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A man mounts a protest in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, over a district court’s “unfair” ruling over a land dispute. Photo: SCMP Pictures

‘Fair judicial system critical to stop attacks on judges’: China to boost security for court officers

1 Mar 2016 - 11:57pm

The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference will meet beginning on March 3, and the National People’s Congress, which kicks off on March 5. Photo: Simon Song

Can Xi Jinping turn China’s political theatre into a hit one-man show?

2 Mar 2016 - 9:38am 1

Swedish rights activist, Peter Jesper Dahlin, confesses on Chinese state TV. Photo: SCMP Pictures

‘Pull plug on China’s televised confessions’ urges top political adviser ahead of meeting of country’s legislature

2 Mar 2016 - 8:43am 2

People’s Liberation Army navy personnel patrol on Woody Island, in the Paracels. The words on the rock read, “Xisha Old Dragon”. Photo: Reuters

Three in four people on Woody island in disputed South China Sea are Chinese military

1 Mar 2016 - 9:11pm

People look at an information board as an armed Chinese paramilitary policeman atop an armoured vehicle patrols past Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Photo: AP

Beijing grounds non-commercial flights as it goes on full alert for annual people’s congress

1 Mar 2016 - 8:41pm 1

Wu Mingmin and Zhang Jiale pictured this week near Zhang’s parents’ home. Photo: The Beijing News

In Southern China’s Mashan county, teen pregnancies and underage weddings are neither rare nor new

1 Mar 2016 - 6:26pm 1

Armed paramilitary policemen run in formation during a gathering to mobilise anti-terror security operations in Urumqi, Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters

Major world powers team up to pressure China over new laws covering terrorism, cybersecurity and NGOs

1 Mar 2016 - 6:12pm 2

The showman used live small animals in cages as targets for his ring games. Photo: Huaxi Metropolis Daily

Small birds and animals used as targets for children’s game in Chinese park

1 Mar 2016 - 6:26pm 1

Tsai’s dilemma: should Taiwan’s newly elected leader allow the Dalai Lama to visit and risk angering Beijing?

1 Mar 2016 - 2:56pm 4

Bulldozers at work near the Disney theme park. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Massive demolition work under way near Shanghai Disneyland to remove illegal buildings

1 Mar 2016 - 4:21pm

The defendants jailed after the financial scam in Guangdong province. Photo: SCMP Pictures

24 jailed in China over massive US$1.5 billion Ponzi scheme that spanned 10 years, promising investors up to 47pc returns

1 Mar 2016 - 10:19pm 1

The twin had been kept in an incubator since their birth in January. Surgeons during the final stages of the three-hour operation. Image: SCMP Pictures

Doctors in southern China successfully separate month-old conjoined brothers attached at chest and liver in 3-hour operation

2 Mar 2016 - 12:07am

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Hong Kong police commissioner Stephen Lo Wai-chung, and Lee Po (inset). Photos: SCMP Pictures

Hong Kong bookseller Lee Po is not telling the full story, police chief says

2 Mar 2016 - 8:16am 7

Hong Kong Indigenous leaders Edward Leung (left) and Ray Wong discuss their priorities after Sunday’s by-election. Photo: Edward Wong

Powerful people ‘threatened’ radical Hong Kong localist and his family after Mong Kok riots arrest

2 Mar 2016 - 8:07am 11

Macau’s former chief prosecutor Ho Chio-meng. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Macau’s former chief prosecutor Ho Chio-meng fails in release bid after corruption arrest

2 Mar 2016 - 12:25am

Representatives of ATV shareholders outside the High Court yesterday. Photo: David Wong

ATV staff await court decision to learn the fate of their jobs

1 Mar 2016 - 11:55pm

Legco President Jasper Tsang Yok-sing and Leung Kwok-hung comes from different sides of the political divide. Photo: Edward Wong

Political rivals Jasper Tsang and ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung to star in travelogue on new channel ViuTv

1 Mar 2016 - 10:37pm 3

Harrow International School in Tuen Mun. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Hong Kong’s Harrow International School sparks ire amongst parents with fee increase

2 Mar 2016 - 9:12am 4

Francis Li, MTR head of operations, explains the arrangements. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong musicians angry over MTR registration scheme - and sports players could be next

