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The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is likely to drag on for years, a senior US defence official told said on Friday, as an underwater search appeared to have failed in finding any trace of the plane’s wreckage.
Friday, 25 April, 2014, 12:27pm More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370US President Barack Obama yesterday treaded a diplomatic fine line as he reassured Japan that the US would come to its defence over territorial disputes with China, while also calling on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe not to escalate tensions.
25 Apr 2014 - 1:04pm 10 comments More on Diaoyu IslandsCanadian police have agreed to allow Chinese motorists to use their mainland drivers’ licences on roads in British Columbia, ending a row with the province’s government-run auto insurance authority.
25 Apr 2014 - 8:32am 8 commentsNorth Korea has apparently sealed the tunnel to its nuclear test site, a significant sign that it may carry out its fourth nuclear test imminently, according to defence officials in Seoul.
25 Apr 2014 - 3:53am More on North Korea nuclear testAn influx of deep-pocketed mainland Chinese has helped New Zealand reach its highest intake of immigrants in more than 10 years, official data shows. New Zealand's net migration surged to an 11-year high of 31,900 in the year to March, as 98,000 immigrants arrived and 66,100 left the country.
25 Apr 2014 - 3:26am 8 commentsEight months after Chinese authorities declared a crackdown on critical posts on Chinese social media, the People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s mouthpiece, has said it is tired of being mocked on Twitter.
25 Apr 2014 - 11:41amTwo senior executives at companies in the China Resources group were detained immediately after the state-run conglomerate's former chairman, Song Lin, was placed under investigation for corruption, sources familiar with the matter have revealed.
25 Apr 2014 - 8:49am 3 comments More on China Resources (Holdings)An unusually bold demand by China’s top navy commander during a multinational naval training drill this week has raised eyebrows in India.
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Readers concerned over foreign intervention in Hong Kong affairs will be shocked to learn that no less a person than Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying spent part of last Tuesday conferring with a US congressional delegation.
25 Apr 2014 - 2:00pmChina's military has used annual budget increases of more than 10 per cent to buy precision-guided weapons, fighter jets and its first aircraft carrier. Now it is seeking to upgrade its recruits to operate them.
25 Apr 2014 - 4:11amAn online campaign has been launched to urge mainland Chinese parents to take their children to Hong Kong next week and let them urinate in the streets to familiarise locals with "natural functions".
25 Apr 2014 - 2:35pm 4 comments More on Chinese touristsA Tuen Mun district council meeting was thrown into chaos today after 18 councillors walked out as the environment minister was due to explain a controversial landfill extension proposal.
25 Apr 2014 - 2:15pmThe party chief of Xining city in the western province of Qinghai is now under investigation for alleged corruption, in what some sources say could be linked to his past dealings with the mining industry.
25 Apr 2014 - 2:29pmTwo Taiwanese pilots were injured on Friday when their Apache AH-64E attack helicopter crash landed on a building in northern Taiwan during a routine training mission, the military said.
25 Apr 2014 - 1:37pmThe search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is likely to drag on for years, a senior US defence official told said on Friday, as an underwater search appeared to have failed in finding any trace of the plane’s wreckage.
25 Apr 2014 - 12:27pm More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370US President Barack Obama yesterday treaded a diplomatic fine line as he reassured Japan that the US would come to its defence over territorial disputes with China, while also calling on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe not to escalate tensions.
25 Apr 2014 - 1:04pm 10 comments More on Diaoyu IslandsCanadian police have agreed to allow Chinese motorists to use their mainland drivers’ licences on roads in British Columbia, ending a row with the province’s government-run auto insurance authority.
25 Apr 2014 - 8:32am 8 commentsUkrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow rebels on Thursday as they closed in on the separatists’ military stronghold in the east and Russia launched army drills near the border in response, raising fears its troops would go in.
25 Apr 2014 - 9:50am 1 commentChina’s planned US$50 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will help Beijing strengthen its leadership in regional issues, observers say.
25 Apr 2014 - 10:42am 2 commentsWhat do Bill Clinton, Nicolas Sarkozy and the Prince of Wales have in common? For one thing, they are all fans of Italian luxury tie maker E. Marinella.
25 Apr 2014 - 2:20pmChina Vanke will have to speed up construction if it plans to open the first office project in Qianhai on December 7 to mark the second anniversary of President Xi Jinping's visit to the special economic zone in Shenzhen.
25 Apr 2014 - 3:31amLangham Hospitality Group will earmark US$1.5 billion to acquire 10 hotels, largely in the United States and Europe, where asset prices remain attractive, as part of its expansion drive to build up a portfolio of 500 hotels in 10 years.
23 Apr 2014 - 6:27amHins Cheung continues his transition from pop idol to stage actor with a revealing role in Equus.
23 Apr 2014 - 11:41pmAs wines from some producing countries are released onto the market, this time of year finds Hong Kong full of winemakers and their representatives eager to press the flesh and drum up business.
25 Apr 2014 - 9:58am More on LIFEScenes flash by in seconds: one moment the Star Ferry speeds across a sunlit Victoria Harbour; the next, baristas at a Sheung Wan coffee shop are seen busily making brews, and then images of street vendors flash past.
25 Apr 2014 - 9:51am More on LIFESinger-actor Hins Cheung channels his inner madness for his stage role in Equus
The ditching of an airliner in New York in 2009 made world headlines but, the following year, two pilots demonstrated even greater airmanship on approach to Chek Lap Kok
Thriller instinct: Nick Cheung and Dante Lam are a winning combination
City of angles: Five outdoor enthusiasts show a different view of Hong Kong
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
True grit: from Hollywood to the horrors of a Phnom Penh rubbish dump
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
The personal touch is what attracts diners to small, cosy restaurants
American Jason Dufner was in danger of missing the cut at the Volvo China Open today as unheralded Frenchman Alexander Levy blew the tournament apart.
25 Apr 2014 - 2:09pmBenfica and Sevilla grabbed vital first leg leads in their Europa League semi-final clashes on Thursday leaving Juventus and Valencia to try and claw back deficits next week.
25 Apr 2014 - 9:51amElijah Wood is slowly dismantling his heroic hobbit image after rekindling a childhood interest in all things macabre.
23 Apr 2014 - 11:36pmAt the tender age of 21, Thomas Bisdee, a cheeky art student from Essex in Britain, decided to give electronic dance music one last try. He mixed a track in four hours, handed it out and found himself an overnight sensation.
23 Apr 2014 - 11:35pmThe pro-Russian activists occupying state institutions in eastern Ukraine said they will not heed an ultimatum by the government in Kiev.
Two men walk through a sandstorm in Xinjiang, while an Australian soldier in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at dusk on the eve of ANZAC Day in Canberra, and more ...
Urban climber Alain Robert climbs the 153-metre- tall Galaxy Macau’s east tower, while riot police hose down more than 100 left-wing activists who rallied at the US embassy in Manila, and more ...
A street artist dressed as Pope John Paul II sits beside the Fori Imperialiin the centre of Rome, while Prince William and his wife Catherine stand in front of Uluru, and more ...
A year after the bombs exploded near the finish line killing three people and injuring hundreds of others, runners reclaimed the race.
The pro-Russian activists occupying state institutions in eastern Ukraine said the
Two men walk through a sandstorm in Xinjiang, while an Australian soldier in front
Urban climber Alain Robert climbs the 153-metre- tall Galaxy Macau’s east tower, w
A street artist dressed as Pope John Paul II sits beside the Fori Imperialiin the
A year after the bombs exploded near the finish line killing three people and inju
