for companies with different shareholding structures.
28 Jul 2014 - 11:20am More on HKExChina’s economic statistics provoke a lot of debate. This is a bit odd, since Premier Li Keqiang seems to have previously settled the matter.
Not only did Li famously dismiss Chinese national income accounting as “man-made”, he demanded reform like “cutting a wrist”.
28 Jul 2014 - 12:15pm 1 comment More on Chinese EconomyWhile higher duties on property purchases in Hong Kong have scared off affluent mainland homebuyers, the demand for rental flats for their children studying in Hong Kong remains unchanged.
28 Jul 2014 - 11:56amPremier Li Keqiang is pinning hopes on a programme he initiated a decade ago to ensure the target of 7.5 per cent economic growth is reached this year, but economists are worried.
28 Jul 2014 - 6:29amFrom old old cinema seats to period clocks and well-thumbed maps, local collectors are turning their passion for vintage goods and curios into thriving businesses.
28 Jul 2014 - 7:00pm More on LIFETattooed on the left forearm of chef Bruno Menard are three Michelin stars, an indelible souvenir of his culinary achievement at L'Osier, a restaurant opened by cosmetics maker Shiseido in Tokyo.
25 Jul 2014 - 1:49amFor the danger they posed, the lapses were appalling. They put lives at risk, that much is clear. But they were shocking, too, due to where they happened. The US government's high-security disease-control laboratories, which house samples of the most harmful germs in the world, cannot afford to screw up.
27 Jul 2014 - 3:47amIn India, when it comes to class and cuisine, food is as divisive as it is defining
Done right, this takeaway classic is a joy to behold. But who makes the city's best?
Sir Kai Ho Kai was a colossal public figure, so how did we forget him?
Delhi’s vibrant colony of artists and street performers is under threat from the modern world
An organic farming commune in Hebei is going back to the roots of Maoist thought
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
The personal touch is what attracts diners to small, cosy restaurants
Chinese rider Ji Cheng said he wants to get away from cycling for a while after completing the Tour de France.
Ji was a visible member of the peloton over the last three weeks, relishing his role as the “breakaway killer” for his Giant-Shimano team.
28 Jul 2014 - 4:22pm More on Tour de FranceVincenzo Nibali said he would never have been in with a chance of winning the Tour de France had it not been for recent improvements in tackling doping.
28 Jul 2014 - 12:53amAs new genre of caste-based cookbooks reveals, India's culinary customs not only denote class and region, but symbolise faith, dictate who you marry and can be a barrier to social mobility.
27 Jul 2014 - 5:48pm 6 commentsThousands of people saw their life savings wiped out when the "low-risk" fund into which they had put their nest eggs imploded last year. Benjamin Robertson looks into the murky world of LM Investment Management and what its collapse should signal to the investing public.
27 Jul 2014 - 12:05am 5 commentsFields of gold - A woman walks through a maze of bright yellow blooms covering a field during a three - day sunflower festival in the town of Nogi, Tochigi prefecture, a mother and daughter cross a
The forests of southwest China are among the safest and most hospitable places on earth … for elephants.
The quadrennial Commonwealth Games are in full swing in Glasgow, Scotland.
A selection of the best photos from Saturday’s Super Rugby semi-finals action.
A new island formed by volcanic activity off the uninhabited Japanese island of Nishinoshima has grown sixfold, while a little girl lies in a pile of foam during Foam Day in Utah, and more ...
Fields of gold - A woman walks through a maze of bright yellow blooms covering a f
The forests of southwest China are among the safest and most hospitable places on
A new island formed by volcanic activity off the uninhabited Japanese island of Ni
