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At least 16 People's Liberation Army major generals have been taken away for investigation in relation to graft cases involving their former superiors, according to sources close to the military.
Monday, 2 March, 2015, 8:48am More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaignA 61-year-old man has become the first person in Hong Kong to die of H7N9 bird flu this season, after contracting the virus during a visit to the mainland.
2 Mar 2015 - 4:59am More on H7N9 avian fluBritain's Prince William arrived in Beijing on Sunday night, beginning his four-day visit in China where he will meet young people, promote cultural exchanges and engage business leaders.
2 Mar 2015 - 6:12am 1 commentCan China hope to turn the nation’s football team into winners – with help from the English Premier League?
2 Mar 2015 - 2:20pm 2 commentsA major supplier of surveillance cameras to mainland police confirmed on the weekend that vulnerabilities in its networks exposed clients to cyberattacks from overseas.
2 Mar 2015 - 12:07pm 1 commentSamsung unveiled its new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones as it seeks to claw back market share following Apple's launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus last year.
2 Mar 2015 - 3:01pm More on SamsungIn 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 9 commentsChaotic scenes hit the narrow streets of Yuen Long yesterday as clashes marred the latest protest against mainland traders.
2 Mar 2015 - 1:00pm 61 comments More on Parallel tradingIt is time for Hong Kong to move forward with the energy and zeal that kept it going over the past 170 years, say some of the city’s leading figures.
2 Mar 2015 - 8:03amThe 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 19 commentsA former TV celebrity has unleashed a storm of criticism and a wave of support with a self-funded, An Inconvenient Truth-style documentary on the nation's air pollution scourge.
2 Mar 2015 - 6:09am 7 comments More on Beijing air pollutionHong Kong companies lack the hunger that it takes to conquer the world, says a leading entrepreneur.
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2 Mar 2015 - 2:24pmHong Kong companies lack the hunger that it takes to conquer the world, says a leading entrepreneur.
2 Mar 2015 - 9:54am 1 commentFour mainland Chinese women were arrested on suspicion of stealing HK$1.5 million worth of diamonds this morning on the opening day of Hong Kong’s biggest international jewellery show.
2 Mar 2015 - 2:50pmDemocratic Party lawmakers Albert Ho Chun-Yan and Helena Wong Pik-wan were released unconditionally this morning after they were interviewed by police under caution.
2 Mar 2015 - 2:46pm More on Occupy CentralChildren and their grandparents are among the victims who were struck by a car on five-lane overpass as they watched aircraft at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport, police say.
2 Mar 2015 - 3:13pmCan China hope to turn the nation’s football team into winners – with help from the English Premier League?
2 Mar 2015 - 2:20pm 2 commentsNorth Korea fired two missiles into the sea and vowed “merciless” retaliation today as the US and South Korea kicked off joint military drills denounced by Pyongyang as recklessly confrontational.
2 Mar 2015 - 11:18amThe search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cannot go on forever, Australia’s deputy prime minister said, and discussions are already under way between Australia, China and Malaysia as to whether to call off the hunt within weeks.
2 Mar 2015 - 11:21am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370The former editor of the now-defunct tabloid News of the World, Rebekah Brooks, is getting rehired by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp less nearly a year after being embroiled in a phone hacking scandal.
2 Mar 2015 - 2:43pmThe search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cannot go on forever, Australia’s deputy prime minister said, and discussions are already under way between Australia, China and Malaysia as to whether to call off the hunt within weeks.
2 Mar 2015 - 11:21am More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370
No turnover was recorded in the first morning of northbound short selling under the Shanghai-Hong Kong stocks through-train scheme on Monday.
2 Mar 2015 - 12:51pmSingapore Exchange (SGX) may have just begun its search for a new chief executive but investors and brokers already know what change they want to see: the bourse stripped of its regulatory powers and a rebuilding of its stock market business.
2 Mar 2015 - 10:34amMost of Hong Kong's small and medium-sized developers were stuck on the sidelines of the city's property market four years ago.
2 Mar 2015 - 9:29am 1 commentIn several years, Hong Kong home seekers will have more developer brand choices and more competitive prices, as the industry sees increased competition.
1 Mar 2015 - 9:21pmThe city’s flagship ensemble showed no sign of a recent mutiny as it unleashed a powerful sound in the absence of three backbone players in a performance for the Hong Kong Arts Festival.
2 Mar 2015 - 11:50am 1 comment More on Hong Kong Arts Festival 2015Full of flavour and succulent, braised veal shanks are good to the bone.
28 Feb 2015 - 10:50pmChina's southern boomtown of Shenzhen could be the "Silicon Valley for hardware makers", according to a ranking of emerging start-up hubs around the world by well-re
2 Mar 2015 - 2:35pm More on THE NEXT BIG THINGDirty 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 Terry embellished his status with Chelsea fans as “captain, leader, legend” by scoring the goal that set his side on the way to a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup final at a rain-sodden Wembley on Sunday.
2 Mar 2015 - 9:44amArsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he had no qualms about keeping Olivier Giroud in the team despite his misfiring midweek Champions League display and his faith in the striker was rewarded with a goal on Sunday.
2 Mar 2015 - 10:18am More on English Premier League 2014/15A 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
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.
Jimmie Johnson pulled away after the final restart with 13 laps to go on Sunday, winning the Nascar Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia. Johnson, a six-time Cup champion, started n
Selected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from March 2015.
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.
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
Selected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from March 20
This week Hong Kong plays host to the world’s biggest gathering of fur traders at
