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The army comprises 1.55 million soldiers, of which 850,000 are mobile troops, most of whom are under the army corps, while the rest are regional garrison troops. Pictured, the parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war in Beijing. Photo: Simon Song

China to phase out PLA Army corps, sources say

24 Aug 2016 - 9:25am
Philippines’ Duterte says talks with China on sea dispute ‘within the year’

Philippines’ Duterte says talks with China on sea dispute ‘within the year’

24 Aug 2016 - 5:04am 7
Chinese peacekeepers on patrol at the United Nations House in Juba, South Sudan this month. Photo: Xinhua

Risky business: instability and lack of local knowledge hold back Chinese firms in Africa, report says

24 Aug 2016 - 2:02am 2
An artist’s impression of the Mars lander. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China unveils design for unmanned mission to Mars

23 Aug 2016 - 10:57pm 8
The Center’s iconic lobby was featured in the Hollywood blockbuster movie The Dark Knight. Photo: Edward Wong

Cheung Kong puts The Center up for sale as Li Ka-shing trims Hong Kong assets

23 Aug 2016 - 11:26pm 17
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je says the city forum succeeded not because Taipei acknowledged the “one China” principle but because of friendship between the two cities. Photo: AP

Dark cross-strait clouds hang over Shanghai-Taipei forum as officials call for respect

23 Aug 2016 - 8:35pm 9
Chinese navy deputy commander Rear Admiral Ding Yi presents certificates to newly graduated J-15 pilots. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Fresh batch of Chinese J-15 pilots to bolster aircraft carrier’s fighting force

23 Aug 2016 - 11:22pm 9
People pulled to safety as sudden walkway collapse in northwest China sends shoppers scrambling

People pulled to safety as sudden walkway collapse in northwest China sends shoppers scrambling

23 Aug 2016 - 5:22pm 1
Construction work carried out on a bridge project in Anhui province earlier this month. Photo: Xinhua

China pledges to let private investors compete fairly with state firms for infrastructure deals

23 Aug 2016 - 5:41pm 2
A file picture of an urban enforcement officer in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Photo: Alamy

China outlines range of duties for its notoriously violent ‘urban enforcers’

23 Aug 2016 - 8:35pm 1
Liu Lingli was being treated for cancer when the university in Lanzhou, Gansu province, fired her. Photo: SCMP Pictures

University in northwest China sorry for sacking cancer-stricken teacher who later died

23 Aug 2016 - 3:47pm 1
John Walker, chairman of Oxford Economics. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China will miss its growth targets ... but that’s OK, says boss of global consultancy

23 Aug 2016 - 10:27pm 4
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The boy was found by neighbours lying unconscious in a back alley of Man Shing Building shortly before 5pm on Tuesday. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Autistic boy, 14, falls to his death from Hong Kong home for disabled

24 Aug 2016 - 8:31am
Taiwanese brand Chun Cui He’s Just Drink - Milk Tea still available at a 7-11 convenience store on Wednesday, 24 August. Photo: Stanley Shin

Taiwanese milk tea drink to be taken off 7-Eleven shelves in Hong Kong

24 Aug 2016 - 9:07am
Fung Kam-yuen recalls how former domestic helper Sri Agustini took care of her late sister, Fung Ying (left, red shirt). Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Three years and waiting: Indonesian helper still owed money locked into welfare account of dead Hong Kong boss

24 Aug 2016 - 8:00am
Development minister Paul Chan unveils new housing plans for Kai Tak. Photo: David Wong

Housing boost: Hong Kong’s Kai Tak development area to get 11,000 additional private flats

24 Aug 2016 - 12:58am 2
Commissioner Simon Peh mounts a robust defence of the ICAC’s independence. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Hong Kong anti-graft commissioner defends its independence following weeks of top-level staffing turmoil

23 Aug 2016 - 11:22pm 5
British parliamentarian Richard Graham extols the virtues of the UK election system. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong urged to adopt British ‘first-past-the-post’ election system to weed out more extreme candidates

23 Aug 2016 - 11:02pm 8
Richard Graham is chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on China. Photo: Sam Tsang

