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A decoration setup for the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, Leaders of 28 countries are set to attend the May 14-15 summit showcasing Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature foreign policy plan. Photo: AP

We’re still figuring out ‘Belt and Road’, European envoys confess

12 May 2017 - 9:11pm 26

An international team of researchers has analysed the way sediment builds up in the river known as ‘China’s sorrow’, shedding light on how to manage its notorious floods

Why the Yellow River is so yellow - and why it’s prone to floods

13 May 2017 - 8:20am

Looking to reduce capital’s population, authorities crack down on unauthorised building alterations, forcing many establishments to close

Clean-up campaign changes the face of Beijing bar street

13 May 2017 - 8:02am

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at their summit at Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last month. Photo: Reuters

China and US reach trade agreement

13 May 2017 - 12:39am 1

A poster announcing the belt and road forum in Beijing. Photo: AFP

US, Japan and Koreas make belt and road forum a global affair

13 May 2017 - 3:08am 2

Nicole Kushner Meyer (third from left), the sister of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, at the promotional event in Shanghai last week. Photo: AFP

Trump-linked developer backs off from China

12 May 2017 - 11:43pm 2

A protester displays an caricature of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte waving a Chinese flag during a protest in front of the Chinese consulate in Makati, Manila, in March against China's militarisation of disputed islands in the South China Sea. Photo: AP

Duterte’s hometown to get makeover with ‘Belt and Road’ plans

12 May 2017 - 5:31pm 3

Afghanistan’s top envoy still striving for a win-win to develop the copper mine a decade after billion-dollar deal was signed

Is there hope for stalled US$3 billion China-Afghan mining deal?

12 May 2017 - 8:02pm 14

Human rights lawyer Li Heping(right) pictured after his release. Photo: Handout

Chinese rights lawyer ‘still positive’ despite 600-day detention

12 May 2017 - 11:02pm 4

China had 4,261 banks at the end of 2015, according to the latest data from the banking regulator, but only 17 are regarded as systemically important institutions. Photo: Reuters

Many financial institutions should go bust, China central bank researcher says

12 May 2017 - 11:02pm 3

The Chinese government is trying to walk a fine line between ensuring sufficient funding for economic growth and cutting leverage in the financial sector. Photo: Reuters

China’s shadow banking slumps

13 May 2017 - 12:16am

Europe’s far right may have just lost an election, but it has not lost momentum. The anti-globalisation message should not be lost on the Asian leaders meeting in Beijing to discuss the Belt and Road trade initiative

What Macron’s victory means for Asia

12 May 2017 - 6:03pm 60

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Sam Lau Kung-shing became a disciple of wing chun grandmaster Yip Man, or Ip Man, in the 1950s. Photo: Dickson Lee

How Ip Man helped turn a bad boy into a wing chun master

13 May 2017 - 1:02pm

Asylum seekers who sheltered US whistle-blower Edward Snowden and now fear they will be deported (from left) Vanessa Mae Rodel and daughter Keana; Supun Thilina Kellapatha; Ajith Pushpakumara; Nadeeka Dilrukshi Nonis; her son Dinath and daughter Sethmundi Kellapatha. Photo: Edward Wong

Agony of Hong Kong’s asylum seekers, stuck in limbo ‘neither alive nor dead’

13 May 2017 - 11:17am 3

The cramped Wan Chai flat where Rangi, his wife and their daughter live while waiting for the authorities to settle his asylum claim. Photo: Handout

My 21 years as an illegal immigrant in Hong Kong

13 May 2017 - 10:37am 12

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kowloon. Photo: May Tse

Why did a Hong Kong surgeon cut open the wrong side of patient’s skull?

13 May 2017 - 9:12am 15

Celebrity mums Kathy Chow Man-kei, Miriam Yeung Chin-wah, Kelly Chen Wai-lam, Kay Tse and Mani Fok. Photos: Jonathan Wong, May Tse, Harry C, Clara Mak

Five Hong Kong celebrities who had children later in life

13 May 2017 - 11:24am 2

Hong Kong women aged 21-25 and 31-35 were the most likely to get pregnant after IVF treatment, according to a recent study. Photo: ShutterstockIVF by intracytoplasmic sperm injection

How fertility and having children in Hong Kong has changed over the years

13 May 2017 - 9:00am

Hong Kong’s birth rate is one of the lowest in the world. Photo: Shutterstock

How to boost the birth rate in a city that worships work?

