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Suppliers to ZTE of components or other products made in the United States must now apply for permission to export them to the Chinese company from the US Commerce Department. Photo: Reuters

Telecoms maker ZTE vows to cooperate with Washington to resolve import restrictions, but China blasts US for ‘incorrect’ handling of issue

8 Mar 2016 - 8:09pm

A street food vendor waits for customers in front of a board of job notices.

China’s young people face scramble for work at Beijing job fairs

8 Mar 2016 - 6:47pm

Decorators wait to be employed at a home furnishing market in Beijing. Ratings agency Moody's has cut its outlook for China from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’. Photo: EPA

China doomed to fail as it chases ‘impossible trinity’ of growth, reform and stability: Moody’s

8 Mar 2016 - 6:16pm 4

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi does not shy away from addressing the sensitive issues as he speaks during his annual press conference in Beijing on Tuesday morning. Photo: Simon Song

Tough questions, straight answers: China’s top diplomat on the South China Sea, North Korea, Japan, the US and more

8 Mar 2016 - 3:45pm 13

Yuan Yulai is well known for this legal battles against government departments. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Chinese rights lawyer takes legal action after Hong Kong, Taiwan-published books seized

8 Mar 2016 - 3:49pm

An artist’s impression of China’s solar power station in high orbit. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China sets up laboratory to research building solar power station in space

8 Mar 2016 - 12:46pm 1

The small one-room property in Beijing was sold for more than more than 5.2 million yuan. Photo: Qq.com

Single room of 118 square feet, near top primary school in Beijing, sells for record 5.3 million yuan

8 Mar 2016 - 5:52pm

The victim of the attack. Zhou Yan, who is now 21. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Rough justice: Chinese girl set on fire by jilted classmate yet to receive compensation five years after attack

8 Mar 2016 - 4:05pm

Chen Taihe, 45, a Chinese lawyer and law professor who has been released after being detained in a crackdown on rights advocates last year. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Chinese lawyer held in nationwide rights advocates crackdown released and reunited with family in US

8 Mar 2016 - 9:11pm

A Chinese woman has suffered acute glaucoma after watching 18 hours of South Korean television drama on an electronic tablet. Photo: AFP

Too much TV is bad for you: Chinese woman suffers severe eye disease after watching 18 hours of South Korean TV dramas in two days

8 Mar 2016 - 1:25pm 6

The probability of a woman conceiving naturally after the age of 45 drops to 5 per cent, or close to zero after 50. Photo: Reuters

Fertile at 50? Egg-making stem cells found in ovaries of adult mammals suggest older women may yet see natural pregnancies

8 Mar 2016 - 4:06pm

A general picture of Chinese police making an arrest. A man detained in Zhejiang province on suspicion of shoplifting reportedly told police he had stolen only to test how could they were at their job. File photo: Reuters

Chinese man held over theft reportedly tells police: ‘If I didn’t steal you’d be out of a job’

8 Mar 2016 - 2:19pm

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Hong Kong players celebrate the wicket of Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakdza in Nagpur. Photos: AFP

Hong Kong fall to Zimbabwe in opening ICC Twenty20 World clash

8 Mar 2016 - 9:34pm

Government departments are demanding action over the massive ‘waste hill’ near Kingswood Villas. Photo: Sam Tsang

Danger: Hong Kong government departments rule that massive Tin Shui Wai ‘waste hill’ is potentially unstable

8 Mar 2016 - 9:24pm

Dave Bridges, Jalal Afzal and Boris Burgess star in The Expats. Photo: YouTube

Meet The Expats: Hong Kong comedy troupe setting the internet on fire with hilarious skits

8 Mar 2016 - 8:43pm 1

Two reports point to no progress in advancing female representation in the business world. Photo: SCMP Pictures

No progress: Female leadership representation stagnates in Hong Kong, according to business reports

8 Mar 2016 - 8:48pm

A man takes the plunge in the harbour and an angler fishes by the Central piers. Photos: K.Y. Cheng and Felix Wong

Get reel, CY: Hong Kong chief executive’s lunchtime angling zone and swimming shed plan for workers ridiculed

8 Mar 2016 - 8:49pm 4

Student leaders Joshua Wong Chi-fung (inset left) and Lester Shum are accused of obstructing bailiffs during a clearance operation in Mong Kok. Photos: Sam Tsang and Jonathan Wong