Britain looks to Hong Kong and mainland China for post-Brexit trade talks

23 Aug 2016 - 11:42pm 6
Government workers take preventive action against mosquitoes in Ngau Chi Wan Park in June. Photo: David Wong

Stay alert for Zika risk, Hongkongers returning from Olympics are warned

23 Aug 2016 - 10:24pm
Those involved in the survey, including Perveen Akhtar (second from left), call for more English information on the elections. Photo: Elizabeth Cheung

More than half of Hong Kong ethnic minority electors likely to vote, but many others don’t know how to register

23 Aug 2016 - 10:24pm 5
A woman tries out the Slide the City facilities at the Central Harbourfront. Photo: Edward Wong

Hongkongers get ready for super slide to ease the summer heat, but it won’t come cheap

24 Aug 2016 - 8:43am 4
Characters that will feature at this year’s Ocean Park Halloween Fest 2016. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park seeks to boost dwindling tourist figures with Pokemon Go-style app

23 Aug 2016 - 11:47pm
A passer-by walks outside a restaurant in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

Eating out in Hong Kong tonight? You’ll be lucky to find something healthy, study finds

23 Aug 2016 - 11:38pm 8
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An underwater test-firing of a strategic submarine ballistic missile is seen in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 24. Another such launch was said to have been carried out on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

North Korea fires ballistic missile from submarine: South Korean military source

24 Aug 2016 - 7:19am
A thriving night spot where, for centuries, women would dress up and lure men from their balconies, is now dark, as the world’s oldest business moves online. Photo: AFP

How technology has turned off Pakistan’s ageing red light district

24 Aug 2016 - 6:02am
File photo of children performing on a Saturday night talent show on North Korean television. Photo: SCMP Pictures

North Korea rolls out on-demand TV service

24 Aug 2016 - 1:00am
File photo of Sea Shepherd ships chasing a Japanese whaling vessel. Photo: AP/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Sea Shepherd slams court ruling against conservationists ‘physically attacking’ Japanese whalers

23 Aug 2016 - 10:38pm 2
Police escort British man David Taylor to a vehicle at a police station in Denpasar. Photo: Reuters

British man accused of killing Bali policeman confesses to a fight but ‘didn’t realise’ officer would die

23 Aug 2016 - 10:07pm
North Korean soldiers keep watch in the Demilitarised Zone. Photo: AFP

UN Command accuses North Korea of laying mines along border with the South

23 Aug 2016 - 7:07pm 2
A combo file picture shows the Erawan Shrine bombing main suspects. Photo: EPA

Bangkok bomb trial of two Chinese Uygurs is postponed after interpreter faces drugs charge

23 Aug 2016 - 4:21pm
Haworthia coarctata. Photo: University of Cologne

Two Chinese arrested for stealing precious Haworthia plants, as thefts of cactus-like collectibles spike in Japan

23 Aug 2016 - 10:38pm 1
Lee Hsien Loong speaks at a lunchtime rally in the central business district in Singapore in 2015. Photo: Reuters

Prime Minister Lee’s podium wobble exposes uncertainty facing Singapore’s leadership

23 Aug 2016 - 10:38pm 3
Knives found in stomach of Indian man. Photo: Amritsar Corporate Hospital

Bizarre: Indian surgeons find 40 knives inside patient, suspect he may be mentally ill

23 Aug 2016 - 3:58pm 1
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: Reuters

Body count: 35 people killed every day in Duterte’s drug war

23 Aug 2016 - 2:53pm
Stuart Dunbar holding his huge truffle. Photo: AFP

It’s a monster: Australian man unearths titanic truffle

23 Aug 2016 - 10:38pm
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Parent company of adultery site Ashley Madison ‘broke privacy laws in Canada and Australia’

Parent company of adultery site Ashley Madison ‘broke privacy laws in Canada and Australia’

24 Aug 2016 - 9:11am
Zayn al Abidin Muhammad Husayn, a Palestinian known as Abu Zubaydah, is seen (left) in a recent photo released by the US Department of Defence, and (right) in the pre-2002 image by which he is best known. Photos: TNS

Abu Zubaydah, waterboarded 83 times by CIA then hidden from view for 14 years, pleads for freedom