13 May 2017 - 9:28am 7

Think tank Civic Exchange suggested targeting private companies that used water in large quantities. Photo: Sam Tsang

Water bills too low amid city shortage, think tank claims

13 May 2017 - 8:02am 2

Canto-pop singer Shirley Kwan. Photo: facebook

Canto-pop star Shirley Kwan charged for intimidating hotel staff

13 May 2017 - 8:02am

A source said the man had shown no suicidal tendencies or abnormal behaviour following his arrest. Photo: Felix Wong

Police to stay alert to suicidal detainees after shock death

13 May 2017 - 5:24am 9

The number of visitor arrivals to Hong Kong between January and March was up 3.7 per cent on the same period last year. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong economy grows at fastest pace in six years, smashing forecasts

12 May 2017 - 11:39pm 22

Leader of archipelago nation in city ahead of trip to Beijing

Duterte’s partner shops in Hong Kong as president prepares to address Filipinos

13 May 2017 - 8:13am 14

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Dinh La Thang has been sacked from Vietnam’s Politburo for violations and mismanagement during his time in PetroVietnam. Photo: Reuters

What’s behind sacking of Vietnamese politburo member?

13 May 2017 - 1:02pm 1

Within walking distance of major tourist sites like Checkpoint Charlie and the Brandenburg Gate, Cityhostel Berlin offers dorm beds for as little as €16 euros a night. Photo: Tripadvisor

Berlin backpackers in a bind: To fund Pyongyang or not?

13 May 2017 - 12:18pm

A World Trade Organisation ruling backing Australia’s hard line on cigarette packaging highlights a gulf between Asia and much of the rest of the world

What’s keeping Indonesia, China addicted to smoking?

13 May 2017 - 11:00am 4

A TV screen shows file footage of North Korea's ballistic missiles, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. The North Korean government is asking all countries not to enforce UN sanctions. Photo: AP

North Korea asks world not to enforce UN sanctions

13 May 2017 - 3:12am

Islamic State member Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi was killed in Syria. Photo: handout

Islamic State recruiter killed, Qantas CEO gets pie in face

12 May 2017 - 7:08pm 3

A government worker shows the final version of state-authored history textbooks President Moon is scrapping. Photo: AP

Moon scraps history books that ‘whitewash’ dictatorships

12 May 2017 - 11:00pm

People smugglers are increasingly paying rural Indonesians cash to persuade them to work abroad as maids, unlike in the past when women had to pay exorbitant fees to secure the jobs, campaigners said. Photo: AFP

Smugglers offer cash up front to lure domestic helpers abroad

12 May 2017 - 11:00pm

Europe’s far right may have just lost an election, but it has not lost momentum. The anti-globalisation message should not be lost on the Asian leaders meeting in Beijing to discuss the Belt and Road trade initiative

What Macron’s victory means for Asia

12 May 2017 - 6:03pm 60

A French landing catamaran (L-CAT) assigned to the French amphibious assault ship FS Mistral (L9013) prepares to pull into the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp in 2012. French-led amphibious force, including contingents from Japan, Britain and the United States, postponed their first-ever joint beach attack drills in the Western Pacific on Friday after a landing craft ran aground. File photo: US Navy

Pacific beach attack drills postponed after French craft runs aground

12 May 2017 - 11:00pm 4

More people in Japan are becoming infected with a parasitic worm after eating raw fish and other seafood, with medical experts pointing to a change in the way seafood is distributed nationwide, health ministry officials. Photo: Corbis

Why you should think twice before eating raw seafood

12 May 2017 - 4:09pm 2

Nepal's Foreign Secretary Shankar Das Bairagi and China's Ambassador to Nepal, Yu Hong (L), exchange documents during a signing ceremony relating to the One Belt One Road initiative in Kathmandu. Photo: AFP

The agreement with China that could alarm India

12 May 2017 - 2:55pm 5

Sri Lanka has refused permission for a Chinese submarine to dock at Colombo next week after a similar visit in 2014 angered regional super-power India. File photo: AFP

Sri Lanka refuses port call for Chinese submarine after Modi visit

12 May 2017 - 3:20pm

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Analysts said it was likely others may have developed sympathies for their captors over time. Photo: YouTube

Kidnapped Chibok girls pledge allegiance to Boko Haram after refusing to go home

13 May 2017 - 12:35pm

Within walking distance of major tourist sites like Checkpoint Charlie and the Brandenburg Gate, Cityhostel Berlin offers dorm beds for as little as €16 euros a night. Photo: Tripadvisor

Berlin backpackers in a bind: To fund Pyongyang or not?

