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Malaysia Airlines flight ‘likely to have disintegrated at 35,000 feet’ says search official

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Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner with 239 people on board are narrowing the focus of their inquiries on the possibility that it disintegrated mid-flight, a senior source has said.

Monday, 10 March, 2014, 10:43am 1 comment More on Malaysian Airlines flight 370

Passport used on lost Malaysia Airlines flight traced to bizarre theft in Phuket

Luigi Maraldi, the Italian man who was named as one of the 239 people on board the missing flight, has spoken of the bizarre circumstances in which he lost his passport last year while on holiday in Phuket.

10 Mar 2014 - 9:21am 1 comment More on Malaysian Airlines flight 370

'Parody' protesters march to urge mainlanders to 'reignite their patriotism and buy Chinese products'

Dozens of protesters, some dressed in Red Guard uniforms, marched through Mong Kok urging mainland visitors to "love their country and party" - and stay at home.

10 Mar 2014 - 3:07am 9 comments More on Chinese tourists

Canadian court victory for group of Chinese migration applicants

Would-be migrants who were dumped from Canada's visa queue when Ottawa axed its millionaire migration scheme have won the right to challenge the decision in the court.

10 Mar 2014 - 10:15am 2 comments

US lasers? PLA preparing to raise its deflector shields

Laser weapons like those developed by the United States pose little threat to the PLA - smog or no smog - because mainland researchers have pioneered coatings that can deflect beams and render them harmless, mainland scientists say.

10 Mar 2014 - 4:37am 3 comments

North Koreans vote in parliament 'election' that may offer clues to shifts in power

North Koreans have voted in a pre-determined election for a rubber-stamp parliament - an exercise that usually doubles as a national head count and may offer clues to any power shifts in Pyongyang.

10 Mar 2014 - 10:32am 1 comment

Interpol probes passport checks as picture of 'debris' spotted in hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines jet

Malaysia's international air security standards were questioned by Interpol yesterday after it said two stolen passports used by passengers on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were in its database and could have been checked by officials in Kuala Lumpur.

10 Mar 2014 - 9:19am 5 comments More on Malaysian Airlines flight 370

Web tribute page lauds MH370 captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah

An anonymous writer who knew the captain at the controls of the missing Flight 370 aircraft launched a tribute page rejecting accusations against the veteran pilot.

10 Mar 2014 - 6:28am 1 comment More on Malaysian Airlines flight 370

More WikiLeaks data on the way, Julian Assange tells Web forum

10 Mar 2014 - 7:34am

Pollution and food safety to top legal agenda this year, Zhang Dejiang tells NPC delegates

10 Mar 2014 - 2:46am 1 comment

Ukraine faces losing its navy as Russian forces block it in Crimea

10 Mar 2014 - 7:24am

Spanish security experts warn of 'lone-wolf' Islamist threats

10 Mar 2014 - 7:29am

Protesters attack employee at Japan's embassy in Busan, South Korea

10 Mar 2014 - 7:11am

US Republicans back Senator Rand Paul as candidate for president

10 Mar 2014 - 7:28am

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Editor's Pick

Taiwan must look beyond Korea to draw up its economic road map

Latent economic anxiety typically manifests itself in strange ways. The broadcast of the Korean television drama, My Love from the Star, which tells of an alien who came to earth and fell in love with an actress, is a case in point.

10 Mar 2014 - 2:47am

Today's Poll

Should Malaysia overhaul its airport security system after the discovery of MH370 passengers with fake passports?
  • Yes: 92%
  • No: 8%
10 Mar 2014
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Total number of votes recorded: 142

Opinion

George Chen George Chen

Hong Kong should not be a dumping ground for middling IPOs

10 Mar 2014 - 10:18am 5 comments
Tammy Tam Tammy Tam

Zhang Dejiang gives political warriors plenty to chew on

10 Mar 2014 - 9:14am
Wang Xiangwei Wang Xiangwei

Central government must prove 'war on smog' not just hot air

10 Mar 2014 - 3:26am
Alex Lo Alex Lo

China's parliament a billionaires' club

10 Mar 2014 - 2:47am 4 comments

Insight

Shadow banking the biggest threat to China's economy

YAO YANG

The US Federal Reserve's decision to exit from so-called "quantitative easing" - its massive monthly purchases of long-term assets - is stoking fears of a hard economic landing in China. But the country's strong economic fundamentals mean policymakers have the space to avoid such an outcome - as long as they bring the shadow banking system under control.