2 Mar 2016 - 8:42am 4

<p>Controversial bill set to be shelved this week anyway, in move described as ‘embarrassing to all sides’</p>

Pan-democrat lawmaker to table motion adjourning copyright debate

1 Mar 2016 - 9:40pm

<p>Legal challenge to levy ranging from HK$90 to HK$180 per trip that would fund third runway claims it would amount to taxation</p>

Fee for passengers using Hong Kong airport would be unlawful, court is told

1 Mar 2016 - 9:46pm

Siu Chi-keung, who lost two relatives, said the Chinese authorities had given him the impression that last year’s report was the final version. Photo: Edward Wong

Report on Egypt balloon tragedy that killed nine Hongkongers is not the final version even though inquest is underway

1 Mar 2016 - 9:35pm

Amber, a French restaurant in Hong Kong, was named the best in the country. Photos: SCMP Pictures

9 Hong Kong restaurants rank among top 50 in Asia, with French restaurant Amber crowned best in China

1 Mar 2016 - 6:34pm

<p>Home Office would handle it in little more than a six-page document at cost of HK$2,416</p>

Bookseller Lee Po’s plan to renounce his UK citizenship could proceed fast, paperwork shows

1 Mar 2016 - 7:01pm

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Gay rainbow flags are seen during a meeting of gay people in Hanoi. Photo: Reuters

Vietnam, an unlikely haven for gays and a lucrative business opportunity

2 Mar 2016 - 3:00am

Former UN climate panel Rajendra Pachauri charged with sexual harassment in India

1 Mar 2016 - 10:16pm

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy poses with her Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject . Photo: AFP

Oscar victory spotlights Pakistan's grim culture of violence

1 Mar 2016 - 8:10pm

Of the respondents, 29 per cent said they had suffered sexual harassment. The most common type of harassment was having their appearance or age become the focus of conversation, at 54 per cent. Photo: AFP

A third of working women in Japan were sexually harassed on the job

1 Mar 2016 - 7:18pm 1

The 1MDB investment fund said in a statement on Tuesday that it has never paid money into Najib’s personal accounts. Photo: Reuters

Malaysian state fund 1MDB rejects report it gave Prime Minister Najib Razak over US$1 billion

1 Mar 2016 - 6:56pm

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: EPA

Hopes fade for Suu Kyi deal as Myanmar moves presidential vote forward

1 Mar 2016 - 4:09pm

An Acehnese woman is whipped in front of the public at Rukoh Village, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Photo: EPA

Young couple caught spending time alone among 18 caned in Indonesia’s staunchly Islamic Aceh

1 Mar 2016 - 3:36pm 1

Abe cites need for Japan to fully exercise right to collective self-defence

1 Mar 2016 - 3:13pm 1

South Korean President Park Geun-hye said failure to respond to the North’s “reckless provocations” will mean more nuclear tests. Photo EPA

South Korea’s Park says North must ‘pay price’ for nuclear test, warns Japan to stick to comfort women deal

1 Mar 2016 - 2:05pm

Images in the Indian Express showed dozens of men sitting cross-legged in a field clad only in underpants.

To foil cheating, Indian army makes candidates take exams in underwear

1 Mar 2016 - 3:02pm

Olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings inside a plastic water basin before being released at a beach in Morong. Photo: AFP

Turtles face ominous start to life on Philippine coast

1 Mar 2016 - 12:48pm

Promised jobs in Dubai, the women end up in war-torn Syria, according to Bangladeshi officials.Photo: EPA

Bangladeshi women being trafficked to war-torn Syria to be sex slaves

1 Mar 2016 - 11:26am

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<p>A strong performance in New York on Tuesday sets an upbeat tone in Hong Kong</p>

Hang Seng futures point to strong start, tracking gain in US stocks

2 Mar 2016 - 9:17am

<p>Chinese e-commerce company sees loss widen to 9.4 billion yuan because of higher operating costs</p>

JD.com to focus on high-growth business initiatives

1 Mar 2016 - 9:03pm

<p>Beijing’s increasingly centralised decision-making process has created contradictions and confusion, analysts say</p>

Top financial regulators expected to discuss better communication skills during ‘two sessions’

