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China’s missiles featured in a parade held to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army earlier this year. Photo: AP

Did China test missile that could strike US ahead of Trump visit?

9 Nov 2017 - 11:55pm 6

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after making joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Trump and Xi’s grand gestures can’t paper over diplomatic divide

9 Nov 2017 - 11:38pm 2

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at a business leaders event in Beijing. Photo: AFP

What is in China’s US$253 billion trade gift to Donald Trump

9 Nov 2017 - 11:32pm 2

US President Donald Trump has called on Beijing to work hard to stop Pyongyang from realising its nuclear ambitions. Photo: AP

‘Strong man’ Xi ‘won’t cut North Korea’s oil link’

9 Nov 2017 - 11:32pm 3

Analysts note that many of the deals in the US$253 billion package lack detail or are simply agreements to talk further, and they do not address the deep-rooted structural issues behind the two countries’ trade imbalance

Is US$253 billion US-China trade package hiding the real problems?

9 Nov 2017 - 11:32pm 11

The Forbidden City’s Hall of Embodied Treasures was chosen for the two presidents and their wives to have tea. Photo: XInhua

Why Trump was served tea in a Forbidden City treasure hall

9 Nov 2017 - 11:32pm 8

Unlike his predecessors, the US president has not touched on sensitive rights issues and has not spoken to ordinary Chinese in public forums

Human rights and meeting the people off Trump’s China agenda

9 Nov 2017 - 11:32pm 3

Chinese Vice-Premier Ma Kai (second from right) is set to retire in March, paving the way for one of President Xi Jinping’s chosen officials to run the new super regulatory body. Photo: AP

What Beijing’s super regulator means for China’s economy

9 Nov 2017 - 6:00pm

An X-ray shows how the magnets had become stuck in the boy’s stomach. Photo: China News

Doctor finds creative way to remove magnets from boy’s stomach

9 Nov 2017 - 6:08pm

US President Donald Trump’s new Twitter banner shows him and his wife Melania with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan in the Forbidden City. Photo: Handout

Trump leaps ‘Great Firewall’ to give Twitter feed imperial makeover

10 Nov 2017 - 2:44am

Tourists take selfie near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Photo: AFP

How big-spending Chinese tourists became targets for thieves in Paris

9 Nov 2017 - 9:36pm 1

Producer prices were surprisingly strong in October. Photo: Reuters

China’s inflation bogey comes back to life as food, factory prices rise

9 Nov 2017 - 9:36pm

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Local fans cheering before the friendly match between Hong Kong and Bahrain at Mong Kok Stadium. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Hong Kong soccer fans jeer national anthem despite tough new laws

10 Nov 2017 - 2:30am 19

Journalist Alkira Reinfrank has had a quick introduction to the Hong Kong medical system after arriving earlier this year. After visiting the doctor for tonsillitis and a cough, she walked out with a bag of seven different medications. Here is a photo of the medication she was prescribed. She says doctors here overprescribe. [FEATURES] SCMP/ Alkira Reinfrank

‘Horrifying’ number of Hongkongers take antibiotics: microbiologist

9 Nov 2017 - 10:19pm 2

Hong Kong Express planes at Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong Express banned from adding new aircraft or routes

10 Nov 2017 - 12:11am 10

Simon Rattle (left), chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and Korean pianist Cho Seong-jin will perform in Hong Kong on Friday. Photo: Nora Tam

Emulate Lang Lang? Hong Kong pianists ‘need both skill and luck’

9 Nov 2017 - 10:49pm

Stanley Wong Yuen-fai’s comments were ‘in serious conflict’ with his other role as head of the city’s environmental impact watchdog, the groups say, but Wong says he based comments on preliminary studies conducted by the government

Green groups slam task force chief for comments on land reclamation

9 Nov 2017 - 10:19pm 7

Former chief executive Leung Chun-ying had refused to attend the Legco select committee’s hearings, according to Paul Tse. Photo: Sam Tsang

Lawmaker aims to force CY Leung to cooperate in HK$50m fee probe

9 Nov 2017 - 10:49pm 5

Retired police officer Frankly Chu arrives at the Eastern Court. Photo: Edward Wong

