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South Korean coastguards and navy divers were working frantically under floodlights to find 277 people still missing after a ferry capsized in what could be the country’s worst maritime disaster in over 20 years
Thursday, 17 April, 2014, 4:23am 5 commentsPremier Li Keqiang has resisted calls for a strong stimulus despite the mainland's economy expanding at its slowest pace since 2012.
17 Apr 2014 - 4:48amWhen US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel visited China last week, he was given an unprecedented tour of the Liaoning aircraft carrier in a gesture of friendliness - but also received a blunt public warning over America's military presence in Asia.
17 Apr 2014 - 2:57amBeijing is seeking to woo Taiwanese students by planning more cross-strait youth exchanges following a three-week student-led protest in Taiwan recently against a trade service pact with the mainland.
17 Apr 2014 - 3:28amA prototype of Japan's first domestically produced stealth fighter will get airborne before the end of the year, a significant development in Tokyo's efforts to improve its defence capabilities.
16 Apr 2014 - 10:47pm 1 commentAn operation by Ukrainian forces to reassert control over its eastern regions floundered yesterday in the face of pro-Russian resistance, a day ahead of international talks on the escalating crisis.
17 Apr 2014 - 1:39am 1 commentChina has angrily hit back at mainstream US media that accused Beijing of dragging its feet in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying on Tuesday called a Monday report in The New York Times an irresponsible and pointless provocation.
17 Apr 2014 - 3:28am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370The bank's legal and compliance department has looked into reports related to Helen Yang, also known as Yang Lijuan, an investment banker based in Hong Kong, two sources familiar with the matter told the South China Morning Post.
17 Apr 2014 - 3:24am 1 comment More on China Resources (Holdings)To access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
The market is always in search of a story and investors, it seems, think they have found a new one this year in China. The country's growth slowdown and mounting financial risks have spurred a growing wave of pessimism, with economists worldwide warning of an impending crash.
17 Apr 2014 - 1:47am 2 commentsThe Sewol ferry left the Port of Incheon two hours late on Tuesday night, waiting for a veil of fog to lift, easing the craft's journey southwards.
17 Apr 2014 - 1:27amLawmakers say they will launch an investigation into the delay in completing the high-speed cross-border railway if the administration and the MTR fail to explain the situation in detail within two weeks.
17 Apr 2014 - 2:55am 5 comments More on MTRCThe audit watchdog has lashed out at the Mega Events Fund for overstating the turnout at its events and a host of other "irregularities", including event organisers' failure to show invoices for expenses.
17 Apr 2014 - 4:29amChina has angrily hit back at mainstream US media that accused Beijing of dragging its feet in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying on Tuesday called a Monday report in The New York Times an irresponsible and pointless provocation.
17 Apr 2014 - 3:28am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370When US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel visited China last week, he was given an unprecedented tour of the Liaoning aircraft carrier in a gesture of friendliness - but also received a blunt public warning over America's military presence in Asia.
17 Apr 2014 - 2:57amThe Sewol ferry left the Port of Incheon two hours late on Tuesday night, waiting for a veil of fog to lift, easing the craft's journey southwards.
17 Apr 2014 - 1:27am More on FocusSouth Korean coastguards and navy divers were working frantically under floodlights to find 277 people still missing after a ferry capsized in what could be the country’s worst maritime disaster in over 20 years
17 Apr 2014 - 4:23am 5 commentsAn operation by Ukrainian forces to reassert control over its eastern regions floundered yesterday in the face of pro-Russian resistance, a day ahead of international talks on the escalating crisis.
17 Apr 2014 - 1:39am 1 comment"Roses are red, violets are blue. Today is a good day to tell you that … I love you." That was the text in a Valentine's Day card that Reeva Steenkamp wrote to her boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius, hours before he shot and killed her.
16 Apr 2014 - 9:52pmPremier Li Keqiang has resisted calls for a strong stimulus despite the mainland's economy expanding at its slowest pace since 2012.
