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South Korean coastguard and navy divers resumed searching on Thursday for about 290 people still missing, many of them students from the same high school, after a ferry capsized in sight of land.
Thursday, 17 April, 2014, 2:24pm 12 comments More on South Korea ferry disasterChina’s air pollution could be intensifying storms over the Pacific ocean and altering weather patterns in north America, according to scientists in the US.
17 Apr 2014 - 12:48pm 1 comment More on Beijing air pollutionGoogle is developing a smartphone that is essentially just a frame, screen, Wi-Fi connection and processor - ready for users to customise with different plug-in modules, colours and accessories.
17 Apr 2014 - 10:53am More on GoogleSyria has reached a “critical moment” as the world awaits news of fresh peace talks, China’s foreign minister told the warring nation’s opposition leader Ahmad Jarba in Beijing on Wednesday.
17 Apr 2014 - 12:46pmAt least 170 dead pigs have been found in the Yellow River, state media reported on Thursday – the latest in a string of similar incidents that have raised fears over food safety on the mainland.
17 Apr 2014 - 1:49pmChina has angrily hit back at mainstream US media that accused Beijing of dragging its feet in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370.
17 Apr 2014 - 8:15am 10 comments More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370After breakfast, passenger Kim Seong-mok said he felt the ferry tilt. Then he heard the vessel hit something.
17 Apr 2014 - 2:24pm 1 comment More on FocusA Chinese court jailed a blogger for three years on Thursday, state media reported, the first person to be sentenced in a government-led crackdown on so-called internet rumours.
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In the space of just eight weeks, investor sentiment towards developing economies has swung from exceedingly bearish to increasingly bullish.
17 Apr 2014 - 10:06amAfter breakfast, passenger Kim Seong-mok said he felt the ferry tilt. Then he heard the vessel hit something.
17 Apr 2014 - 2:24pm 1 commentA mainland woman and a Hong Kong man entered no pleas today on a charge of trespassing at the Chinese People’s Liberation Army barracks in Kowloon Tong.
17 Apr 2014 - 2:31pmAction star Jacky Chan could one day take a break from performing in front of film cameras and appear on stage alongside Hong Kong Philharmonic if the orchestra's music director Jaap van Zweden gets his way.
17 Apr 2014 - 1:22pmChina’s air pollution could be intensifying storms over the Pacific ocean and altering weather patterns in north America, according to scientists in the US.
17 Apr 2014 - 12:48pm 1 comment More on Beijing air pollutionA Chinese court jailed a blogger for three years on Thursday, state media reported, the first person to be sentenced in a government-led crackdown on so-called internet rumours.
17 Apr 2014 - 1:27pmA leading Malaysian politician who gained fame defending opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in his sensational sodomy trials was killed in an early morning road accident on Thursday, police said.
17 Apr 2014 - 11:35amIndia kicked off the biggest day of its mammoth general election on Thursday, with a quarter of its 815 million voters set to head to the polls during a week of fresh blows for the ruling Congress party and gains for the Hindu nationalist opposition.
17 Apr 2014 - 2:30pmAn operation by Ukrainian forces to reassert control over its eastern regions floundered on Wednesday in the face of pro-Russian resistance, a day ahead of international talks on the escalating crisis.
17 Apr 2014 - 12:17pm 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.
17 Apr 2014 - 11:02amNikola Cubrilo settles for a higher price for a set of bathroom water hoses at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, satisfied with the marked improvement in the product he used to source in the past few years.
17 Apr 2014 - 1:36pm More on Canton FairThree long-haired teenage models in colourful hot pants and tight tops glided freely along the carpeted runway on motorised scooters while flashes popped as hundreds of men took their pictures.
17 Apr 2014 - 12:01pm 3 comments More on Canton FairLi 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 - 1:11amDirector Dante Lam and actor Nick Cheung are a match made in cinema heaven, writes Edmund Lee.
16 Apr 2014 - 11:11pmLocal restaurants embrace sustainably produced, organic and, where possible, local ingredients, writes May Tse.
17 Apr 2014 - 12:01pmGoogle is developing a smartphone that is essentially just a frame, screen, Wi-Fi connection and processor - ready for users to customise with different plug-in modules, colours and accessories.
17 Apr 2014 - 10:53am More on GoogleThriller instinct: Nick Cheung and Dante Lam are a winning combination
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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
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The personal touch is what attracts diners to small, cosy restaurants
Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes were dealt a crushing blow when they were held to a 2-2 draw by bottom club Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
17 Apr 2014 - 12:20pmGareth Bale raced away to score a stunning late winner as Real Madrid made light of the absence of top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo to beat arch-rivals Barcelona 2-1 to win a riveting Copa del Rey final on Wednesday.
17 Apr 2014 - 10:55amErnesto 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
