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McDonald's issued another apology for its part in the rotten meat scandal, saying a "lack of clarity" had confused people. But it did not answer when asked if there had been a cover-up.
Monday, 28 July, 2014, 11:16am 19 commentsOSI Group, a meat supplier to McDonald’s, said it would recall all products made by its Shanghai plant.
28 Jul 2014 - 11:17amGovernment employees should be banned from using iPhones, a web entrepreneur has suggested in a Global Times commentary.
28 Jul 2014 - 1:16pmTeenaged student survivors of South Korea’s ferry disaster began giving video testimony under tight security on Monday in the murder trial of the vessel’s captain and crew.
28 Jul 2014 - 1:19pm More on South Korea ferry disasterWorld experts have urged the Chinese government to step up protection against viral hepatitis, described by the WHO as a largely neglected silent killer that claims 1.4 million lives across the world every year.
28 Jul 2014 - 8:23am 1 commentThe enduring popularity of “little tiger” as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban.
28 Jul 2014 - 1:48pmPassengers on flights that abandoned landing at Taiwan's Magong Airport around the time TransAsia Airways Flight GE222 crashed say they had never encountered such bad weather while flying.
28 Jul 2014 - 10:12amReaching consensus on how to nominate candidates for the chief executive election in 2017 looks difficult even if public nomination is set aside. That's the picture that has emerged from the latest SCMP debate.
28 Jul 2014 - 10:59am 3 comments More on Universal SuffrageShanghai’s two airports are expecting large-scale delays with a 36 per cent fall in air traffic capacity this afternoon, the mainland’s civilian air traffic authority has warned.
28 Jul 2014 - 1:55pmAfter a long, bureaucratic 18 months, Mike Norton had little reason to doubt that by this weekend he would finally welcome Joseph and Marianna, his new Chinese son and daughter, to their home the US.
28 Jul 2014 - 8:36am 1 commentTo access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
In less than two years, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau superbridge should open, and we will find out whether the “build it and they will come” model works or a white elephant walks.
One simple way to think about the bridge is that it’s better than welfare.
28 Jul 2014 - 10:09amThe Post begins a two-part series about the chief executive election in 2017, the most important - and contentious - electoral reform since the implementation of "one country, two systems" in 1997.
28 Jul 2014 - 9:00am 2 commentsOrganisers of an anti-Occupy Central petition ventured into rural Tai Po district, hoping to rally support from indigenous villagers.
28 Jul 2014 - 8:02am 45 comments More on Occupy CentralReaching consensus on how to nominate candidates for the chief executive election in 2017 looks difficult even if public nomination is set aside. That's the picture that has emerged from the latest SCMP debate.
28 Jul 2014 - 10:59am 3 comments More on Universal SuffrageShanghai’s two airports are expecting large-scale delays with a 36 per cent fall in air traffic capacity this afternoon, the mainland’s civilian air traffic authority has warned.
28 Jul 2014 - 1:55pmGovernment employees should be banned from using iPhones, a web entrepreneur has suggested in a Global Times commentary.
28 Jul 2014 - 1:16pmThe enduring popularity of “little tiger” as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban.
28 Jul 2014 - 1:48pmTeenaged student survivors of South Korea’s ferry disaster began giving video testimony under tight security on Monday in the murder trial of the vessel’s captain and crew.
28 Jul 2014 - 1:19pm More on South Korea ferry disasterPalestinian and Israeli casualties are mounting at a pace that could surpass any other Israeli conflict in nearly a decade, amid signs of a deepening military and political stalemate driven by diplomatic gridlock.
28 Jul 2014 - 11:30amFighting around the site of the Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine prevented a visit by international experts yesterday, although Malaysia said separatists had agreed to allow international police and investigators into the area.
28 Jul 2014 - 7:06am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 17A top government think tank has suggested that Hong Kong’s stock exchange follow London’s in introducing new boards for companies with different shareholding structures.
28 Jul 2014 - 11:20am More on HKExChina’s economic statistics provoke a lot of debate. This is a bit odd, since Premier Li Keqiang seems to have previously settled the matter.
Not only did Li famously dismiss Chinese national income accounting as “man-made”, he demanded reform like “cutting a wrist”.
28 Jul 2014 - 12:15pm 1 comment More on Chinese EconomyWhile higher duties on property purchases in Hong Kong have scared off affluent mainland homebuyers, the demand for rental flats for their children studying in Hong Kong remains unchanged.
28 Jul 2014 - 11:56amPremier Li Keqiang is pinning hopes on a programme he initiated a decade ago to ensure the target of 7.5 per cent economic growth is reached this year, but economists are worried.
28 Jul 2014 - 6:29amFrom old old cinema seats to period clocks and well-thumbed maps, local collectors are turning their passion for vintage goods and curios into thriving businesses.
28 Jul 2014 - 1:10pm More on LIFETattooed on the left forearm of chef Bruno Menard are three Michelin stars, an indelible souvenir of his culinary achievement at L'Osier, a restaurant opened by cosmetics maker Shiseido in Tokyo.
25 Jul 2014 - 1:49amFor the danger they posed, the lapses were appalling. They put lives at risk, that much is clear. But they were shocking, too, due to where they happened. The US government's high-security disease-control laboratories, which house samples of the most harmful germs in the world, cannot afford to screw up.
27 Jul 2014 - 3:47amIn India, when it comes to class and cuisine, food is as divisive as it is defining
Done right, this takeaway classic is a joy to behold. But who makes the city's best?
Sir 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
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
The personal touch is what attracts diners to small, cosy restaurants
Chinese rider Ji Cheng said he wants to get away from cycling for a while after completing the Tour de France.
Ji was a visible member of the peloton over the last three weeks, relishing his role as the “breakaway killer” for his Giant-Shimano team.
28 Jul 2014 - 11:12amVincenzo Nibali said he would never have been in with a chance of winning the Tour de France had it not been for recent improvements in tackling doping.
28 Jul 2014 - 12:53amAs new genre of caste-based cookbooks reveals, India's culinary customs not only denote class and region, but symbolise faith, dictate who you marry and can be a barrier to social mobility.
27 Jul 2014 - 5:48pm 4 commentsThousands of people saw their life savings wiped out when the "low-risk" fund into which they had put their nest eggs imploded last year. Benjamin Robertson looks into the murky world of LM Investment Management and what its collapse should signal to the investing public.
27 Jul 2014 - 12:05am 5 commentsThe forests of southwest China are among the safest and most hospitable places on earth … for elephants.
The quadrennial Commonwealth Games are in full swing in Glasgow, Scotland.
A selection of the best photos from Saturday’s Super Rugby semi-finals action.
A new island formed by volcanic activity off the uninhabited Japanese island of Nishinoshima has grown sixfold, while a little girl lies in a pile of foam during Foam Day in Utah, and more ...
July 28, 2014 marks the centenary of the First World War’s outbreak in Europe.
The forests of southwest China are among the safest and most hospitable places on
A new island formed by volcanic activity off the uninhabited Japanese island of Ni