17 Apr 2014 - 4:48amCitic Pacific has agreed to buy almost all of its parent's assets not already under the Beijing-backed steel-to-property Hong Kong-listed firm for 227 billion yuan (HK$284.8 billion), which would make it the second-largest listed conglomerate in Greater China after the Li Ka-shing-led Hutchison Whampoa.
17 Apr 2014 - 4:50am More on Citic PacificLi Liang was overjoyed last week when he began to be swamped by inquiries about office rent and commercial property available for purchase in the free-trade zone (FTZ) in the Waigaoqiao area of Shanghai.
17 Apr 2014 - 1:11am More on Shanghai Free-trade ZoneA cooling real estate market weighed down fixed-asset investment growth on the mainland to the slowest pace in over a decade, official data showed yesterday, boding ill for the world's second-largest economy in 2014 and adding to expectations of housing policy relaxation as early as the current quarter.
17 Apr 2014 - 1:11am"Not many people know this but the area used to be treasure trove for the industry. It's significant both culturally and historically — not just for Hong Kong but Southeast Asia," says Rachel Cheung Wai-sze of the Unit Gallery in Kowloon. The area Cheung refers to is Wun Yiu ("The Bowl Kilns") in Tai Po and the industry is porcelain making. The period was 1368-1644.
16 Apr 2014 - 11:31pmLocal restaurants embrace sustainably produced, organic and, where possible, local ingredients, writes May Tse.
16 Apr 2014 - 10:39pmResearchers who fought for years to get full data on Roche's flu medicine Tamiflu said last week that governments who stockpiled it were wasting billions of dollars on a drug whose effectiveness was in doubt.
13 Apr 2014 - 3:22amThriller instinct: Nick Cheung and Dante Lam are a winning combination
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
City of angles: Five outdoor enthusiasts show a different view of Hong Kong
True grit: from Hollywood to the horrors of a Phnom Penh rubbish dump
A young Pakistani is being mourned not only by his family but also by the close-knit Kwai Chung community whose hopes he carried on his shoulders
Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo opens up about his relationship with the US president
The personal touch is what attracts diners to small, cosy restaurants
A thrilling renewal of the HK$12 million Group One Champions Mile is in prospect on May 4, with dual South African Horse Of The Year, Variety Club, one of the headline visitors along with one of the world's most influential new owners.
16 Apr 2014 - 10:17pmThe Hong Kong Cycling Association is on a collision course with authorities in the wake of tightened measures on cyclists' road use that threaten their youth training programmes.
16 Apr 2014 - 11:18pmErnesto Spicciolato emerges from the mist and drags his kayak up onto the shore in the otherwise empty Hap Mun bay on what has turned out to be one of the foggiest days of the year – the zero visibility adds to the sense of utter remoteness, though we’re actually only a 15-minute ride away from Sai Kung pier.
15 Apr 2014 - 8:55amTODAY REPRESENTS an important career milestone for Tsui Tin-yau, the singer-songwriter, film actor, mystery novel writer, and Aaron Kwok Fu-shing doppelganger whenever he knits his eyebrows.
15 Apr 2014 - 8:55amThe pro-Russian activists occupying state institutions in eastern Ukraine said they will not heed an ultimatum by the government in Kiev.
Two pressure cooker bombs killed three people and injured an estimated 264 others during the Boston marathon on April 15, 2013.
Britain's Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge are pictured in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, supporters participate in an event lead by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela
A selection of the best photos from recent rugby action in Hong Kong and abroad.
Thousands of people in the Philippines form a message of peace using 56,680 candles, First lady Michelle Obama has sticker placed on her face by 20-month-old Lily Oppelt, and more ...
The pro-Russian activists occupying state institutions in eastern Ukraine said the
Two pressure cooker bombs killed three people and injured an estimated 264 others
Britain's Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge are pictured in front of the
Thousands of people in the Philippines form a message of peace using 56,680 candle
