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South Africans will get a second chance on Thursday to pay their last respects to Nelson Mandela, a day after his distraught widow joined thousands of mourners at his open casket.
Thursday, 12 December, 2013, 5:52pm More on Nelson MandelaAuthorities in Shenzhen are investigating the city's worst fire in five years, which yesterday killed at least 16 people, including at least three young children. The death toll could be higher. The South China Morning Post spoke to the family of a five-year-old child killed in the blaze whose name was not on the official list of victims.
12 Dec 2013 - 4:46amA public poll in Taiwan has selected "fake" as the Chinese character for 2013 for the island, symbolising a year marred by political turmoil and food safety scandals.
12 Dec 2013 - 4:48amThe recent purge of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s once-powerful uncle could herald a period of radical upheaval comparable to China’s Cultural Revolution, Japanese defence minister Itsunori Onodera said on Thursday.
12 Dec 2013 - 10:55pm 1 comment More on Kim Jong-unChina Cinda Asset Management made a stunning debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange yesterday, defying the cautious mood in the market that contributed to a poor start for two other mainland companies on the da
13 Dec 2013 - 3:01amRebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper business, exchanged banter with rival editor Piers Morgan at a dinner party in 2003 about hacking each others’ phone messages, a court heard on Thursday.
12 Dec 2013 - 5:22pm More on Rupert MurdochUkrainian activists swarmed central Kiev yesterday, reclaiming the epicentre of anti-government protests after an overnight police raid that left dozens injured.
12 Dec 2013 - 1:00amJapan will set up a new amphibious military unit and deploy unarmed surveillance drones in its southwest, where it faces a row with China over disputed islands, according to drafts of the nation’s latest defence plans seen on Wednesday.
12 Dec 2013 - 4:23pm 2 commentsHacking of corporate computer systems is on the rise in China, including Hong Kong, according to an annual survey.
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Political office is about serving the people. Thailand's urban and business elite, which is supporting the opposition, have forgotten this most basic aspect of governance in their frenzy to remove populist Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and expunge all traces of the influence of her brother, ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra.
12 Dec 2013 - 1:18pm 1 commentAt the Chinese Communist Party's 18th National Congress in November last year, outgoing president Hu Jintao warned that corruption could lead to "the collapse of the party and the downfall of the state".
13 Dec 2013 - 3:17amMembers of the Wellesley College faculty reacted strongly when word spread that Peking University might fire professor Xia Yeliang, a Beijing critic. Xia, an economist, had visited Wellesley over the summer after the college, America's top liberal arts institution for women, signed a partnership agreement with his university.
13 Dec 2013 - 2:42am 1 commentThey 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.
Fines should be more than doubled to tackle illegal parking, which is getting out of hand, a top traffic police officer has said. Chief Superintendent Paul Stripp said if the fine was to act as a deterrent it should be increased by HK$500, to HK$820.
13 Dec 2013 - 4:17amThe hair-raising 50-minute chase saw the driver accelerate to speeds of up to 140km/h along the route, which spanned at least 50 kilometres, said Senior Superintendent Henry Ho Ming-sun, head of the Kowloon East traffic unit.
13 Dec 2013 - 3:14amChinese and Americans widely distrust each other but few among the public or elite see the other power as an enemy, a survey said.
13 Dec 2013 - 2:54amExpanding plants making the dangerous chemical paraxylene (PX) will no longer need ministerial approval - a move to cut red tape that could upset environmentalists and other opponents of the controversial facilities.
13 Dec 2013 - 3:35am More on Paraxylene (PX)Japan and South Korea have conducted a joint naval exercise in an area covered by China's air defence identification zone - a move that is seen as sending a firm message to Beijing.
13 Dec 2013 - 3:30am More on Air Defence Identification ZoneWhen leaders from Japan and Southeast Asia gather in Tokyo today, the elephant in the room will be a nation that is not invited: China.
13 Dec 2013 - 3:29am More on Air Defence Identification ZoneDifferences in children's examination results at secondary school owe more to genetics than teachers, schools or family environment, a British study has found.
13 Dec 2013 - 3:06amA South African sign language interpreter accused of miming nonsense as world leaders paid tribute to Nelson Mandela defended himself as a "champion" signer yesterday, but said he suffered a schizophrenic episode during the event.
13 Dec 2013 - 2:21am 1 commentIn a landmark ruling, a Hong Kong court yesterday ordered the city's biggest convicted insider dealer, Du Jun, to pay 297 investors almost HK$24 million for the money he earned from his illegal dealing in 2007.
13 Dec 2013 - 4:30amChina Cinda Asset Management made a stunning debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange yesterday, defying the cautious mood in the market that contributed to a poor start for two other mainland companies on the da
13 Dec 2013 - 3:01amChina Merchants Property, a mainland-listed developer, plans to buy more land in first and second-tier cities and enter the ranks of the top 10 players in the sector in the next few years, although expensive land prices pose a big challenge, a senior executive said.
12 Dec 2013 - 3:25amGreenland Hong Kong, the listed arm of Shanghai-based Greenland Group, said yesterday it bought a commercial and residential site in Huangpu, Shanghai, for 5.95 billion yuan (HK$7.59 billion).
12 Dec 2013 - 3:25amTaiwanese comic artist Chris Tseng Hsin-chieh and his Hong Kong friend Juno Man Chun-lun set up a Facebook page three months ago just for their own amusement.
9 Dec 2013 - 8:10pm More on LIFEOwners of Wan Chai French restaurant Cépage, which closed in the summer, opened a new seafood concept last week in Central.
12 Dec 2013 - 8:28pmIt's being hyped as the next big thing, but is 3-D printing really destined for our desktops?
12 Dec 2013 - 8:10pm More on LIFEBright ideas for the planet from this year’s Slow Life Symposium
Oil rich yet mired in poverty, East Timor is embracing development
Mainland cartoonists spread their message to the masses online
Talismanic midfielder Dario Conca has insisted Marcello Lippi’s Guangzhou Evergrande have the confidence to win the Club World Cup as he aims to leave the team on a high.
12 Dec 2013 - 11:33amA novel attempt by the Hong Kong Cricket Association to make use of a large tract of unused land next to Disneyland for the next five years to host an international polo tournament and domestic cricket has been shot down by one arm of the government, despite another saying they were receptive to
12 Dec 2013 - 8:52pmPresident 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 - 5:39pmVisitors review an exhibit ahead of 76th anniversary of the start of the Nanking massacre, two Doctor Who props are displayed in central London, Tony Leung Chiu-wai is honoured, and more around the
Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ by millions of people around the World. Across the world, people put up different types of special decorations.
Thick fog enveloped most of London this morning, with visibility less than 50 metres in some regions.
Participants wearing zebra masks, taxi drivers pose for the NYC Taxi Drivers 2014 calendar, final touches on a reproduction of a mural from the Mogao Grottoes, and more around the world ...
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Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ by millions of p
Thick fog enveloped most of London this morning, with visibility less than 50 metr
Participants wearing zebra masks, taxi drivers pose for the NYC Taxi Drivers 2014
