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US Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday that China must take steps to reduce tensions in the Asia-Pacific to protect its growing stake in regional peace and stability.
Thursday, 5 December, 2013, 3:02pm More on Air Defence Identification ZoneEleven days after the third child of a farmer couple, a daughter, was born in the summer of 1995 in Quantou township, she was taken away from her parents by local cadres. The couple had violated China’s one-child policy and never saw their daughter again.
5 Dec 2013 - 1:59pmZhang Yimou’s studio says on its verified Sina Weibo account the acclaimed film director has no regrets about his children being born in China, in response to public speculation over why Zhang gave up his US green card.
5 Dec 2013 - 3:14pmGovernment funding of robotic vessel research has increased dramatically, mainly from the military, according to scientists involved in the work. At least 15 research teams have been set up at top universities and research institutes to produce the high-speed unmanned vessels over the past couple of years, scientists said.
5 Dec 2013 - 11:03amSatellite images of one of North Korea’s largest political prison camps suggests its inmate population is expanding, Amnesty International said on Thursday in a report detailing rape and torture in the North’s notorious gulag.
5 Dec 2013 - 1:51pm More on North KoreaAgence France-Presse in Bangkok Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej urged the nation to work together for “stability” in a speech on his 86th birthday on Thursday, which was marked with a lull in tensions after violent anti-government protests rocked Bangkok.
5 Dec 2013 - 1:47pmLantern, a new software programme which allows internet users to circumvent government-imposed censorship, is seeing rapid growth in China as more people are using it to bypass the Great Firewall of China to access websites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
5 Dec 2013 - 10:51am 2 comments More on Great Firewall of ChinaWang Gongquan, a venture capitalist and outspoken advocate for greater civic involvement on the mainland, has pleaded guilty to disturbing public order nearly three months into his police detention, three separate sources have said.
5 Dec 2013 - 1:19pm 1 comment More on Wang GongquanThick fog exacerbated by air pollution has caused disruption on Thursday in eastern areas of China, as concern grows over the public health implications of the hazardous atmosphere.
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Chinese have dreamed of travelling to the moon since ancient times. In a mere nine days - science, technology and fortunes pending - that desire will move a tantalising step closer with the soft landing on the lunar surface of the Chang'e-3 probe.
5 Dec 2013 - 11:38am 1 commentChina's controversial declaration of an air defence identification zone is particularly ill-timed, given that Japan is expected to release before the end of the year a new revision of its core defence policy, the National Defence Programme Guidelines.
5 Dec 2013 - 11:03amStorm clouds are already gathering, with pan-democrats and pro-government lawmakers split over whether the legal and constitutional principles emphasised in the administration's consultation document on electoral reform will bar dissenting voices from running for chief executive.
5 Dec 2013 - 4:56amThey are 11 ordinary people who lead extraordinary lives. People who achieve against all the odds and set an example for others.
It’s a simple contraption – an iron frame, foldout handle and four rubber wheels – but in Hong Kong the old-fashioned handcart is what keeps the city rolling.
There is “much room” for the public to voice their opinion on upcoming electoral reform, but proposals must be within the constitutional framework of the Basic Law, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Thursday morning.
5 Dec 2013 - 12:57pmPolice officers began digging at the Tseung Kwan O landfill on Thursday morning in the hope of finding the body of six-month-old girl at the centre of a bogus abduction invented by her mother.
5 Dec 2013 - 1:09pmUS Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday that China must take steps to reduce tensions in the Asia-Pacific to protect its growing stake in regional peace and stability.
5 Dec 2013 - 3:02pm More on Air Defence Identification ZoneA father-of-two set himself on fire in protest at Beijing’s rule in Tibetan regions, triggering clashes and a security crackdown, a US broadcaster and an overseas pressure group said on Thursday.
5 Dec 2013 - 2:03pmSatellite images of one of North Korea’s largest political prison camps suggests its inmate population is expanding, Amnesty International said on Thursday in a report detailing rape and torture in the North’s notorious gulag.
5 Dec 2013 - 1:51pm More on North KoreaExit polls published on Thursday for five state elections forecast a string of victories for the opposition that would provide momentum to hardline Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi ahead of national polls next year.
