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Nepal's prime minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli wants to lower the country’s dependence on oil. Photo: AFP

Nepal leader vows to revive Chinese dam project

19 Feb 2018 - 6:40pm 2

Imran Khan poses for a photograph with his new wife Bushra Wattoo along with relatives during a wedding ceremony in Lahore. Photo: AFP

Imran Khan’s new bride is also his spiritual adviser

19 Feb 2018 - 6:28pm 1

The Belt and Road plan is a vehicle for China to take a greater role on the international stage by funding and building global transport and trade links in more than 60 countries

Is China’s New Silk Road already under threat?

19 Feb 2018 - 8:15pm 36

Cobra Gold is one of the largest military exercises in Asia, bringing thousands of troops from the United States, Thailand and other countries for 10 days of field training on Thai shores

Troops drink cobra blood in US-Thailand war games

19 Feb 2018 - 6:55pm 2

Tracked, soiled, stabbed: perils of being a Japanese pop star

19 Feb 2018 - 4:01pm

Police released images of the foreigners simulating various sexual positions at a party. Photo: Cambodia National Police

Cambodia drops charges against ‘dirty dancing’ foreigners

19 Feb 2018 - 5:37pm

Jessica Demafelis grieves on the return of her sisters', Joanna Demafelis, remains at Manila's international airport, Philippines. Photo: EPA

Why Philippine domestic helpers risk abuse and exploitation for cash

19 Feb 2018 - 12:02pm 2

George Christensen posted a photo on Facebook on Saturday, February 17, 2018 showing him at a shooting range with the comment: ‘You gotta ask yourself, do you feel lucky, greenie punks?’ Photo: Facebook

Australian lawmaker slammed for gun range photo on Facebook

19 Feb 2018 - 5:25pm

File photo of an orangutan in Sungai Mangkutub, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo: AP

Indonesians arrested for shooting an orangutan 130 times

19 Feb 2018 - 4:22pm

The video, which marks the start of the Year of the Dog currently being celebrated across Asia, generated accusations that it was filmed in front of a mosque in the administrative capital Putrajaya. Photo: YouTube

Malaysian rapper probed over ‘offensive’ Lunar New Year dog video

19 Feb 2018 - 2:46pm

In 2010, the 2,460-metre volcano erupted for the first time in more than 400 years. It erupted again in 2014 and has remained highly active ever since

‘Red notice’ warning for airlines as Indonesian volcano erupts

19 Feb 2018 - 6:57pm

High living costs and poor public transport are just the surface symptoms of Malaysia’s malaise, says a government doctor. The root of the disease is the separation of society into tribal silos

Racial politics, a Malaysian disease?

19 Feb 2018 - 3:23pm 24

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The Belt and Road International Food Expo 2018 highlighted opportunities related to food investment during a conference held in Hong Kong in June 2017. Photos; Dickson Lee

China’s got a trade problem that can’t be solved by Belt and Road

19 Feb 2018 - 8:23pm

Residential buildings in the Aberdeen area of Hong Kong. There were a record number of transactions in the Year of the Rooster in Hong Kong. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong property sales reach all-time high in Year of the Rooster

19 Feb 2018 - 7:18pm

Thousands of merchants on Taobao are live streaming product pitches, blurring the line between entertainment and e-commerce

China’s e-commerce sites tap into live streaming boom to boost sales

19 Feb 2018 - 3:07pm

SoftBank Group chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son addresses a press briefing to announce the company's financial results in Tokyo on February 7. Photo: AFP

SoftBank plan to list telecom unit raises doubts on US$33b bond guarantees

19 Feb 2018 - 2:46pm

Recently has seen the first signs of possible disaster with the market in a short-lived free-fall. But the bulls are still living to fight another day. Photo: AP

Financial markets sinking into rampant risk and ruin

19 Feb 2018 - 6:24pm

Annual Spring Festival Gala in China is a tightly scripted show beamed to an estimated 800 million viewers. A segment featuring autonomous cars, boats and drones underlined the country’s ambitions to lead in advanced technology

China shows off self-driving technology in Spring Festival Gala

19 Feb 2018 - 4:12pm

Inter Milan’s woeful form continued with defeat by Genoa. Photo: EPA

Inter fans round on Chinese owner Suning as disastrous form continues

19 Feb 2018 - 11:54am

While 2017 was an exceptionally tranquil year, fuelling a bull market in bonds and equities, 2018 is shaping up to be a much more turbulent year in which markets will struggle to establish a clear direction and consensus trades will be hard to come by, says Nicholas Spiro. Photo:

Return of market volatility leaves investors dazed and confused

19 Feb 2018 - 10:46am

The Hang Seng Bank headquarters in Central. Photo: Nora Tam

Hang Seng Bank to report 16.5pc increase in net profit on Tuesday

19 Feb 2018 - 9:16am

A woman is photographed next to an inflatable dog in Wan Chai on the second day of Lunar New Year. The Hang Seng Index rose by 36 per cent in 2017, a performance that it is unlikely to repeat this year. Photo: Dickson Lee

‘Red debut’ expected on first trading day of Year of the Dog

19 Feb 2018 - 9:12am

On Thursday, HSBC closed at HK$83.55 a share, an increase of 23.4 per cent in the previous 12 months. Photo: Reuters

HSBC expected to post 1.5 per cent rise in profit on Tuesday

19 Feb 2018 - 8:17am

Chart of the day: Rising yen adds to Japan challenges

Chart of the day: Rising yen adds to Japan challenges

19 Feb 2018 - 8:03am

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A delegation from Beijing is expected to travel to the Vatican in March to finalise a deal on the appointment of Catholic bishops in mainland China. Photo: EPA

China and Vatican ‘close to deal’ on appointment of bishops

19 Feb 2018 - 8:06pm

Some Chinese people ordered their Lunar New Year banquets online. Photo: AFP

People use food delivery app to buy Lunar New Year banquets

19 Feb 2018 - 6:50pm

Nepal's prime minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli wants to lower the country’s dependence on oil. Photo: AFP

Nepal leader vows to revive Chinese dam project

19 Feb 2018 - 6:40pm 2

Two Chinese experts will fly to the United States to assess the damage caused to a terracotta warrior. Photo: Weibo

Terracotta warrior experts off to Philadelphia to assess damage

19 Feb 2018 - 6:15pm

Chinese Rainbow 4 drones operated by foreign nations have accumulated 10,000 flight hours over 1,000 sorties, and been used for counterterrorism and border inspection missions. Photo: China Defence Forum

China’s Rainbow 4 drones proving their worth overseas, paper says

19 Feb 2018 - 4:40pm 4

The lift was installed in an old building where there was previously no elevator. Photo: Chinanews.com

Beijing’s first ‘pay per use’ lift charges 3 US cents for every ride

19 Feb 2018 - 5:16pm 4

America’s “nuclear football” is carried by an aide to the president at all times. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

Scuffle over ‘nuclear football’ during Trump China trip: report

19 Feb 2018 - 11:55am 15

Annual economic talks failed to eventuate at end of last year and China is also dragging its heels on Juncker plan investment

Why Sino-EU ties have hit a rough patch

19 Feb 2018 - 10:11am 81

China has banned fishing in the Yellow River for the first time. Photo: Reuters

China to impose annual fishing ban in Yellow River

19 Feb 2018 - 5:05pm

A Chinese man was given five days’ detention after posting gruesome images of dead animals, many of them rare or endangered species, online and joking that he was preparing them for a Lunar New Year feast. Photo: Weibo

Pangolin steak, anyone? Grisly banquet joke lands man in the soup

19 Feb 2018 - 5:20pm

The fire at the Jokhang Temple in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa was visible from hundreds of metres away. Photo: Weibo

Main chapel ‘unaffected’ by fire at Tibet’s Jokhang monastery

19 Feb 2018 - 5:40pm

Pekingese owner Hu Yujie takes her pet Xiaobai out for a stroll in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

As the Year of the Dog begins, why are Pekingese so rare in Beijing?

19 Feb 2018 - 4:47pm

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John Legend started performing as a child in a Pentecostal church, and has now produced five solo studio albums. Photo: Eliot Lee Hazel

John Legend reflects on his career as he prepares to play Hong Kong

19 Feb 2018 - 8:02pm

Sequel turns its back on first film’s more adventurous themes to become a simple tale about family reunion, ideal for Chinese New Year audiences but unlikely to appeal at other times, and may disappoint viewers expecting more

Monster Hunt 2 review: Tony Leung in top-grossing fantasy comedy

19 Feb 2018 - 6:04pm

Yannick Nézet-Séguin will take over as Metropolitan Opera music director in September, two years earlier than planned. Photo: AP