10 Mar 2014 - 2:47am

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Focus

Stricken tsunami city of Minamisoma searches for its lost youth

KRISTINE KWOK

For Tokyoki Matsuno, a lifetime as a fisherman in Minamisoma was turned upside down when a monstrous tsunami swamped his home and boat on March 11, 2011. Like many who have committed their whole lives to this devastated town, 72-year-old Matsuno refuses to leave, although he risks harm from nuclear radiation.

10 Mar 2014 - 8:46am

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10 Mar 2014

Hong Kong

PROTEST

'Parody' protesters march to urge mainlanders to 'reignite their patriotism and buy Chinese products'

Dozens of protesters, some dressed in Red Guard uniforms, marched through Mong Kok urging mainland visitors to "love their country and party" - and stay at home.

10 Mar 2014 - 3:07am 9 comments More on Chinese tourists
POLITICS

Hong Kong is 'ready for democracy', says top US scholar

Professor Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University in the US, said is it ridiculous to think that a generic system of democracy is exclusively a Western model.

10 Mar 2014 - 8:47am 4 comments
POLITICS

Beijing's words will not halt Occupy Central's plans, says organiser Benny Tai

10 Mar 2014 2 comments

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China

POLITICS

Pollution and food safety to top legal agenda this year, Zhang Dejiang tells NPC delegates

National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Zhang Dejiang vowed to push forward legislation in areas of key public concern, including pollution and oversight of officials' conduct.

10 Mar 2014 - 2:46am 1 comment More on Chinese parliamentary sessions 2014
DEFENCE

US lasers? PLA preparing to raise its deflector shields

Laser weapons like those developed by the United States pose little threat to the PLA - smog or no smog - because mainland researchers have pioneered coatings that can deflect beams and render them harmless, mainland scientists say.

10 Mar 2014 - 4:37am 3 comments
CORRUPTION

Yunnan vice-governor and Mayor of Tea, Shen Peiping, subject of graft investigation

10 Mar 2014

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Asia

JAPAN

Rise in childhood cancer in Fukushima sparks debate

When doctors found several tiny nodules on his 12-year-old daughter’s thyroid gland, Toshiyuki Kamei refused to let parental fear get the better of him. The symptoms are not uncommon, and the probability that they will develop into something more serious is low.

10 Mar 2014 - 10:47am More on Fukushima nuclear accident

Malaysia Airlines flight ‘likely to have disintegrated at 35,000 feet’ says search official

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Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner with 239 people on board are narrowing the focus of their inquiries on the possibility that it disintegrated mid-flight, a senior source has said.

10 Mar 2014 - 10:43am 1 comment More on Malaysian Airlines flight 370
AVIATION

Interpol probes passport checks as picture of 'debris' spotted in hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines jet

10 Mar 2014 5 comments

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World

CANADA

Canadian court victory for group of Chinese migration applicants

Would-be migrants who were dumped from Canada's visa queue when Ottawa axed its millionaire migration scheme have won the right to challenge the decision in the court.

10 Mar 2014 - 10:15am 2 comments
ANALYSIS: UKRAINE

Ukraine faces losing its navy as Russian forces block it in Crimea

Lashed by the wind as it whips across Crimea's biggest lake, a third of Ukraine's warships have nowhere to go and nothing to do but rise and fall on its choppy waves.

10 Mar 2014 - 7:24am
ANALYSIS: MILITANCY

Spanish security experts warn of 'lone-wolf' Islamist threats

10 Mar 2014

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China Insider

CRIME

US language tutor jailed for 30 years for sexually exploiting children in China

9 Mar 2014 5 comments
EMIGRATION

China becomes top source of fresh immigrants moving to New Zealand

8 Mar 2014 2 comments
KUNMING ATTACK

Beijing police threaten action against microbloggers over Kunming attack comments

8 Mar 2014 2 comments
TENCENT

WeChat’s latest viral hit in China: health insurance

6 Mar 2014 2 comments
TIBET

Founder of Tibet’s Communist Party makes a final plea for Dalai Lama’s return

7 Mar 2014 3 comments
hoax

China’s Sohu falls for ‘Back to the Future’ hover board video hoax

6 Mar 2014
Hospitals

Nurse paralysed as shocking hospital attack by Nanjing official is caught on camera

6 Mar 2014
DISCRIMINATION

Police apologise for evicting innocent Uygur man after Kunming terror attack

5 Mar 2014 1 comment
POLITICS

No more Chanel or Emilio Pucci for princeling Li Xiaolin at congress meeting, but critics unimpressed