24 Aug 2016 - 8:52am
Andrea Tantaros has made a series of lurid accusations against Roger Ailes and other Zox News executives. Photo: Fox News / The Five

‘Sex-fuelled cult’: another former Fox News host files harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes

24 Aug 2016 - 7:51am 1
World Bank’s Kim launches bid for second term as president

World Bank’s Kim launches bid for second term as president

24 Aug 2016 - 6:55am
A Turkish army tank and an armoured vehicle are stationed near the border with Syria, in Karkamis, Turkey. Photo: AP

Turkey strikes Islamic State as Syria border tensions flare

23 Aug 2016 - 10:46pm
A video by Boko Haram shows their leader Abubakar Shekau speaking to the camera. Photo: AP

Nigerian air force claims to have killed top Boko Haram militants, including their leader

23 Aug 2016 - 10:21pm
Most ‘balconers’ are British, followed by Germans and Spaniards. Alcohol is almost always involved. Photo: AP

Heads up: drunk British rule Spain’s balcony-jumping craze, study finds

23 Aug 2016 - 9:02pm
Family members and friends of Kumri Ilter, one of the victims of Saturday's suicide bombing at a wedding, attend her funeral ceremony in southeastern city of Gaziantep, Turkey, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Turkey backtracks on claim that Islamic State child was wedding suicide bomber who killed 54

23 Aug 2016 - 10:21pm
Pop star Justin Bieber and his former girlfriend and fellow singer Selena Gomez, in a black-and-white image posted by Bieber to Instagram. He quit the social media platform last week after fans turned on him over a new relationship. Photo: Instagram

Your Instagram feed and the filters you use can reveal if you’re depressed, researchers say

23 Aug 2016 - 9:36pm
Jean-Claude Juncker speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. Photo: Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

EU chief calls national borders ‘worst invention ever’

23 Aug 2016 - 5:20pm
Nicolas Sarkozy announced his presidential comeback bid on Monday. Photo: Reuters

The comeback kid? France’s Sarkozy to run for 2017 presidential election

22 Aug 2016 - 10:52pm 1
Hungary honours journalist who called Roma people ‘animals’, prompting others to return the same prize

Hungary honours journalist who called Roma people ‘animals’, prompting others to return the same prize

23 Aug 2016 - 9:36pm
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Richard Harris says that the central banks have created too much debt with their dogged pursuit of low interest rates. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Low interest rates are simply papering over the cracks

24 Aug 2016 - 9:00am
Art exhibition using real images of unsuspecting people from webcams around the world highlights the need for vigilance over person privacy in this age of universal cyber connectivity

Big Brother could really be watching you: How secure are we really in our own homes?

24 Aug 2016 - 2:02am
Disqualified candidate Yeung Ke-cheong (Centre) marches to Central Government Offices in Admiralty from Causeway Bay as part of the protest against disqualification of Legco candidates. Photo: Dickson Lee

Legco candidates must offer voters solutions, not slogans

24 Aug 2016 - 4:19am 2
Legco should reflect the racial and nationality distribution of Hong Kong demographics. Photo: AFP

It’s time our legislature reflected our self-image as an international city

24 Aug 2016 - 6:17am 4
Heung Yee Kuk chairman Kenneth Lau’s request would not involve the use of public funds. Photo: Sam Tsang

Heung Yee Kuk asking for restrictions on villagers to be lifted

23 Aug 2016 - 9:38pm 1
India’s P.V. Sindhu won silver in the women’s singles in badminton. Photo: Reuters

Letters to the Editor, August 23, 2016

23 Aug 2016 - 5:24pm 1
Paul Yip says the city must not ignore the impact of such unions and other demographic trends, given the need to mitigate population ageing and boost workforce numbers

Hong Kong should welcome cross-border marriages, and make it easier for more to wed

23 Aug 2016 - 6:39pm 4
The former Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank building, on the Bund in Shanghai. Photo: Eric Li

Why the days of Western banks in Asia are clearly numbered

23 Aug 2016 - 6:39pm 22
Tony Chung, convenor of Studentlocalism, has even broached a conscript army for an independent Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Public Eye: laugh or cry, but Hong Kong’s independence movement is here to stay

23 Aug 2016 - 3:58pm 28
Shenzhen tower blocks loom over a landfill in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Nearly 40 per cent of the city’s municipal solid waste is composed of food. Photo: AFP

Why aren’t we encouraging food donations in Hong Kong when our landfills are full of edible waste?