13 May 2017 - 12:18pm

In this posed picture photograph, a woman points to the website of the NHS: East and North Hertfordshire notifying users of a problem in its network, in London on May 12, 2017. Several British hospitals were hit by cyber attacks on Friday, the country's health service said, forcing some to divert ambulances to other clinics and urge people not to try to contact their doctors. The attacks have now spread worldwide. Photo: AFP

Hackers use leaked US spy agency tool to launch cyberattacks in 99 countries

13 May 2017 - 11:59am

Trump threatens to cut press access, suggests conducting briefings himself to combat inaccuracy

13 May 2017 - 11:13am 1

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media while meeting with Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Trump, sitting alongside Henry Kissinger, told members of the media that he was speaking with Kissinger on Russia, Syria and "other matters." Photographer: Molly Riley/ Pool via Bloomberg

Trump collected US$100 million in Russian income since 2008

13 May 2017 - 10:48am 1

Ebola outbreak kills one in Congo in fresh health crisis for Africa

One dies in Ebola virus outbreak in Congo

13 May 2017 - 4:23am

Pope Francis kisses the forehead of a young child during the welcome ceremonies at Monte Real Air Base in Leiria, Portugal, on May 12, 2017. Pope Francis is in visiting Fatima on May 12 and 13 on the 100th anniversary of the appearances of Mary. Photo: EPA

Pope Francis arrives in Portugal for pilgrimage to Fatima

13 May 2017 - 1:29am

US President Donald Trump, talking to reporters in Washington, earlier this week. Photo: AP

Trump warns Comey against ‘leaking to the press’

13 May 2017 - 8:29am 7

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Photo: EPA

British hospitals hit by massive cyberattack

12 May 2017 - 11:29pm

A handout photo made available by the Russian Foreign Ministry shows US President Donald Trump speaking with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Russian Ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak during a meeting at the White House. Photo: AFP

Is there something wrong with this photo?

12 May 2017 - 5:38pm

Murray Drohman, 35, votes in the 2016 presidential election at Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, Colorado. Photo: AFP

Trump launches voter fraud commission

12 May 2017 - 10:38pm

Ukrainian soldiers rest in a shelter near their position on the Butovka Coal Mine in Donetsk area, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: EPA

Ukraine soldiers bombarded - by personalised propaganda texts

12 May 2017 - 10:38pm 2

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An Indian woman walks a cow in Mumbai last month. Human rights groups have expressed concern over the attacks in India by self-appointed “cow protectors” against Muslims and members of the lower castes over rumours that they had sold, bought or killed cows for beef. Photo: AP

Vegetarianism, burqas and social norms in a globalised world

13 May 2017 - 10:03am

China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier is launched at a shipyard in the northeastern port city of Dalian on April 26. Photo: Kyodo

For PLA to truly modernise, China needs a modern system

13 May 2017 - 9:00am

Patients wait to be attended to in the emergency department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan. Public hospitals and government subsidies are the only hope for decent medical treatment for many patients in Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

Letters Page, May 13, 2017

13 May 2017 - 9:00am 1

Brian Jones says freedoms are eroding in Hong Kong because the Basic Law is a failure, not for any lack of adherence

Should Hong Kong’s Basic Law be scrapped?

12 May 2017 - 6:49pm 31

People take pictures of the “Golden Bridge on Silk Road” art installation, set up ahead of the belt and road forum in Beijing this weekend. The forum has an emphasis on mutual discussion, mutual construction and mutual sharing. This is greatly welcomed. Photo: Reuters

Why Malaysia supports China’s belt and road

12 May 2017 - 6:49pm 7

Emmanuel Macron’s decisive victory over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential run-off on May 7 is one of the signs the pendulum may be swinging back from populism. Photo: AFP

True or false: what today’s quantum reality reveals about the world

12 May 2017 - 6:49pm

A canteen inside an industrial building in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Nora Tam

Time to get real with industrial buildings

13 May 2017 - 11:59am 6

Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui (left) welcomes Zhang Dejiang. Photo: GCS Macau

