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China's economy will face "even more formidable" difficulties this year than in 2014 as Beijing sets its lowest growth target in over 15 years to accommodate reforms.
Friday, 6 March, 2015, 7:33am 1 comment More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015Premier Li Keqiang pledged to curb graft as he accused some officials of being "slack" in their actions and "self-willed" in exercising their power, saying that "shocking cases of corruption still exist".
6 Mar 2015 - 10:05am More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015US President Barack Obama is to be invited to attend a military parade in Beijing later this year to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war, the Foreign Ministry said.
6 Mar 2015 - 2:52am 13 comments More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015“Star Wars” star Harrison Ford has been seriously injured after crashing his vintage plane on a Los Angeles golf course shortly after taking off from a local airport.
6 Mar 2015 - 11:04am 2 commentsNorth Korean state television has apparently released a rare trove of footage showing Kim Jong-il as a much younger man – this time in high definition.
6 Mar 2015 - 11:03am More on North KoreaThe smallest increase in defence spending in five years won't affect the PLA's development of nuclear weapons or its ongoing modernisation plan, a former top leader of the army's strategic missile troops has said.
6 Mar 2015 - 3:07am 1 comment More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015A Bloomberg reporter arrived at the hall in the chilly capital at 3am today, only to find that three Reuters reporters were already waiting at the head of a queue.
5 Mar 2015 - 6:24pm More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015Beijing will strictly comply with the Chinese constitution and the city's Basic Law in Hong Kong affairs, Premier Li Keqiang said at the start of annual meetings of the national legislature in Beijing yesterday.
6 Mar 2015 - 11:22am 52 comments More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015Hong Kong's stock exchange has ordered mainland solar energy firm Hanergy Thin Film Power Group to explain the unusual movement of its share price and trading volume.
6 Mar 2015 - 4:37amAn airliner has skidded off a runway at New York’s La Guardia airport and slid to a halt just metres from frigid waters, as a snow storm battered the US coast from Texas to Boston.
6 Mar 2015 - 11:07amA suspect was shot dead by the police and another arrested after they attacked people with knives at Guangzhou’s main railway station, injuring nine.
The victims have all been sent to hospital, the Guangzhou police bureau said on its official social media account.
6 Mar 2015 - 10:51amChina is on track to overtake Germany and Britain as the country with the third-largest number of people with assets of more than US$30 million within 10 years, a report estimates.
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Twenty years ago, I arrived in Hong Kong from Shanghai. At the Lo Wu immigration checkpoint, I needed to fill out an entry form, which asked where I came from. I wrote "Shanghai". The immigration officer glanced at it and said "Shanghai" should be amended to "China".
5 Mar 2015 - 6:03pm 12 commentsIn a special series on how to take the city into the future, we talk to cancer expert Dr Janice Tsang.
6 Mar 2015 - 10:03amLondon should step up pressure on Beijing and take a tougher stance in defence of Hong Kong autonomy, a group of British lawmakers studying the city’s affairs concluded in a report published on Friday morning.
6 Mar 2015 - 9:31am 11 comments More on Occupy CentralBeijing will strictly comply with the Chinese constitution and the city's Basic Law in Hong Kong affairs, Premier Li Keqiang said at the start of annual meetings of the national legislature in Beijing yesterday.
6 Mar 2015 - 11:22am 52 comments More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015A suspect was shot dead by the police and another arrested after they attacked people with knives at Guangzhou’s main railway station, injuring nine.
The victims have all been sent to hospital, the Guangzhou police bureau said on its official social media account.
6 Mar 2015 - 10:51amUS President Barack Obama is to be invited to attend a military parade in Beijing later this year to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war, the Foreign Ministry said.
6 Mar 2015 - 2:52am 13 comments More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015North Korean state television has apparently released a rare trove of footage showing Kim Jong-il as a much younger man – this time in high definition.
6 Mar 2015 - 11:03am More on North KoreaUS Ambassador Mark Lippert was slashed on the face and wrist today by a man wielding a knife with a 25cm blade and screaming that the rival Koreas should be unified, South Korean police said.
