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The People's Bank of China has cut benchmark interest rates for the second time in three months, adding to a raft of recent attempts taken to counter an increasing deflation risk and a slowdown in growth.
Sunday, 1 March, 2015, 1:56am 1 commentHong Kong women are signing up for language schools in Australia as a front to work in the country's lucrative sex trade, according to advocates and sources in the industry.
1 Mar 2015 - 9:32am 8 commentsIt's not just the government officials and rising political stars who will come under intense media scrutiny at the national parliamentary session this week.
1 Mar 2015 - 9:36amTwo Swiss pilots on a solar-powered aeroplane will attempt to complete the first ever round-the-world flight with zero fuel – with stops in Chinese cities scheduled for later this month.
1 Mar 2015 - 11:20amIn a city where property is king, HK$7 million won't get you the castle. But head overseas and that amount of money could deliver some royal returns.
1 Mar 2015 - 10:18am 2 commentsThe jeering and finger-pointing familiar to followers of the city's political scene infiltrated its musical shrine when audience members started clapping at the wrong moment.
1 Mar 2015 - 11:42am 1 commentElectronic toilet seats have recently become one of the most sought-after commodities on Chinese consumers' shopping lists when they visit Japan.
1 Mar 2015 - 3:15am 2 commentsEnvironmental campaigners have described the mainland's one-year ban on the imports of ivory carvings as "more symbolic than effective".
1 Mar 2015 - 5:08amA former senior Chinese provincial official was sentenced Saturday to 17 years in jail for taking around 13 million yuan (HK$16.3 million) in bribes consisting largely of precious stones, a court said.
1 Mar 2015 - 5:00am More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaignChina has indicated it opposes a US-drafted resolution that would open a path for UN sanctions against those blocking peace and promoting violence in South Sudan.
1 Mar 2015 - 5:08am More on United NationsThe latest monthly purchasing managers’ index was up to 49.9 from January’s 49.8, China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing reported. A figure below 50 shows contraction.
1 Mar 2015 - 12:10pmThis week's annual meetings of China's top political bodies are likely to be overshadowed by the sweeping anti-graft campaign which has taken down an unprecedented number of delegates and senior officials in just one year.
1 Mar 2015 - 9:30am More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaignTo access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
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Pity Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah, who must be one of the most "jinxed" financial officials in the world. Since he took over the position in 2007, he has been chalking up a fiscal surplus, even when the economy faced the toughest conditions.
1 Mar 2015 - 6:15am 5 commentsUniversity admission season ignites deep anxieties for Asian-American families, who spend more than any other demographic on education.
1 Mar 2015 - 9:00am 5 commentsThe number of people dying of seasonal flu in Hong Kong topped 300 yesterday, as eight more patients succumbed to the virus and experts warned parents to be on their guard.
1 Mar 2015 - 12:03pmIf you can't afford it, don't buy it. That was the stark message to potential homebuyers dished out by Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah.
1 Mar 2015 - 10:19am 22 comments More on John Tsang Chun-WahThe latest monthly purchasing managers’ index was up to 49.9 from January’s 49.8, China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing reported. A figure below 50 shows contraction.
1 Mar 2015 - 12:10pmThis week's annual meetings of China's top political bodies are likely to be overshadowed by the sweeping anti-graft campaign which has taken down an unprecedented number of delegates and senior officials in just one year.
1 Mar 2015 - 9:30am More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaignIndia's finance minister announced the government's new budget, promising a slew of measures that attempt to balance welfare spending with high economic growth and infrastructure development, while vowing to keep a tight control on the fiscal deficit.
1 Mar 2015 - 5:40amBritain's Prince William donned the trappings of feudal nobility in Japan yesterday, wearing the helmet and clothes of an ancient samurai during a tour of a television studio.
1 Mar 2015 - 5:43amTwo Swiss pilots on a solar-powered aeroplane will attempt to complete the first ever round-the-world flight with zero fuel – with stops in Chinese cities scheduled for later this month.
1 Mar 2015 - 11:20amWestern leaders and Russia's opposition yesterday condemned the drive-by assassination of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov while President Vladimir Putin suggested the crime was staged to throw suspicion on the state.
1 Mar 2015 - 12:22pm 2 commentsThe People's Bank of China has cut benchmark interest rates for the second time in three months, adding to a raft of recent attempts taken to counter an increasing deflation risk and a slowdown in growth.
1 Mar 2015 - 1:56am 1 commentCathay Pacific bosses say pilots engaged in a work-to-rule campaign are forcing flight cancellations and delays by taking sick days in unusually high numbers.
1 Mar 2015 - 10:44am 3 comments More on Cathay PacificSome Chinese developers are planning to raise prices for new luxury projects in prime areas this year, in a rare sign of improving sentiment in a market that saw new home prices fall for the last eight months of 2014.
24 Feb 2015 - 6:22pm More on China PropertyGreenland Hong Kong, the Hong Kong-listed unit of the mainland’s largest developer by sales, announced it would diversify into internet finance this year, hoping to capitalise on the cyber world to offer financial services to cash-strapped mainland developers.
11 Feb 2015 - 6:11am More on China PropertyIn this new Hong Kong Arts Festival commission the overall storytelling of the drama is weak, even disjointed at times
1 Mar 2015 - 10:11amFull of flavour and succulent, braised veal shanks are good to the bone.
28 Feb 2015 - 10:50pmTwo pioneering aviators will take off from Abu Dhabi this week, hoping to complete the first round-the-world flight using zero fuel - in a mission that will test the limits of human endurance.
1 Mar 2015 - 3:15amDirty 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
Wayne Rooney ended his eight-game English Premier League scoring drought with a brace as Manchester United climbed back above Arsenal into third with a 2-0 victory against a dogged Sunderland on Saturday.
1 Mar 2015 - 1:39am More on English Premier League 2014/15Kitchee proved they are still the team to beat in the BOCG Life Premier League with a stunning 4-0 win over high-flying Eastern at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground on Saturday night.
1 Mar 2015 - 12:35am More on BOCG Life Hong Kong Premier League 2014/15A scion of Kenya's Leakey family - whose fossil discoveries helped reveal how humans evolved - Richard Leakey has been hailed as a saviour of the African elephant. Will Brad Pitt do justice to this charismatic Kenyan in a forthcoming biopic?
28 Feb 2015 - 10:50pmPeople in Russia's Karelia republic, divided from their kin in Finnish Karelia, are struggling to preserve and promote their culture and heritage.
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This week Hong Kong plays host to the world’s biggest gathering of fur traders at the International Fur and Fashion Fair in Wan Chai.
Polar bear Milk hams it up with a gas pipe over her head as she climbs out of her pool at Kushiro City Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, a tiger cub jumped to its death from a building in Shandong p
A four-storey building at a privately owned school collapsed in Shenzhen, while Filipino soldiers and policemen link arms as they march in the Philippines, and more ...
Snowfall during the Lunar New Year period in many northern parts of the mainland brought not only fun and games for vacationers and traditional hopes for a fruitful year ahead, but also travel disr
Stunt planes get the annual Australian International Airshow off to an explosive start, while doctors work to separate 10-month-old conjoined twin girls in Houston, and more ...
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Polar bear Milk hams it up with a gas pipe over her head as she climbs out of her
A four-storey building at a privately owned school collapsed in Shenzhen, while Fi
Snowfall during the Lunar New Year period in many northern parts of the mainland b
Stunt planes get the annual Australian International Airshow off to an explosive s
