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US Vice-President Joe Biden wrapped up his mission to China yesterday with a clear message to leaders in Beijing: Our future depends on us working together and managing differences effectively.
Friday, 6 December, 2013, 2:42am More on Air Defence Identification ZoneForget French, it’s time to learn Putonghua, said David Cameron as he wrapped up a visit to China on Thurday, accompanied by six government ministers and the largest trade mission ever led by a British prime minister.
5 Dec 2013 - 7:46pm 2 comments More on David CameronWang Gongquan, an outspoken advocate for greater civic involvement on the mainland, has confessed to disturbing the public order less than three months after being detained by Beijing police, three people said.
6 Dec 2013 - 3:20am 1 comment More on Wang GongquanTaobao.com, one of China’s most popular websites for online shopping, has used the image of American Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. in an advert that many have called "tasteless".
5 Dec 2013 - 9:01pm More on TaobaoEleven days after the third child of a farmer couple, a daughter, was born in the summer of 1995 in Quantou township, she was taken away from her parents by local cadres. The couple had violated China’s one-child policy and never saw their daughter again.
5 Dec 2013 - 1:59pmZhang Yimou’s studio says on its verified Sina Weibo account the acclaimed film director has no regrets about his children being born in China, in response to public speculation over why Zhang gave up his US green card.
5 Dec 2013 - 3:14pmGovernment funding of robotic vessel research has increased dramatically, mainly from the military, according to scientists involved in the work. At least 15 research teams have been set up at top universities and research institutes to produce the high-speed unmanned vessels over the past couple of years, scientists said.
5 Dec 2013 - 11:03am 1 commentThe People's Bank of China (PBOC) said no financial institutions, payment agencies or insurers should price products and services in bitcoin, nor are they allowed to trade or provide bitcoin exchange or settlement services.
6 Dec 2013 - 4:21am More on BitcoinThick fog exacerbated by air pollution has caused disruption on Thursday in eastern areas of China, as concern grows over the public health implications of the hazardous atmosphere.
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Chinese have dreamed of travelling to the moon since ancient times. In a mere nine days - science, technology and fortunes pending - that desire will move a tantalising step closer with the soft landing on the lunar surface of the Chang'e-3 probe.
5 Dec 2013 - 11:38am 1 commentHong Kong has been in a long soul-searching process of redefining its identity both socially and economically since as far back as the 1997 handover. We often hear the suggestion that Hong Kong needs a new economic engine, or that we lack one. There is no single solution to this problem, but, at least in economic terms, part of the answer will rest with Hong Kong's companies' continual flexibility in capturing opportunities in mainland China.
6 Dec 2013 - 3:03amMuch of the spotlight on US Vice-President Joe Biden's visit to Beijing this week has been shone on issues surrounding the new air defence identification zone. But at the core of the 5-1/2 hours spent in conversation with President Xi Jinping was a more pressing issue - formulating a path for the two countries to manage their differences and work together.
6 Dec 2013 - 4:16amThey are 11 ordinary people who lead extraordinary lives. People who achieve against all the odds and set an example for others.
It’s a simple contraption – an iron frame, foldout handle and four rubber wheels – but in Hong Kong the old-fashioned handcart is what keeps the city rolling.
The door was open to change the composition of the committee that will decide who runs in the 2017 chief executive election despite the views of a top Beijing official, justice chief Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung said yesterday.
6 Dec 2013 - 2:51am 12 commentsKwong Siu-hing, the 84-year-old matriarch who controls Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), has confirmed that she has transferred shares worth an estimated HK$33 billion to the families of two sons, who are co-chairmen of the HK$260 billion business empire.
6 Dec 2013 - 1:03am More on Sun Hung Kai PropertiesUS Vice-President Joe Biden wrapped up his mission to China yesterday with a clear message to leaders in Beijing: Our future depends on us working together and managing differences effectively.
6 Dec 2013 - 2:42am More on Air Defence Identification ZoneThick fog exacerbated by air pollution has caused disruption on Thursday in eastern areas of China, as concern grows over the public health implications of the hazardous atmosphere.
5 Dec 2013 - 7:01pmThailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej urged the nation to work together for “stability” in a speech on his 86th birthday on Thursday, which was marked with a lull in tensions after violent anti-government protests rocked Bangkok.
