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Passionate football fan President Xi Jinping met Prince William this morning, and told him of his wish for closer efforts to improve Sino-British football development.
Tuesday, 3 March, 2015, 1:23am 10 commentsA senior Chinese official whose remarks last year about disgraced former security tsar Zhou Yongkang propelled him to fame, said yesterday there was "no point" in speculating which "big tiger" would fall next.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:46am More on Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaignAbout a dozen people sit around a large table, listening intently as engineer Ryan Liang explains the science behind his latest creation, a virtual reality headset. He passes it around, and anticipation builds as the face of each person who tries it lightens up. "Wow.
3 Mar 2015 - 2:46amChina'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 - 7:12pm 1 comment More on THE NEXT BIG THINGA top Communist Party official has hit back at critics that claim President Xi Jinping has wielded his anti-graft campaign as a political weapon in a power war, accusing the opponents of having "ulterior motives" for their claims.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:14amMembers of the country's top political consultation body can breathe a sigh of relief - Beijing's air quality has been graded "good" for Tuesday's session of the annual Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:15amDebate is rising about whether China should scrap annual gross domestic product goals following Shanghai mayor Yang Xiong's announcement that the city had ditched its official target for this year, making it the first provincial-level administration to abandon what is regarded as a Stalinist hang
3 Mar 2015 - 12:52amChinese 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.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:51amTaiwan has ordered Alibaba.com Singapore E-commerce Private Limited to resubmit its application to operate on the island within six months or leave, economic officials said yesterday.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:20amBeijing's move to cut natural gas prices for industrial users from next month - mainland China's first ever cut for the clean-burning fuel - is a compromise between the interests of producers and users and a reiteration of its resolve to make domestic prices market-oriented by linking them to ove
2 Mar 2015 - 10:12pmThe People's Liberation Army has announced official investigations into 14 senior military officials, including the son of Guo Boxiong, a former vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:07amA 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 - 6:09pm 10 comments More on Beijing air pollutionTo access the SCMP ePaper Edition you will need a Digital Premium Subscription.
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The People's Bank of China has just cut interest rates again. It may support the stock market for a few days, but it won't reverse the deflationary trend in the economy. It won't even have much of an impact on lending rates. Political power, not market force, drives China's credit system.
2 Mar 2015 - 6:13pm 2 commentsOn day 2 of a special series on ideas to take the city forward, we talk to banker Victor Chu Lap-lik.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:29amThe Occupy protests were "an orchestrated Hong Kong version of a colour revolution" and Beijing's response should serve as a warning to advocates for Taiwan's independence, according to a senior PLA general.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:57am 1 comment More on Occupy CentralThe "future fund" should be locked up as an investment for at least 10 years and withdrawn only when the fiscal reserves drop to a level equivalent to six months of gross government expenditure.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:16am More on Hong Kong Budget 2015The People's Liberation Army has announced official investigations into 14 senior military officials, including the son of Guo Boxiong, a former vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:07amA top Communist Party official has hit back at critics that claim President Xi Jinping has wielded his anti-graft campaign as a political weapon in a power war, accusing the opponents of having "ulterior motives" for their claims.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:14amNorth 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 - 9:51pm 1 commentThe 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 - 4:20pm More on Malaysia Airlines flight 370John Kerry began tough talks in Geneva on Monday with his Russian counterpart to end fighting in Ukraine, where the UN says the death toll has soared beyond 6,000 people in under a year.
2 Mar 2015 - 9:52pmSome 30,000 Iraqi troops and militia backed by aircraft pounded Islamic State positions in Tikrit, in the biggest offensive yet to retake one of the Islamic State group’s main strongholds.
2 Mar 2015 - 9:46pmBeijing's move to cut natural gas prices for industrial users from next month - mainland China's first ever cut for the clean-burning fuel - is a compromise between the interests of producers and users and a reiteration of its resolve to make domestic prices market-oriented by linking them to ove
2 Mar 2015 - 10:12pmNo turnover was recorded on the first day of northbound short selling under the Shanghai-Hong Kong stocks through-train scheme.
2 Mar 2015 - 5:09pmMost 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 2 commentsIn several years, Hong Kong home seekers will have more developer brand choices and more competitive prices, as the industry sees increased competition.
2 Mar 2015 - 9:41pmThe 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 - 5:09pm 1 comment More on Hong Kong Arts Festival 2015Full of flavour and succulent, braised veal shanks are good to the bone.
28 Feb 2015 - 10:50pmChinese 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.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:51amDirty 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
Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, believes he has a plan to defeat Floyd Mayweather Jnr in their “Fight of the Century” in May, but he’s keeping his cards close to his chest.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:36am 2 comments More on Manny PacquiaoIreland’s Padraig Harrington won his first US PGA title in seven years on Monday, defeating 21-year-old American rookie Daniel Berger in a play-off to capture the storm-hit Honda Classic.
3 Mar 2015 - 1:35amA 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
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.
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.
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
Selected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from March 20
