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National People’s Congress spokeswoman Fu Ying tells his week’s annual plenum that China plans to increase its military budget by about 10 per cent this year.
Thursday, 5 March, 2015, 2:52am 15 comments More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015China moves to calm fears over its anti-terrorism law today by saying it will not affect network operators after US President Barack Obama expressed fears it would affect American tech firms.
4 Mar 2015 - 11:13pm 1 comment More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015Several years ago, when I started to learn about the inner workings of Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, I discovered a “hidden place” in the hall. The post office.
4 Mar 2015 - 7:03pm More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015Lei Jun, chairman and chief executive of the world's No 3 smartphone maker, adds his vote of confidence to the mainland’s “go-global” drive to invest abroad
5 Mar 2015 - 5:42am 3 comments More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015Hong Kong offers the best quality of living among cities in China, but falls behind main competitor Singapore and major Japanese centres, according to a survey.
5 Mar 2015 - 7:35am 35 commentsA literature scholar fears overzealous local education officials could ban all foreign textbooks after a call by the education minister for tougher ideological controls.
5 Mar 2015 - 5:38am More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015Alibaba Group, the world's biggest e-commerce services provider, is ratcheting up its business expansion in the United States, with the launch on Wednesday of its first overseas-based data centre in California's Silicon Valley.
5 Mar 2015 - 5:58am More on AlibabaOvercapacity, along with high local government debt and the property bubble, have been named as the three biggest risks in the Chinese economy today.
4 Mar 2015 - 12:44pmStandard Chartered pre-tax profit fell 30 per cent in 2014 to US$4.24 billion, far short of analysts’ expectations
4 Mar 2015 - 11:21pm 4 comments More on Standard Chartered BankA woman Chinese billionaire has been named the world's sixth wealthiest person under the age of 40.
5 Mar 2015 - 1:43amThe chief of a Chinese military intelligence agency is under investigation for alleged corruption, detained by graft-busters in the run-up to Lunar New Year, according to two independent sources.
5 Mar 2015 - 2:48am 2 comments More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaignFederal agents have searched more than a dozen homes in a crackdown on so-called "maternity tourism" operators who arrange for pregnant Chinese women to give birth in the US.
5 Mar 2015 - 3:12am 4 comments More on Chinese touristsTo access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
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The Lunar New Year is a good time to make a fresh start. The Year of the Goat has ushered in a slightly more positive environment in which to consider democratic development.
4 Mar 2015 - 5:59pm 3 commentsHong Kong needs to change its education system. That is if it's serious about wanting more entrepreneurs to spur innovation and competition. Otherwise, money spent on start-ups is money poured down the drain.
5 Mar 2015 - 3:30am 1 commentHong Kong offers the best quality of living among cities in China, but falls behind main competitor Singapore and major Japanese centres, according to a survey.
5 Mar 2015 - 7:35am 35 commentsThe top state leader overseeing Hong Kong affairs yesterday urged the city's representatives in Beijing to "unleash positive energy" and foster cross-border harmony in the wake of anti-mainlander sentiments.
5 Mar 2015 - 3:01am 7 comments More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that Beijing was willing to heed the voice of the Taiwanese people on cross-strait ties but called for high vigilance against advocates of independence for the island.
5 Mar 2015 - 5:37am More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015The chief of a Chinese military intelligence agency is under investigation for alleged corruption, detained by graft-busters in the run-up to Lunar New Year, according to two independent sources.
5 Mar 2015 - 2:48am 2 comments More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaignFor Nepalese burn victim Rita Dangol, the scars on her face and body are a haunting reminder of a twisted love story that ended the night she was engulfed in flames.
5 Mar 2015 - 7:19amMicrosoft co-founder Paul Allen says he has found the wreck of the Japanese Navy's biggest warship at the bottom of the sea in the Philippines, 70 years after US forces sank it.