5 Mar 2014 3 comments
DIPLOMACY

Germany refuses Xi Jinping's request to visit Holocaust memorial sites during tour of Europe

5 Mar 2014 9 comments
NPC

Disturbance and smoke in Tiananmen Square amid tight security for NPC meeting

5 Mar 2014
MEDIA

US calls Kunming attack ‘act of terrorism’ amid accusations of bias in Western media reporting

5 Mar 2014 4 comments
KUNMING ATTACK

Chinese police rush to dispel rumours of more attacks in wake of Kunming massacre

4 Mar 2014 1 comment
INTERNET

China has a new state-run search engine - but will anyone use it?

3 Mar 2014 2 comments

Business

E-COMMERCE

Tencent to buy 15pc of JD.com, China’s No 2 e-commerce firm

Chinese internet giant Tencent will buy a 15 per cent stake in the mainland’s No 2 e-commerce firm, JD.com, for US$214.7 million, saying the two firms want to form a strategic partnership to transform the country’s e-commerce industry.

10 Mar 2014 - 9:38am More on Tencent
COMMODITIES

Challenges ahead as Hong Kong unveils plans for commodities trading

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing's plan to introduce the Hong Kong version of the London Metal Exchange platform this year is a baby step to kick off the local commodities market, but brokers and observers warned there will be challenges in developing the new market.

10 Mar 2014 - 5:59am More on LME

Markets

Doug Young Doug Young

Canadian Solar, Chaori cast cloud over solar shares

6 Mar 2014 - 10:35am

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Property

PROPERTY

Dark clouds over Hong Kong's property market as 'perfect storm' looms

Hong Kong's housing market faces being caught in the middle of a perfect storm, with government curbs having crimped demand at a time of increasing supply and an imminent interest rate rise threatening to set off a severe price correction.

10 Mar 2014 - 10:23am 2 comments
PROPERTY

China's developers shrug off earnings risks from yuan depreciation

China's top foreign exchange regulator Yi Gang said last week that the yuan could become more volatile, adding to expectations that Beijing would soon widen the daily trading band from 1 per cent on both sides of a midpoint set by the central bank.

10 Mar 2014 - 7:46am

Price cuts not a certainty as construction costs soar

10 Mar 2014

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Lifestyle

Arts & Culture

Review: Grandad Mick Jagger and Rolling Stones on fire in front of star-studded Macau crowd

The Rolling Stones showed a sold-out, celebrity-studded crowd in Macau’s Cotai arena last night why they can still claim to be the world’s greatest rock’n’roll band.

10 Mar 2014 - 9:24am

French director tackles sex and the teenager

9 Mar 2014

Art Fair Philippines points the way home

9 Mar 2014
Food & Wine

Taking 'food porn' photos in Hong Kong is so popular even the chefs are doing it

Chefs in Hong Kong love their porn. Food porn, that is. While a recent controversy in France highlighted that not all chefs are happy about diners clicking away with their camera phones, cooks here do see some advantages to it.

7 Mar 2014 - 1:26pm 1 comment More on LIFE

Top chefs are taking to the high seas

7 Mar 2014

Something to chew on: Asian rice cakes

1 Mar 2014
Technology

Extreme weather may be wake-up call for world, UN climate chief says

Devastating extreme weather, including recent flooding in England, Australia's hottest year on record and the US being hit by a polar vortex have a "silver lining". It boosts global warming to the highest level of politics and reminds politicians that climate change is not a partisan issue, according to the UN's climate chief.

9 Mar 2014 - 4:02am 3 comments

Rising seas may threaten one-fifth of world heritage sites, say scientists

9 Mar 2014 1 comment

Technology has slashed CLP power generation emissions since 1990

9 Mar 2014 1 comment
Fashion

Paris fashion shows offer autumn looks for the no-nonsense woman

7 Mar 2014

Innovation to the fore as Paris Fashion Week kicks off

3 Mar 2014
Books

Thrills and a history lesson in Hong Kong-based novel

9 Mar 2014

Memoir chronicles voyage of self-discovery by saviour of abandoned orphans

9 Mar 2014
Health

Staying fit should be a family affair

4 Mar 2014

Health bites

4 Mar 2014
Beauty

Beauty buzz

10 Mar 2014

Let it glow

9 Mar 2014
Family & Education

A new app aims to help parents teach children the value of money

4 Mar 2014 1 comment

Will separation damage my daughter?