Metropolitan Opera brings forward new music director’s start

19 Feb 2018 - 4:01pm

Retired US naval officers, university professors, think-tank scholars, and Asia experts examine China’s aggressive moves in the South China Sea and their current and future geopolitical impact, and hope prudence and wisdom prevail

South China Sea’s future examined in Great Powers, Grand Strategies

19 Feb 2018 - 12:49pm 12

People lined up around the block outside North American cinemas to see first big-budget superhero film with a largely black cast, as anticipation, critical acclaim and its groundbreaking nature swept Black Panther into unexpected box office territory

Black Panther surprises by making fifth-highest-grossing debut ever

19 Feb 2018 - 7:06pm 1

Award-winning actor Nazif Mujic dies penniless after selling trophy to feed his starving children

Award-winning actor dies penniless. He sold trophy to feed his kids

19 Feb 2018 - 2:05pm 4

The winners from ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ - (left-to-right) writer/director Martin McDonagh, producer Peter Czernin, actor Sam Rockwell, star Frances McDormand and producer Graham Broadbent hold their trophies at the BAFTAs. McDormand took home best actress and Rockwell best supporting actor. The movie itself won outstanding British film and best picture. Photo: Reuters

‘Three Billboards’ wins big at #MeToo-influenced BAFTA awards

19 Feb 2018 - 6:35pm

Nigel Collett’s book answers the big questions surrounding the scandal of John MacLennan’s death in 1980, fleshing out the cast of characters and sharing anecdotes and information not covered in previous texts

A Death in Hong Kong review: the last word on gay policeman case

19 Feb 2018 - 7:31pm

File photo shows Jeffrey Tambor the premiere screening for Amazon series ‘Transparent’ at Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, on May 5, 2016. Photo: Reuters

Amazon fires Jeffrey Tambor after sexual misconduct claims

16 Feb 2018 - 11:56pm

The rear entrance of the Standard Chartered Bank Building, in Central, was daubed with red paint in 2005, allegedly by debt collectors chasing payment from an employee of the bank.

Why debt collectors come calling around Chinese New Year

16 Feb 2018 - 5:30pm 4

Like any such agency, Ugly manages the careers of its models, putting them in touch with employers of all stripes, from Burberry to Mercedes to Jack Daniel’s

Ugly Models, an agency of extraordinary ‘characters’

16 Feb 2018 - 1:58pm

Dragon and lion dancers performing in Causeway Bay for Chinese New Year. Photo: Sam Tsang

Chinese New Year explained: zodiac, traditions, superstitions, food

16 Feb 2018 - 10:19pm 5

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Helpers gather in Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park. Photo: Nora Tam

What happened to the Hong Kong spirit? Don’t ask our mistreated helpers

19 Feb 2018 - 7:08pm 3

Young Tai-hang, 54, died at diving destination Apo Island in the Philippines. Photo: Handout

Tourist who died in Philippine snorkelling case also frequented city’s islands

19 Feb 2018 - 7:51pm

SOCO, Joint Committee for the Promotion of Mental Health, and HK Social Workers Association marched to the government headquarters on Monday. Photo: Nora Tam

Groups calls for extra HK$7 billion for Hong Kong mental health services

19 Feb 2018 - 5:52pm

Patients waiting in the Accident and Emergency room at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei. Photo: Winson Wong

‘War on flu’ rages on as hospitals brace for another patient surge

19 Feb 2018 - 8:00pm 2

Popular former minister Ko Wing-man, now a delegate to China’s top political advisory body, says civil servants shouldn’t be seen as second choice leaders, as a star-studded cabinet made up of outsiders could result in ‘trouble’

Would mandarins or private sector high-fliers make better ministers in Hong Kong?

19 Feb 2018 - 4:29pm 5

Proposed changes include tax concessions and relaxed building rules for those installing rooftop panels

Hong Kong is struggling to cut emissions. These villages have a solution

19 Feb 2018 - 3:45pm 6

Some argue massive surplus should go towards long-term investment, while others say low-income residents would benefit from having the money now

Should budget focus on handouts or infrastructure for Hong Kong’s elderly?

