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A massive sea search resumed this morning for an AirAsia passenger jet that disappeared with 162 on board while flying from Indonesia to Singapore through airspace thick with storm clouds, strong winds and lightning.
Monday, 29 December, 2014, 2:31pm 4 commentsFifteen people have been arrested on prostitution charges over their alleged involvement in websites that hired mothers with newborn babies to breast feed adults.
29 Dec 2014 - 1:46pm 4 commentsAs President Xi Jinping heads into 2015 - the Communist Party chief's third year in the top office - he should be more comfortable with his status, having emerged as the most powerful leader in the post-Mao era.
29 Dec 2014 - 8:42am 4 comments More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaignThe Environment Bureau is expected to release a 10-year energy-saving roadmap early next year, including an official target to cut buildings' electricity consumption, a government source said.
29 Dec 2014 - 8:36am 5 commentsWorkers constructing a sports stadium at the site died after scaffolding collapsed
29 Dec 2014 - 2:03pmMore than 290 days have passed since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished from civilian radar, one hour into a journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8.
29 Dec 2014 - 8:55am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370China is to publish online details of legal religious venues, the official Xinhua news agency reported, apparently in an effort to identify unsanctioned groups as part of an effort to "root out illegal religious activities".
28 Dec 2014 - 1:13am 9 commentsSatellites are fundamental to our daily lives. Take a closer look at the man-made constellation of hi-tech machinery hovering above the earth.
29 Dec 2014 - 12:20pmThe Beijing subway saw a 10 per cent drop in passenger numbers on the first day of a fare hike on Sunday.
29 Dec 2014 - 8:45am 1 commentBeijing appointed a senior propaganda official as its culture minister, making him one of the spearheads of the government's drive to project China's soft power abroad.
29 Dec 2014 - 5:50am 2 commentsEight officials in Gaoan in the eastern province of Jiangxi in China have been sacked after a state media report that pork from diseased pigs was sold by traders.
29 Dec 2014 - 1:50pm More on China Food ScandalsState leaders' fear that Hong Kong will become a 'base for subversion' is driving their push for a stronger understanding of 'one country, two systems', an academic at a Beijing-backed think tank says.
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A recent Financial Times commentary titled "China: Turning Away From the Dollar" has led to many heated discussions. It is interesting that the Chinese edition of the paper translated the title as "China Will Rewire Global Finance", based on the main theme of the article.
29 Dec 2014 - 7:09am 1 commentThis morning, Kennedy Town commuters will troop onto the MTR's new West Island Line, ready to enjoy a smooth, seamless ride to their offices in the city.
29 Dec 2014 - 8:46amAsia Television will pay half of the unpaid November salaries owed to its 700 employees by year end, a senior executive from the troubled broadcaster said today.
29 Dec 2014 - 2:23pm More on Asia Television LimitedTrain services on the MTR’s new West Island Line went largely trouble-free today as the extension faced its first morning rush hour a day after opening.
29 Dec 2014 - 2:14pm More on MTRCA group of Christians gathered in an apartment above a Beijing dental surgery on Christmas Eve, the atmosphere jubilant as a choir belted out carols, but the curtains had to remain tightly closed.
29 Dec 2014 - 1:44pmFifteen people have been arrested on prostitution charges over their alleged involvement in websites that hired mothers with newborn babies to breast feed adults.
29 Dec 2014 - 1:46pm 4 commentsAn Indonesian family of 10 said they had a miraculous escape when they arrived too late to catch AirAsia Flight QZ8501.
29 Dec 2014 - 2:40pmA top South Korean official today offered to hold high-level talks with North Korea next month, as Pyongyang battles growing pressure over human rights and a fresh cyber row with the US.
29 Dec 2014 - 1:29pmHundreds of passengers were trapped on a burning car ferry off Greece on Sunday, pleading to be rescued by a flotilla of nearby ships that battled storm conditions in open water to try to reach them.