High Court allows contempt of court actions against 20 Occupy activists over Mong Kok clearance to continue

8 Mar 2016 - 8:39pm 1

The case in Bangkok against Hong Kong photojournalist Anthony Kwan has been dropped. Photo: AP

Thai court drops case against Hong Kong photojournalist over bulletproof vest

8 Mar 2016 - 6:02pm 3

Hung Lok-yan, 27, faces two counts of indecent assault and one of possessing child pornography. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong waiter charged with molesting two brothers, aged 7 and 10, allegedly had three more victims

8 Mar 2016 - 4:44pm

Nobel Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai and activist Muzoon Almellehan. Photo: Google

#OneDayIWill: Malala Yousafzai and Jane Goodall featured in International Women’s Day Google doodle

8 Mar 2016 - 5:03pm

Activist Ken Tsang, who was allegedly beaten by police, also faces a charge of assaulting and resisting officers. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

No need for media to hand over raw footage of confrontation between Ken Tsang and police, rules Hong Kong judge

8 Mar 2016 - 4:36pm

<p>More than 100 kilograms of endangered species confiscated after two women arrive from Istanbul</p>

Smugglers fail to slip past Hong Kong customs officials as their live eels and shark fins are seized at airport

8 Mar 2016 - 3:06pm

Bowie Hau Chi-keung was speaking during an RTHK radio programme on Tuesday. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong rural leaders’ plan to form political party gets ‘positive feedback’ from ‘friends’ in Beijing

8 Mar 2016 - 5:54pm 6

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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks at a conference in Kuala Lumpur earlier this year. Photo: AP

Malaysia says Islamic State militants plotted to kidnap PM Najib and other minsters last year

8 Mar 2016 - 9:36pm

South Korean supporters of former comfort women, march during a commemorative parade marking the 97th anniversary of the establishment of the March 1st Independence Movement in Seoul, South Korea, 1 March, 2016. Photo: EPA

Japan rejects UN panel’s view on ‘comfort women’

8 Mar 2016 - 5:33pm 1

About 500 military and police personnel and a water-bombing helicopter have been deployed to help fight the fires but the haze had not yet reached urban areas. Photo: Indonesia Out

Indonesian province of Riau declares emergency as forest fires flare

8 Mar 2016 - 5:10pm

Hong Kong photojournalist Hok Chun Anthony Kwan speaks to reporters after leaving court in 2015. Photo: AP

Thailand drops case against HK journalist over flak jacket

8 Mar 2016 - 5:03pm 1

A member of Assalam Muslim Astronomy Club tries a pair of protective glasses for viewing the eclipse in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. Photo: Xinhua

Eclipse to be marked with tribal rituals and prayers in Indonesia

8 Mar 2016 - 4:15pm

Philippine court rules Senator Grace Poe is qualified to run for president

8 Mar 2016 - 5:14pm

<p>I did what I did to defend my human rights, says Egyptian DJ Fadi after storming out of booth with vow not to return to nightclub where he’s been a regular performer. Angry fans point to club’s purchase by arm of Malaysian leisure giant</p>

Row after Singapore’s Zouk asks top DJ to make way for Malaysian PM’s son

8 Mar 2016 - 12:26pm 5

Hackers from North Korea are said to have tried to infiltrate the South’s railway network. Photo: Los Angeles Times

North Korea targeted Seoul officials, railway system in cyberattacks, says South

8 Mar 2016 - 2:10pm

Mir Quasem Ali waving his hand as he enters a van at the International Crimes Tribunal court in 2014. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh upholds death penalty for Jamaat leader for 1971 war crimes

8 Mar 2016 - 2:30pm

Spectacular limestone peaks at Vang Vieng, a popular tourist destination . Photo: SCMP Pictures

US issues travel alert for Laos due to attacks on key highway

8 Mar 2016 - 2:20pm

In December, Japan’s Supreme Court ruled the length of the century-old ban unconstitutional. Photo: Washington Post

Japan approves cutting ‘unconstitutional’ remarriage rules for women

8 Mar 2016 - 11:35am

Relatives of people aboard the ill-fated Flight MH370 attend a commemoration event in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur March 6, 2016. Photo: Xinhua

Answers remain elusive on second anniversary of MH370 disappearance

8 Mar 2016 - 3:45am

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Fuji Xerox to ramp up ‘green’ services in bid to help Hong Kong offices reduce carbon footprint

