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President Xi Jinping believes China is losing its moral compass and he wants the ruling Communist Party to be more tolerant of traditional faiths in the hope these will help fill a vacuum created by the country’s breakneck growth and rush to get rich, sources said.
Updated Tuesday, 1 October, 2013, 4:10am 4 comments More on Xi JinpingHeavy smog that has already devastated northern China regions, including Beijing and its surrounding provinces, for days is expected to continue into the upcoming National Day holiday, the official meteorological service warned on Monday.
30 Sep 2013 - 8:08pm More on Beijing air pollutionSeventy-four fishermen from Guangdong are missing in rough seas near the Paracel Islands, after three fishing boats were sunk by Typhoon Wutip in the South China Sea.
Updated 1 Oct 2013 - 4:53amSyria’s state-run news agency said three mortar shells hit the capital, Damascus, on Monday, with one of them landing near the Chinese embassy.
A reporter at the scene said the shell fell about 100 metres from the embassy, setting two cars on fire and damaging others.
30 Sep 2013 - 7:57pmChina’s leaders will lay out plans to transform the world’s second-largest economy at a key party meeting in November, leaving the question of how to do it largely unanswered as much of the reform agenda is still a matter of heated internal debate.
30 Sep 2013 - 4:45pmChina’s factory sector grew in September after rising foreign orders made up for a subdued domestic market, a private survey showed, suggesting Asia’s economic powerhouse is starting to turn the corner, though a firm rebound remains elusive.
30 Sep 2013 - 10:55am More on China PMIChina’s Ministry of Public Security has called on members of the country’s police force to do their job properly, according to a notice issued on Sunday.
30 Sep 2013 - 4:13pmContradictory statements about a sugar cane seller’s death have added fuel to an ongoing debate about excessive violence by chengguan, members of an official force tasked with enforcing municipal bylaws.
30 Sep 2013 - 6:10pm More on ChengguanWhen more than 2,000 passengers aboard the mainland's biggest cruise liner found their ship detained in a South Korean port and their holiday in ruins, they had unwittingly become pawns in a five-year legal row between two Chinese shipping firms.
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It did not seem possible that China's one-child policy could fall even further into question and disrepute. A probe by the National Audit Office has revealed rampant misappropriation by officials of fines on families who violate strict family planning rules.
Monday, 30 September, 2013, 8:33amWill Bo Xilai's appeal against his recent criminal conviction and life sentence make another contribution to the legal education of the Chinese people?
1 Oct 2013 - 2:57amThe tragedy off Lamma Island a year ago today put the spotlight on a host of safety problems, poor practices at the Marine Department and an industry that failed to comply with the law.
Updated 1 Oct 2013 - 4:39amPrisoners tend to be out of sight and out of mind to anyone other than perhaps their loved ones, which is why they often value the visits of those who care for their welfare within the community.
Every Friday the Reverend Will Newman walks the short distance from St Stephen’s Chapel, where he is based, to Stanley Prison to talk with Category A prisoners.
Category A prisoners are those in for the long haul, often for murder, and there are about 200 of them at Stanley.
Professional letter writers were once a common sight on Hong Kong’s streets, but today only a few survive. In the latest episode of our Uniquely Hong Kong series, we talk to Pun Tse-ching about the dying art
Customers who buy French fragrance oil from an Asian distributor in Hong Kong using a complicated multi-level marketing scheme may be paying hundreds of dollars more than the usual retail price.
Updated 1 Oct 2013 - 4:33amDomestic helpers who sign contracts from today will get an additional HK$90 a month after a government decision that upset the workers but pleased their employers.
Updated 1 Oct 2013 - 4:34amKuomintang leader and Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou's bid to oust his rival Wang Jin-pyng as speaker of the island's legislature has failed again, with the high court yesterday upholding a lower court's decision to allow Wang to stay put for now.
1 Oct 2013 - 3:09amSeventy-four fishermen from Guangdong are missing in rough seas near the Paracel Islands, after three fishing boats were sunk by Typhoon Wutip in the South China Sea.