23 Aug 2016 - 6:39pm 4
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Xi Jinping pose for the media before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on August 19. Photo: Reuters

A balancing act for Suu Kyi as ‘fraternal friendship’ with China echoes beyond borders

23 Aug 2016 - 6:39pm 2
China arguably now has more wiggle room, if it so desires, to weaken the yuan given that Beijing now targets the yuan’s value against a basket of currencies rather than just the dollar. Photo: Reuters

With world trade in the doldrums, the threat of a new currency war looms

23 Aug 2016 - 10:47pm
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Richard Harris says that the central banks have created too much debt with their dogged pursuit of low interest rates. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Low interest rates are simply papering over the cracks

24 Aug 2016 - 9:00am
Chinese insurance giant Anbang invites pitches from banks for possible Hong Kong IPO

Chinese insurance giant Anbang invites pitches from banks for possible Hong Kong IPO

24 Aug 2016 - 8:55am
Philippines’ Duterte says talks with China on sea dispute ‘within the year’

Philippines’ Duterte says talks with China on sea dispute ‘within the year’

24 Aug 2016 - 5:04am 7
Company seeking to develop a more proactive online strategy while turning more conservative in its new store openings

Ramen chain Ajisen China hit by 9.8pc drop in profit amid slowing economy

23 Aug 2016 - 10:46pm
ChinaSoft first half revenue up 21pc on IT outsourcing growth

ChinaSoft first half revenue up 21pc on IT outsourcing growth

23 Aug 2016 - 9:17pm
Agricultural Bank of China is one of the Big Four state banks in China to have its own tower building in Hong Kong. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong office market to be dominated by buyers from China

23 Aug 2016 - 10:58pm
Hong Kong saw a 12.7 per cent rise in the number of mutual funds established in the first half of 2016

Hong Kong, China see rise in funds vying to tap stock connect schemes

23 Aug 2016 - 10:55pm
Microsoft, NTT team up to offer hybrid cloud solution in Hong Kong

Microsoft, NTT team up to offer hybrid cloud solution in Hong Kong

23 Aug 2016 - 10:55pm
Full-year net income may jump 36.4 per cent as copper prices recover, according to estimates

Jiangxi Copper’s 1H profit falls as weak metal prices crimp earnings

23 Aug 2016 - 10:55pm
Meitu’s flagship selfie app Meitu Xiuxiu is a simple-to-use free photo editing and sharing tool, with one-touch beautifying features. Photo: The Washington Post

China’s rising “She Economy” fuels Meitu ambitious fund-raising plan in Hong Kong

23 Aug 2016 - 10:55pm
The Hebei province based natural gas distributor beats estimates with a 19 per cent increase in first-half profit

Higher sales after gas price-cut boost ENN Energy’s interim profit

23 Aug 2016 - 10:57pm
US private equity firm outbids other interested buyers for McDonald’s 2,200 restaurants in China

Carlyle among final two bidders for McDonald’s China franchise in deal worth over US$2b

23 Aug 2016 - 10:15pm
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Agricultural Bank of China is one of the Big Four state banks in China to have its own tower building in Hong Kong. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong office market to be dominated by buyers from China

23 Aug 2016 - 10:58pm
The small supply of land in the first half and other record bids for land have made developers hungry to go shopping. Photo: Reuters

Lag in supply, ample liquidity drive Shanghai’s sizzling land sales

23 Aug 2016 - 9:01pm
Henderson Land reports 12.1pc fall in core earnings as Hong Kong property sales tumble

Henderson Land reports 12.1pc fall in core earnings as Hong Kong property sales tumble

23 Aug 2016 - 10:57pm
The Center’s iconic lobby was featured in the Hollywood blockbuster movie The Dark Knight. Photo: Edward Wong

Cheung Kong puts The Center up for sale as Li Ka-shing trims Hong Kong assets

23 Aug 2016 - 11:26pm 17
Designer outlets are weathering sluggish mainland retail sales, with at least 17 new malls set to open before year-end