Zhang’s message had Hong Kong in mind

13 May 2017 - 1:07am

The man was found hanging in his cell at Sau Mau Ping police station. Photo: Handout

Cell death must be fully investigated

13 May 2017 - 1:17am 1

Europe’s far right may have just lost an election, but it has not lost momentum. The anti-globalisation message should not be lost on the Asian leaders meeting in Beijing to discuss the Belt and Road trade initiative

What Macron’s victory means for Asia

12 May 2017 - 6:03pm 60

Mainland students are very hardworking and focused. Photo: AFP

Mainland students more diligent than Hong Kong counterparts

12 May 2017 - 10:39pm 4

The THAAD missile system being tested at an undisclosed location in the US. Photo: EPA

Letters Page, May 12, 2017

12 May 2017 - 4:25pm 4

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In the next 20 years, as many as 500 wealthy families with US$2.1 trillion of assets – equal to India’s GDP – will face the challenge of succession planning, according to UBS’ forecast

Business successions that go bad are stuff of soaps and tabloids

13 May 2017 - 9:38am 1

Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative is not just about big infrastructure projects. Hong Kong’s small- and medium-sized enterprises can capitalise on the initiative but they need to find their niche and make the right investments. Photo: Reuters

It’s not just big firms that will gain from China’s trade strategy

13 May 2017 - 8:15am 1

China to review eight kinds of US GMO crops in move that could spur seed sales

China review of GMO crops could bolster seed sales

13 May 2017 - 6:35am

A man works for Iraqi Drilling Company at Rumaila oilfield in Basra, Iraq. US oil major Occidental Petroleum became one of the first companies to approval a shareholder proposal on climate change opposed by management. Photo: Reuters

US oil firm approves climate proposal by shareholders

13 May 2017 - 3:24am 1

People walk in front of a Macy's Store in Brooklyn, New York. May's stock dropped more than 17 per cent following a disappointing earnings report and other stores suffered from the weakening performance of the sector. Photo: EPA

US department store sales slump in more bad news for sector

13 May 2017 - 1:58am

Welders make preparations for putting together steel rails at Xiaolizhuang Welding Base of Mechanical Works Section in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province. Steel profits are surging, but the industry is fretting about the state of the Chinese industry. Photo: Xinhua

Steel profits surge but fears over China linger in market

13 May 2017 - 12:59am

Infographic: China's vehicle ventures

13 May 2017 - 12:33am 1

The Chinese government is trying to walk a fine line between ensuring sufficient funding for economic growth and cutting leverage in the financial sector. Photo: Reuters

China’s shadow banking slumps

13 May 2017 - 12:16am

Hong Kong is falling behind Singapore in its quest to be Asia’s financial services hub due to its slow adoption of fintech, according to industry observers. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong’s family businesses need governance to succeed

13 May 2017 - 12:03am

Flags flying outside the Hong Kong stock exchange. Photo: EPA

TVB requests its shares resume trading on Monday

12 May 2017 - 10:29pm

China had 4,261 banks at the end of 2015, according to the latest data from the banking regulator, but only 17 are regarded as systemically important institutions. Photo: Reuters

Many financial institutions should go bust, China central bank researcher says

12 May 2017 - 11:02pm 3

China regulator softens tone amid financial crackdown

12 May 2017 - 10:14pm

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An international team of researchers has analysed the way sediment builds up in the river known as ‘China’s sorrow’, shedding light on how to manage its notorious floods

Why the Yellow River is so yellow - and why it’s prone to floods

13 May 2017 - 8:20am

Alibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma Yun takes Malaysian prime minister Najib Tun Razak and his delegation for a tour of Alibaba's headquarters in Hangzhou. Photo: Alibaba Group

Alibaba-led ‘digital gateway’ to drive trade for small businesses

13 May 2017 - 9:07am

AAC, which counts Apple among its biggest clients, posted a 72 per cent increase in net profit for the three months ended March 31 to 1.06 billion yuan. Photo: AFP

AAC posts record profits a day after short-seller attack

12 May 2017 - 8:30pm

A recent Doctor Who episode recorded in 3D sound gives viewers an all-new audio experience. Photo: Shutterstock

How binaural audio will redefine the way headphone users hear

12 May 2017 - 6:05pm

Game kicks off with promise in a ruined space station setting, but its unique alien enemy and impressive arsenal of weaponry fail to offset the constant distraction of plot detours and rough punishment for breaking the rules

Game review: Prey – sci-fi shooter misses the target

12 May 2017 - 1:20pm 1

FedEx created an emotional intelligence training programme for new managers to bolster their people-first leadership. Photo: Reuters

Is your business ‘alive’?