I should have just let them stay: ex-cop on trial for Occupy assault

9 Nov 2017 - 10:19pm

Derek Lam Shun-hin at Eastern Magistrates’ Court. Photo: Sam Tsang

Core member of Demosisto resigns after finance rules violation

9 Nov 2017 - 8:29pm 18

A section of King Fuk Street in San Po Kong was closed due to the blaze. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong school evacuation due to fire at industrial building

9 Nov 2017 - 10:19pm

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor. Photo: Dickson Lee

‘A very rough start’: Carrie Lam laments early struggles in office

9 Nov 2017 - 9:04pm

A police dog was brought in to assist in the search for a mainland Chinese man who flashed a knife inside a courtroom. Photo: Dickson Lee

Tougher security at city’s courts after knife scare sparks concern

9 Nov 2017 - 10:19pm 1

(left to right): Tin Tsz-chun; teacher Cheung Ching-yan; Lam Hoi-kiu; Principal Zoe Lai Wan-yim; Yang Chi-cheung; teacher Ricky Cheng Man-fai; Cheung Tsz-kwan and Luk Ching-yan pose for a photograph at the SAHK B M Kotewall Memorial School. Photo: David Wong

Building robots gets pupils excited about technology and teamwork

9 Nov 2017 - 10:49pm

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A homeless Indian resident sits between road lanes amid the heavy smog in New Delhi. The thick haze descended on the metropolis this week, with the World Health Organisation warning that pollutants in the air had hit nearly 30 times the safe level. Photo: AFP

Without masks, Delhi’s poor have no escape from deadly smog

9 Nov 2017 - 8:11pm 1

A diplomatically tricky shrimp was on the menu for Donald Trump at his state banquet in Seoul. Photo: AFP

South Korea rebuffs Japan’s protest over shrimp for Trump’s dinner

9 Nov 2017 - 6:19pm

Trade ministers and delegates from members of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) attend a meeting ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders summit in Vietnam. Photo: AFP

Will Asia-Pacific leaders push on with TPP trade deal without US?

9 Nov 2017 - 7:44pm

Mubashar Hasan, a Bangladeshi professor internationally respected for his work on Islamic extremism has gone missing, with activists fearing the worst amid a spate of disappearances in recent months. Photo: LinkedIn

World-renowned expert on Islamist extremism disappears

9 Nov 2017 - 8:11pm

‘Whoever it was in France has done so much good for my business and for women who thought they could never buy a swimsuit like this’

Woman who invented the burkini thanks France for banning it

9 Nov 2017 - 8:22pm

Refugees inside the Manus detention camp in Papua New Guinea gesture in defiance on the day of the camp's closure. The PNG government has warned it could use force to remove a group of asylum seekers who have refused to leave. Photo: AFP

PNG threatens to remove defiant refugees from camp with force

9 Nov 2017 - 8:22pm

South Korean cybersecurity workers monitor possible ransomware attacks, Photo: AP

How North Korea is slowly embracing its own version of the internet

9 Nov 2017 - 2:43pm

More than 1,000 fish died in a tank at Tokyo's Sunshine Aquarium after operators stopped a bubble-producing cleaning device. File photo: TripAdvisor

More than 1,000 fish found dead at Tokyo’s Sunshine Aquarium

9 Nov 2017 - 3:08pm

Chas Lehmann, a former US Marine and supporter of US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP

‘Chump’ or saviour? Trump divides US veterans living in Vietnam

9 Nov 2017 - 2:11pm 1

The US 7th Fleet did not say where in the western Pacific the exercise will be conducted, but officials have said it is intended to demonstrate US resolve during the ongoing crisis with North Korea

Three US aircraft carriers in rare Pacific exercise from Saturday

9 Nov 2017 - 9:56am 1

epa06316604 A close-up image showing the Facebook app on an iPhone in Kaarst, Germany, 08 November 2017. EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH ILLUSTRATION

Facebook wants Australians’ nude pictures to combat revenge porn

9 Nov 2017 - 8:22pm

Virbhadra Singh, chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. Photo: AFP

In Indian politics, elderly leaders remain determined to cling to power

9 Nov 2017 - 11:50am

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Tourists take selfie near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Photo: AFP

How big-spending Chinese tourists became targets for thieves in Paris

9 Nov 2017 - 9:36pm 1

Saudis say 208 questioned in graft investigation and US$100 billion stolen due to corruption

