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China wants its experts to join hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner

China has asked to be allowed to send its own aviation experts to join the Malaysian officials hunting for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane amid growing concerns the search, now in its seventh day, has been bungled.

Friday, 14 March, 2014, 3:47am 1 comment More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370

Video: Chinese ridicule Malaysia’s recruitment of ‘witch doctor’ to track missing plane

Chinese internet users have mocked reports that the Malaysian government invited a witch doctor to help look for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.

13 Mar 2014 - 6:57pm 35 comments More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370

Li Keqiang not asked about Zhou Yongkang case, after reporters warned

Premier Li Keqiang was not asked about the graft investigation into former security tsar Zhou Yongkang after reporters were warned against raising the subject.

14 Mar 2014 - 3:58am 1 comment More on Chinese parliamentary sessions 2014

Strong 6.3-magnitude quake hits off southern Japan

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A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s southern Kyushu island today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, but no tsunami warning was issued.

14 Mar 2014 - 3:48am

Malaysia rejects China’s lost plane images, denies reports MH370 flew on for hours

Malaysia on Thursday denied a media report that its missing airliner flew on for hours after last making contact, and said Chinese photos that raised hopes of a search breakthrough actually showed no wreckage.

13 Mar 2014 - 9:12pm 2 comments More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370

31 killed as truck collision turns Chinese tunnel into fiery death trap

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Investigators revealed a horrific story of a collision between two methanol tanker trucks that triggered an explosion inside a northern Chinese tunnel filled with trucks carrying coal and other flammable materials.

13 Mar 2014 - 9:57pm 3 comments

GDP growth target flexible as jobs take priority, says Premier Li Keqiang

Update

The official economic growth target will be flexible as long as it can ensure stable jobs, Premier Li Keqiang told an international audience in the clearest message to date by a top leader about the nation's willingness to tolerate slower growth.

14 Mar 2014 - 3:52am 2 comments More on Focus

Rogue jet not missing plane, Malaysian diplomat assures families

The Malaysian ambassador to China has received confirmation from the Malaysian military that it detected a rogue jet just an hour after flight MH370 vanished - but denied rumours it was shot down.

14 Mar 2014 - 3:42am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370

Ready to get your Tesla on the road in Beijing? Think again

13 Mar 2014 - 6:24pm 1 comment

Missing Malaysia Airlines jet ‘may have flown on for four hours’, say US investigators

13 Mar 2014 - 7:00pm 16 comments

Infographic: Asia's HK$4 trillion e-commerce market

13 Mar 2014 - 5:31pm

Death toll from New York blast, building collapse rises to seven

13 Mar 2014 - 9:55pm 1 comment

Indian guru declared dead and kept in freezer for six weeks is 'just meditating', say followers

13 Mar 2014 - 2:24pm

Lives of American sex workers revealed in unprecedented study

12 Mar 2014 - 8:45pm 2 comments

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China must keep internet secure and free

The internet is crucial for development. President Xi Jinping has elevated its importance to that of national security by leading a new cybergroup that will take charge of all aspects, among them economic, political, military and cultural. 

12 Mar 2014 - 9:33am

Today's Poll

Do you believe the missing MH370 flight had turned back towards the Strait of Malacca?
  • Yes: 16%
  • No: 36%
  • Not sure: 48%
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Total number of votes recorded: 359

Opinion

Hari Kumar Hari Kumar

Vladimir Putin's strongman tactics make Barack Obama look weak

14 Mar 2014 - 4:57am
Howard Winn Howard Winn

HSBC goes for cooler image at the Sevens this year

14 Mar 2014 - 12:53am
Albert Cheng Albert Cheng

Police removal of district councillor at meeting sends wrong message

14 Mar 2014 - 2:37am 1 comment
DANNY LEE DANNY LEE

Apple seeks a piece of the bitcoin frenzy

13 Mar 2014 - 4:41am 3 comments

Insight

As missing Malaysian flight shows, fake travel documents pose threat

ZHOU ZUNYOU

Despite a full-scale multinational search-and-rescue operation, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, carrying 239 passengers and crew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, remains missing.