12 May 2017 - 9:34pm

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrives for a speech in Washington. Ross warned US dominance in the semi-conductor nat be eroded by China. Photo: Bloomberg

China could threaten dominance of US semiconductor industry

12 May 2017 - 12:41am 3

A conceptual image of Nasa’s Orion spacecraft approaching a robotic asteroid capture vehicle. Image: Nasa

China’s ambitious space mission to hunt and ‘capture’ asteroids

11 May 2017 - 11:26pm 31

Bike-sharing companies are not competing on bike costs, but hoping to earn more from the customer data gathered from those using their bicycles, say analysts. Photo: Felix Wong

Bike sharing on track to be first killer application for 5G

11 May 2017 - 10:43pm

Oppo shipped 8.9 million R9 smartphones in the first quarter, squeezing among the world’s five most popular models, according to Strategy Analytics.

The world’s best-selling Android phone has a new name: Oppo

11 May 2017 - 10:47pm 1

The industrial demonstration plant BioGNVal, converting part of Paris' waste water into biofuel. Photo: Cyro Pur

The business turning sewage sludge into fuel

11 May 2017 - 5:01pm

Signage for the Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone at KT Corp's Olleh Square flagship store in Seoul. Photo: Bloomberg

Samsung plays ‘hard to get’ with latest China smartphone launch

11 May 2017 - 10:43pm

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Pizza with potato, ham and rosemary. Photography: Jonathan Wong. Stylist: Nellie Ming Lee

Susan Jung’s recipe for pizza with ham, potato and rosemary

13 May 2017 - 12:17pm

Kiki, 25, mother of a 5-year-old boy, shows off her tattoo at Samurai Tattoo in Shanghai. Photos: Reuters

In pictures: Chinese tattooist offers help to cover mums’ birth scars

13 May 2017 - 11:00am

Keep time in style with one of these trendy clocks

Six on-trend clocks for Hong Kong homes

13 May 2017 - 9:46am

Three days to build a villa, and a tower that rises by three storeys a day - between them Ma Yihe, 3D-printing proprietor, and modular architecture pioneer Zhang Yue may hold the keys to building industry’s future

3D-printed or modular-built - China’s construction revolutionaries

13 May 2017 - 7:45am

A recent Doctor Who episode recorded in 3D sound gives viewers an all-new audio experience. Photo: Shutterstock

How binaural audio will redefine the way headphone users hear

12 May 2017 - 6:05pm

Peter Cuong Franklin was founding chef of Chom Chom and Viet Kitchen in Hong Kong. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Why a Hong Kong pioneering chef is excited being back in Vietnam

12 May 2017 - 1:14pm 1

While BMI is a good screening tool, it fails to take several factors into account, such as age and ethnicity. Photo: Shutterstock

Is BMI a reliable indicator of Hongkongers’ health and fitness?

12 May 2017 - 12:34pm

A photographer snaps Shanghai Fashion Week guests. Photo: Clay Hales

How Shanghai street style is becoming a global fashion force

12 May 2017 - 11:10am

Michel Izard, head baker for restaurateur Pierre Gagnaire. Picture: Xiaomei Chen

A French baker’s secret to baking good bread in humid Hong Kong

12 May 2017 - 8:31am

French toast from Frantzen's Kitchen in Sheung Wan. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Frantzen’s Kitchen in Sheung Wan is simply amazing – book now

12 May 2017 - 12:01pm 1

The Hong Kong government says 8.1 per cent of our population – some 578,000 – suffer some form of disability, with more than half of these suffering “restricted body movement”. Photo: David Wong

The true price we pay for helping the world’s disabled

12 May 2017 - 10:35pm

Marc Progin arrived in Hong Kong in 1976, and has been travelling to Mongolia since he ran a marathon there in 1998. Picture: Jonathan Wong

Hongkonger Marc Progin, 72, on 20 years of Mongolia adventures

12 May 2017 - 10:47am

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Last Night at the Lobster captures both the tedium and the satisfactions of hard and unglamorous work

