| Weather | Hong Kong |
|
Humidity UV Pollution |
Members of foreign press were finally permitted to attend the ministry’s monthly news briefing on Thursday - a small milestone in increasingly confident military’s efforts to project transparent image.
Thursday, 31 July, 2014, 4:55pmXi, who greatly admires Deng, wanted to become a leader in a similar vein, who could lead China into a new era of reform and growth, said sources including senior officials and "princelings".
31 Jul 2014 - 3:52pm 20 comments More on Zhou YongkangA court in Myanmar has sentenced eight Chinese nationals to lengthy prison terms for transporting an arsenal of firearms and hand grenades while they lived in the country illegally.
31 Jul 2014 - 7:09pm More on Myanmar's changing ties with ChinaA Thai army general has been arrested on suspicion of extortion in a notorious Bangkok red-light district, officials said on Thursday, in a rare case of authorities prosecuting a member of the military.
31 Jul 2014 - 5:23pmA Beijing court began hearing a landmark case on “gay conversion” treatment on Thursday, as an activist in a nurse’s uniform knelt over a patient, wielding a giant needle, outside.
31 Jul 2014 - 4:31pmHouse Foreign Affairs Committee endorses resolution calling on China to immediately end what it calls state-sanctioned harvesting of human organs from prisoners.
31 Jul 2014 - 1:06pmThe scientist who helped discover the Ebola virus said the outbreak in West Africa was unlikely to trigger a major epidemic outside the region, adding he would happily sit next to an infected person on a train.
31 Jul 2014 - 3:05pmFaced with snaking queues at immigration, overflowing baggage carousels and expensive flight delays, Asian nations are rushing to build hundreds of new airports to cope with surging demand for air travel.
31 Jul 2014 - 4:18pmThe owner of the KFC and Pizza Hut restaurant chains said on Thursday that a food safety scandal in China has hurt sales and might be severe enough to cut into the company’s global profit.
31 Jul 2014 - 5:28pm 1 comment More on China Food ScandalsThe decades-old distinction between urban and rural dwellers in the mainland's widely hated hukou, or household registration system, is to end.
31 Jul 2014 - 9:32am 3 commentsTo access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
The “through train” that will link the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shanghai has become a focus of financial markets in both cities since its announcement in April.
While it is clearly a significant development, several questions remain unanswered.
31 Jul 2014 - 5:53pmWhen inspectors visited Shanghai Husi earlier this summer, the production line appeared in good order, with fresh meat being handled by properly attired workers and supervisors keeping a watchful eye over the process.
31 Jul 2014 - 4:27amLabour Party lawmaker says he transferred HK$500,000 to party’s account after details emerged of donations totalling HK$1.5 million Lee allegedly received from Apple Daily founder.
31 Jul 2014 - 6:00pm 18 comments More on Jimmy LaiHong Kong's health authorities stepped up surveillance against the deadly Ebola virus yesterday as a Hong Kong woman who fell ill after visiting Kenya tested negative for the disease.
31 Jul 2014 - 6:18pm 18 commentsThe owner of the KFC and Pizza Hut restaurant chains said on Thursday that a food safety scandal in China has hurt sales and might be severe enough to cut into the company’s global profit.
31 Jul 2014 - 5:28pm 1 comment More on China Food ScandalsTaiwan’s government said on Thursday it would seal off a nuclear power plant due to open next year but repeatedly attacked as unsafe by the public, pending a referendum on its future.
31 Jul 2014 - 5:24pm 1 commentRescuers using earth-moving equipment dug through heavy mud and debris on Thursday, after a landslide engulfed an entire village in western India, killing at least 30 people and leaving about 100 missing and feared dead.
31 Jul 2014 - 7:00pmA court in Myanmar has sentenced eight Chinese nationals to lengthy prison terms for transporting an arsenal of firearms and hand grenades while they lived in the country illegally.
31 Jul 2014 - 7:09pm More on Myanmar's changing ties with ChinaThe conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is escalating, ceasefire efforts take on elements of farce and bravado rules the public discourse. But even through the fog of war, a few endgame scenarios can nonetheless be glimpsed.
31 Jul 2014 - 9:23pmIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday the army would continue working to destroy tunnels used by Gaza militants for cross-border attacks with or without a ceasefire.
31 Jul 2014 - 6:56pmThe “through train” that will link the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shanghai has become a focus of financial markets in both cities since its announcement in April.
While it is clearly a significant development, several questions remain unanswered.
31 Jul 2014 - 5:53pmCompeting scions of a prominent Taiwanese family are fighting over a HK$2.4 billion property portfolio on Hong Kong’s exclusive Peak in a bitter battle for control of assets that may leave minority shareholders in its listed vehicle the big losers.
31 Jul 2014 - 6:05pmCore profit at Hang Lung Properties jumped 29 per cent in the first half of the year, driven by an increase in property sales and higher rental income.
31 Jul 2014 - 4:32pmAn oversupply of retail space poses a more serious threat to property investors in the mainland's many third-tier cities than the much-talked-about housing glut, especially as an increasing number of people are buying goods online.
31 Jul 2014 - 1:27amGuardians of the Galaxy is the latest, and weirdest, chapter in Marvel Studio's ever-expanding cinematic universe.
30 Jul 2014 - 11:41pmAs his first Hong Kong outpost is unveiled, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver talks food, family and franchising.
31 Jul 2014 - 10:18amInventor hopes fleet of automated boats will one day patrol the oceans, performing clean-up and data-collection tasks, such as radioactivity sensing, coral reef imaging and fish counting.
29 Jul 2014 - 1:29pm 4 comments More on LIFEIn 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
Tiger Woods finds out over the next two weeks if his season is over or just getting started.
31 Jul 2014 - 11:15amThe head coach of Australian athletics has been suspended for publicly criticising Olympic 100 metres hurdles champion Sally Pearson and accusing her of setting a bad example to the Australian team at the Commonwealth Games.
31 Jul 2014 - 10:51amAs his first Hong Kong outpost is unveiled, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver talks food, family and franchising.
31 Jul 2014 - 10:18amTake advantage of our rainy summer with a visit to these contrasting scenic spots - and some hidden gems.
31 Jul 2014 - 9:19am 1 commentPeople walk gingerly down a stairway at the University of California Los Angeles campus, while a boy sits near a car stuck under a roof, which collapsed after heavy rains in Belgium, and more ...
Henan, the nation’s biggest grain producing region, is suffering its worst drought in over 60 years. The province has suffered baking heat all month, with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius.
After the holy month of Ramadan ends with the sighting of a new moon, the world's Muslims unite in prayer for the first day of Eid ul-Fitr.
A view of the Zhongjian River bridge after it was joined to a new road network in Enshi in Hubei, while firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a Dongfeng Tyre Factory in Hubei, and more ...
A selection of the best photos from rugby sevens action at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
People walk gingerly down a stairway at the University of California Los Angeles c
Henan, the nation’s biggest grain producing region, is suffering its worst drought
After the holy month of Ramadan ends with the sighting of a new moon, the world's
A view of the Zhongjian River bridge after it was joined to a new road network in