8 Mar 2016 - 8:05pm

<p>Credit is leaking into major cities, pushing up housing prices at an destabilising rate, analysts say</p>

Beijing’s conflicting housing policies seen fueling a potential property bubble

8 Mar 2016 - 4:49pm

China, the world’s largest carbon emitter, has set key targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by promoting more energy-efficient coal burning and boosting clean-energy sources. Photo: Reuters

China’s new energy policy: The stocks to watch

8 Mar 2016 - 3:52pm

<p>Chairman expresses confidence in Beijing and Shanghai office property markets </p>

Soho China to sell Shanghai office building after posting 87 per cent decline in profit

8 Mar 2016 - 6:32pm

Chart of the day: Bull run in Shanghai copper futures unlikely to sustain

8 Mar 2016 - 8:54pm

Yuan falls after mainland China reports worse than expected trade data

8 Mar 2016 - 2:23pm 1

MoneySQ began looking to service professional investors last year as retirees consider P2P lending comes with too much risk attached. Now the Hong Kong government is indicating that such schemes will be allowed in the city. Photo: AFP

MoneySQ and Bridgeway team up to form Hong Kong’s first crowdfunding platform for professional investors

8 Mar 2016 - 2:10pm

<p>The Causeway Bay landlord cautioned that ‘adjustments’ in high-end retailing will continue</p>

Hysan 2015 profit up 5.5pc to HK$2.3b

8 Mar 2016 - 7:25pm

Price cuts spur 15 per cent rise in Hong Kong secondary market home sales

8 Mar 2016 - 1:12pm

Unceasing volatilities have come to mark the Chinese stock markets of late. Photo: AP

China securities regulator breaks with tradition to attend Hong Kong delegates’ meeting

8 Mar 2016 - 12:24pm

<p>Asset manager called on fellow minority investors to vote against proposal</p>

BlackRock fails to block Hong Kong’s G-Resources from selling ‘attractive’ gold mine at near book value

8 Mar 2016 - 6:54pm

A Chinese investor in Beijing checks stock prices on his phone. Photo: AP

China stocks battle for sixth straight day of gains, led by energy and shipping

8 Mar 2016 - 6:42pm

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Fuji Xerox to ramp up ‘green’ services in bid to help Hong Kong offices reduce carbon footprint

8 Mar 2016 - 8:05pm

Suppliers to ZTE of components or other products made in the United States must now apply for permission to export them to the Chinese company from the US Commerce Department. Photo: Reuters

Telecoms maker ZTE vows to cooperate with Washington to resolve import restrictions, but China blasts US for ‘incorrect’ handling of issue

8 Mar 2016 - 8:09pm

The probability of a woman conceiving naturally after the age of 45 drops to 5 per cent, or close to zero after 50. Photo: Reuters

Fertile at 50? Egg-making stem cells found in ovaries of adult mammals suggest older women may yet see natural pregnancies

8 Mar 2016 - 4:06pm

MoneySQ began looking to service professional investors last year as retirees consider P2P lending comes with too much risk attached. Now the Hong Kong government is indicating that such schemes will be allowed in the city. Photo: AFP

MoneySQ and Bridgeway team up to form Hong Kong’s first crowdfunding platform for professional investors

8 Mar 2016 - 2:10pm

An artist’s impression of China’s solar power station in high orbit. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China sets up laboratory to research building solar power station in space

8 Mar 2016 - 12:46pm 1

<p>China’s outbound acquisition activity draws digital due diligence company to Hong Kong</p>

Explosion of cross-border M&As in China compels Merrill Corp to set up regional data centre in Hong Kong

8 Mar 2016 - 1:04pm

Smartphone maker Xiaomi targets the Indian consumer ahead of global push

7 Mar 2016 - 7:21pm

<p>Foreign Ministry in Beijing opposes sanctions on Chinese enterprises</p>

ZTE faces US export restrictions over Iran surveillance system deal

7 Mar 2016 - 6:58pm 1

<p>China surpassed the United States in electric car sales last year</p>

Air conditioner manufacturer Gree announces plan to buy electric carmaker Yinlong

7 Mar 2016 - 6:32pm

Chinese venture capital firm Pando Group invests US$2m in Israeli workspace for start-ups

6 Mar 2016 - 9:22pm

<p>Horizon Robotics has new technology that it says will foster the rise of intelligent appliances</p>

Chinese start-up on track to deliver artificial intelligence-on-a-chip

6 Mar 2016 - 7:59pm

<p>US software giant opens expanded Cyberport office</p>

Microsoft expands its mobile and cloud services push in Hong Kong

4 Mar 2016 - 9:30pm

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Bryan Greenberg (Josh) and Jamie Chung (Ruby) in a scene from It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong.