19 Feb 2018 - 1:05pm 6

Apo Marine Park lies south of Manila in the Philippines. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong tourist killed by boat at Philippine dive spot

19 Feb 2018 - 3:03pm 6

Police and extra KMB staff were on hand after the races. Photo: Felix Wong

Buses back on route of deadly crash but sense of unease lingers

19 Feb 2018 - 3:13pm 12

Protesters from the Neighbourhood and Workers Services Centre marches on government headquarters. Photo: Handout

Workers’ groups march for standard hours and more public holidays

18 Feb 2018 - 10:33pm 9

Hospitals are operating above full occupancy. Photo: Felix Wong

Boy, 2, in intensive care as hospitals swamped once more by flu crisis

19 Feb 2018 - 1:34pm 9

Worshippers visit Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin to pray for good luck and prosperity in the Year of the Dog on the third day of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Felix Wong

Crowds flock to Che Kung Temple in search of luck and good fortune

18 Feb 2018 - 10:33pm 1

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Harrow Hong Kong: Inspiring Leaders

An artist's impression of the Zhongxian E-Sports Stadium in Chongqing, China.

Inside the world’s first purpose-built e-sports stadium, in Chongqing

19 Feb 2018 - 6:55pm

From drawing board to dustbin, the schemes that never materialised, as well as some that made the leap from concept to reality

How Hong Kong might have looked: the landmarks that didn’t get off the ground

19 Feb 2018 - 5:43pm

Patients waiting in the Accident and Emergency room at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei. Photo: Winson Wong

‘War on flu’ rages on as hospitals brace for another patient surge

19 Feb 2018 - 8:00pm 2

Greg McNamara adores art so much he opened his own space, McNamara Art Projects, in Wong Chuk Hang. A gregarious foodie, he looks for restaurants that allow for good conversation – just don’t bother him for breakfast

Art collector’s go-to Hong Kong restaurants for fun and conversation

19 Feb 2018 - 1:04pm

Wearing a full-face veil in a country where most Muslim women choose either a hijab or no headscarf at all is as much a cultural as a religious choice, and one being promoted and defended by groups such as the Niqab Squad

Why a growing number of Indonesian women wear the full-face veil

19 Feb 2018 - 4:51pm 6

The new ZTE Axon M smartphone in “extend” mode, its two screens functioning as one. Photo: Bin Sin

ZTE Axon M review: dual-screen smartphone good for multitasking

19 Feb 2018 - 3:58pm

The logical, progressional nature of Pilates appeals to people with similar personality types. Photo: Alamy

Hate the gym? How personality type affects your exercise preferences

19 Feb 2018 - 7:34pm

The Samsung Galaxy S9 isn’t even out yet but with the U Pro, Elephone has done a remarkable job of recreating its flagship design. Performance is well above par, though the odd pricing will attract only a very niche group of people

Elephone U Pro review: gorgeous clone phone with amazing battery

18 Feb 2018 - 10:49am 2

Let the latest gadgets give you the push you need to get exercising. Photo: Alamy

Five health and fitness gadgets to help you in the gym or on the trail

19 Feb 2018 - 7:31pm

Arunachalam Muruganantham improved the lives of poor Indian women by inventing a machine that makes cheap sanitary pads.

The rural Indian whose invention ended women’s period shame

17 Feb 2018 - 7:27pm 10

Having partnered with big names in Chinese independent fashion, the US home share company has now enlisted a wider range of KOLs – bloggers, artists, DJs – to appeal to young travellers, its key market in China

Airbnb China moves beyond fashion to find millennial influencers

19 Feb 2018 - 7:31pm 1

Make sure you film in landscape and not in portrait mode. Photo: Shutterstock

The three best gadgets to improve your Instagram travel videos

17 Feb 2018 - 8:02pm

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The Belt and Road International Food Expo 2018 highlighted opportunities related to food investment during a conference held in Hong Kong in June 2017. Photos; Dickson Lee

China’s got a trade problem that can’t be solved by Belt and Road

19 Feb 2018 - 8:23pm

Helpers gather in Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park. Photo: Nora Tam

What happened to the Hong Kong spirit? Don’t ask our mistreated helpers

19 Feb 2018 - 7:08pm 3

Farmers work on an orange orchard ahead of Lunar New Year in a village in Rongan, Guangxi province. The expansion of rural land use rights in China is designed to improve standards of living in the countryside and narrow the gap with the cities. Photo: AFP

China reforms rural land use, mindful of the ecological, social risks

19 Feb 2018 - 7:03pm

Many Australians would like a return to a national-interest-based policy of engagement with China. Is Malcolm Turnbull happy with the impression Australia is the only US ally enlisted for a cold war? Illustration: Craig Stephens

Australia’s hard line on China a misguided attempt to cosy up to US

19 Feb 2018 - 7:21pm 2

Potential buyers line up for a residential project in Tsuen Wan last July. A demand-supply gap is seeing more people compete for a limited number of flats in Hong Kong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Letters to the Editor, February 19, 2018

