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More than 100 grieving relatives and friends gathered at a funeral parlour on Penghu Island to pay their respects to their loved ones on board TransAsia Airways flight 222.
Friday, 25 July, 2014, 6:45pmNo one survived the crash of an Air Algerie flight over Mali, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday, adding that the plane’s black box flight recorder had been found.
25 Jul 2014 - 5:56pm 1 commentSouth Korean President Park Geun-hye held a rare meeting with a Japanese politician on Friday as she received visiting Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe despite a virtual freeze in diplomatic ties.
25 Jul 2014 - 2:52pm 1 commentThree siblings on board the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines jet shot down over the Ukraine grew up in Hong Kong and were much-loved students at the Australian International School.
25 Jul 2014 - 9:36pm More on Malaysia Airlines flight 17Australia is close to finalising a deal with Ukraine to send police and a small number of troops to secure the Malaysian plane crash site as part of a multinational team, the Australian prime minister said on Friday.
25 Jul 2014 - 5:37pm More on Malaysia Airlines flight 17The couple who founded Soho China have brushed aside criticism of their donation to Harvard University by saying that it would only fund students from poor Chinese families.
25 Jul 2014 - 7:00pm 2 commentsFood safety authorities on Friday said they would investigate McDonald’s Hong Kong’s failure to disclose its imports of meat products from a mainland factory at the centre of a rotten meat scandal.
25 Jul 2014 - 9:25pm 48 comments More on China Food ScandalsChinese authorities on Friday executed a Japanese man who had been sentenced to death in connection with smuggling a stimulant drug, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said.
25 Jul 2014 - 1:59pm 11 commentsMcDonald’s China says it will carry on using scandal-hit meat supplier OSI Group on the mainland because “it is riskier to find another local supplier”.
25 Jul 2014 - 5:38pm 3 commentsJuly 28, 2014 marks the centenary of the first world war’s outbreak in Europe. A hundred years later, the story of the hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers, the largest non-European labour contingent in the war, is only slowly being rediscovered.
25 Jul 2014 - 8:45pm More on SCMP ChroniclesTo access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
Whereas the first two world wars broke out and were fought mainly in Europe, the third world war, if it is not avoided, will most probably erupt in the Asia-Pacific region.
25 Jul 2014 - 3:13am 6 commentsIs it legal for Cheung Kong to make would-be buyers of flats at Mont Vert agree they can't view them? And with 8,000 vying for one, does it matter?
25 Jul 2014 - 11:20am 6 commentsThree siblings on board the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines jet shot down over the Ukraine grew up in Hong Kong and were much-loved students at the Australian International School.
25 Jul 2014 - 9:36pm More on Malaysia Airlines flight 17Food safety authorities on Friday said they would investigate McDonald’s Hong Kong’s failure to disclose its imports of meat products from a mainland factory at the centre of a rotten meat scandal.
25 Jul 2014 - 9:25pm 48 comments More on China Food ScandalsMcDonald’s China says it will carry on using scandal-hit meat supplier OSI Group on the mainland because “it is riskier to find another local supplier”.
25 Jul 2014 - 5:38pm 3 commentsThe graft inquiry at China Central Television has expanded to a Beijing company co-owned by US public relations giant Edelman and one of its cofounders was cooperating with the investigation, the subsidiary has said.
25 Jul 2014 - 7:43pm More on CCTVSouth Korean President Park Geun-hye held a rare meeting with a Japanese politician on Friday as she received visiting Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe despite a virtual freeze in diplomatic ties.
25 Jul 2014 - 2:52pm 1 commentA group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers that has been languishing on board an Australian customs vessel for weeks will temporarily be brought to Australia’s mainland and may be sent to India, Australia’s government said on Friday, following a court challenge and expressions of outrage from human rig
25 Jul 2014 - 7:11pmNo one survived the crash of an Air Algerie flight over Mali, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday, adding that the plane’s black box flight recorder had been found.
25 Jul 2014 - 5:56pm 1 commentTwo more military aircraft carrying remains of victims from MH17 disaster arrived in the Netherlands as Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a UN team to secure the crash site.
25 Jul 2014 - 5:33pm More on Malaysia Airlines flight 17Hong Kong stocks rallied to finish at a three-year peak yesterday and are on course to test record highs.
25 Jul 2014 - 12:59pmLVMH has seen a drop in demand from Chinese buyers in its home market and overseas, as well as a slowdown in Hong Kong due to political unrest, the French fashion, spirits and cosmetics group said after posting below-forecast second-quarter sales and profits on Thursday.
25 Jul 2014 - 11:58amVacancy rates for retail outlets, at their highest in three years in four shopping districts, will head higher still by early next year, but not enough to bring down rents by more than a modest amount, analysts say.
25 Jul 2014 - 11:27am 1 commentHaving been around for nearly 130 years, The Wharf is not fazed by the downturn in the property market in Hong Kong and on the mainland.
25 Jul 2014 - 12:47pmBack in 1976, not many aspiring singer-songwriters recording their debut albums were lucky enough to have Eric Clapton turn up at the studio to contribute a couple of guitar solos.
23 Jul 2014 - 11:53pmTattooed on the left forearm of chef Bruno Menard are three Michelin stars, an indelible souvenir of his culinary achievement at L'Osier, a restaurant opened by cosmetics maker Shiseido in Tokyo.
25 Jul 2014 - 1:49amEver since the invention of the MP3 file in 1993, the music industry has been in flux. From illegal file-sharing to YouTube, from downloads to streaming services, it continues to pioneer new ways to consume content, and new business models.
25 Jul 2014 - 1:49amDone right, this takeaway classic is a joy to behold. But who makes the city's best?
Sir Kai Ho Kai was a colossal public figure, so how did we forget him?
Delhi’s vibrant colony of artists and street performers is under threat from the modern world
An organic farming commune in Hebei is going back to the roots of Maoist thought
The cast of Downton Abbey come to the aid of Guangxi’s moon bears
Space invaders: ‘The final frontier’ is ready for tourists later this year
The personal touch is what attracts diners to small, cosy restaurants
Bradley Wiggins has set his sights on claiming gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016 after losing out to Australia in the final of the men’s team pursuit at the Commonwealth Games.
25 Jul 2014 - 11:34am 1 commentTwo years ago, Jeremy Lin lit up the NBA with his explosive play for the New York Knicks but he has no desire to recreate “Linsanity” in his new career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
25 Jul 2014 - 11:44amA good burger is a joy to behold. Our team put 16 of the city's most popular versions to the test.
24 Jul 2014 - 12:15pm 15 commentsThe time is ripe to get your hands dirty and sign up for one of the city's budding organic farming workshops.
23 Jul 2014 - 11:21pmJuly 28, 2014 marks the centenary of the First World War’s outbreak in Europe.
Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her son Supasek Amornchat arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport, while German pianist Stefan Aaron plays over the sky, and more ...
The rusty hulk of the cruise liner Costa Concordia sits in the sea in northern Italy, while children look at the body of a beached young humpback whale lying on the shore, and more ...
With the thermometer nudging 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the mainland's south and in the low 30s in Hong Kong, it's hard to beat a water park, such as in Enshi and Chongqing.
A photo to mark Britain's Prince George's first birthday, while People’s Liberation Army cadets adjust dancing robots in Beijing, and more ...
Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her son Supasek Amornchat arriv
The rusty hulk of the cruise liner Costa Concordia sits in the sea in northern Ita
With the thermometer nudging 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the mainland's so
A photo to mark Britain's Prince George's first birthday, while People’s Liberatio
