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Angry residents of Kaohsiung accused the Taiwanese authorities of acting too slowly to prevent a series of gas explosions that killed and injured more than 300.
Saturday, 2 August, 2014, 4:07amThe World Health Organisation is launching a US$100 million response plan to combat an "unprecedented" outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, director general Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun said yesterday.
1 Aug 2014 - 9:03am 1 commentChina has acknowledged the existence of a new intercontinental ballistic missile said to be capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads as far as the United States, state-run media reported yesterday.
2 Aug 2014 - 3:46am 3 commentsTaiwan’s rescuers today used life sign detectors to scour several bustling streets that had been blasted into long trenches after a series of gas explosions overnight killed 25 people and injured 259 others in the port city of Kaohsiung.
1 Aug 2014 - 6:40pm 1 commentLast month alone, six officials committed suicide, according to media reports. Two, from Henan and Hubei respectively, left letters saying they were depressed; one was reported to have accepted bribes.
1 Aug 2014 - 3:58am 8 commentsForget PSY’s Gangnam Style – the newest viral music video to emerge from Asia is Little Apple, a toxically infectious tune produced by the Chopstick Brothers, two Beijing-based filmmakers.
1 Aug 2014 - 6:49pm 2 commentsActivity in the mainland's factory sector expanded last month at the fastest pace in 27 months on stronger demand, a government survey showed, adding to evidence that the economy is regaining momentum after a burst of government stimulus measures.
2 Aug 2014 - 12:33amIsrael declared a Gaza ceasefire over on Friday and killed more than 50 Palestinians in renewed shelling, saying militants had breached the truce shortly after it began and apparently captured an Israeli soldier.
2 Aug 2014 - 2:43am 1 commentShanghai officials are jittery after a high-profile disciplinary inspection team from Beijing moved into the city on Wednesday.
1 Aug 2014 - 6:28pm 4 commentsMinutes after firefighter Wang Chung said goodbye to his wife and two daughters over the phone on Thursday night, he received reports of white foam erupting from drains with a strong smell of gas.
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In some media reports, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection investigation of Zhou Yongkang has been described as signifying the most serious power struggle in the Communist Party since the Cultural Revolution.
2 Aug 2014 - 4:09amChina had great faith in the Red Flag Software Company, one of the nation's largest developers of computer operating systems.
2 Aug 2014 - 4:41amGovernment bureaus and departments have been asked to cut their growth in spending on existing programmes by 1 per cent a year for two years from 2016.
2 Aug 2014 - 3:38am 1 commentPublic prosecutors would be acting against the public interest if they brought each and every Occupy Central protester to court instead of focusing their efforts on the "ringleaders", a former chief prosecutor said.
2 Aug 2014 - 3:38am More on Occupy CentralAngry residents of Kaohsiung accused the Taiwanese authorities of acting too slowly to prevent a series of gas explosions that killed and injured more than 300.
2 Aug 2014 - 4:07amMinutes after firefighter Wang Chung said goodbye to his wife and two daughters over the phone on Thursday night, he received reports of white foam erupting from drains with a strong smell of gas.
2 Aug 2014 - 4:18amHeavy rains hampered efforts on Friday by hundreds of rescue workers digging through heavy mud and debris, as the death toll from a landslide that buried an entire village in western India rose to 51.
1 Aug 2014 - 9:30pmFormer Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda reportedly visited Beijing on a secret mission and possibly held a meeting with President Xi Jinping last Sunday, Japanese media reported yesterday.
1 Aug 2014 - 11:07pmAn American aid worker infected with the deadly Ebola virus while working in West Africa is to be flown to the United States for treatment in a high-security hospital ward, officials said.
2 Aug 2014 - 2:47amIsrael declared a Gaza ceasefire over on Friday and killed more than 50 Palestinians in renewed shelling, saying militants had breached the truce shortly after it began and apparently captured an Israeli soldier.
2 Aug 2014 - 2:43am 1 commentThe World Trade Organisation's failure to reach a significant multilateral deal may prompt countries such as China to accelerate talks on bilateral and regional pacts in a bid to rejuvenate sluggish trade growth, analysts say.
2 Aug 2014 - 12:50amBank of East Asia's net profit rose 6 per cent to HK$3.58 billion in the first six months of the year as it expanded offshore lending to mainland clients.
2 Aug 2014 - 12:50amChina Overseas Land & Investment (COLI), the biggest mainland developer listed in Hong Kong by market value, yesterday said core profit in the first half of the year jumped 33.7 per cent to HK$10.79 billion.
2 Aug 2014 - 1:31amHome prices on the mainland fell last month at a faster clip than June, while year-on-year gains continued to ease, two private surveys showed yesterday.
2 Aug 2014 - 12:20amAfter years of devoting his energies to managing a radio station and producing films, entertainment veteran Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui has been getting a lot of time on screen of late.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:10amA Hollywood Road restaurant serving Westernised Chinese cuisine has become an unlikely success. Fu Lu Shou's menu highlights dishes that have remained classics for decades in Chinatown restaurants in countries such as Australia, the US and Britain.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:10amStandard mobile devices are fine for urban dwellers, but when you get beyond the suburbs, into the great outdoors, a new class of gadget - or at least some careful protection - is required.
1 Aug 2014 - 12:10amIn India, when it comes to class and cuisine, food is as divisive as it is defining
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Fans could face the highest ticket price ever - HK$1,800 - to watch World Cup finalists Argentina on October 14, but organisers are still confident of a sell-out to cover the extraordinary costs of hosting Lionel Messi & company.
2 Aug 2014 - 12:51amCaptain Nick Hewson and his forwards will hold the key to Hong Kong's fate in the biggest game in their history against Uruguay in a first-round World Cup repêchage in Montevideo on Saturday (early Sunday morning Hong Kong time).
2 Aug 2014 - 12:10amAs his first Hong Kong outpost is unveiled, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver talks food, family and franchising.
31 Jul 2014 - 10:18amTake advantage of our rainy summer with a visit to these contrasting scenic spots - and some hidden gems.
31 Jul 2014 - 9:19am 2 commentsAt least 24 people were killed and 271 others injured when several underground gas explosions ripped through Taiwan’s second-largest city overnight, hurling concrete, parked scooters, even injured
President Xi Jinping operates an anti-aircraft gun in 1997 when he was stationed in Fujian, while pilot Ken Cassens prepares for a flight in a World War 1-era reproduction bi-plane, and more ...
Selected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from August 2014.
People look on as flames engulf the pier in the southern English town of Eastbourne, while a Pakistan Navy helicopter evacuates a body of a victim who drowned in Karachi, and more ...
People walk gingerly down a stairway at the University of California Los Angeles campus, while a boy sits near a car stuck under a roof, which collapsed after heavy rains in Belgium, and more ...
At least 24 people were killed and 271 others injured when several underground gas
President Xi Jinping operates an anti-aircraft gun in 1997 when he was stationed i
Selected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from August 2
People look on as flames engulf the pier in the southern English town of Eastbourn
People walk gingerly down a stairway at the University of California Los Angeles c