Saudis say 208 questioned in graft probe after US$100 billion stolen

10 Nov 2017 - 12:49am

A once crowded and busy street is seen empty with closed down businesses in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 7, 2017. A report said about 114,000 to 213,000 Puerto Rican residents will leave the island annually because of Hurricane Maria. Photo: Agence France-Presse

Debate erupts whether to leave hurricane-hit Puerto Rico

10 Nov 2017 - 2:14am

The damaged block of flats after a portion collapsed in the town of Izhevsk, Russia, on November 9, 2017. Three people died in the accident. Photo: Reuters

Three die in Russian building collapse

10 Nov 2017 - 3:59am

Cigarettes in an ashtray in Centreville, Virginia. A government study showed that 1 in 5 US adults use tobacco. Photo: Agence France-Presse

1 in 5 American adults use tobacco, says government study

10 Nov 2017 - 3:30am

Riyadh Ritz-Carlton has become ‘luxury prison’ after Saudi purge

9 Nov 2017 - 9:20pm

Trade ministers and delegates from members of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) attend a meeting ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders summit in Vietnam. Photo: AFP

Will Asia-Pacific leaders push on with TPP trade deal without US?

9 Nov 2017 - 7:44pm

Nato comes up short on troop numbers for Afghan war as army chiefs continue lobbying nations

Army chiefs persistent as Nato comes up short on Afghan war pledge

9 Nov 2017 - 9:45pm

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has warned that Islamic State militants may be fleeing to Libya after being pushed from neighbouring Iraq and Syria. Photo: AP

Could IS militants be fleeing to Libya after Iraq, Syria defeats?

9 Nov 2017 - 6:36pm

Kevin Spacey and Christopher Plummer. Photo: AP

Spacey to be cut from completed film, with all his scenes to be reshot

9 Nov 2017 - 8:14pm 4

Speaker of the Catalan regional Parliament, Carme Forcadell arrives at the Supreme Court in Madrid, Spain. Photo: EPA

Catalan parliament speaker faces court over independence bid

9 Nov 2017 - 9:07pm

Three Asian-American political candidates targeted by racist campaign attacks won New Jersey elections, including one who will become the city’s first Sikh mayor. Photo: Handout

How three Asian-Americans beat the racists

9 Nov 2017 - 8:14pm

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Wilson Wong says instead of tinkering with stop-gap measures to ease the shortage of good quality, affordable housing, the government must redefine the nature and purpose of its public programme

Singapore’s public housing caters to the masses. Why can’t Hong Kong’s?

9 Nov 2017 - 8:06pm 13

A mother breastfeeds her baby on a train at Tai Wai MTR station during a breastfeeding flash mob calling for legislation to protect nursing mothers. Photo: Sam Tsang

Rules on breastfeeding facilities can help build a baby-friendly Hong Kong

9 Nov 2017 - 8:06pm 1

Primary school pupils in Hong Kong learn about life in Africa. Hong Kong has to take heed of the social side of learning as it looks for a more enlightened education system, with less test-driven teaching methods. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

What the flexible Finnish school system can teach Hong Kong

9 Nov 2017 - 8:06pm 2

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attends a question and answer session at the Legco Building. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

‘Olive branch’ may not be quite what it seems

10 Nov 2017 - 2:17am

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at a joint news conference held after their meeting in Beijing. Photo: Kyodo

Leaders should push for even stronger ties

10 Nov 2017 - 1:19am

China Literature became Hong Kong’s most-profitable debut stock in a decade on Wednesday, after seeing its value soar as much as 90 per cent on day one of trading. Photo: Bloomberg

Successful chapter for China Literature

10 Nov 2017 - 1:27am

Hospitals in Hong Kong have to tackle serious overcrowding during the peak flu season. Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong could cut health-care costs with universal flu vaccine

9 Nov 2017 - 9:18pm

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has called for greater understanding and acceptance of people struggling with mental health issues. Photo: Dickson Lee

Letters Page, November 9, 2017

9 Nov 2017 - 4:50pm

The family of Ephraim Escudero, a victim of extrajudicial killing in the Philippines, mourn during his burial at a cemetery in San Pedro city on September 30. President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs has killed more than 7,000 people since his election last summer, with polling showing most of the public believe the police have carried out extrajudicial killings. Photo: EPA-EFE