Updated 1 Oct 2013 - 4:53amAustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott skirted the question of asylum seekers in talks yesterday in Indonesia, an issue threatening to overshadow his first visit overseas since taking office.
1 Oct 2013 - 2:15amA year ago, tensions were on a razor's edge in southeast Bangladesh, as Muslim mobs looted and vandalised 19 Buddhist temples and monasteries.
1 Oct 2013 - 3:11amMillions of uninsured and low-income Americans will sign on to subsidised health coverage that goes on offer today. It is a revolutionary system that is still working out technical kinks - and is at the centre of a huge political storm.
1 Oct 2013 - 3:09amIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has travelled to the United States with a simple message for Barack Obama and the United Nations: "Don't be fooled by Iran's new leadership."
1 Oct 2013 - 3:49am More on Hassan RowhaniThe amount of capital raised in Hong Kong's equity and Hong Kong dollar debt markets has slowed for a second consecutive quarter after investors became more risk-averse, with money flowing back to developed markets amid concerns over the US Federal Reserve's tapering agenda.
1 Oct 2013 - 3:02amQianhai first, Hong Kong next? While Hong Kong officials have been concerned about the impact of Shanghai's free-trade zone, it seems it is already stealing business from Qianhai.
1 Oct 2013 - 3:02am More on Shanghai Free-trade ZoneHouse prices in England and Wales posted their biggest month-on-month gain in more than six years in September, but talk of a price bubble is overdone, property analysis firm Hometrack said in a survey on Monday.
1 Oct 2013 - 3:03amHong Kong developer K Wah International has jumped on the bandwagon of the free-trade zone in Shanghai, hoping its upcoming residential project near the zone may anchor its expansion plans in the mainland's commercial hub.
30 Sep 2013 - 5:02am 1 comment More on K Wah InternationalJust before this interview starts, mainland actress Zhang Jingchu asks for a straw for her drink. But the waitress doesn't quite grasp the Fujian native's Putonghua, so Zhang's make-up artist quickly steps in to interpret.
30 Sep 2013 - 6:10pmWhat they lack in looks, fermented black beans more than make up for in flavour.
30 Sep 2013 - 5:09pmChina and the United States are unlikely to partner on large space projects any time soon, but co-operation is already under way on smaller endeavours deeply rooted in science.
30 Sep 2013 - 5:14amCoco Lee is back in the spotlight and telling modern women they can have it all
A burst underground pipe, and not heavy rain or an intense match schedule, was primarily at fault for the turf fiasco at the Hong Kong Stadium that threatened the Barclays Asia Trophy and Manchester United's exhibition game this summer.
1 Oct 2013 - 3:16am More on Barclays Asia Trophy 2013Stewards will be armed with harsher penalties when they crack down on jockey safety, starting at today's National Day meeting at Sha Tin
1 Oct 2013 - 1:29amA remote, ramshackle Henan school is teaching its dwindling student body that only the Great Helmsman himself can save the People's Republic. Xu Donghuan meets a principal who dances to his own, old tune. Pictures by Simon Song.
29 Sep 2013 - 12:54am 2 commentsCeramic artists from all over the mainland are descending on Jingdezhen as the Jiangxi city, famed for its pottery tradition, enjoys a creative renaissance, writes Violet Law.
29 Sep 2013 - 12:48amSelected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from October 2013.
Xingchaung Tower, 84 meters high, is pictured at Daxing District in Beijing. Due to its special twisted shape, people nicknamed it as "Large Intestine Tower".
The government introduced a minimum wage of HK$28 in May 2011. It was raised in May this year to HK$30. Labour activists say it is far from enough and suggest HK$35 would be more equitable.
Surf Dog Joey, a West Highland Terrier, yawns as he waits to compete in the Surf City surf dog competition in Huntington Beach, California ...
Base jumper Denis Odintsov plunges to earth from the 300-metre-tall open deck of the Kuala Lumpur Tower ...
Selected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from October
Surf Dog Joey, a West Highland Terrier, yawns as he waits to compete in the Surf C
Base jumper Denis Odintsov plunges to earth from the 300-metre-tall open deck of t