1 Mar 2016 - 8:37pm

<p>Jack Lew acknowledges Hong Kong’s role in connecting mainland with world</p>

US Treasury chief welcomes Beijing’s use of various tools to boost economic growth

1 Mar 2016 - 9:00pm

<p>Airbus breaks ground for second factory in Tianjin</p>

Airbus, Boeing in new battle for China market share

1 Mar 2016 - 9:23pm

Chart of the day: Bearish mood prevails

1 Mar 2016 - 9:08pm

<p>Country is rich in unconventional gas but poorly endowed in conventional gas</p>

China raises coal bed methane gas subsidy to help fight air pollution

1 Mar 2016 - 6:40pm

<p>Provincial government says ‘eligible cities’ could lift home-purchase restrictions</p>

Guangzhou may become first tier-one city to open up to Hong Kong and Macau homebuyers to help clear stock of unsold flats

1 Mar 2016 - 8:47pm 2

Yuan regains ground lost after PBOC decision to pump up liquidity in China’s banking system

1 Mar 2016 - 1:12pm

Workers from Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold arrive in the town of Timika in Indonesia's Papua province. Indonesian lawmakers hope to revise the country's resource rules by September 2016 in a move that could include easing of export curbs on minerals, such as nickel and copper, giving Freeport McMoRan Inc and other miners time and money to build smelters. Photo: Reuters

BlackRock seeks unity with minority shareholders in blocking ‘primary’ gold mine asset sale by G-Resources

1 Mar 2016 - 12:06pm

<p>There could be a ‘sweet spot’ around US$50 to US$55 a barrel where conventional and unconventional oil supply balances with global demand</p>

The ‘freeze’ that failed to warm oil market sentiment

1 Mar 2016 - 10:01am

<p>Guangdong-based company takes a hit from yuan devaluation</p>

Mainland China developer Yuexiu Property sees net profit fall 59 per cent

29 Feb 2016 - 8:28pm 1

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Bitcoin’s future may be hanging in the balance after the community overseeing it experienced a civil war last year, but the the blockchain technology on which it is founded is still considered revolutionary. Photo: Bloomberg

Beyond bitcoin: will Hong Kong ‘disrupt’ and shape the future of finance by embracing blockchain technology?

2 Mar 2016 - 8:30am

<p>Chinese e-commerce company sees loss widen to 9.4 billion yuan because of higher operating costs</p>

JD.com to focus on high-growth business initiatives

1 Mar 2016 - 9:03pm

GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving said the company is seeking a local Chinese partner to help it enter the world’s largest internet market. Photo: Handout

GoDaddy now selling .cn domains in Asia but not mainland China, says Chinese rivals cheaper but based on ‘unsustainable’ models

1 Mar 2016 - 3:58pm

Smart contact lenses with built-in electronic circuits could be used to perform various tasks, from creating virtual displays for gamers to measuring glucose levels in tears for patients with diabetes. Photo: YouTube

Smarter contact lenses and ‘invisible skin’: Chinese scientists give next-gen wearables a boost by making circuitry invisible

1 Mar 2016 - 8:30am 1

<p>Company had 3.03 million mobile subscribers in Hong Kong and Macau at end of last year</p>

Hutchison Telecom predicts 4G boost to mobile data consumption

29 Feb 2016 - 8:05pm

LeEco entered the smart TV market in 2013 and is expected to keep riding the industry’s growth until the end of the decade. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Riding China’s smart TV boom, LeEco sees revenue jump 90 per cent in 2015

29 Feb 2016 - 7:19pm

The Tianjing dredger is the world’s third-biggest self-propelled cutter suction dredger. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China to expand maritime rescue mission amid build-up in the South China Sea: analysts

29 Feb 2016 - 7:33pm 1

Three Chinese astronauts blasted off in a rocket in 2013 at the start of a 15-day mission to dock with the nation’s experimental space laboratory. Photo: Xinhua.