5 Mar 2015 - 7:19amColombian authorities have detained a China-flagged ship travelling to Cuba for illegally transporting around 100 tonnes of gunpowder and other materials used to make explosives.
5 Mar 2015 - 7:29am 2 commentsDozens of miners were trapped underground and feared dead after an explosion ripped through a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Wednesday.
4 Mar 2015 - 11:02pmStandard Chartered pre-tax profit fell 30 per cent in 2014 to US$4.24 billion, far short of analysts’ expectations
4 Mar 2015 - 11:21pm 4 comments More on Standard Chartered BankLand values in Tai Po have soared nearly 18 per cent within nine months as Sun Hung Kai Properties beat out 12 bidders to secure a residential site in the area at a price higher than market expectations.
4 Mar 2015 - 10:32pmThe latest round of mortgage tightening to contain prices of small homes may weaken developers' appetite for land designated for mass housing but will intensify competition for luxury residential sites.
3 Mar 2015 - 8:04pmHong Kong's housing sector is seeing a slow pullback due to an unclear outlook, given the possibility of further tightening measures from the government. But a sharp correction is unlikely, agents and analysts say.
4 Mar 2015 - 6:00am 4 commentsWith the third edition of Art Basel Hong Kong and the launch of a new satellite fair, March is the busiest month on the city's contemporary art calendar. Here are 20 shows you shouldn't miss.
4 Mar 2015 - 11:47pm More on Art Basel 2015In honour of Art Basel, from March 15 to 17, the event's official partner, the Mandarin Oriental, will have art-focused promotions throughout the hotel.
4 Mar 2015 - 11:10pm More on Art Basel 2015Want a paperless life? These super-fast, super-portable A4 scanners can digitise drawings, recipes, notes and photos in seconds.
4 Mar 2015 - 10:52pmDirty politics, poaching and attempted murder: Richard Leakey’s story is getting the Hollywood treatment
Robert and Sally Lo, the hearts and minds behind the Hong Kong Cancer Fund
Alfresco dining is gaining popularity among busy Hongkongers who want to unwind
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
Rex Tso Sing-yu’s dream of becoming Hong Kong’s first world champion has received a massive boost after he signed with one of the world’s biggest promoters.
4 Mar 2015 - 11:45pm More on Rex Tso Sing-yuRicardo Goulart’s hat-trick earned Guangzhou Evergrande a 3-2 win over reigning AFC Champions League title-holders Western Sydney Wanderers in Sydney on Wednesday night, but the victory was overshadowed by a nasty injury to goalkeeper Zeng Cheng.
4 Mar 2015 - 11:21pmAhead of two important solo exhibitions in Hong Kong, the Japanese artist with a global cult following is dismissive of the way others interpret his work, saying: 'This is just what comes out.'
4 Mar 2015 - 11:43pm More on Art Basel 2015With the third edition of Art Basel Hong Kong and the launch of a new satellite fair, March is the busiest month on the city's contemporary art calendar. Here are 20 shows you shouldn't miss.
4 Mar 2015 - 11:47pm More on Art Basel 2015A petrol pump in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Donetsk is wrapped up in sandbags, while volcano Villarrica erupting, and more ...
Some of the best sports-related pictures from the last week
Uruguay's former president Jose Mujica drives away in his ageing Volkwagen Beetle, while Adam Lawrence at the unveiling of a protrait depicting the new coinage portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabe
US astronaut Terry Virts gave the Vulcan split-fingered “live long and prosper” salute as the international space station passed over Massachusetts, police officers stand guard at the scene of a fa
Mainland tourists made five million trips overseas during the recent Lunar New Year holiday, the first time that outbound tourists had outnumbered those travelling at home.
A petrol pump in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Donetsk is wrapped up in sandbags,
Uruguay's former president Jose Mujica drives away in his ageing Volkwagen Beetle,
US astronaut Terry Virts gave the Vulcan split-fingered “live long and prosper” sa
Mainland tourists made five million trips overseas during the recent Lunar New Yea