Stewart O’Nan’s small book is big with ambition and heart

13 May 2017 - 12:01pm

From true stories such as Shin Dong-hyuk’s miraculous escape from Camp 14 to a graphic novel inspired by a Canadian cartoonist’s brief stay, these powerful books offer insight into one of the world’s most isolated states

10 books on North Korea: inside the hermit kingdom

13 May 2017 - 11:32am

Abigail Reynolds’ ‘Ruins of Time’ exhibition is the result of a five-month journey through 2,000 years and half the globe

British artist visits 16 lost libraries along the Silk Road

12 May 2017 - 7:34pm

1930s Shanghai, the setting for The Dancing Girl & the Turtle, was an era of opium smoke, elaborate dance halls and glamorous women in cheongsam.

This book makes Fifty Shades look like light bondage

12 May 2017 - 8:31am

Tilda Swinton and Ahn Seo-hyun in Okja. Photo: Barry Wetcher, Netflix

Netflix rails at French ‘establishment’ after Cannes ban

12 May 2017 - 3:46pm

Romanian film director Cristian Mungiu shared the best director prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for his latest film, Graduation. Photo: AFP

Cannes best director Cristian Mungiu talks about his film Graduation

12 May 2017 - 5:30pm

Ron English’s giant MC Supersized figure being removed from outside the Reel Department Store in Shanghai.

Giant Ron English artworks in Shanghai taken down within hours

11 May 2017 - 5:30pm 4

Joshua Wong (centre) protests against national education at a rally outside government headquarters, in Admiralty, in 2012. Picture: Felix Wong

How Hong Kong’s political rot began, and gave us Joshua Wong et al

12 May 2017 - 7:45am 36

Game kicks off with promise in a ruined space station setting, but its unique alien enemy and impressive arsenal of weaponry fail to offset the constant distraction of plot detours and rough punishment for breaking the rules

Game review: Prey – sci-fi shooter misses the target

12 May 2017 - 1:20pm 1

The Union Jack is lowered minutes before midnight on June 30, 1997, during the Hong Kong handover ceremony. Photo: Robert Ng

Book to make a Caucasian blush: how West meddled in China

11 May 2017 - 1:24pm

Yoshiki, who formed X Japan with lead vocalist Toshi in 1982, needs urgent surgery on his neck.

X Japan’s Yoshiki to undergo urgent neck surgery

11 May 2017 - 3:56pm

Singer and show host Miley Cyrus arrives at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles,. She just released a rock ballad song called Malibu. Photo: Reuters

Miley Cyrus sings about Liam Hemsworth in rock ballad

12 May 2017 - 2:22am

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Alex McQueen (left) and Nick Hewson (right) train ahead of their return to the Hong Kong side for Saturday’s game against Japan. Photo: Dickson Lee

HK oozing a belief never seen by coach Jones ahead of Japan clash

12 May 2017 - 10:17pm

The Big Five in Chelsea’s winning campaign

13 May 2017 - 11:09am

Antonio Conte reacts at the final whistle. Photo: AFP

Premier League champions Chelsea set sights on FA Cup

13 May 2017 - 10:43am 1

Hong Kong's Rex Tso Sing-yu (right) on his way to victory against Japanese boxer Hirofumi Mukai in Clash of Champions 2 in March. Photo: Felix Wong

Hong Kong’s Rex Tso gets offer to fight Japanese star Inoue

12 May 2017 - 10:30pm

Steven May of the Suns, Tom Lynch of the Suns, Travis Boak of the Power and Chen Shaoliang of the Power pose for a photograph with the 2017 Shanghai Cup during the Port Adelaide Power and Gold Coast Suns joint Captain and Coach press conference at Bar Rouge overlooking The Bund on May 11, 2017 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media)

Cultures collide as Aussie Rules comes to China – and meat pies aren’t on the menu

12 May 2017 - 5:23pm 3

Zac Purton guides Winner’s Way to a dominant victory at Happy Valley last start. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Cruz’s Winner on his Way to Macwhinnie Cup victory

12 May 2017 - 8:17pm

Chelsea pips West Bromwich 1-0 to clinch English Premier League crown

Chelsea nips West Bromwich to clinch English Premier League title

13 May 2017 - 6:56am

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho gestures during the Premier League match against Swansea at Old Trafford. Photo: EPA