5 Dec 2013 - 3:18pmOfficials in Newtown, Connecticut, on Wednesday released audio recordings of emergency 911 phone calls from the Connecticut school shooting that killed 20 children and six educators almost a year ago, revealing raw emotion in the voice of the callers.
5 Dec 2013 - 2:57pm More on Connecticut school shootingCelebrity chef Nigella Lawson admitted in court on Wednesday that she had taken cocaine, but denied being a habitual user. She accused her ex-husband of trying to “destroy” her, during a lacerating day of testimony that laid bare a materially affluent but deeply troubled marriage.
5 Dec 2013 - 11:30amA controversial class of investment products may soon become widely available again after most banks in Hong Kong stopped selling them when tough restrictions on their sale were introduced this year.
5 Dec 2013 - 3:21pm More on ILASChina feels it faces discrimination when trying to invest in Australia and will push for more favourable terms in free-trade agreement (FTA) talks with that country, analysts say.
5 Dec 2013 - 12:00pm More on Chinese InvestmentChina’s property trust sector will probably suffer more defaults in the next two years as thousands of small developers will be squeezed out of business by intensifying competition amid policy tightening by the government, industry analysts said.
5 Dec 2013 - 11:25am More on China property developersConcerns about austerity measures and interest rate rises will see Hong Kong property transactions decline next year, but short supply will limit any fall in prices, global consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle said.
5 Dec 2013 - 7:01am 1 commentWith the ongoing fracas over TV licensing - and poorly produced local terrestrial television programmes - some have started searching for fresh content from overseas entertainment providers.
2 Dec 2013 - 9:16pm More on LIFEAlthough Benjamin Ford has travelled extensively, the California-based chef and restaurateur, and son of Hollywood actor Harrison Ford, has never seen a city like Hong Kong. "It's overwhelming," he says. "I have to re-evaluate what I think of as a city. Here it's very vertical.
29 Nov 2013 - 8:58am More on LIFEThey say you can’t rewrite the past. But perhaps you can re-doodle it? That’s what Google vice-president Megan Smith is hoping.
She’s using the search engine’s homepage “Doodles” to celebrate the birthdays of women in science and technology who have been overlooked by history.
5 Dec 2013 - 11:41amOil rich yet mired in poverty, East Timor is embracing development
Say hello to the Clockenflap headliners . . . and don’t miss our essential guide to the festival
Mainland cartoonists spread their message to the masses online
As the South China Morning Post turns 110, we look at the very first issue.
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The media centre is not exactly a hive of activity. In previous years this place was rammed.
5 Dec 2013 - 3:18pm More on Hong Kong OpenKerrin McEvoy stunned fans at Happy Valley on Wednesday night to lead all the way in the Longines International Jockeys' Championship as a despised outsider at his first appearance in the event.
5 Dec 2013 - 12:30amPresident Taur Matan Ruak believes the way to kickstart Asia’s newest country is by empowering its people, writes Mary O’Shea. Pictures by Cedric Arnold.
27 Nov 2013 - 6:04pmStaging Hong Kong's biggest annual music and arts festival is no walk in the park. Jo Baker meets a team of dedicated, determined and quite possibly exhausted organisers ahead of this year's event.
4 Dec 2013 - 5:39pmAccording to a recent study by the by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, New York City's homeless population increased by 13 percent at the beginning of this year.
An actress portraying a shepherd for a live nativity scene, traffic on the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is covered by thick smog, artist Alex Chinneck poses on the rooftop of his latest art install
33-year-old Zhang started nine years ago to make a living by making dough modellings, a skill he learned from a travelling craftsman, after he got laid-off from his post at a grain depot.
Nga Tsin Wai village, also known as Hing Yau Yu, is the only walled village left in urban Hong Kong with a history of about 400 years.
A nine-metre snow dragon yesterday in Jilin city, Jilin province, Afghan schoolchildren take lessons in an open-air classroom at a refugee camp, a museum patron takes in an exhibition of “3-D” pain
An actress portraying a shepherd for a live nativity scene, traffic on the Nanjing
33-year-old Zhang started nine years ago to make a living by making dough modellin
Nga Tsin Wai village, also known as Hing Yau Yu, is the only walled village left i
A nine-metre snow dragon yesterday in Jilin city, Jilin province, Afghan schoolchi