14 Mar 2014 - 5:25am 1 comment

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Focus

GDP growth target flexible as jobs take priority, says Premier Li Keqiang

Victoria Ruan Update

The official economic growth target will be flexible as long as it can ensure stable jobs, Premier Li Keqiang told an international audience in the clearest message to date by a top leader about the nation's willingness to tolerate slower growth.

14 Mar 2014 - 3:52am 2 comments

Harry's View

14 Mar 2014

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Hong Kong

POLITICS

More pan-democratic lawmakers may snub invitation to Shanghai

Pan-democrats have given a lukewarm response to the central government's approval for all 70 lawmakers to visit Shanghai next month. Democratic Party chairwoman Emily Lau Wai-hing immediately declined the offer, and at least five lawmakers from the Labour Party and NeoDemocrats have indicated they might also boycott it.

14 Mar 2014 - 2:08am
National People’s Congress

"The central government's policy … is consistent and clear-cut. It will continue to support Hong Kong"

Update

Premier Li Keqiang promised continued support for Hong Kong amid "comprehensive deepening" of reforms on the mainland, but he evaded questions about the city's electoral reform and autonomy.

14 Mar 2014 - 2:05am 2 comments More on Chinese parliamentary sessions 2014
BROADCASTING

HKTV's Ricky Wong fears technology 'trap' could land him in jail

14 Mar 2014 2 comments

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China

Flight MH370

China wants its experts to join hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner

China has asked to be allowed to send its own aviation experts to join the Malaysian officials hunting for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane amid growing concerns the search, now in its seventh day, has been bungled.

14 Mar 2014 - 3:47am 1 comment More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370

Rogue jet not missing plane, Malaysian diplomat assures families

The Malaysian ambassador to China has received confirmation from the Malaysian military that it detected a rogue jet just an hour after flight MH370 vanished - but denied rumours it was shot down.

14 Mar 2014 - 3:42am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370
JAPAN

Panasonic offers pollution premium on top of pay for staff sent to China

14 Mar 2014

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Asia

ASIA

Malaysia rejects China’s lost plane images, denies reports MH370 flew on for hours

Malaysia on Thursday denied a media report that its missing airliner flew on for hours after last making contact, and said Chinese photos that raised hopes of a search breakthrough actually showed no wreckage.

13 Mar 2014 - 9:12pm 2 comments More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370
JAPAN

Strong 6.3-magnitude quake hits off southern Japan

Breaking

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s southern Kyushu island today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, but no tsunami warning was issued.

14 Mar 2014 - 3:48am
INDIA

Indian envoy Devyani Khobragade ‘heartened’as US ends case over maid

13 Mar 2014 1 comment

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World

MIDDLE EAST

Ceasefire holds in Gaza after Israeli air strikes, Palestinian rocket firings

A ceasefire was holding in Gaza yesterday after Israeli warplanes pounded 29 Palestinian targets in response to heavy Palestinian rocket fire into the mainly Jewish state.

13 Mar 2014 - 11:47pm
UKRAINE

Obama’s backing for Ukraine’s new leaders hardens East-West split

The East-West split reopened by the crisis in Ukraine hardened when US President Barack Obama threw Washington's weight behind Kiev in its stand-off with Moscow.

13 Mar 2014 - 11:13pm
SECURITY

NSA posed as Facebook to infect computers with malware, says report

14 Mar 2014

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China Insider

Electric vehicles

Ready to get your Tesla on the road in Beijing? Think again

13 Mar 2014 1 comment
E-COMMERCE

Infographic: Asia's HK$4 trillion e-commerce market

13 Mar 2014
ENTERTAINMENT

House of Cards embodies the corruption in American politics, says Chinese ambassador

12 Mar 2014 6 comments

Russia's war of words with US over Crimea spills onto Chinese social media

11 Mar 2014
CRIME

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

10 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

10 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 13 comments

Business

FINANCE

China should allow more bond defaults, bank supervisor says

More companies should be allowed to default on their bonds, an external supervisor at the Bank of China said, a day after a solar-cell maker became the first to do so.