Outlet malls booming in China as department stores feel the pinch

23 Aug 2016 - 9:04pm
Grand Yoho project in Yuen Long, which has attracted buyers’ interest through low price incentives. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

SHKP’s low price strategy boosts interest in Grand Yoho project

23 Aug 2016 - 7:28pm 1
Gary Wong Yiu-hung, chairman of Wang on Properties, said that the company would not hesitate to ramp up its offerings should the need arise. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Wang On Properties chairman sees challenges from flurry of land deals by mainland developers

23 Aug 2016 - 5:01pm
Demand for overseas assets has risen as Chinese companies are keen to cut exposure to domestic risks. Photo: AP

Chinese investors make a beeline for overseas hotel assets

23 Aug 2016 - 4:01pm
Why Australia remains one of the world’s most attractive markets for commercial real estate

Immigration levels ensure long term growth for Australia’s property market

23 Aug 2016 - 3:03pm
Demand for Vancouver offices has sent prices of properties to record highs in recent transactions. Photo: Xinhua

Ontario teachers’ said to sell stakes in Vancouver buildings

23 Aug 2016 - 3:03pm
Prices for properties in prime central London will drop by as much as 6 per cent this year and be little changed in 2017. Photo: Reuters

London housing boom to end in 2017 as Brexit bites, broker says

23 Aug 2016 - 2:03pm 1
Nathan Road in Mong Kok. Wang On chairman and chief executive Gary Wong Yiu-hung says returns from its Ginza-style sites there have been subject to the overall slower economic environment, but it will be able to capitalise on them when the market picks up. Photo: Edward Wong.

Wang On hoping to buck retail gloom with Ginza-style projects

23 Aug 2016 - 7:28pm
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A handful of the beloved characters who have appeared on Nintendo consoles over the decades.

From Game & Watch to Wii U: a history of Nintendo in 14 objects

24 Aug 2016 - 9:03am
ChinaSoft first half revenue up 21pc on IT outsourcing growth

ChinaSoft first half revenue up 21pc on IT outsourcing growth

23 Aug 2016 - 9:17pm
Microsoft, NTT team up to offer hybrid cloud solution in Hong Kong

Microsoft, NTT team up to offer hybrid cloud solution in Hong Kong

23 Aug 2016 - 10:55pm
Jeff Chau, Mtel’s chief technology officer, talking at last December’s Game Changers forum in Hong Kong. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

HK’s Mtel launches free credit check app

23 Aug 2016 - 10:46pm
China Telecom on expansion drive after first-half earnings top market estimates

China Telecom on expansion drive after first-half earnings top market estimates

23 Aug 2016 - 10:57pm
James Giancotti, chief executive officer of Oddup. Photo: SCMP Handout

Oddup, Amareos team up with Reuters on app to rate Asian start-ups

23 Aug 2016 - 10:46pm
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivers a keynote address during the 2014 Microsoft Build developer conference in April, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Photo: Getty Images

Microsoft buys AI start-up that schedules meetings like a personal assistant

23 Aug 2016 - 3:48pm
Pop star Justin Bieber and his former girlfriend and fellow singer Selena Gomez, in a black-and-white image posted by Bieber to Instagram. He quit the social media platform last week after fans turned on him over a new relationship. Photo: Instagram

Your Instagram feed and the filters you use can reveal if you’re depressed, researchers say

23 Aug 2016 - 9:36pm
Cheetah Mobile’s chief technology officer Charles Fan Chenggong described the News Republic acquisition as a “a huge step for us”. Photo: Charles Schlesinger

Cheetah Mobile to accelerate move into content after News Republic acquisition

23 Aug 2016 - 10:46pm
Apple's new product line is rumoured include a 5.5-inch  phone with a curved screen. Photo: Getty Images

Apple said to have three new iPhones planned for 2017

23 Aug 2016 - 11:16am
Photo: Getty Images/Cameron Spencer

Humans of the future could be much faster than Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps

23 Aug 2016 - 11:55am
Many pet owners are convinced that their dogs are just as elated to see them as they are to return home to them. Photo: Erin Brodwin/Business Insider