China’s second space lab to go into orbit this year as part of permanent manned space station by 2022

28 Feb 2016 - 9:57pm 1

<p>Analysts note spike in formal and informal Chinese takeover offers</p>

Setbacks don’t derail China’s semiconductor ambitions

28 Feb 2016 - 5:41pm

A virtual reality device unveiled by HTC at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week. Photo: AFP

Technical knockouts: the best new handsets and gadgets from the Mobile World Congress

28 Feb 2016 - 8:06am

Users of the local car-sharing platform can now choose from among four Hyundai models including a 2017 Elantra. Photo: Hyundai

Want to test-drive a Tesla? Hong Kong car-sharing company secures Hyundai deal ... with Model S coming soon

27 Feb 2016 - 12:35pm

<p>Viu over-the-top video service will expand to Indonesia and India this quarter</p>

PCCW draws up ambitious Asian expansion plan after core businesses see net profit rise 23 per cent

26 Feb 2016 - 9:12pm 2

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<p>Story pulls no punches when it comes to depicting the physical and emotional effects of cancer </p>

Film review: Miss You Already – Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette in tear-jerking friendship drama

2 Mar 2016 - 8:00am

Restaurant review: XOXO Cafe Lab in Kowloon Bay serves Korean dishes with a twist

2 Mar 2016 - 8:00am

From left; Calum Hood, Luke Hemmings, Aston Irwin and Michael Clifford of 5 Seconds of Summer. Photo: Cameron Richardson/newspix

A few moments with Hong Kong-bound 5 Seconds of Summer

2 Mar 2016 - 6:00am

Mark Rylance with his Oscar for best supporting actor. Photo: AFP

Mark Rylance joins the double O club as Olivier award nomination follows Oscar win

2 Mar 2016 - 6:00am

Baz Dreisinger has gone around the globe, looking at the institution of prison. Photo: Corbis

Book review: Incarceration Nations has admirable aims but neglects the victims of crime

2 Mar 2016 - 5:00am

The broken Hindenburg falls to the ground as the hydrogen that kept it aloft explodes in a gigantic fireball. The disaster forms the terminal point of Ariel Lawhon’s new novel Photo: Corbis

Book review: love and trouble aboard the Hindenburg as it heads towards disaster

2 Mar 2016 - 4:00am

A still from XCOM 2, a turn-based management game in which you must command global resources to foil an alien invasion.

Game review: XCOM 2 is as tense as it is addictive

2 Mar 2016 - 12:01am

<p>Potential of backdrops and layered storyline spoilt as director manages to coax worst performances from quality actors</p>

Film review: Gods of Egypt – CGI chaos reigns in cheesy foray into mythology

1 Mar 2016 - 8:00pm

Interior of Hex Bar & Billiards in Causeway Bay. Photo: Bruce Yan

Bar review: Hex Bar and Billiards in Causeway Bay – fun and games

1 Mar 2016 - 5:00pm

<p>A yachting adventure on some of Southeast Asia’s most remote and clear waters allows a glimpse of its natural beauty and abundant marine life</p>

Pristine waters on a sailing trip around southern Myanmar’s untouched Mergui Archipelago

1 Mar 2016 - 4:30pm

<p>Sensitive handling and superb cinematography and design combine with nuanced performance in this story of the triumph of love in the face of evil</p>

Film review: Room – Brie Larson gives Oscar-winning performance as young captive mother

1 Mar 2016 - 4:52pm

Male and female models at Emporio Armani’s autumn-winter 2016 collection at Milan Fashion Week. Photo: Reuters

Armani puts men and women together on the catwalk

1 Mar 2016 - 3:00pm

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Dragon dancers perform during a Chinese New Year Parade through Vancouver’s Chinatown on February 16. Photo: Xinhua

Citizenship revamp: New Canadians no longer have to intend to live in Canada

2 Mar 2016 - 5:36am

Localists like Edward Leung, who claimed a minor victory when he snagged nearly 16 per cent in the New Territories East by-election. should be careful what they wish for when campaigning for independence from the mainland, says Lo. Photo: AFP

Localists must understand that by trying to be a rival city state to China, we simply have no future

2 Mar 2016 - 12:06am 6

This is not virtual reality, Hong Kong needs to plan ahead for its part in the technology sector. Photo: EPA

More needs to be done for Hong Kong to become a global innovation hub

1 Mar 2016 - 9:08pm

Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang, centre, with Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Elizabeth Tse, left, and Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Professor K C Chan, right, at the launch of the budget last week. Photo: AP

Hong Kong’s narrow tax base is storing up trouble for the future

1 Mar 2016 - 9:04pm 3

<p>Robert Boxwell says the series of missteps amid volatility in China’s markets shows up the scale of the problem</p>

Regulators must get to grips with China’s stock-market manipulators, but are they up to the job?