9 Mar 2014 - 7:03am More on Chinese parliamentary sessions 2014
MANUFACTURING

Data points to broad slowdown in Chinese economy

Fresh signs of weakness in the mainland economy have emerged, with a raft of indicators sinking to their lowest levels in years, but Premier Li Keqiang played down the need for stimulus, curbing hopes of a shift in policy.

14 Mar 2014 - 12:52am 4 comments More on Chinese Economy

Markets

Doug Young Doug Young

Tencent M&A in overdrive with reported handset bid

13 Mar 2014 - 10:30am

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Property

Tiny store in Causeway Bay shopping district sells for record price

A tiny Causeway Bay shop has become the most expensive commercial property after it was sold for a record HK$1.38 million per square foot.

The 130-square-foot shop on 77-83 Matheson Street changed hands at HK$180 million, with no information yet on the identity of the buyer.

14 Mar 2014 - 1:07am

Swire Properties to spend HK$10b on Taikoo Place redevelopment

Swire Properties will spend HK$10 billion over the next few years to turn three industrial buildings in Quarry Bay's Taikoo Place into two grade A office towers, making it one of the company's biggest investments in a project in a decade.

14 Mar 2014 - 4:25am More on Swire Properties
EARNINGS

China Overseas cautious on sales goal

14 Mar 2014

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Lifestyle

Arts & Culture

Overseas tours will help Hong Kong Philharmonic hit the high notes, says conductor Jaap van Zweden

Touring overseas will help the Hong Kong Philharmonic reach its potential as one of the world's best orchestras. That's the view of its music director Jaap van Zweden, who received a boost when his appointment was extended by three years.

14 Mar 2014 - 4:32am

String theorist: an audience with jazz guitar great John McLaughlin

12 Mar 2014

Photographer William Furniss likes taking pictures in the rain

12 Mar 2014
Food & Wine

The humble bao has been given a make over

Steamed buns have evolved into one of the city's most sought-after snacks with a host of new outlets offering inventive twists on the tasty mouthful, writes Bernice Chan.

12 Mar 2014 - 10:42pm

Food review: Sanche Modern Korean in Central

12 Mar 2014

If I only had ... senior Food & Wine Editor Susan Jung seeks home-grown delights

12 Mar 2014
Technology

Chinese online games firm ChangYou to invest US$600m in mobile push

ChangYou.com a leading mainland developer and operator of online games, will roll out a US$600 million mobile gaming development initiative that represents one of the largest investments in its industry.

14 Mar 2014 - 12:06am More on Mobile games

Broadcast data project could provide free uncensored internet to anyone in the world

13 Mar 2014

Happy birthday, World Wide Web! On 25th anniversary, inventor calls for action to ensure freedom online

12 Mar 2014 3 comments
Fashion

Trend spotter: sports luxe and urban dandy in the fashion spotlight

12 Mar 2014

Christina Zeller revives traditional Belgian bag company Delvaux

10 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

10 Mar 2014
Health

Carob enjoys a resurgence in popularity as a 'superfood'

11 Mar 2014

Fit & Fab: Fiona Foxon

11 Mar 2014
Beauty

Beauty fix: Elemis facial treatment provides some lift at 10/10 Space

12 Mar 2014

Review: Vinoperfect Radiance Facial at Caudalie Spa

12 Mar 2014
Family & Education

Singaporean author on a crusade against Asian education system

11 Mar 2014

Between the lines: how illustrators use lyrics to inspire

11 Mar 2014
Interiors & Living

Style with David Roden, March 12, 2014

12 Mar 2014

Shanghai fair attracts do-it-yourself interior designers

12 Mar 2014

Magazines

Sport

RACING

Don't rule out Designs On Rome for Hong Kong Derby, John Moore says

Able Friend may have emerged with the lower barrier draw for the HK$16 million BMW Hong Kong Derby yesterday, but his trainer John Moore deviated from the popular wisdom that stablemate Designs On Rome had fared the worst.