29 Dec 2014 - 11:26amTheir international competitors may be cheering tumbling oil prices, but the collapse in the rouble has meant major financial turbulence for Russian airlines who have expenses in foreign currencies.
28 Dec 2014 - 10:47pmThe mainland’s biggest stock brokerage, Citic Securities, said it plans a new public issue of up to 1.5 billion Hong Kong-listed H shares to supplement capital to help expand businesses including margin trading.
29 Dec 2014 - 8:31amThe mainland looks set to miss its five-year targets for the first time in decades as policymakers switch their focus to quality rather than the pace of growth for the world's second-largest economy.
29 Dec 2014 - 6:59am More on Chinese EconomyHong Kong home prices surged to a record high this year, ignoring the government's introduction of tough measures designed to cool the red-hot property market, as the rally extended for a fifth straight year.
27 Dec 2014 - 3:55am 3 commentsNearly 50,000 Hongkongers flocked to get information on some 2,000 Home Ownership Scheme flats the first day it was on offer after a decade-long halt to the policy.
24 Dec 2014 - 9:02am 8 commentsFILM
Michael Bay's Transformers: Age of Extinction had its world premiere in Hong Kong on June 19; the movie went on to be a mega box office hit worldwide.
27 Dec 2014 - 12:08pm More on LIFEHong Kong's first auction of premium teas captured imaginations far and wide last year, when interest was piqued by the sky-high asking prices. One 20kg box of narcissus oolong tea was valued at nearly HK$1 million.
29 Dec 2014 - 11:09am More on LIFEOnline security companies have been making predictions for 2015, from the malware that will be trying to weasel into our gadgets to the prospect of cyberwar involving state-sponsored hackers.
28 Dec 2014 - 10:29am More on FocusWhy director John Woo is so satisfied with his latest historical epic
Disney and Pixar creative head John Lasseter is nothing if not animated when talking about the medium he helped to create
With no end of dark subject matter to draw upon, Cambodian filmmakers are enjoying something of a renaissance
Cate Blanchett on her love for theatre and her challenges with Blue Jasmine
Alfresco dining is gaining popularity among busy Hongkongers who want to unwind
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
Baltimore and Carolina captured the last two National Football League playoff spots with victories Sunday while Aaron Rodgers shook off a calf injury to spark a crucial Green Bay triumph.
29 Dec 2014 - 1:05pmChelsea manager Jose Mourinho claimed there is a “campaign” to get his players wrongly punished for diving following his side’s 1-1 Premier League draw at Southampton
29 Dec 2014 - 9:53am More on English Premier League 2014/15We were paying attention in 2014, the question is, were you? You'll find the answers to our 2014 quiz at the bottom of the page. No peeking!
22 Dec 2014 - 10:14amThe US and China last month surprised the world by unveiling a historic pact to cut carbon emissions. Jeff Goodell delves into the political manoeuvring that led to the announcement.
21 Dec 2014 - 10:28am 1 commentA local resident pushes her cart through floodwaters in Chempaka near Kota Bharu in northeastern Malaysia, while a huge banner featuring the umbrella symbol of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Occupy move
Guatemalan municipal firefighter dressed as Santa Claus goes down a cable in Guatemala City, while a dog called Xiaoniu walks across a street in Shanghai, and more ...
A selection of shots from Reuters showing athletes taking flight this year
A boy rides his bicycle over the pelts of raccoon dogs – an East Asian species not closely related to either dogs or raccoons – at a fur market in Chongfu, Zhejiang, while two foreign fishing boats
A luxury five-bedroom villa in the hills of La Californie, France, believed to be owned by the family of disgraced former Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai, is on sale for 6.95 million euros, the
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Guatemalan municipal firefighter dressed as Santa Claus goes down a cable in Guate
A boy rides his bicycle over the pelts of raccoon dogs – an East Asian species not
A luxury five-bedroom villa in the hills of La Californie, France, believed to be