19 Feb 2018 - 4:34pm

Clayton MacKenzie (second right), a representative of Baptist University, receives a petition letter from a student demonstrator, in Hong Kong on January 26. Hundreds of students protested on the day amid tensions over compulsory testing of Mandarin, the dominant language in mainland China, for graduation. Photo: AFP

Mandarin ‘as a foreign language’ is hurting Hong Kong students

19 Feb 2018 - 4:16pm 3

Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan receives a vaccination in October during a visit to the Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club General Outpatient Clinic while checking the progress on the implementation of the government vaccination programme for 2017-18. Photo: Sam Tsang

Another flu pandemic is coming, and the world isn’t ready

19 Feb 2018 - 7:21pm 1

Tottenham’s Dele Alli celebrates scoring against Real Madrid in the English club’s victory over their Spanish rivals earlier this season. Photo: Reuters

EPL gets another chance to size up to La Liga on the pitch but still dominates off it

19 Feb 2018 - 1:13pm

Recently has seen the first signs of possible disaster with the market in a short-lived free-fall. But the bulls are still living to fight another day. Photo: AP

Financial markets sinking into rampant risk and ruin

19 Feb 2018 - 6:24pm

A mourner sits by a cross at a memorial for victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, US. Photo: Reuters

Online speech, not guns, will be targeted after Florida school shooting

19 Feb 2018 - 7:21pm

While 2017 was an exceptionally tranquil year, fuelling a bull market in bonds and equities, 2018 is shaping up to be a much more turbulent year in which markets will struggle to establish a clear direction and consensus trades will be hard to come by, says Nicholas Spiro. Photo:

Return of market volatility leaves investors dazed and confused

19 Feb 2018 - 10:46am

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Photo: FACEBOOK

It’s time to put faith in rapprochement

19 Feb 2018 - 8:37am 3

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From drawing board to dustbin, the schemes that never materialised, as well as some that made the leap from concept to reality

How Hong Kong might have looked: the landmarks that didn’t get off the ground

19 Feb 2018 - 5:43pm

Fledgling marine industry seeking to profit from scientific methods and cutting-edge identification technology

The enthusiasts out to revive pearl farming in Hong Kong waters

15 Feb 2018 - 7:50am

Across the city, cash-strapped and overwhelmed refuges are desperately trying to find loving homes for abandoned and ill-treated canines

Why Hong Kong dog shelters are struggling to survive

10 Feb 2018 - 5:15pm 10

Leonard Glenn Francis, aka Fat Leonard, with US Navy Admiral Robert Willard. Picture: The Washington Post

How ‘Fat Leonard’ infiltrated the US Navy’s floating headquarters in Asia

13 Feb 2018 - 7:46am 4

Lured by the promise of profitable co-productions, filmmakers from Australia attempt to cash in on China’s growing appetite for blockbusters

How the Australian film industry hopes to reshape Chinese cinema

14 Feb 2018 - 6:08pm 3

Renovations, natural disasters, terrorist attacks – whatever the reason, these popular tourist attractions are best avoided, at least temporarily

From Big Ben to the Taj Mahal, holiday spots to avoid - for now

15 Feb 2018 - 11:39am 1

Facebook scam: how not to fall for it

16 Feb 2018 - 8:18am 1

The year-round favourite symbolises health, wealth and happiness for the 12 months ahead

Traditional radish cake recipes cook up Lunar New Year good luck

11 Feb 2018 - 12:30pm

Bleak House Books owner Albert Wan in his San Po Kong store. Pictures: Xiaomei Chen

American lawyer turns new leaf to open bookstore in Hong Kong

15 Feb 2018 - 7:31pm 6

Ensure an auspicious start to the Lunar New Year with bold silhouettes in shades of scarlet

Lucky red looks for the festive season

12 Feb 2018 - 6:31pm

Minimalist design tops convenience at Muji Hotel Shenzhen

13 Feb 2018 - 12:47pm 1

The Auschwitz concentration camp, in Poland, in 1945. Picture: AP

Love blossoms amid tragedy in Heather Morris’ story of Auschwitz survivors

15 Feb 2018 - 1:27pm

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Ng On-yee with her father Ng Yam-shui and her trophies. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