Time for Asian governments to rethink punishments for drug use

9 Nov 2017 - 1:35pm

Europe and America overflowing with new buildings and cars. Wealth is finally trickling down to the middle-class guy who (when he is not working all the hours he can get to pay his medical bills) is filling restaurants, ordering taxis and buying new phones. Happy days are here again, says Richard Harris. Photo: Reuters

Cheap and nasty money keeping global economy afloat

9 Nov 2017 - 10:37pm 1

South Korean legislators applaud US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday. In a speech before the assembly, the first by a US president in nearly a quarter-century, Trump could hardly contain his praise for the close US ally. Photo: Pool via Bloomberg

Trump charms South Korea and bolsters its alliance with the US

9 Nov 2017 - 12:33pm

Members of Saudi Arabia's royal family attend an allegiance pledging ceremony for Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Mecca in June. Reuters

Saudi crackdown shows some political risks matter more than others

9 Nov 2017 - 10:37pm 1

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US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at a business leaders event in Beijing. Photo: AFP

What is in China’s US$253 billion trade gift to Donald Trump

9 Nov 2017 - 11:32pm 2

Simon Loong, the founder and chief executive of WeLab, the Hong Kong company that operates WeLend. Photo: SCMP

WeLend reveals how it determines your creditworthiness

9 Nov 2017 - 10:58pm

Swire says Cathay Pacific’s results ‘adversely affected’ by competition for passengers, high fuel costs and hedging miscalculations

Swire Pacific issues profit warning, says Cathay faces headwinds

9 Nov 2017 - 9:02pm 3

Analysts note that many of the deals in the US$253 billion package lack detail or are simply agreements to talk further, and they do not address the deep-rooted structural issues behind the two countries’ trade imbalance

Is US$253 billion US-China trade package hiding the real problems?

9 Nov 2017 - 11:32pm 11

Chinese actress Vicki Zhao Wei speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

Actress Zhao Wei and husband banned from securities markets

9 Nov 2017 - 11:21pm 6

The iFlyTek Smart Doctor Assistant will study the medical cases and diagnosis skills of top doctors to help doctors in remote areas in China. Photo: AP

Shenzhen-listed tech major eyes medical sector after AI robot success

9 Nov 2017 - 10:06pm

Wanda Group’s new Sydney development is expected to set record prices in the city, agents say. Photo: Getty Images

Wanda to set record for Sydney’s most expensive flat, agents say

9 Nov 2017 - 10:59pm

Chinese Vice-Premier Ma Kai (second from right) is set to retire in March, paving the way for one of President Xi Jinping’s chosen officials to run the new super regulatory body. Photo: AP

What Beijing’s super regulator means for China’s economy

9 Nov 2017 - 6:00pm

A mass wedding in Shanxi province during Qixi Festival. The younger generation considers the festival a Chinese version of Valentine’s Day, buying gold jewellery as a token of love. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese Valentine’s Day boosts gold sales in third quarter

9 Nov 2017 - 5:48pm 1

Chart of the day: CSI 300 meets target

10 Nov 2017 - 12:03am

ZhongAn Online Property & Casualty Insurance’s losses widened in the third quarter to 400 million yuan. Photo: Reuters

Online insurer ZhongAn unable to cash in on surge in premiums

9 Nov 2017 - 3:21pm

Patrick Vizzone, ANZ’s newly appointed head of food, drink and agribusiness, is to be based in Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tam

Newly created ANZ executive role underlines China’s growing demand for food

9 Nov 2017 - 2:12pm

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Simon Loong, the founder and chief executive of WeLab, the Hong Kong company that operates WeLend. Photo: SCMP

WeLend reveals how it determines your creditworthiness

9 Nov 2017 - 10:58pm

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will be released in 2018.