14 Mar 2014 - 1:50am
GERMANY

Bayern Munich president found guilty of tax evasion

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness was found guilty yesterday and sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison for evading millions of euros in tax through an undeclared Swiss bank account.

14 Mar 2014 - 2:06am

Sarah Lee scoops second consecutive award in a row

14 Mar 2014

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Magazines

From brewing your own beer to learning leather work: why DIY rocks

There’s a deep satisfaction in doing it yourself. Perhaps it’s the pride that comes with crafting something unique, or the take-it-slow philosophy behind it. Vanessa Yung gets hands on.

12 Mar 2014 - 10:42pm
SEE/HEAR

Photographer William Furniss likes taking pictures in the rain

Photographer William Furniss loves the city when it rains, so much so that he's made it the subject of his latest exhibition. Kylie Knott takes her umbrella.

12 Mar 2014 - 10:42pm
SEE/HEAR

String theorist: an audience with jazz guitar great John McLaughlin

12 Mar 2014

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Blogs

Happy Lucky Dragon Win Michael Cox

How do you solve a problem like Moreira?

Michael Cox 13 Mar 2014 - 9:16pm
Corporate China Doug Young

Tencent M&A in overdrive with reported handset bid

Doug Young 13 Mar 2014 - 10:30am
Happy Lucky Dragon Win Michael Cox

Master Size with an appropriate winner to bring up a milestone

Michael Cox 12 Mar 2014 - 9:51am
The Hongcouver Ian Young

Potent symbols of the new Vancouver, served up on a Rolls-Royce’s ‘CHINA’ plate

Ian Young 12 Mar 2014 - 5:14pm 11 comments
The Beauty Blog TAMA LUNG

Review: Vinoperfect Radiance Facial at Caudalie Spa

TAMA LUNG 12 Mar 2014 - 9:14am
Corporate China Doug Young

Weibo: Baidu, Xiaomi, TCL leaders strut at NPC

Doug Young 10 Mar 2014 - 2:17pm
As I see it Jason Y Ng

Movie Reviews: Three Oscar-nominated Best Pictures

Jason Y Ng 10 Mar 2014 - 2:58pm

In Pictures

Pray for Malaysia flight MH370

The search continues for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on Saturday, March 8, 2014.

11 Mar 2014

Today in Photos, March 14

An anti-government protester sets fire to a barricade as he confronts a police water cannon during clashes in Caracas, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama greets Kermit the Frog, and more ...

14 Mar 2014

Today in Photos, March 13

A firefighter battles flames at a construction site in the Mission Bay neighbourhood of San Francisco, an art enthusiast checks out local visual artist Jessie Leung Ka-yi’s work Panniculus, and mor

13 Mar 2014

Improving well-being: mainland masseuses learn to relax tense muscles, March 12

The basic conditions at the classrooms and dormitories of Huaxia Liangste's massage training centres in Henan seem very far away from its luxurious spas and massage stores of Beijing.

12 Mar 2014

Fukushima three years on, March 11

Yesterday was the third anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeast coast of Japan, leaving about 19,000 dead or missing and hundreds of thousands homeless as the giant

12 Mar 2014
News

The search continues for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished en route f

13 Mar 2014
Photos

An anti-government protester sets fire to a barricade as he confronts a police wat

14 Mar 2014
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A firefighter battles flames at a construction site in the Mission Bay neighbourho

13 Mar 2014
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The basic conditions at the classrooms and dormitories of Huaxia Liangste's massag

12 Mar 2014
News

Yesterday was the third anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit

12 Mar 2014

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