6 Mar 2015 - 9:53am 7 commentsIn a literal application of the sharia law of an eye for an eye, an Iranian man convicted of blinding another man in an acid attack has himself had an eye gouged out, marking the first time Iran has carried out such retributive punishment.
6 Mar 2015 - 11:32am“Star Wars” star Harrison Ford has been seriously injured after crashing his vintage plane on a Los Angeles golf course shortly after taking off from a local airport.
6 Mar 2015 - 11:04am 2 commentsThree of China's top angel investors are launching a training and mentorship programme for start-up founders in the world's largest economy, they an
6 Mar 2015 - 11:06am More on THE NEXT BIG THINGMainland China’s property sales are expected to pick up this month after a weak February as policy relaxation warms up buyers’ sentiment and encourages developers to redouble destocking efforts, analysts said.
6 Mar 2015 - 9:45amMainland China’s property sales are expected to pick up this month after a weak February as policy relaxation warms up buyers’ sentiment and encourages developers to redouble destocking efforts, analysts said.
6 Mar 2015 - 9:45amHang Lung Properties is counting on a HK$500 million makeover of its main retail properties in Mong Kok and Causeway Bay to boost its rental income by up to 60 per cent.
5 Mar 2015 - 9:46pmOscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon will receive an award next week at a Hong Kong gala dinner for her outstanding contribution to cinema.
Sarandon will be taking part in a three-day celebration of the power of art and creativity as part of Art Basel Hong Kong.
5 Mar 2015 - 6:45pm More on Art Basel 2015This is one of the most requested recipes from my cookbook, A Celebration of Food - it's something I make whenever my friends and I get together for pot lucks. While the wings can be fried immediately, it tastes better if they have a chance to marinate for several hours.
6 Mar 2015 - 10:16am More on Susan Jung's recipesThink your smartphone is clever? Search giant Google has plans to make that little camera on the back of mobile devices not just for selfies, but part of a personal, real-time 3D mapping system that makes 250,000 measurements per second.
6 Mar 2015 - 10:28amDirty politics, poaching and attempted murder: Richard Leakey’s story is getting the Hollywood treatment
Robert and Sally Lo, the hearts and minds behind the Hong Kong Cancer Fund
Alfresco dining is gaining popularity among busy Hongkongers who want to unwind
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
Boxing legend Marvelous Marvin Hagler knows exactly what Manny Pacquiao is going through as he prepares to take on Floyd Mayweather – and he says now’s the time for the Filipino star to let the hate flow through him.
5 Mar 2015 - 7:13pm More on Manny PacquiaoHong Kong star Rex Tso Sing-yu celebrated his two-year deal with Top Rank with famed promoter Bob Arum promising a world title shot if he wins his bout on the undercard of Saturday night's Showdown at Sands.
6 Mar 2015 - 1:22am More on Rex Tso Sing-yuSavvy designers are revitalising the fashion capitals of the world with their ground-breaking interpretations, writes Divia Harilela.
5 Mar 2015 - 11:08pmVolcanic soil produces top-quality wines with rich flavours and aromas.
5 Mar 2015 - 11:08pmA small weasel catching a lift from a woodpecker, while Buddhists holding candles encircle a large Buddha statue in Nakhon Pathom, and more ...
Villagers carry a sculpture of their god on a sedan chair, while a woman poses inside the mockup of a car at the Opel booth during the press day of the Geneva Car Show, and more ...
A petrol pump in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Donetsk is wrapped up in sandbags, while volcano Villarrica erupting, and more ...
Some of the best sports-related pictures from the last week
Uruguay's former president Jose Mujica drives away in his ageing Volkwagen Beetle, while Adam Lawrence at the unveiling of a protrait depicting the new coinage portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabe
Villagers carry a sculpture of their god on a sedan chair, while a woman poses ins
A petrol pump in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Donetsk is wrapped up in sandbags,
Uruguay's former president Jose Mujica drives away in his ageing Volkwagen Beetle,
