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President Xi Jinping sought to silence critics at both ends of the political spectrum on Friday by using a Politburo study session to underscore his commitment to Marxism and socialism, analysts said.
Monday, 26 January, 2015, 11:43pm More on Xi JinpingDozens of Chinese logging operators have petitioned local authorities in Yunnan to intervene over the arrests of more than 150 logging workers in Myanmar’s Kachin State and the seizure of equipment worth hundreds of million yuan.
26 Jan 2015 - 8:02pm 4 commentsThe execution of a Japanese hostage by Islamic State militants in the Middle East will give Japan’s government an “excuse” to change its defence policy and allow its troops to take part in military operations overseas, according to an editorial in a state-run newspaper in China.
26 Jan 2015 - 6:15pmTwo people died and more than a dozen were hurt when a bus carrying more than fifty passengers from Henan province to Tianjin in crashed into a motorway height-limit bar on Monday.
26 Jan 2015 - 7:37pm 1 commentStaff at a local hospital in central China took to the streets on Sunday to mourn the death of their colleague, an orthopaedic surgeon who was killed during a row with a drunken patient at the weekend.
26 Jan 2015 - 7:37pmXiaomi released its latest flagship smartphone Mi Note this month to global fanfare, but it also attracted criticism over its similarities to Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus, leading some critics to question the Chinese company’s originality.
26 Jan 2015 - 9:38pmTsipras was sworn in as prime minister on Monday, a day after his sweeping election victory, in a brief and sober ceremony at the office of President Karolos Papoulias.
26 Jan 2015 - 10:55pmA survey of products bought on e-commerce websites in China showed that seven of the nine big online trading platforms were selling fake or substandard goods, state television reported.
26 Jan 2015 - 8:40pm 10 commentsThe website of struggling carrier Malaysia Airlines, still reeling from twin disasters last year, has been hacked by a group proclaiming support for the Islamic State group.
26 Jan 2015 - 1:24pm 1 comment More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370The government body that administers sport in China has admitted that a win-at-all-costs mentality has led to corruption and it is changing its criteria for what constitutes sporting success.
26 Jan 2015 - 3:33pmChinese businessman Zeng Xianbo, reportedly being held in connection to a widening corruption probe centred on the chief aide to former president Hu Jintao, dismissed the rumours at a recent public event, mainland media reported.
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Macau has taken a battering of late. Share prices of casino stocks listed in Hong Kong have halved in the past year as gaming revenues continue to plunge.
26 Jan 2015 - 7:53pmAli began noticing them in early autumn, the men on street corners of his heavily Muslim neighbourhood who hoped to "talk about Islam" with him.
26 Jan 2015 - 3:53am 1 commentLondon parliamentarians are not in breach of international law by inquiring into Hong Kong's post-handover affairs, so long as they do not try to visit the former British colony if China does not welcome them, a leading British lawyer appointed by a local legal think tank says.
26 Jan 2015 - 11:46pmThe investigation into allegations former chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen accepted hospitality from tycoons has ended, but the city's scandal-ridden former leader will have to wait before he learns whether he will face prosecution.
26 Jan 2015 - 11:47pmDozens of Chinese logging operators have petitioned local authorities in Yunnan to intervene over the arrests of more than 150 logging workers in Myanmar’s Kachin State and the seizure of equipment worth hundreds of million yuan.
26 Jan 2015 - 8:02pm 4 commentsThe government body that administers sport in China has admitted that a win-at-all-costs mentality has led to corruption and it is changing its criteria for what constitutes sporting success.
26 Jan 2015 - 3:33pmForty-nine Philippine police commandos were killed when they clashed with Muslim rebels in the south, police said Monday, a bloodbath which tested a peace accord signed last March.
26 Jan 2015 - 4:21pm 2 commentsThe website of struggling carrier Malaysia Airlines, still reeling from twin disasters last year, has been hacked by a group proclaiming support for the Islamic State group.
26 Jan 2015 - 1:24pm 1 comment More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370Tsipras was sworn in as prime minister on Monday, a day after his sweeping election victory, in a brief and sober ceremony at the office of President Karolos Papoulias.