United’s Old Trafford bore draws sum up drab Premier League

12 May 2017 - 8:32pm 1

Neil Callan guides Mighty Maverick to victory at Sha Tin in March 2016. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Drop in grade the key to Mighty Maverick, says Callan

12 May 2017 - 8:20pm

Hull City manager Marco Silva has led a massive turnaround at the club, but will his side run out of steam? Photo: AFP

Best Premier League bets: top picks as relegation picture comes into focus

12 May 2017 - 8:20pm

Angela Lee (right) in action against Jenny Huang, is one of the biggest attractions in One Championship. Photos: One Championship

One Championship rolls out big guns in UFC Asian market battle

13 May 2017 - 11:25am

Kitchee’s Fernando Pedreira celebrates with fans after winning the Hong Kong Premier League. They will represent Hong Kong in the AFC Champions League next season. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Why Kitchee chief could end up eating his words after Eastern taunts

12 May 2017 - 3:31pm

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Dinh La Thang has been sacked from Vietnam’s Politburo for violations and mismanagement during his time in PetroVietnam. Photo: Reuters

What’s behind sacking of Vietnamese politburo member?

13 May 2017 - 1:02pm 1

As Prime Minister Najib Razak hints at snap election, he risks his popularity by cheerleading for the new Silk Road plan masterminded by Chinese President Xi Jinping

Silk Road role for Malaysia, if it can overcome suspicions

13 May 2017 - 1:15pm 2

A World Trade Organisation ruling backing Australia’s hard line on cigarette packaging highlights a gulf between Asia and much of the rest of the world

What’s keeping Indonesia, China addicted to smoking?

13 May 2017 - 11:00am 4

Representative sample of ballots shows Ahok trailing opponent by a score of 42.61 per cent to 57.39 per cent

Early count points to loss for Jakarta’s ethnic-Chinese leader

19 Apr 2017 - 4:53pm 6

A Chinese woman sits in a restaurant chair decorated with the British flag in Beijing. Britain may not be on China’s Belt and Road routes, but it can still benefit from them. Photo: AFP

How Brexit Britain can gain from China’s Belt and Road

12 May 2017 - 9:24pm 1

Islamic State member Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi was killed in Syria. Photo: handout

Islamic State recruiter killed, Qantas CEO gets pie in face

12 May 2017 - 7:08pm 3

Europe’s far right may have just lost an election, but it has not lost momentum. The anti-globalisation message should not be lost on the Asian leaders meeting in Beijing to discuss the Belt and Road trade initiative

What Macron’s victory means for Asia

12 May 2017 - 6:03pm 60

Imprisonment of Basuki ‘Ahok’ Purnama, Jakarta’s Christian leader, on blasphemy charges creates perception the judiciary has become part of rising intolerance in the Muslim-majority country

Jakarta governor’s jail term stokes tensions

11 May 2017 - 5:58pm 7

Malaysia is debating a controversial bill to give its sharia courts greater powers. Photo: AFP

Sharia debate offers glimpse into Malaysia’s ‘culture war’

10 May 2017 - 5:08pm 5

Deal regarding the project formerly owned by troubled 1MDB state investment fund may be sealed at Beijing’s Belt and Road Forum this weekend

Dalian Wanda ‘in talks’ for Bandar Malaysia stake

10 May 2017 - 12:35pm

Moon Jae-in appears set to be South Korea’s next president. Photo: AFP

What Moon Jae-in’s victory means for South Korea

9 May 2017 - 8:54pm 7

Basuki Purnama, the ethnic Chinese, Christian governor of the Indonesian capital, vows to appeal stronger-than-expected verdict that threatens social harmony in world’s largest Muslim-majority nation

Jail for Jakarta governor over blasphemy against Islam

9 May 2017 - 11:26pm 53

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Pizza with potato, ham and rosemary. Photography: Jonathan Wong. Stylist: Nellie Ming Lee

Susan Jung’s recipe for pizza with ham, potato and rosemary

13 May 2017 - 12:17pm

Last Night at the Lobster captures both the tedium and the satisfactions of hard and unglamorous work

Stewart O’Nan’s small book is big with ambition and heart

13 May 2017 - 12:01pm

From true stories such as Shin Dong-hyuk’s miraculous escape from Camp 14 to a graphic novel inspired by a Canadian cartoonist’s brief stay, these powerful books offer insight into one of the world’s most isolated states

