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Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety admitted today it was unsure whether meat from a Shanghai factory at the centre of a food safety scandal had been imported into the territory.
Tuesday, 22 July, 2014, 3:13pmThe detention of a relative of Ling Jihua, a former senior aide to ex-president Hu Jintao, has led to speculation the authorities may be building a case against Ling himself.
22 Jul 2014 - 7:13am More on Ling JihuaThe world experienced its hottest June last month since record-keeping began 134 years ago, as Chinese authorities warned that temperatures could top 40 degrees Celsius today.
22 Jul 2014 - 3:12pmDiscovery of heavily decomposed corpse of Yoo Byung-eun brings end to manhunt for 73-year-old tycoon wanted in connection with ferry disaster that claimed 300 lives.
22 Jul 2014 - 1:05pm 1 comment More on South Korea ferry disasterA Shandong farmer has capitalised on the popularity of Transformers by making life-sized models from old car parts that he sells for as much as 100,000 yuan (HK$125,630) each.
22 Jul 2014 - 12:41pm 2 commentsA plane from Shanghai to London was forced to make an emergency landing in Russia on Monday after a technical issue was detected.
22 Jul 2014 - 2:31pmMouldy bread was sent to victims of Typhoon Rammasun in Hainan province in the latest scandal involving mainland relief efforts.
22 Jul 2014 - 2:57pmA train carrying the remains of 280 people killed in the Malaysian plane disaster was finally allowed to leave a rebel-held region in eastern Ukraine as militants declared a truce around the crash site.
22 Jul 2014 - 1:54pm More on Malaysia Airlines flight 17More than 5,000 tourists were evacuated from outlying islands as Typhoon Matmo churned towards Taiwan on Tuesday, picking up strength as weather forecasters warned of possible flash floods and landslides.
22 Jul 2014 - 1:26pmThe number of young male workers with no history of health problems who died suddenly in their sleep has risen sharply over the past decade in the manufacturing hub Dongguan, research shows.
22 Jul 2014 - 8:31am 3 commentsTo access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
It is true that during the consultation period, the public focused on the method for electing the chief executive and did not have much to say regarding the 2016 Legco election.
22 Jul 2014 - 5:25amEric Sautede's last day as a professor at the University of Saint Joseph was July 11. Bill Chou Kwok-ping, a political scientist at the University of Macau, is waiting to be told when a 24-day suspension without pay comes into force.
22 Jul 2014 - 12:42pm 3 commentsHong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety admitted today it was unsure whether meat from a Shanghai factory at the centre of a food safety scandal had been imported into the territory.
22 Jul 2014 - 3:13pmFirefighters battled this afternoon to rescue a truck driver who trapped in his vehicle after it was crushed by a shipping container at a container terminal in Kwai Chung.
22 Jul 2014 - 1:57pmThe National People’s Congress’ Standing Committee's inspection group to battle crimes committed against children report on findings in five provinces and Chongqing municipality.
22 Jul 2014 - 3:00pmMore than 5,000 tourists were evacuated from outlying islands as Typhoon Matmo churned towards Taiwan on Tuesday, picking up strength as weather forecasters warned of possible flash floods and landslides.
22 Jul 2014 - 1:26pmDiscovery of heavily decomposed corpse of Yoo Byung-eun brings end to manhunt for 73-year-old tycoon wanted in connection with ferry disaster that claimed 300 lives.
22 Jul 2014 - 1:05pm 1 comment More on South Korea ferry disasterA system engineer arrested on suspicion of a massive customer data theft from Benesse Holdings Inc. had roughly 22.6 million customer files on his smartphone, the company said, making the leak the largest ever of its kind in Japan.
22 Jul 2014 - 9:53am 1 commentA toxic food scandal in China is spreading fast, dragging in US coffee chain Starbucks , Burger King and others, as well as McDonald’s products as far away as Japan.
22 Jul 2014 - 3:23pmThe world experienced its hottest June last month since record-keeping began 134 years ago, as Chinese authorities warned that temperatures could top 40 degrees Celsius today.