6 Dec 2013 - 2:35amBangladesh's former military dictator Hussain Muhammad Ershad threatened to kill himself yesterday when security forces besieged his home after his decision to boycott next month's elections.
6 Dec 2013 - 3:25amThe US National Security Agency is collecting some five billion records a day on the location of mobile phones around the world, The Washington Post reported, citing documents from US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.
6 Dec 2013 - 5:09am More on US National Security AgencyAt least 20 people were killed on Thursday in a car bomb and gun battle at the Yemeni defence ministry compound in the capital Sanaa, sources inside the complex said, in one of the most serious attacks in the past 18 months.
5 Dec 2013 - 6:30pmThe People's Bank of China (PBOC) said no financial institutions, payment agencies or insurers should price products and services in bitcoin, nor are they allowed to trade or provide bitcoin exchange or settlement services.
6 Dec 2013 - 4:21am More on BitcoinThe head of banking giant HSBC says only a few banks have attempted to maintain a global presence in the wake of 2008's financial crisis because of increased regulation.
6 Dec 2013 - 5:09amHong Kong property analysts are awaiting further details of a proposed capital gains tax on foreign investors in Britain but believe the impact is likely to be limited given the existing property taxes at home and abroad.
6 Dec 2013 - 4:43amThe mainland's property trust sector will probably suffer more defaults in the next two years as thousands of small developers will be squeezed out by intensifying competition amid policy tightening by the government, industry analysts said.
6 Dec 2013 - 4:44amWith the ongoing fracas over TV licensing - and poorly produced local terrestrial television programmes - some have started searching for fresh content from overseas entertainment providers.
2 Dec 2013 - 9:16pm More on LIFECelebrated chef Alain Ducasse celebrated the 10th birthday of his Hong Kong outlet Spoon with a present – not to himself, but to 12 of the city’s most talented trainee chefs.
5 Dec 2013 - 5:33pmThey say you can’t rewrite the past. But perhaps you can re-doodle it? That’s what Google vice-president Megan Smith is hoping.
She’s using the search engine’s homepage “Doodles” to celebrate the birthdays of women in science and technology who have been overlooked by history.
5 Dec 2013 - 11:41amOil rich yet mired in poverty, East Timor is embracing development
Say hello to the Clockenflap headliners . . . and don’t miss our essential guide to the festival
Mainland cartoonists spread their message to the masses online
As the South China Morning Post turns 110, we look at the very first issue.
There were no disputed islands, only a barrier draw for a horse race, but the heated clash between Japan and Hong Kong that will be fought in the HK$15 million Longines Hong Kong Sprint on Sunday swung back unexpectedly towards the locals yesterday after Lord Kanaloa's nightmare draw.
6 Dec 2013 - 12:14amHome favourite Annie Au W ing-chi moved a step closer to her best achievement yet at the Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open after scoring her second straight win in the US$220,000 tournament.
5 Dec 2013 - 10:11pmPresident Taur Matan Ruak believes the way to kickstart Asia’s newest country is by empowering its people, writes Mary O’Shea. Pictures by Cedric Arnold.
27 Nov 2013 - 6:04pmStaging Hong Kong's biggest annual music and arts festival is no walk in the park. Jo Baker meets a team of dedicated, determined and quite possibly exhausted organisers ahead of this year's event.
4 Dec 2013 - 5:39pmAccording to a recent study by the by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, New York City's homeless population increased by 13 percent at the beginning of this year.
An actress portraying a shepherd for a live nativity scene, traffic on the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is covered by thick smog, artist Alex Chinneck poses on the rooftop of his latest art install
33-year-old Zhang started nine years ago to make a living by making dough modellings, a skill he learned from a travelling craftsman, after he got laid-off from his post at a grain depot.
Nga Tsin Wai village, also known as Hing Yau Yu, is the only walled village left in urban Hong Kong with a history of about 400 years.
An actress portraying a shepherd for a live nativity scene, traffic on the Nanjing
33-year-old Zhang started nine years ago to make a living by making dough modellin
Nga Tsin Wai village, also known as Hing Yau Yu, is the only walled village left i