1 Mar 2016 - 7:17pm

People should stay seated on moving buses. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Letters to the editor, March 1, 2016

1 Mar 2016 - 5:02pm

British and EU flags flapping in the wind outside the EU headquarters in Brussels. Photo: AP

Vote yes to ensure UK remains dominant power in Europe

1 Mar 2016 - 5:02pm 1

As far as hardware is concerned, Hong Kong is the “mobile phone capital of the world”, with phone companies regularly launching their latest models here. Photo: May Tse

Register a business in 15 minutes? Not in Hong Kong, thanks to old ways, red tape and vested interests

1 Mar 2016 - 10:54am

<p>Tom Plate says America has much to learn from the pontiff’s open and humble attitude towards China </p>

In the end, Pope Francis’ ‘kowtow diplomacy’ towards China will show itself to be smart diplomacy

1 Mar 2016 - 8:45am 2

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

Hong Kong’s copyright reform cannot proceed without trust

29 Feb 2016 - 4:08pm

In theory, negative rates should spur increased lending to companies, which would then spend more, including on hiring more employees. Photo: Reuters

Markets’ limp response to negative rates underscores Japan’s confidence problem

29 Feb 2016 - 6:19pm

Edward Leung Tin-kei’s share of the vote in the New Territories East by-election took many by surprise. Photo: AP

Localism is becoming a force to be reckoned with in Hong Kong politics

29 Feb 2016 - 11:32pm 8

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Eurico da Silva gave his trademark “Good luck to everybody”, at the end of a meet-the-media function at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Eurico da Silva realises dream of Hong Kong stint

1 Mar 2016 - 11:45pm

Ryan Moore, pictured with trainer John Size, won the Hong Kong Classic Cup during his stint in Hong Kong. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Ryan Moore and Silvestre de Sousa have the punters baying for more

2 Mar 2016 - 12:28am

Kwok Ho-ting is set to retire at the end of the month. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Hong Kong’s former world champion cyclist Kwok Ho-ting says he will retire

1 Mar 2016 - 8:59pm

<p>A 3-0 win over the US follows win over Russia, Sweden and Austria ahead of a clash with South Korea</p>

Hong Kong destroy USA to power towards quarter-finals at the table tennis world team championships

1 Mar 2016 - 7:49pm

Asian children represent accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers on stage at the 88th Oscars. Photo: AFP

Jeremy Lin says he’s ‘tired of it being cool’ to bash Asians as he slams Oscars host Chris Rock

1 Mar 2016 - 1:07pm 18

Ylyas Allanazarov of Turkmenistan competes at the table tennis world team championships in Malaysia. Photo: Youtube

The ongoing table tennis world championships in Malaysia feature a SEVEN-YEAR-OLD competitor

1 Mar 2016 - 2:41pm 1

Tiger Woods remains more relevant than ever to the game of golf in the week when, out injured for an indeterminate period, he slipped to number 446 in the world rankings. Photo: AP

When will he return?: Tiger Woods keeps everyone guessing as he dines with Ryder Cup squad

1 Mar 2016 - 11:35am

Marcus Rashford has taken the Premier League by storm after two goals on his League debut. Photo: Reuters

Don’t rush Manchester United gem Marcus Rashford, warns cautious Louis van Gaal

1 Mar 2016 - 10:13am

The smiling Dutchman Is pictured with Hong Kong-based supporters. Photo: Facebook

Louis van Gaal celebrates Man United’s triumph over Arsenal with Hong Kong supporters club

1 Mar 2016 - 3:54pm

Newly-elected president Gianni Infantino is about to start the difficult task of rebuilding a broken Fifa. Photo: AFP

Wanted – Fifa chief executive, must be non-European: Gianni Infantino begins search for secretary general

1 Mar 2016 - 10:43am

The Jockey Club won’t be taking bets on the Chinese Super League. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong Jockey Club won’t take bets on cash-rich Chinese Super League over corruption fears

29 Feb 2016 - 1:00pm

John Moore and Able Friend after winning the Champions Mile last May. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Too early to say Able Friend will race during Melbourne spring carnival, warns trainer John Moore

29 Feb 2016 - 4:29pm