7 weird dog behaviors and what they mean

23 Aug 2016 - 12:23pm
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The motorcycle dates back to days of the British Raj and has a growing fanbase around the world who go to Singh for bespoke customisations and restorations

In pictures: Royal Enfield motorbikes lovingly restored in New Delhi by Bobbee Singh

24 Aug 2016 - 6:02am
Exhibitions are hoped to show the country in a new light

Photo Kathmandu adopts an artistic approach to Nepal’s post-conflict, earthquake revival

23 Aug 2016 - 7:00pm
Curvaceous walls and wood panels turn spacious Macdonnell Road apartment into a cohesive, functional space

A Hong Kong apartment shows how wood panels can add character – and hide storage

23 Aug 2016 - 5:03pm
Researchers tested their milk-protein film as a packaging for blocks of cheese. Photo: American Chemical Society

Could edible food packaging be the answer to Hong Kong’s plastic waste problems?

23 Aug 2016 - 12:30pm 1
Nicholas Larkin of Millennium Entertainment International.

Favourite dining spots of Nicholas Larkin, theatre producer for Millennium Entertainment International

23 Aug 2016 - 11:45am
A cloak made by Rui Xi for Zaha Hadid.

Chinese designer Rui Xu on mixing fashion with art and having Zaha Hadid as a fan

22 Aug 2016 - 10:03pm
Louis Vuitton master perfumer Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud.

Louis Vuitton’s new perfume range: meet the master maker

22 Aug 2016 - 5:31pm
Patricia Field. Photo: Ivan Yang

Sex and the City designer Patricia Field on the power of celebrity

23 Aug 2016 - 10:31am
The book by the duo behind New York restaurant Eleven Madison Park has accessible and playful recipes from their casual eatery, NoMad

The NoMad Cookbook by Daniel Humm and Will Guidara

22 Aug 2016 - 12:00pm
Hongkongers take part in #JustShowUp, a free bootcamp, at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park. Photo: Edmond So

Hongkongers hit Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park for free regular early-morning workout

22 Aug 2016 - 5:37pm 1
The burgers' flavors have been designed to match each Pokemon's look and personality. Photo: Hashtag Burgers

Love Pikachu? This burger is for you

23 Aug 2016 - 11:07am
Raweepach Promboot, a Bangkok sales assistant, with her prairie dog Tongkhao in Bangkok. Photos: Tibor Krausz

Batman suits and cowboy outfits: a prairie dog’s life in Thailand

22 Aug 2016 - 7:03am
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A handful of the beloved characters who have appeared on Nintendo consoles over the decades.

From Game & Watch to Wii U: a history of Nintendo in 14 objects

24 Aug 2016 - 9:03am
In Dear Jane, everyone has their own role and there is no leader.

13 years on and Hong Kong band Dear Jane is still punk rock at heart

24 Aug 2016 - 8:00am
Robert van Gulik’s Tang-dynasty detective is being brought to the small screens of a very, very large audience

British screenwriters adapting China-based Judge Dee novels for mainland TV

23 Aug 2016 - 6:28pm
Realistic action from Madden NFL 17.

Game review: Madden NFL 17 is a blast for fans of American football

23 Aug 2016 - 6:03pm
Families of tragic indie quartet, who were killed in car crash in February, release their nine finished tracks, which buzz with youthful hope and exuberance

Album review: Viola Beach’s posthumous debut shows promise cut short

23 Aug 2016 - 6:03pm
Story of Mother Teresa’s decades of serving the poor in the slums of Calcutta is all a bit too nice and avoids any controversies and her own idiosyncrasies

Film review: The Letters – meek and stereotypical biopic on Mother Teresa

23 Aug 2016 - 4:04pm
Jack Huston plays the title character in Ben-Hur. Photo: Paramount Pictures

Ben-Hur, a US$100m chariot wreck, is on track to be a box-office disaster of epic proportions

23 Aug 2016 - 9:36pm
Venture off to the great unknown in No Man’s Sky.

6 things I’ve discovered playing No Man’s Sky

23 Aug 2016 - 11:33am
Cast of unknowns and tightly edited script rachet up the tension as story flips from the tedium of army life to stomach-turning carnage