Finally showing: movie that makes everyone fall in love with Hong Kong

8 Mar 2016 - 5:48pm 6

Lamp in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photos: Bruce Yan

Bar review: Lamp in Tsim Sha Tsui – no drinkers’ paradise but good for dice games

8 Mar 2016 - 5:00pm

Tom Jones on stage at the V Festival in the UK last year. The Welsh singer has found himself with many new fans and a whole lot of respect for the last three albums he has released. Photo: Corbis

Tom Jones bringing the best of both worlds for Hong Kong show

8 Mar 2016 - 4:01pm

Technology is making it easier than ever to stay on top of your tasks while travelling. Photo: Corbis

Productivity apps: how to stay on top of life while you’re travelling abroad

8 Mar 2016 - 5:05pm

<p>Misogynistic, hackneyed and mind-numbingly dull, this story of three dumped men, their gold-digging exes and sex-robot replacements has taken the I out of AI and set the feminist cause back 40 years</p>

Film review: iGirl – Chrissie Chau plays sexually obliging robot in dismal sci-fi romance

8 Mar 2016 - 2:08pm

G.E.M. most popular Hong Kong star on social media.

G.E.M. beats Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen to be named most popular star on Hong Kong social media

8 Mar 2016 - 5:34pm

<p>I did what I did to defend my human rights, says Egyptian DJ Fadi after storming out of booth with vow not to return to nightclub where he’s been a regular performer. Angry fans point to club’s purchase by arm of Malaysian leisure giant</p>

Row after Singapore’s Zouk asks top DJ to make way for Malaysian PM’s son

8 Mar 2016 - 12:26pm 5

<p>As with anything fronted by a celebrity, the product has to stand on its own – and that goes for furniture and home accessories too</p>

Home decor gets the celebrity treatment - think Cindy Crawford furniture and Lionel Richie china

8 Mar 2016 - 2:03pm

<p>Virginie Goethals, organiser of walking group Hiking to Heal, says weekly trips for women in Hong Kong who are otherwise largely confined to home gives them something to look forward to, and a social network </p>

The healing powers of exercise for women refugees in Hong Kong

8 Mar 2016 - 2:00am

Left undiagnosed and untreated, kidney disease can lead to potentially lethal heart disorders.

Silent killer: Hong Kong warning on rising cases of chronic kidney disease

7 Mar 2016 - 4:53pm 1

Andy Yeung’s shot of Sheung Wan, taken from a drone high above. Photo: Andy Yeung

Stunning drone photography of Hong Kong attracts global attention

6 Mar 2016 - 11:16pm 6

A look from Saint Laurent’s autumn-winter ready-to-wear collection. Photo: AFP

Saint Laurent drops grunge looks for a hard-edged ’90s glamour in its ready-to-wear collection

8 Mar 2016 - 2:01pm

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<p>Deng Yuwen and Huang Ting believe forcing Pyongyang to give up its nuclear plans would only provoke it further </p>

For China, recognising North Korea as a nuclear power may be the most viable way to defuse crisis

8 Mar 2016 - 5:21pm 7

Frontline health-care workers face enormous pressures. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Medical students are put under intense pressure by society

8 Mar 2016 - 4:49pm 2

Scholarism members protest over the disappearance of several Hong Kong booksellers outside the US consulate in Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

Seekers of Hong Kong independence must have the foresight and patience to walk a peaceful path

8 Mar 2016 - 4:48pm 2

Boeing’s 747-8 will be converted into the new Air Force One. Photo: AFP

Letters to the editor, March 8, 2016

8 Mar 2016 - 4:48pm

Najib has brushed aside Mahathir’s move as a “very big mistake”. Photo: Reuters

As the war cries for his ouster grow, can Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak hold on till the next election?