‘Few expected it’ – Coach Griffiths not surprised by Ng’s rise to No 1

19 Feb 2018 - 7:47pm

Jeremy Lin, who is out injured for the Brooklyn Nets, believes J.J. Redick did not use a racial slur. Photo: AFP

Jeremy Lin leaps to NBA star’s defence over Chinese racial slur storm

19 Feb 2018 - 5:05pm

Brazilian star Alexandre Pato of Tianjin Quanjian competes for the ball with Kitchee’s Krisztian Vadocz during their opening AFC Champions League tie last week. Photo: AFP

Five things to look out for when Kitchee meet Jeonbuk in the ACL

19 Feb 2018 - 3:34pm

Joao Moreira’s Happy Valley record put to the test with bad barriers on Wednesday night

Bad barriers put Magic Man’s Happy Valley record to the test

19 Feb 2018 - 8:11pm

Inter Milan’s woeful form continued with defeat by Genoa. Photo: EPA

Inter fans round on Chinese owner Suning as disastrous form continues

19 Feb 2018 - 11:54am

Lebron James outshone his opposite number Stephen Curry in the 2018 All-Star game at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Photo: EPA

Team LeBron defeat Team Stephen in NBA All-Star game

19 Feb 2018 - 4:04pm

Philadelphia 76ers’ J.J. Redick is in his 12th season as a professional basketball player. Photo: AP

NBA star Redick apologises to Chinese fans after racial slur storm

19 Feb 2018 - 4:21pm

Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis of France perform in the short dance at Gangneung Ice Arena. Photo: Reuters

‘My worst nightmare’: wardrobe malfunction for French figure skater

19 Feb 2018 - 4:11pm

Tottenham’s Dele Alli celebrates scoring against Real Madrid in the English club’s victory over their Spanish rivals earlier this season. Photo: Reuters

EPL gets another chance to size up to La Liga on the pitch but still dominates off it

19 Feb 2018 - 1:13pm

Aleksandr Krushelnitsky, who won a bronze medal in the mixed curling at the Winter Olympics, has reportedly failed a drugs test. Photo: EPA

IOC comments as Russian curling medallist reportedly fails doping test

19 Feb 2018 - 10:45am

Rochdale’s Steven Davies (C) celebrates arms aloft with teammates after scoring his side’s late equalising goal during the FA Cup fifth round match against Tottenham Hotspur at the Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale. Photo: AFP

Rochdale stun Spurs to force FA Cup Wembley replay

19 Feb 2018 - 9:38am

The Lunar New Year opening ceremony at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Schofield starts Year of the Dog in style while Moreira comes up empty

18 Feb 2018 - 11:56pm

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‘Fei Fei’ died 10 years ago today after a lengthy battle with liver cancer

18 rare photos of Lydia Shum, the forever ‘happy fruit’ of Hong Kong

19 Feb 2018 - 10:01am

Visitors on a platform pose at the Pulepayung tourist attraction in Kulon Progo regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

Photo park in Indonesia takes FOMO to new heights

18 Feb 2018 - 1:03pm

Jimmy Choo the dog is a big fan of ‘STYLE’ magazine

5 celebrity canines that will have a better Year of the Dog than you

18 Feb 2018 - 2:45pm

Seoul’s best barbecue restaurants are under the spotlight as we look at the city’s 10 best venues. Photos: Wanderluxe by The Luxe Nomad

Insider’s guide: top 10 Korean barbecue restaurants in Seoul

18 Feb 2018 - 10:04am

Alan McCorkindale Vineyards in the Waipara Valley, North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. Photo: Alan McCorkindale

New Zealand’s the new sweet spot for stellar pinot noirs

17 Feb 2018 - 5:05pm

Moooi. The Perch Light Branch lamps, created by London-based architect-designer Umut Yamac, are in synthetic paper, brass and steel, creating a spring vibe. Price on request

Here are 5 auspicious lights to usher in the Lunar New Year

17 Feb 2018 - 12:04pm

The Aristocrat. Illustration: Maxim Savva

#Metoo: Hong Kong women need to take a stand

17 Feb 2018 - 11:00am 1

MB&F’s MoonMachine2 features the world’s first projected moonphase display.

Watchmaker MB&F unveils the world’s first projected moonphase display

16 Feb 2018 - 12:32pm

Singaporean Mando-pop singers (from left) Hanjin Tan, Stefanie Sun, JJ Lin, Tanya Chua and Kit Chan

5 Singaporean singers who found fame in Mando-pop

16 Feb 2018 - 11:18am 3

The trend of making golf eco-friendly is picking up.