4 Mar 2014
Interiors & Living

Celebrity interior designer Kelly Hoppen offers tips for the masses

7 Mar 2014

High-end US developers use valuable artworks to draw in potential buyers

5 Mar 2014

Magazines

Sport

ENGLISH FA CUP

Complacency to blame for City's FA Cup defeat to Wigan, says Pellegrini

Manuel Pellegrini, the Manchester City manager, accused his players of complacency after their surprising 2-1 home FA Cup quarter-final defeat to holders Wigan.

10 Mar 2014 - 10:41am

Sheffield United are first third-tier team to reach FA Cup semis in 13 years

Sheffield United became the first third-tier team to reach the FA Cup semi-finals since 2001 by beating Charlton 2-0 in the first of three quarter-final matches on Sunday.

10 Mar 2014 - 12:01am

I would rather be in City's position, says Jose Mourinho

9 Mar 2014

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Magazines

Shocking extent of maid abuse in Hong Kong laid bare

Marginalised by Hong Kong society and its laws, domestic helpers are left vulnerable to horrific abuse, writes Simon Parry, and a newly compiled body of research suggests the problem is far more extensive than has been previously reported.

2 Mar 2014 - 9:03am 39 comments

Richard Quest: the voice of choice

Love him or hate him, the inimitable Richard Quest has long been a jewel in CNN’s crown. Fionnuala McHugh talks to ‘Mr Marmite’ about syntax, selfies and surviving that scandal.

1 Mar 2014 - 11:13pm

Going back to their roots: Chaoshan folk music

1 Mar 2014 1 comment

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Blogs

Bikini body or bust SOFIA MITRA-THAKUR

Bikini Body or Bust: Week 2

SOFIA MITRA-THAKUR 10 Mar 2014 - 10:28am
Adventures in Alcohol Mischa Moselle

Yanking Jamie Oliver’s chain: Why chef's Hong Kong venture could actually work

Mischa Moselle 8 Mar 2014 - 12:36pm 10 comments
Happy Lucky Dragon Win Michael Cox

Are stewards rule enforcers or riding instructors?

Michael Cox 7 Mar 2014 - 1:06pm
Corporate China Doug Young

Canadian Solar, Chaori cast cloud over solar shares

Doug Young 6 Mar 2014 - 10:35am
The Beauty Blog TAMA LUNG

Review: Elemis Pro-Intense Lift Effect Facial at 10/10 Space

TAMA LUNG 5 Mar 2014 - 4:59pm
Culture Club Vivienne Chow

Brace yourself for March madness and culture fatigue when Art Basel Hong Kong changes dates

Vivienne Chow 5 Mar 2014 - 7:11pm 1 comment
The Hongcouver Ian Young

Immigration, property prices and Vancouver: An expert’s view

Ian Young 6 Mar 2014 - 8:59am 9 comments

In Pictures

Six Nations Championship, March 8

A selection of some of the best images from Six Nations action involving Ireland against Italy and Scotland against France.

9 Mar 2014

Today in Photos, March 8

Students at the Huaxia Liangtse Massage Training Centre in Henan, Indian police detain a supporter of pro-independent group JKLF during a protest against the expulsion of Kashmiri students, and mor

8 Mar 2014

A blend of solemn ceremonies and clashes in Venezuela, March 7

Venezuela marked the first anniversary of Hugo Chavez's death with a military parade led by the President Nicolas Maduro.

7 Mar 2014

Fighting poverty: In Los Angeles federal initiative offers hope to those in the Promise Zone, March 7

Los Angeles is one of five areas in US designated as a “Promise Zone” by the Obama administration in January in an effort to reduce poverty and crime in some of the poorest areas in the nation.

7 Mar 2014

Today in Photos, March 7

Members of Argentina’s IUNA Ballet give a lift to a bizarrely contorted fellow dancer in Buenos Aires, while South Korean new military officers cheer during the joint commission ceremony in S.

7 Mar 2014
Sport

A selection of some of the best images from Six Nations action involving Ireland a

10 Mar 2014
Photos

Students at the Huaxia Liangtse Massage Training Centre in Henan, Indian police de

8 Mar 2014
News

Venezuela marked the first anniversary of Hugo Chavez's death with a military para

7 Mar 2014
Photos

Los Angeles is one of five areas in US designated as a “Promise Zone” by the Obama

7 Mar 2014
Photos

Members of Argentina’s IUNA Ballet give a lift to a bizarrely contorted fellow dan

7 Mar 2014

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