8 Mar 2016 - 1:37pm 1

<p>Farzana Aslam says by undervaluing the running of a household, society is setting the stage for gender inequities and exploitation</p>

Women’s quest for equality will remain out of reach until we begin to respect the value of domestic work

7 Mar 2016 - 5:30pm

A man holds a placard which reads “I have taught my son to not beat” during an annual march in Poland ahead of International Women’s Day. Photo: Reuters

Men are natural allies in the fight against sexism and abuse

7 Mar 2016 - 3:30pm

Chinese scientist Tu Youyou receives her medal from Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf, after winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine. Photo: AFP

Why are women scientists shunning the top jobs?

8 Mar 2016 - 12:49pm

The targets set out in Li’s report to the NPC may be achievable, but the issue of how they are going to be achieved is paramount. Photo: Reuters

Economic reforms are crucial if China is to meet its growth target

8 Mar 2016 - 1:36am 1

Pro-democracy protesters chant slogans against a copyright amendment bill, which they say will restrict freedom of expression. Photo: Reuters

Deadlock over copyright bill means we all lose out

8 Mar 2016 - 1:43am 2

Kei Chiong is leading the charge for female jockeys in Asia with her exploits in Hong Kong. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Kei Chiong and Nanako Fujita out to break stigma against female jockeys in Asia

8 Mar 2016 - 3:33pm

A Union Jack flutters next to EU flags at the EU’s headquarters in Brussels. Reuters

Visa-free travel will end if Britain leaves the European Union

7 Mar 2016 - 5:22pm 2

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Hong Kong players celebrate the wicket of Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakdza in Nagpur. Photos: AFP

Hong Kong fall to Zimbabwe in opening ICC Twenty20 World clash

8 Mar 2016 - 9:34pm

Soccer fans beat a black football which symbolises dark Chinese football industry as they protest outside a stadium in downtown Wuhan city in 2008. Despite a clampdown on corruption since then, problems still remain. Photo: EPA

Why glamorous big-money signings won’t be enough to fix Chinese football’s corruption problems

8 Mar 2016 - 3:14pm

Hong Kong’s Ng On-Yee first played snooker in her father’s snooker hall in the Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

Tipped for the top: Hong Kong women’s ace looks to break into men’s elite at world championships

8 Mar 2016 - 4:28pm

Hong Kong's Wai Sze Lee competes in the women’s sprint in London. Photo: AFP

Sarah Lee confident of Olympic medal despite struggling at the world championships

8 Mar 2016 - 8:37pm

Tennis player Maria Sharapova addresses the media regarding a failed drug test at The LA Hotel Downtown on Monday. Photo: AFP

Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova admits failing drug test at Australian Open, faces long ban

8 Mar 2016 - 1:21pm 5

<p>The best of Lin Dan, twice an Olympic men’s singles gold medallist and this week seeking a sixth All-England Open title at the age of 32, is still to come, says Gade</p>

Super Dan’s best is still to come, muses former rival Peter Gade ahead of All-England Open

8 Mar 2016 - 12:07pm

The incident occurred during an exhibition match between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Atlanta Braves. Photo: USA Today

Baseball fan struck in head by broken bat at Toronto Blue Jays exhibition game

8 Mar 2016 - 3:06pm

John Obi Mikel has excelled since being restored to the starting line-up under Guus Hiddink. Photo: AFP

Elegant enforcer John Obi Mikel steadies Chelsea ship ahead of return leg with Paris Saint-Germain

8 Mar 2016 - 12:55pm

Irfan Ahmed was suspended in January for failing to report an approach from a match-fixer. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong cricket team under anti-corruption spotlight – but match-fixing ruled out

8 Mar 2016 - 11:43am

China players celebrate after scoring the only goal during the 1-0 win over South Korea which sealed their place in Rio. Photo: EPA

China and Australia seal Rio Olympic soccer spots as former world champions Japan miss out

8 Mar 2016 - 2:42pm

The anonymous punter placed the bet with British high-street bookmaker Ladbrokes and took the chance to cash out early and collect £72,000. Photo: Martin Good/Shutterstock.com

Nervous Leicester City fan accepts £72,000 offer on original 5,000-1 bet that Foxes would win Premier League title

8 Mar 2016 - 11:13am

Xi Jinping kicks a football during a visit to Ireland in 2012. The Chinese government has declared that sport will be worth 5 trillion yuan to the economy by 2025 – but illegal gambling is worth almost 4 trillion yuan already. Photo: Reuters

How China's massive illegal betting industry threatens efforts to make sport key part of economy

8 Mar 2016 - 2:38pm