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US President Barack Obama has scrapped scheduled visits to Malaysia and the Philippines due to the US federal government shutdown.
Updated Thursday, 3 October, 2013, 12:12amThe Chinese inventor who dreamed up the electronic cigarette in a nicotine-induced vision says that despite its global popularity, copycat versions and legal disputes mean he has battled to cash in on his creation.
2 Oct 2013 - 11:04pm 1 commentPrices of property in areas surrounding the newly established free-trade zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area have soared by up to 20 per cent in the past two months, triggering warnings of irrational exuberance among investors.
2 Oct 2013 - 2:39pm 1 comment More on Shanghai Free-trade ZoneBeijing should act faster to transform the mainland's economic growth pattern, boosting domestic consumption effectively and cutting its reliance on investment and exports, because growth is continuing to lag expectations, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 12:47am 1 commentFormer security tsar Zhou Yongkang voiced strong support for President Xi Jinping yesterday as he re-emerged on the public stage for the first time since being investigated for corruption in August.
2 Oct 2013 - 9:45am 2 comments More on Zhou YongkangSouth Korea displayed its longest-range missile capable of striking all of North Korea, and other sophisticated weapons, at a military parade yesterday, a display of force meant to show Pyongyang that any provocation would be met with strong retaliation.
2 Oct 2013 - 10:55pm More on South KoreaA new mainland law that bans "forced shopping" has prompted sharp rises in prices for outbound tours. A five-day tour to South Korea organised by the China International Travel Service a year ago cost 4,000 yuan. This year the price is more than 7,000 yuan (HK$8,800).
2 Oct 2013 - 4:03pmThe "golden week" National Day holiday kicked off yesterday with more of a whimper than a bang in Hong Kong's stores.
Many reported sluggish sales compared with last year, possibly due to a new mainland law aimed at protecting tourists against being forced to shop.
2 Oct 2013 - 2:37am 4 commentsAngry comments on the “uncivilised” behaviour of the Chinese flooded the nation’s blogosphere on Wednesday after state media revealed that five tonnes of rubbish had been left by 110,000 observers at a flag raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in the nation's capital on Tuesday, China’s 64th Nati
2 Oct 2013 - 3:30pm 2 comments More on Chinese tourists
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The criticism of mainland Chinese tourists has now spread well beyond Hong Kong, with stories about their apparent bad behaviour coming from Vancouver, Paris, Seoul and the Maldives, just to name a few.
Monday, 30 September, 2013, 11:06pm 15 commentsThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released the most comprehensive study ever on global warming, prepared by more than 200 scientists over two years.
2 Oct 2013 - 9:53pmThe night of October 1 last year taught Hebe Cheng Yuen-ki the true meaning of the biblical verse that says it is more blessed to give than to receive.
2 Oct 2013 - 4:01amThere are some photographs pinned to the back of a stand which show a small slice of Hong Kong’s natural wildlife and habitat. These snapshots on display reveal some of environmental campaigner and educator Dickson Wong Chi-chun’s happiest childhood memories.
Wong, 37, is showing me the best pictures capturing the essence of the city’s true biodiversity.
Professional letter writers were once a common sight on Hong Kong’s streets, but today only a few survive. In the latest episode of our Uniquely Hong Kong series, we talk to Pun Tse-ching about the dying art
A cage sits on a corner in busy Central. People rush past on their way home, not noticing an old man sleeping in the cage, which is just twice his size, with all his belongings hanging on the wire netting.
2 Oct 2013 - 10:57pmThe few remaining traders on a soon-to-be-redeveloped Kwun Tong street are vowing to fight eviction.
2 Oct 2013 - 10:56pmA consortium led by Australian billionaire James Packer and US director Brett Ratner has struck a massive movie-making deal with Warner Brothers, with an eye fixed firmly on Chinese movie fans.
2 Oct 2013 - 11:49pmTurkey’s US$4 billion order for a Chinese missile defence system is a breakthrough for China in its bid to become a supplier of advanced weapons, even though opposition from Washington and Nato threatens to derail the deal.
2 Oct 2013 - 9:27pm 1 commentSouth Korea and the United States have mapped out a new strategy to counter the growing threat of a North Korean nuclear or chemical weapons attack, their defence ministers said yesterday.
2 Oct 2013 - 11:37pm More on North KoreaMyanmar has signed a revised contract that increases its share of the profits from a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine, the country's largest, officials said.
2 Oct 2013 - 11:35pmItaly’s Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday abandoned his bid to topple Prime Minister Enrico Letta, saying he would vote to support the government in a humiliating climbdown after key allies rebelled.
2 Oct 2013 - 11:55pm More on Silvio BerlusconiUS President Barack Obama has scrapped scheduled visits to Malaysia and the Philippines due to the US federal government shutdown.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 12:12amHow have financial markets reacted to news of the shutdown?
2 Oct 2013 - 6:02pmBeijing should act faster to transform the mainland's economic growth pattern, boosting domestic consumption effectively and cutting its reliance on investment and exports, because growth is continuing to lag expectations, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 12:47am 1 commentThe fast-growing technology, media and communications sector is taking a significantly larger share of the total office leasing market both in Hong Kong and Beijing, according to property consultants.
2 Oct 2013 - 5:23amPrices of property in areas surrounding the newly established free-trade zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area have soared by up to 20 per cent in the past two months, triggering warnings of irrational exuberance among investors.
2 Oct 2013 - 2:39pm 1 comment More on Shanghai Free-trade ZoneIn this production, three City Contemporary Dance Company members - Bruce Wong, Lai Tak-wai and Lam Po - were joined by independent choreographer Rebecca Wong.
1 Oct 2013 - 9:15amA queue forms for rub-downs as jazz piano tinkles out of the speakers: some of the best buffalo mozzarella in the world starts with in-stable VIP treatment.
2 Oct 2013 - 12:14pmA car that drives itself and glasses that translate a menu as you read it are some of the glimpses of tomorrow on offer at a gadget fair near Tokyo that began on Tuesday.
2 Oct 2013 - 11:21amCoco Lee is back in the spotlight and telling modern women they can have it all
A fourth four-goal win in a row saw Guangzhou Evergrande create history last night as they became the first Chinese side in the AFC Champions League era to reach the final of the continental club championship.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 12:42amWorld number one Novak Djokovic says it will be at least five years before Asia can produce a top-ranking men's player, and greater support for emerging players is the key.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 12:13amA remote, ramshackle Henan school is teaching its dwindling student body that only the Great Helmsman himself can save the People's Republic. Xu Donghuan meets a principal who dances to his own, old tune. Pictures by Simon Song.
1 Oct 2013 - 9:54am 2 commentsCeramic artists from all over the mainland are descending on Jingdezhen as the Jiangxi city, famed for its pottery tradition, enjoys a creative renaissance, writes Violet Law.
29 Sep 2013 - 12:48amIndian school children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in an event in a school in India, stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical-on-rollerskates, and more ...
The heavens opened on a smog-choked Beijing yesterday, a grey start to National Day.
Snooker is child’s play for Wang Wuka. To know more about his practice on the green baize each day and the highlights of this week.
Selected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from October 2013.
Xingchaung Tower, 84 meters high, is pictured at Daxing District in Beijing. Due to its special twisted shape, people nicknamed it as "Large Intestine Tower".
Indian school children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in an event in a school
The heavens opened on a smog-choked Beijing yesterday, a grey start to National Da
Selected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from October