26 Jan 2015 - 10:55pmA reporter who broke the story that an Argentine prosecutor was found dead shortly before he was about to make explosive allegations about President Cristina Kirchner has fled Argentina after receiving threats.
26 Jan 2015 - 7:56pmMainland companies and local governments are facing a cash crunch as regulators tighten their grip on off-balance-sheet financing channels.
26 Jan 2015 - 10:15pmHang Lung Properties reported a record HK$10.02 billion in core earnings for last year but warned its business on the mainland, which accounts for more than half of its rental income, is facing a tough year as luxury spending weakens.
26 Jan 2015 - 10:25pmBig-ticket sales on The Peak are seen as breathing life back into a luxury property sector that has languished in the doldrums even as prices in the mass market deepen their push into record territory.
23 Jan 2015 - 4:25pm 2 commentsA pilot scheme to relocate existing industrial operators into multistorey buildings to free up land in the northwestern New Territories for housing development is expected to face strong opposition.
21 Jan 2015 - 7:46am 2 comments More on China PropertyOf late, Jiang Wen's life seems to be imitating his art. It's a tragicomic turn for the acclaimed Chinese actor-director, not unlike the fate that befalls the protagonist in his new film, Gone with the Bullets.
26 Jan 2015 - 11:58am More on LIFEThe owner of Michelin-starred Tate Dining Room & Bar, in Central, who has been named Best Female Chef 2015 by the organisers of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, talks to Kylie Knott about Hong Kong's evolving food scene.
24 Jan 2015 - 10:28pmIf you're basing an entire game around the world of funk, the least you could do is infuse it with some music. But that's the least of Funk of Titans' problems, because while it may look like a fun and frivolous download-only game for the Xbox One, it's such an incredible disappointment we wouldn't even bother with it on a smartphone.
26 Jan 2015 - 11:36am More on LIFEAdrenaline junky Kenny Chiang is China’s only competing aerobatic pilot
Manila street children have been locked away, out of sight of the visiting pope
One man’s mission to bring down a US Navy plane from the Tai Tam hillside it crashed into 70 years ago
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel has spread his love of music around the world
The hot-headed French footballing legend says he is a butterfly really ...
Cate Blanchett on her love for theatre and her challenges with Blue Jasmine
Alfresco dining is gaining popularity among busy Hongkongers who want to unwind
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
South Korea stormed into the Asian Cup final with a clinical 2-0 victory over Iraq on Monday, avenging a painful defeat at the same stage eight years ago.
26 Jan 2015 - 10:49pmSeven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams rolled back the years to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time in five years on Monday, setting up an intriguing matchup with Madison Keys, the teenager touted as the future of American tennis.
26 Jan 2015 - 11:19pm More on Australian Open 2015Hong Kong-born stunt flier tells Jenni Marsh about a sport that is faster and more deadly than Formula One.
25 Jan 2015 - 1:33pm 6 comments More on LIFEClean air in Hong Kong remains a long way off. From purifiers to a positive attitude, Angharad Hampshire explores the best defences currently available for our lungs.
26 Jan 2015 - 10:43am 4 comments More on LIFEIndian soldiers march during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, while Supporters of Pakistan's political and religious party Jama'at e Islami hold signs, and more ...
Seventy years ago to the day, on January 27, 1945, prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp were liberated following years under Nazi oppression.
Outlandish costumes with gorgeous faces, some 88 contestants from different countries compete for the 63rd annual Annual Miss Universe Pageant in Doral Miami.
Hot-air balloons are prepared for take-off during the 37th International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in the ski resort of Chateau d’Oex, in the Swiss Alps, while staff at Luanchuan county hospital, ne
Glow-in-the-dark blue waves are seen at night in Hong Kong, while an abandoned kindergarten which was shelled by pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk is seen, and more ...
Indian soldiers march during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, while Supporter
Seventy years ago to the day, on January 27, 1945, prisoners at the Auschwitz conc
Outlandish costumes with gorgeous faces, some 88 contestants from different countr
Hot-air balloons are prepared for take-off during the 37th International Hot-Air B
Glow-in-the-dark blue waves are seen at night in Hong Kong, while an abandoned kin