10 books on North Korea: inside the hermit kingdom

13 May 2017 - 11:32am

Three days to build a villa, and a tower that rises by three storeys a day - between them Ma Yihe, 3D-printing proprietor, and modular architecture pioneer Zhang Yue may hold the keys to building industry’s future

3D-printed or modular-built - China’s construction revolutionaries

13 May 2017 - 7:45am

Abigail Reynolds’ ‘Ruins of Time’ exhibition is the result of a five-month journey through 2,000 years and half the globe

British artist visits 16 lost libraries along the Silk Road

12 May 2017 - 7:34pm

A young professional’s cosy 370 sq ft flat in Kowloon – complete with elevated ‘bunk bed’ – blends seamlessly with its leafy surroundings

Tree-house design makes most of a 370 sq ft Hong Kong flat

11 May 2017 - 11:09am

Marc Progin arrived in Hong Kong in 1976, and has been travelling to Mongolia since he ran a marathon there in 1998. Picture: Jonathan Wong

Hongkonger Marc Progin, 72, on 20 years of Mongolia adventures

12 May 2017 - 10:47am

Michel Izard, head baker for restaurateur Pierre Gagnaire. Picture: Xiaomei Chen

A French baker’s secret to baking good bread in humid Hong Kong

12 May 2017 - 8:31am

Spring 1917 saw the start of the tsarist elite’s flight from the Bolsheviks, a journey which for some ended in Hong Kong as late as the 1980s; descendants recall parents’ suffering and the flowering of city’s White Russian community

How White Russian refugee crisis unfolded in China a century ago

9 May 2017 - 12:06pm 4

The historic neighbourhood of Plaka, in Athens, Greece. Picture: Alamy

The good, bad and ugly sides of a holiday in Athens

11 May 2017 - 4:46pm 3

Keep time in style with one of these trendy clocks

Six on-trend clocks for Hong Kong homes

13 May 2017 - 9:46am

The Vault bar and lounge at The Ned is lined with 3,800 shiny safety deposit boxes.

The Ned, a taste of historic London in the heart of the City

12 May 2017 - 11:25am

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Bulgari, Chanel, Graff, De Grisogono, Tiffany & Co. and John Hardy offer earrings, cuffs, bangles and necklaces

Hooped high jewellery makes a graceful statement

13 May 2017 - 11:00am

Maria Grazia Chiuri ‘s first cruise collection for Dior show in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

Dior cruise show in Los Angeles dabbles in Western chic

12 May 2017 - 2:18pm

Joe Schofield, head bartender of the Tippling Club, Singapore

10 great reasons to dine in Macau this month

12 May 2017 - 4:50pm

Five stunning jewellery pieces at Baselworld 2017

12 May 2017 - 12:44pm

Ronald Abram, owner of the eponymous fine jewellery house founded in Hong Kong in 1987

Hong Kong jeweller boasts precious gems that sell for millions

12 May 2017 - 10:05am

Check out our top five restaurants with special Mother’s Day menus that promise to satisfy mum’s palate and win her heart

Five best Mother’s Day menus in Hong Kong

11 May 2017 - 4:27pm

Iris Apfel visits Hong Kong. Photo: Kim Soo-jin

Four times Iris Apfel was as tech-savvy as a millennial

11 May 2017 - 3:02pm

[Dries Van Noten’s Autumn/Winter 2017 show during Paris Fashion Week. The designer’s womenswear features some menswear-inspired elements.

Why Dries Van Noten's 100th show pays homage to iconic 90s models

11 May 2017 - 5:50pm

SeoulSky observation desk, Lotte World Tower. Photo: Seoul Tourism Organisation

World’s third tallest observation deck offers best views of Seoul

11 May 2017 - 11:05am

Check out these luxurious hotel suites with breathtaking views in Prague, Paris, Seoul, Singapore and New York City

Five hotel rooms with views you won’t forget

11 May 2017 - 12:08pm 1

Pamper yourself and mum with facials and massages at The Peninsula, Hyatt Regency Sha Tin, W Hotel, Mandarin Oriental, Four Seasons, InterContinental and Grand Hyatt

Your cheat sheet to Mother’s Day spa treatments in Hong Kong

11 May 2017 - 11:20am

Bags from Chanel, Roger Vivier, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo and Simon Miller make the perfect gift

Five ‘it’ bags that make perfect Mother’s Day gifts

11 May 2017 - 11:20am