Pokemon Go team is creating a Harry Potter game for smartphones

9 Nov 2017 - 8:03pm

The iFlyTek Smart Doctor Assistant will study the medical cases and diagnosis skills of top doctors to help doctors in remote areas in China. Photo: AP

Shenzhen-listed tech major eyes medical sector after AI robot success

9 Nov 2017 - 10:06pm

WeChat mascots displayed inside Tencent’s office at TIT Creativity Industry Zone in Guangzhou. Photo: Reuters

Tencent earmarks revenue sharing funds to nurture Chinese content

9 Nov 2017 - 10:59pm 3

Bitcoin soars to record peak after plan for upgrade which would split the currency is shelved

Bitcoin rumbles to record top after upgrade plan shelved

9 Nov 2017 - 7:10am

Global Cloud Xchange’s 16,650km submarine fibre-optic cable system from Hong Kong to Italy will pass through Egypt. Photo: AP Photo

Cloud and fibre: India’s answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

8 Nov 2017 - 11:15pm 6

Hong Kong fintech firm WeLab raises US$220m in funding round

Hong Kong fintech firm WeLab raises US$220m in funding round

8 Nov 2017 - 10:30pm

John Oyler, co-founder and CEO of BeiGene. Photo: provided to SCMP

Cancer treatment start-up BeiGene opens first manufacturing plant, in Suzhou

8 Nov 2017 - 10:40pm

Zebra Medical Vision's founding team including Eyal Gura (right). Photo: Zebra Medical Vision

Google strikes deal to offer AI medical scanning to detect cancer

8 Nov 2017 - 4:08pm

Hong Kong was ranked 68th in a global smart city index. Photo: Shutterstock

Why Singapore is a much smarter city than Hong Kong

8 Nov 2017 - 10:56pm 80

Chinese smartphone maker picks Spain as its first target market in western Europe

Xiaomi’s ‘new chapter’ in global expansion starts in Spain

8 Nov 2017 - 3:15pm

The new NetEase title features similar gameplay to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

Honour of Kings loses top spot in China to PUBG copycat game

9 Nov 2017 - 7:26pm

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Hong Kong-style milk tea is served with evaporated milk. Photo: Dickson Lee

Steeped in history: how Hong Kong-style milk tea became a staple

9 Nov 2017 - 8:03pm

The entrepreneur behind The Woods, The Woods Annex and Kwoon by The Woods spills the beans on giving up coffee, mixing a great gin and tonic and her passion: dirty martinis

Hong Kong bar owner says she’s happy to fix drinks even at home

9 Nov 2017 - 7:13pm

Cigarettes in an ashtray in Centreville, Virginia. A government study showed that 1 in 5 US adults use tobacco. Photo: Agence France-Presse

1 in 5 American adults use tobacco, says government study

10 Nov 2017 - 3:30am

A designer gets down to work at the Design Incubation Centre in Kowloon Bay. Photo: Roy Issa

Hong Kong start-ups given a leg-up by growing design incubator

9 Nov 2017 - 6:29pm

Getting upgraded to business or even first class is the air travel dream, but is it possible if you are not a frequent flier with that airline? Photo: Alamy

How airlines decide who gets upgraded and what you need to do

9 Nov 2017 - 10:27am 7

A runner collapses approaching the finish line at Victoria Park in the Hong Kong Marathon. Photo: Felix Wong

Is running actually good for you? Yes, so long as you’re careful

9 Nov 2017 - 1:46pm 1

Paula Williams Madison (second from left) and her great niece Imara Jones (left) at the Lowe family reunion in Shenzhen. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

The long and winding road back to a proud Chinese heritage

9 Nov 2017 - 2:52pm

Taiwan’s northern tip: weird nature, wonderful street food

Taiwan’s northern tip: weird nature, wonderful street food

9 Nov 2017 - 12:30pm

Singaporean singer-songwriter Leon Markcus has been open about his battle with anorexia.

Singapore star Leon Markcus opens up on his eating disorder

9 Nov 2017 - 7:26pm 1

Cynthia Mak (left) and Xiao Xiao set up their fashion label in 2014.

Niche knitwear label Cynthia & Xiao fuses Hong Kong, China talents

9 Nov 2017 - 5:05pm

interior of The Diner in Sai Kung. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Bar review: The Diner in Sai Kung – burgers, shakes and whiskeys

9 Nov 2017 - 7:20pm

From left: Tipus Hafay, Yun Fann Chang and Shane Liu. Pictures: Kamaro'an

Taiwanese trio come together to keep traditional crafts alive

9 Nov 2017 - 12:47pm

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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will be released in 2018.