Film review: Kilo Two Bravo is a nerve-shredding war drama set in an Afghan minefield

23 Aug 2016 - 9:03am
Jonathan Pryce plays Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. Photo: Marc Brenner

Jonathan Pryce, award-winning everyman actor talks about diversity and success

23 Aug 2016 - 6:00am
Frank Ocean says he had the time of his life making latest album Blonde.

Frank Ocean’s new release Blonde appears at last – four years in the making

22 Aug 2016 - 6:02pm
Liu Kai-chi (centre) as the school principal and baseball team coach in Weeds on Fire.

Young Hong Kong director’s perseverance pays off as his debut feature hits cinemas

22 Aug 2016 - 6:02pm
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Hong Kong captain Nick Hewson remains and injury doubt for Saturday’s test match against Kenya. Photo: HKRU

Hong Kong looking to regroup after Kenya A punish ‘rustiness and inaccuracies’

24 Aug 2016 - 5:55am
Many of the world’s top squash players are in action at the Hong Kong Squash Open this week. Photo: Reuters

Youngest world squash champion Nour El Sherbini shows maturity beyond her tender years as she gears up for Hong Kong Open

24 Aug 2016 - 9:21am
Swimwear brand Speedo was among the sponsors to distance themselves from Ryan Lochte. Photo: AFP

‘Lyin’ Ryan’ Lochte loses top four sponsors over Olympic Games fake gunpoint robbery rumpus

24 Aug 2016 - 1:44am 1
Conor McGregor reacts to fight with Nate Diaz. Photo: USA Today

Out for the count: Conor McGregor handed six-month medical suspension after victory over Nate Diaz at UFC 202

24 Aug 2016 - 9:11am
Yi Jianlian in action for China against Serbia at the Rio Olympics. Photo: AFP

Olympic springboard: China basketball star Yi Jianlian signs up with NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers

23 Aug 2016 - 10:46pm 4
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No excuses: Australia's Cate Campbell swam with hernia at Olympic Games

24 Aug 2016 - 1:46am
Egypt’s world number one Mohamed Elshorbagy and Malaysian great Nicol David have been fighting to get their sport in the Olympics. Photo: Nora Tam

Why isn’t squash in the Olympics? Champions say game deserves to be there

22 Aug 2016 - 11:01pm 2
Tiffany Chan in Rio. Photo: Hong Kong Golf Association.

Back to school: Hong Kong amateur Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching sets sights on LPGA Tour card after Olympic Games adventure

22 Aug 2016 - 11:01pm 3
Neymar and Weverton took centre stage as Brazil finally won a men’s Olympic soccer gold medal. Photo: EPA

As the Olympic roadshow rolls out of town will Rio suffer from the after-party blues?

22 Aug 2016 - 3:25pm 1
Gold medallists Team USA pose for a group shot after the awards ceremony in the men’s gold medal basketball game. Photo: EPA

Never in doubt: Team USA make statement in men’s basketball gold-medal thrashing of Serbia

22 Aug 2016 - 11:41am
Chan Chun-hing of Hong Kong competes in Rio. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong’s Chan Chun-hing brings down the curtain on his career with best Olympic finish in Rio

22 Aug 2016 - 8:48pm
China’s Chen Long is helped up by a coach as he celebrates after winning his gold-medal match against Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. Photo: Reuters

No need to panic: China coach Li Yongbo calls for calm after low badminton medal return in Rio

22 Aug 2016 - 11:01pm 1
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Robert van Gulik’s Tang-dynasty detective is being brought to the small screens of a very, very large audience

British screenwriters adapting China-based Judge Dee novels for mainland TV

23 Aug 2016 - 6:28pm
Families of tragic indie quartet, who were killed in car crash in February, release their nine finished tracks, which buzz with youthful hope and exuberance

Album review: Viola Beach’s posthumous debut shows promise cut short

23 Aug 2016 - 6:03pm
Sam's Tailor boss Manu Melwani points to a photo he has of the late David Bowie visiting the shop. Picture: Jonathan Wong