How Asian golf courses are going green

16 Feb 2018 - 11:03am

Chow joined her father, renowned feng shui master Chow Hon-ming, in the industry five years ago

Get rich and popular in the Year of the Dog: 5 tips from feng shui expert Thierry Chow

16 Feb 2018 - 9:03am 1

After 10 years, Apple is changing how it makes iPhone software

15 Feb 2018 - 5:03pm

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Thousands of merchants on Taobao are live streaming product pitches, blurring the line between entertainment and e-commerce

China’s e-commerce sites tap into live streaming boom to boost sales

19 Feb 2018 - 3:07pm

Annual Spring Festival Gala in China is a tightly scripted show beamed to an estimated 800 million viewers. A segment featuring autonomous cars, boats and drones underlined the country’s ambitions to lead in advanced technology

China shows off self-driving technology in Spring Festival Gala

19 Feb 2018 - 4:12pm

The Byton connected car at its launch at CES in Las Vegas on January 7, 2018. Photo: AFP

These 10 Chinese startups are vying to be the next Tesla.

16 Feb 2018 - 7:19am 1

Tonglu, with a population of about 400,000, is home to four of the biggest courier companies in China. The four companies together delivered more packages than the entire US combined.

How online shopping made Tonglu China’s happiest county

16 Feb 2018 - 7:02am 1

The new ZTE Axon M smartphone in “extend” mode, its two screens functioning as one. Photo: Bin Sin

ZTE Axon M review: dual-screen smartphone good for multitasking

19 Feb 2018 - 3:58pm

Let the latest gadgets give you the push you need to get exercising. Photo: Alamy

Five health and fitness gadgets to help you in the gym or on the trail

19 Feb 2018 - 7:31pm

The Samsung Galaxy S9 isn’t even out yet but with the U Pro, Elephone has done a remarkable job of recreating its flagship design. Performance is well above par, though the odd pricing will attract only a very niche group of people

Elephone U Pro review: gorgeous clone phone with amazing battery

18 Feb 2018 - 10:49am 2

With the world’s largest internet population and smartphone market, China has also the biggest app economy, enabling internet companies to stay engaged with users even during the festive holiday season.

With world’s biggest app economy, China has hi-tech Lunar New Year

17 Feb 2018 - 8:18am

Social media apps help locate some of millions of people who go missing in China every year

Chinese news app helps reunite missing brother in time for holidays

15 Feb 2018 - 6:02am

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Google will start blocking ‘bad’ ads in its Chrome browser

15 Feb 2018 - 1:02pm

Salon asks to disable ad blocker or let them mine cryptocurrency

15 Feb 2018 - 1:12pm

JD.com, China's second-largest e-commerce site, has raised US$2.5 billion for its logistics subsidiary, valuing JD Logistics at US$10.9 billion. Photo: Reuters

Chinese online retailer JD.com raises US$2.5 billion for logistics arm

14 Feb 2018 - 11:10pm

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Nepal's prime minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli wants to lower the country’s dependence on oil. Photo: AFP

Nepal leader vows to revive Chinese dam project

19 Feb 2018 - 6:40pm 2

High living costs and poor public transport are just the surface symptoms of Malaysia’s malaise, says a government doctor. The root of the disease is the separation of society into tribal silos

Racial politics, a Malaysian disease?

19 Feb 2018 - 3:23pm 24

Only a few weeks in operation after four years of planning, the National Cyber and Encryption Agency has a giant mandate. But confusion remains about its role and its reach

Can Indonesia’s new cybercrime unit win its war on fake news?

18 Feb 2018 - 8:23am 5

Once billed as a one of a kind zero-carbon footprint city, the project finds itself sorely behind schedule and more or less empty. But some say it still has potential to change one of the world’s biggest consumers into conservationists

Oil-rich Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City: green oasis or green ghost town?

18 Feb 2018 - 7:36am

A closed pharmacy in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP

Planned ‘pharma city’ is making Indian villagers sick with anger

17 Feb 2018 - 3:58pm 3

China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the opening of the BRICS Summit in Xiamen. Photo: AFP

Why China-Russia relations are warming up in the Arctic

17 Feb 2018 - 9:21am 7

A fashion model by day and a spirit medium by night, Arifin Kuriawan shows the strong bond to community despite attempts by politicians to divide people by race and religion

A young Chinese Indonesian straddles modernity and tradition

16 Feb 2018 - 5:34pm 1

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, and North Korea’s secret diplomatic weapon, Kim Yo-jong, centre. Photo: AFP

Can North Korea cover up its brutal regime with lipstick diplomacy?