22 Jul 2014 - 3:12pmTackling poverty is a very difficult problem.
First, there is the issue of the causes of low income, which boil down to one thing – low productivity.
This requires solutions that open up economic opportunities and enhance the capacity of the poor to become productive.
22 Jul 2014 - 11:22amAs President Xi Jinping leaves Latin America for the second time in roughly 12 months with billions of dollars worth of freshly inked investment deals in hand, the groundwork he laid a year ago after a trip to Mexico is beginning to pay off.
22 Jul 2014 - 9:55amWhile the government seeks more land across the city to meet its ultimate target of 450,000 more homes within a decade, architect Bryant Lu says Hong Kong urgently needs an urban master plan.
22 Jul 2014 - 3:19pmThe downturn in China’s real estate market and the rising popularity of internet finance are driving a shake-up in the property service industry, in which firms are closing unprofitable shops and seeking alliances for new businesses.
22 Jul 2014 - 3:07pmA decade after their creation, the jury is still out on Cyberport and Science Park, both huge projects underpinned by property development, writes Charley Lanyon.
22 Jul 2014 - 11:14am 2 comments More on LIFESitting on a plastic stool, head bowed over a bowl of noodles listening to people chat, laugh and smoke - you can't get a more down-to-earth Hong Kong experience than that.
21 Jul 2014 - 5:24pm More on LIFELike a well-trained dog, the HEXO+ follows you faithfully wherever you go. But it doesn't walk besides you - it's airborne.
20 Jul 2014 - 3:54amSir Kai Ho Kai was a colossal public figure, so how did we forget him?
Delhi’s vibrant colony of artists and street performers is under threat from the modern world
An organic farming commune in Hebei is going back to the roots of Maoist thought
The cast of Downton Abbey come to the aid of Guangxi’s moon bears
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
The personal touch is what attracts diners to small, cosy restaurants
Barring a disaster on French roads from now until Sunday, the man who looks set to win the Tour de France says he understands cycling is still paying for its longtime doping plague.
22 Jul 2014 - 11:03amIndia captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hailed his side’s determination in forcing the collapse of England who faced new trouble on Tuesday when wicketkeeper Matt Prior withdrew for at least the rest of the season.
22 Jul 2014 - 10:37amA Legco stalwart and mentor to Sun Yat-sen, Sir Kai Ho Kai wielded huge influence in Hong Kong at the turn of the 20th century. How did the man who put the 'Kai' into Kai Tak die penniless?
22 Jul 2014 - 10:26am 1 commentHundreds of suspected Uygurs are being held in Thai immigration camps while officials try to validate their desperate claims of Turkish nationality. Deportation to China, they know, could be a deadly fate, writes Gabrielle Paluch.
20 Jul 2014 - 11:32amA woman parks her car in an extra large female-only parking space outside a shopping centre in Dalian, while a Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu devotee suspended with hooks, and more ...
The Malaysian airliner flight MH-17 was brought down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a conflict between Kiev and pro
Bosnian Muslims pray near the coffins of relatives during a funeral for 284 people whose bodies were found in a mass grave in Kozarac, near Prijedor, At least 18 people died as Typhoon Rammasun swe
A long, flat transition stage across a rainy Provence saw Tour de France riders leave the Alps behind and finish with the prospect of a rest day ahead of them on Monday. There was no shakeup in the
Debris of the Boeing 777, Malaysia Arilines flight MH17, which crashed during flying over the eastern Ukraine region near Donetsk, Ukraine, a Chinese painting is seen on the cabin door in the Chine
A woman parks her car in an extra large female-only parking space outside a shoppi
The Malaysian airliner flight MH-17 was brought down over eastern Ukraine on July
Bosnian Muslims pray near the coffins of relatives during a funeral for 284 people
A long, flat transition stage across a rainy Provence saw Tour de France riders le
Debris of the Boeing 777, Malaysia Arilines flight MH17, which crashed during flyi