The rise and fall of the Hong Kong tailoring industry

22 Aug 2016 - 1:53pm 8
Urban taxis on Cleveland Street, in Causeway Bay, in the 1980s.

How Hong Kong taxis became red, green and blue

18 Aug 2016 - 11:25am 8
Chinese gangsters under arrest in New York, in the 1900s.

The tong wars: how New York’s 1900s Chinatown descended into violence, bloodshed and savvy politics

19 Aug 2016 - 4:42pm
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Profile: author Leta Hong Fincher explains how term ‘leftover women’ is Chinese propaganda

19 Aug 2016 - 12:01pm
Some are saying the script of a play based on a story by J.K. Rowling is somewhat thin and disappointing, but according to this reviewer it suggests fresh directions for what has inescapably become a franchise

Book review: is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child worthy addition to beloved series?

17 Aug 2016 - 6:26pm
The excesses of one high financier (high in more ways than one), his change of heart and rebirth – former hedge fund trader Sam Polk reveals all

Book review: yet another confessional memoir from a Wall Street predator

22 Aug 2016 - 6:02pm
The book by the duo behind New York restaurant Eleven Madison Park has accessible and playful recipes from their casual eatery, NoMad

The NoMad Cookbook by Daniel Humm and Will Guidara

22 Aug 2016 - 12:00pm
With fifth album Boy King, Wild Beasts commandeer the dance floor like some sweaty, humping brute

Album review: will Wild Beasts cause a spike in the birthrate?

22 Aug 2016 - 6:02pm
Helene Hanff’s memoir of the trip to London she long dreamed of is charming and perceptive – but cynics may be unmoved

Book review: the author of 84 Charing Cross Road remembers her first trip to the UK

22 Aug 2016 - 3:00pm
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23 Aug 2016 - 11:32am
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Hermès opens in Macau’s Wynn Palace Mall

22 Aug 2016 - 3:46pm
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Burberry reveals details of its first straight-to-consumer collection in September

17 Aug 2016 - 12:34pm
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STYLE Observatory: What to wear this week

22 Aug 2016 - 3:04pm
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22 Aug 2016 - 12:28pm
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Lee Wai-sze: 'I am so proud to be a Hong Kong athlete'

22 Aug 2016 - 2:14pm
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Luxury News Round-Up: Things You Need To Know This Week Aug 15 - 19

19 Aug 2016 - 11:58am
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Tiffany & Co. showcases archival timepieces in Hong Kong

18 Aug 2016 - 2:21pm
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18 Aug 2016 - 1:12pm
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12 Aug 2016 - 2:47pm
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17 Aug 2016 - 4:35pm
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Germany, France, Italy say Europe must move forward after Brexit vote

23 Aug 2016 - 10:22am
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Golden moments on Day 16 at the Rio Olympics

22 Aug 2016 - 11:38am
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The fuel for Hong Kong's engine: milk tea Hong Kong

The fuel for Hong Kong's engine: milk tea

22 Aug 2016 - 10:37am
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Islamist rebel apologizes for war crime World

Islamist rebel apologizes for war crime

23 Aug 2016 - 10:36am
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Golden moments on Day 15 at the Rio Olympics Sport

Golden moments on Day 15 at the Rio Olympics

21 Aug 2016 - 4:48pm
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Hong Kong golf star Tiffany Chan shines at the Rio Olympics Hong Kong

Hong Kong golf star Tiffany Chan shines at the Rio Olympics

21 Aug 2016 - 2:57pm
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Arnold Schwarzenegger invites Hongkongers to his sports festival Hong Kong

Arnold Schwarzenegger invites Hongkongers to his sports festival

19 Aug 2016 - 6:12pm
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China opens longest glass bottom bridge in world China

China opens longest glass bottom bridge in world

21 Aug 2016 - 12:11pm
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Doctors treat severely wounded children at an Aleppo hospital

21 Aug 2016 - 11:02am
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Golden moments on Day 14 at the Rio Olympics Sport

Golden moments on Day 14 at the Rio Olympics

20 Aug 2016 - 2:09pm
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Despite treacherous environment, teachers of Christian Zheng Sheng College strive for students’ future

23 Aug 2016 - 11:33am
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Trump in the nude: Naked Donald Trump statues popped up in cities across the U.S.

20 Aug 2016 - 11:40pm
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