Pokemon Go team is creating a Harry Potter game for smartphones

9 Nov 2017 - 8:03pm

Harvey Weinstein’s long history of alleged sexual misconduct has caused a huge backlash in Hollywood. Photo: Reuters

What Harvey Weinstein scandal means for misbehaving musicians

9 Nov 2017 - 7:34pm

The Chick Corea Elektric Band (from left): saxophonist Eric Marienthal, bassist Ric Fierabracci and guitarist Frank Gambale at Hong Kong’s Queen Elizabeth Stadium in 2005. Photo: AFP

Jazz saxophonist Eric Marienthal back in Hong Kong for series of gigs

9 Nov 2017 - 7:41pm

David Boring will play the Saturday afternoon at Clockenflap.

Post-Occupy and very angry: David Boring coming to Clockenflap

9 Nov 2017 - 9:00pm 3

Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Literary Festival has been under the spotlight in recent months following the Rohingya crisis and the response of the festival’s patron Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Shutterstock

Future of Myanmar literary festival in doubt after writers’ criticism

9 Nov 2017 - 6:08pm

Aaron Sorkin (left) writes and directs Molly's Game (2017), that will also star Jessica Chastain (right). Sorkin detailed how he was asked to write a sex scene for a film involving Nicole Kidman. Photo: AFP

Why Aaron Sorkin refused to write a crude Nicole Kidman sex scene

9 Nov 2017 - 4:02pm

A scene from the 2017 Secret Theatre show in Hong Kong.

Review: Secret Theatre’s new Hong Kong show Project Mayhem

8 Nov 2017 - 8:35pm

Author Duncan Clark was given a free rein when writing about the company in Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built.

An inside look at how China’s Alibaba has taken on the world

8 Nov 2017 - 10:01pm

Top five films to watch in Hong Kong this week: November 9-15

9 Nov 2017 - 8:00am

K-pop girl band Mamamoo performed last week at the ABU TV Song Festival in Chengdu.

Hopes for K-culture revival in China high after Mamamoo concert

8 Nov 2017 - 7:23pm

Iconic director Agnes Varda appears at the screening of the film “Visages, Villages,” at the 70th international film festival in Cannes, France. Varda will receive an honorary Oscar at this year’s annual Governor Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: AP

One woman in 89 years has won best director at the Oscars

9 Nov 2017 - 3:53am

Louvre Abu Dhabi opens as a ‘bridge between civilisations’

Louvre Abu Dhabi opens to become a bridge for civilisations

9 Nov 2017 - 3:25am

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Barcelona's Lionel Messi, right, duels for the ball against Sevilla's Simon Kjaer during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Sevilla in Barcelona, Spain. Messi has pledged to go on a religious pilgrimage if Argentina wins the 2018 World Cup. Photo: AP

Messi vows religious pilgrimage if Argentina wins World Cup

10 Nov 2017 - 3:00am

Bahrain forward Mahdi Hasan takes a shot against Hong Kong during Thursday night’s friendly. Photos: K.Y. Cheng

Hong Kong lose 2-0 to Bahrain in soccer friendly

10 Nov 2017 - 1:37am

Referee Marco Fritz checking the Video assistant referee (VAR) during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund in Germany. Players are slamming the VAR as a disaster. Photo: Agence France-Presse

German internationals slam VAR tests in soccer matches

10 Nov 2017 - 1:21am

Hong Kong skipper Nick Hewson (left), Chile's Benjamin Pizarro Cristi, Russia’s Andrey Temnov and Kenya’s Wilson Kopondo at the Cup of Nations launch. Photos: HKRU

A win is all that matters for milestone man Hewson in Cup of Nations

9 Nov 2017 - 10:36pm

A confrontation breaks out as Wang Xin picks up his bike following the fall. Photo: Youtube

Chinese cyclist lands two-year ban for astonishing assault

9 Nov 2017 - 10:36pm 3

Miguel Angel Jimenez winning his third Hong Kong Open title in 2012. Photos: Richard Castka

Jimenez going for fifth Hong Kong Open title

9 Nov 2017 - 10:40pm

The ‘Four Oarsmen’ who are rowing the Atlantic: (from left) Peter Robinson, George Bigger, Dicky Taylor and Stuart Watts. Photo: Handout

Four Oarsmen of the Atlantic brace for 40-day charity odyssey

9 Nov 2017 - 9:16pm

Lonzo Ball looks on before the game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Photo: AFP

