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Fu Ying, the National People’s Congress spokeswoman, told this week’s annual plenum that the rise was in line with suggestions by the central authority.
Wednesday, 4 March, 2015, 12:38pm 4 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 - 4:20pm More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015Hong Kong offers the best quality of living among cities in China but has fallen behind its main competitor Singapore and major Japanese cities, according to a survey.
4 Mar 2015 - 4:16pm 13 commentsA narrow cave on a desolate mountain can hardly be called home sweet home. But it’s just that for a Chinese migrant worker who has sacrificed comfort to be able to save for his family.
4 Mar 2015 - 3:47pm 1 commentChina’s top respiratory specialist, who is regarded as a hero for his efforts in fighting the Sars epidemic, says Hong Kong's deadly outbreak of the H3N2 flu virus will not spread to the mainland.
4 Mar 2015 - 4:18pm 2 comments More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei has unveiled its first smartwatch that is aimed at the higher end of the wearables market, a week before Apple is expected to host an event to present a rival device.
4 Mar 2015 - 11:21am 1 comment More on THE NEXT BIG THINGA mobile phone tycoon has denied that he and another company chief executive refused to sit next to each other at a National People’s Congress meeting in Beijing after the two firms were involved in a high-profile dispute last year over intellectual property rights.
4 Mar 2015 - 4:17pm More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015Colombian authorities detained a China-flagged ship travelling to Cuba for illegally transporting around 100 tonnes of gunpowder and other materials used to make explosives and arrested the captain, the attorney general’s office said.
4 Mar 2015 - 1:09pm 1 commentFederal agents have raided 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.
4 Mar 2015 - 1:51pm 1 commentTwo Australian drug smugglers in Indonesia were transferred today to an island where they will be executed, a move that left Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying his country was “revolted”.
4 Mar 2015 - 4:24pm 1 commentDelegates from Beijing attending the National People’s Congress face tougher rules of conduct, according to a newspaper report, including a ban on checking social media on their mobile phones during meetings.
4 Mar 2015 - 4:19pm 1 comment More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015The chief of China's political advisory body has vowed to restore its image after the downfall of a string of top leaders caught up in the anti-graft campaign.
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Local schools are widely characterised by pressure and competition.
4 Mar 2015 - 1:15pmFredric Mao Chun-fai is standing in the foyer of the Lyric Theatre, a soft smile on his face as he greets members of the audience heading in to see his latest theatrical sensation Tonnochy.
4 Mar 2015 - 10:03am 1 commentA man who admitted helping his friend move the dismembered parts of his parents’ bodies said he expected to be arrested and was devastated after the event, the Court of the First Instance heard today.
4 Mar 2015 - 4:13pmItems of luggage, a fire extinguisher, clothing and toys were among objects hurled out of a window from a 15th-floor guest house in Mong Kok during the morning rush hour on Wednesday.
4 Mar 2015 - 3:55pmFu Ying, the National People’s Congress spokeswoman, told this week’s annual plenum that the rise was in line with suggestions by the central authority.
4 Mar 2015 - 12:38pm 4 comments 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
4 Mar 2015 - 4:17pm More on China Parliamentary Sessions 2015A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 224 passengers had to be evacuated after it missed the runway on landing at Kathmandu airport today and skidded onto nearby grassland.
4 Mar 2015 - 3:48pm 1 commentTwo Australian drug smugglers in Indonesia were transferred today to an island where they will be executed, a move that left Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying his country was “revolted”.
4 Mar 2015 - 4:24pm 1 commentNorway’s Nobel Peace Prize committee demoted its controversial chairman, in a move unprecedented in the long history of the award.
4 Mar 2015 - 3:26pmFederal agents have raided 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.
4 Mar 2015 - 1:51pm 1 commentThe mainland services sector expanded for a 10th straight month in February, a survey on private sector activity reported ahead of an expected cut in the mainland’s annual growth target by Chinese leaders.
4 Mar 2015 - 2:51pmThe London Metal Exchange is considering whether its electronic LMEsword system could be used to oversee metal stored outside the exchange, an executive said on Tuesday, the latest sign that a financing fraud on the mainland is still roiling banks and trading.
4 Mar 2015 - 1:13pmThe 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 - 8:04pmMuted marketing for major names
4 Mar 2015 - 2:45pmWe’ve spent so much of the past five years extolling the virtues of the 2009 and 2010 vintages in Bordeaux that the previous “vintage of the century” has been languishing a little in the corner, hidden in the shade of those two more recent blockbusters.
4 Mar 2015 - 10:29amThe new facility run by Aliyun, the cloud-computing operation of Hangzhou-based Alibaba, faces stiff competition in a vast market.
4 Mar 2015 - 4:20pm More on AlibabaDirty 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
John Moore-trained Australian import Savvy Nature has missed out on a place in the 14-horse field for next weekend’s Group One BMW Hong Kong Derby after he was named first reserve today.
4 Mar 2015 - 1:05pm More on BMW Hong Kong Derby 2015Manny Pacquiao has always believed he can do what 47 other fighters before him have failed to do – beat Floyd Mayweather Jr in the ring.
4 Mar 2015 - 2:38pm More on Manny PacquiaoA scion of the Leakey family – whose fossil discoveries helped reveal how humans evolved – Richard has also been hailed as a saviour of the African elephant. Sarah Lazarus wonders whether Brad Pitt will do justice to this charismatic Kenyan in a forthcoming biopic …
1 Mar 2015 - 6:05pmPeople in Russia's Karelia republic, divided from their kin in Finnish Karelia, are struggling to preserve and promote their culture and heritage.
28 Feb 2015 - 11:40pm
A 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