16 Feb 2018 - 5:34pm 64

Fashion model by day, spirit medium by night, Arifin walks a tightrope between modernity and tradition. His father is Buddhist, his mother Muslim, his sister Catholic. Together, they reflect Indonesia’s motto: Unity in Diversity

Meet the medium: ‘I’m possessed by ancient Chinese spirits’

17 Feb 2018 - 2:59am 8

Geely injected 170.3 million ringgit (US$40 million) into Malaysian carmaker Proton in 2017 and later this year will begin sales of its Boyue model in the Southeast Asian country. Photo: ImagineChina

China’s Geely in tight spot over cost-cutting at Malaysia’s Proton

15 Feb 2018 - 5:22pm 20

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson started his tour of Latin America this month by invoking the success and relevance of the controversial two-century-old Monroe Doctrine. Photo: EPA-EFE

Monroe Doctrine well past its use-by date

13 Feb 2018 - 3:38am 26

Touted by Malaysia’s former premier as his brainchild, the struggling state-linked car manufacturer is now almost half-owned by a Chinese firm, a life lesson in the perils of subsidising ‘national icon’ industries

Did Najib sell Proton to Chinese because it was Mahathir's brainchild?

12 Feb 2018 - 9:51am 11

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Oprah Winfrey, now a contributor to ‘60 Minutes’, led a panel of 14 Republican, Democrat and Independent voters from Grand Rapids, Michigan in a wide-ranging discussion about Donald Trump’s first year in office.

Trump blasts ‘insecure’ Oprah, hopes she runs for president

19 Feb 2018 - 6:05pm 3

South Africa widens corruption hunt for Zuma allies to China, India, Dubai

South Africa widens corruption hunt for Zuma allies to China

19 Feb 2018 - 6:37pm

David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, speaks at a rally calling for more gun control three days after the shooting at his school, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photo: Reuters

Florida students to march on Washington in call for gun reform

19 Feb 2018 - 4:02pm 16

Award-winning actor Nazif Mujic dies penniless after selling trophy to feed his starving children

Award-winning actor dies penniless. He sold trophy to feed his kids

19 Feb 2018 - 2:05pm 4

A woman walks past an anti-human trafficking campaign poster in Bangkok. Photo: AFP

Alarm at Airbnb over pop-up brothels, sex trafficking

19 Feb 2018 - 12:05pm 1

UK rabbit breeder Annette Edwards with Darius, a continental giant rabbit that was reputedly the world’s biggest rabbit. A multitude of varieties of domestic rabbits now exist, but who first tamed them, and when? Photo: McFadden/Rex/Shutterstock

Did monks first tame rabbits, after a pope declared foetuses seafood?

19 Feb 2018 - 3:00pm

In this January 11, 2018 photo, Washington Rick Wyant, supervisor of the forensic firearms unit at the Washington state Patrol crime laboratory in Seattle, test fires a semi-automatic rifle that has been fitted with a so-called bump stock device to make it fire faster. Photo: AP

Arms maker discounts Vegas massacre device as tribute to Trump

19 Feb 2018 - 12:45pm 1

Roland van Hauwermeiren, Oxfam's former country director for Haiti, has admitted using prostitutes there, the charity says. Photo: VTM

Oxfam says former Haiti director admitted hiring sex workers

19 Feb 2018 - 1:17pm

James and Kimberly Snead, the family that had Parkland school gunman Nikolas Cruz living in their home, say they wanted to help Cruz after his mother died and saw no warning signs that Cruz was capable of murder. Photo: Sun Sentinel via TNS

‘A monster under our roof’: couple who took in Florida gunman speak

19 Feb 2018 - 7:38am 6

Doctors examine the wounded man in the hospital after a shooting at a church in Kizlyar, Dagestan. Photo: EPA

Five women shot dead in Russian church, Islamic State takes blame

19 Feb 2018 - 10:37am

A Lebanese man takes part in the Zambo carnival held in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday. Photo: Agence France-Presse

Mystery festival: Muslims and Christians chant, wear wigs, body paint

19 Feb 2018 - 9:16am

‘Take back with you a message for the tyrants of Tehran: Do not test Israel’s resolve’

Netanyahu, waving ‘drone wreckage’, assails appeasement of Iran

19 Feb 2018 - 8:23am 1