Lonzo Ball quiet on brother LiAngelo after China shoplifting incident

9 Nov 2017 - 3:16pm 1

Fabio Cannavaro applauds the Tianjin Quanjian fans after his final game in charge, a victory against Guangzhou Evergrande. Photo: AFP

Cannavaro returns as Guangzhou Evergrande coach

9 Nov 2017 - 1:12pm

Sergio Aguero (left) celebrates with Leroy Sane after scoring against Arsenal. Photo: AP

Man City go from record start to record revenues

9 Nov 2017 - 9:14pm

Manu Tuilagi during England training last year. Photo: Reuters

Witch doctor will stop three lady spirits injuring me again: Tuilagi

9 Nov 2017 - 10:51am

Samoa during a test match against Wales in Apia. Photo: AFP

Samoa rugby is bankrupt, says country’s prime minister

9 Nov 2017 - 9:41am

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Forget robbing banks, online donations are now the go-to funding solution for Islamic State sympathisers hoping to finance a terror attack in world’s most populous Muslim nation, study finds

Islamic State support? In Indonesia, there’s an app for that

8 Nov 2017 - 5:28pm

Washington’s envoy in Tokyo promises explanation by the end of the president’s tour of Asia, amid speculation America hopes to revive four-way alliance with Japan, Australia and India to counter a rising China

Why is US calling Asia-Pacific the Indo-Pacific? Trump to clarify

8 Nov 2017 - 10:57am 33

Prince Mohammed’s attack on royal family members and military commanders shows an intention to wield absolute power – but also speaks to his plans for reform and his approach to the war in Yemen

Floods, Iran, war in Yemen: what’s driving Saudi crackdown?

7 Nov 2017 - 7:13pm 10

Park Yu-ha, a professor at Sejong University in Seoul. Photo: Kyodo

Fine for South Korean professor proves the truth is still dangerous

5 Nov 2017 - 7:30pm 7

As China and the United States compete for AI superiority, some of the most cutting-edge designs are emerging in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore

From fashion designers to rice growers, artificial intelligence can help

5 Nov 2017 - 4:03pm

Tourism officials agree Bali is in urgent need of better tourism management and infrastructure to support the country’s ambitious tourism targets. Photo: AFP

Why Bali’s thirst for Chinese tourists is leaving island dry

5 Nov 2017 - 2:01pm 12

Once an exotic taste of foreign climes and symbol of rapid modernisation, the American fast-food giant is no longer flavour of the month

McDonald’s has a new name … but China is not lovin’ it

5 Nov 2017 - 1:18pm 15

China casts long shadow as Trump seeks to strengthen Asean ties

6 Nov 2017 - 5:51pm 5

With no alternative entertainment options in the Lion City, many are literally gambling their wages away

The migrant workers trapped by debt in Singapore’s casinos

5 Nov 2017 - 1:19pm 17

Portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and late communist leader Mao Zedong at a market in Beijing. Xi’s decision not to elevate a designated successor at the party’s latest congress breaks with a 25-year tradition. Photo: AFP

The flaws in Xi Jinping’s gambit over his successor

4 Nov 2017 - 9:02pm 9

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The question of who will succeed him is one of the city’s hottest topics. Photo: AFP

Who will be the next prime minister is talk of the town in Singapore

4 Nov 2017 - 7:20pm 23

Donald Trump’s trip marks the first visit to Seoul by a foreign head of state since Moon Jae-in took office in May. Photo: AFP

South Korea’s diplomatic manoeuvre to keep Trump from DMZ

4 Nov 2017 - 12:00pm 4

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The entrepreneur behind The Woods, The Woods Annex and Kwoon by The Woods spills the beans on giving up coffee, mixing a great gin and tonic and her passion: dirty martinis

Hong Kong bar owner says she’s happy to fix drinks even at home

9 Nov 2017 - 7:13pm

Sartorial looks for the scholarly type

9 Nov 2017 - 6:02pm

Set the tone for the season with the Paola Grande bracelet and Alaria moonstone earrings from Niin

Add some bling this autumn-winter with bold accessories

9 Nov 2017 - 6:02pm

Actor Tom Hanks has just published his first short-story collection. Picture: Alamy

Nice guy Tom Hanks sticks to type with short-story collection

9 Nov 2017 - 4:21pm

From left: Tipus Hafay, Yun Fann Chang and Shane Liu. Pictures: Kamaro'an

Taiwanese trio come together to keep traditional crafts alive

9 Nov 2017 - 12:47pm

Taiwan’s northern tip: weird nature, wonderful street food

Taiwan’s northern tip: weird nature, wonderful street food

9 Nov 2017 - 12:30pm

Sought after by tiger parents, the university city is especially popular with Chinese visitors. Cycling is a great way to see its sights – but beware of bike thieves

The good, bad and ugly sides to being a tourist in Cambridge

9 Nov 2017 - 12:41pm

A 2,600 sq ft former warehouse in one of Hong Kong’s grittier neighbourhoods has been transformed into a space reminiscent of a trendy Manhattan home

A New York loft in Hong Kong – how a creative couple nailed the look

9 Nov 2017 - 11:24am 8

Kept secret by the British government, the disappearance of sailors who’d braved German U-boats through the second world war left many Eurasian children to grow up not knowing what happened to their dads

Why did 300 Chinese fathers vanish from Liverpool in 1946?

4 Nov 2017 - 6:48pm 37

The American author, a guest at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival, talks about her introduction to Kowloon, discovering Facebook and why she chose to mine her family’s tragic past for her stories, and now a memoir

Why Amy Tan will never forget her first visit to Hong Kong

6 Nov 2017 - 11:52am 2

When AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crashed into the Java Sea in 2014, all 162 people on board were killed, including Wee Mei Yi’s husband and their two-year-old daughter. She talks about overcoming grief and making a life for their son, Luca

Singaporean who lost husband, daughter in air crash on living with grief

30 Oct 2017 - 5:54pm 10

Look dapper and put together in this chic ensemble

Five preppy extras for the stylish gent

8 Nov 2017 - 6:00pm

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Chopard's LUC Full Strike Watch has won the top award, the Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix, at the 17th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.

Chopard claims prize for the world’s best luxury watch in 2017

9 Nov 2017 - 4:57pm

Jeno, a Relay robot, parked at his docking station in the lobby of Hotel Jen Orchardgateway in Singapore.

Robots ramp up room service at these hotels in Singapore

9 Nov 2017 - 2:55pm

La Yeon at The Shilla Seoul’s chilled marinated halibut.

Six restaurants in Seoul awarded new Michelin stars

9 Nov 2017 - 12:44pm

Chief executive officer of Christian Dior Couture Sidney Toledano backstage at the first cruise collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior show in California. Sidney Toledano, CEO of French Christian Dior Couture for the past 20 years is to resign from his position and will be replaced by Fendi's current general director Pietro Beccari, LVMH announced on November 8, 2017. Photo: AFP

Dior’s Sidney Toledano to step down after 20 years

9 Nov 2017 - 12:23pm

[Van Cleef & Arpels has featured pearls in multiple high jewellery collections.

Pearls make a comeback, with rising interest from collectors

9 Nov 2017 - 11:56am

A string of collaborations, pop-ups and food trucks are set to feed the city in style this month

14 spots to try in November: Hong Kong’s new menus

2 Nov 2017 - 5:14pm

Daniel Wu is making inroads into the Hollywood acting scene.

From film to fatherhood, Daniel Wu does it all with an eye on the details

9 Nov 2017 - 10:59am

Jewellery trends that demand versatile accessories have given birth to transformable pieces

Jewellery lovers ‘on the go’ want versatile pieces for any situation

8 Nov 2017 - 10:37am

The Song-Song wedding joins a string of celeb marriages that took place at the Korean venue of the decade

Nine Korean celebrities that tied the knot at The Shilla, home to fairytale weddings

9 Nov 2017 - 2:43pm

Chinese haute couturier Guo Pei, who has gained international acclaim, draws sophisticated and affluent customers at home

As Guo Pei goes global, Chinese haute couture takes the spotlight

8 Nov 2017 - 10:06am

Cultural appropriation in fashion has sparked debate, and an exchange founded on equality could settle the controversy over looks by Chanel, Dior, Dsquared2 and others

When does cultural inspiration become appropriation in the fashion world?

7 Nov 2017 - 12:41pm 1

Luxury brands hoping to make waves in China should pay attention to the country’s new mass affluent male class.

Three shopping habits of China’s mass-affluent men

6 Nov 2017 - 2:21pm