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US President Barack Obama has scrapped scheduled visits to Malaysia and the Philippines due to the US federal government shutdown. While the domestic crisis has apparently hampered Washington's diplomatic efforts in the Asian Pacific region, President Xi Jinping kicked off his first Southeast Asia trip since taking office in March.
Updated Thursday, 3 October, 2013, 4:00amThe Chinese inventor who dreamed up the electronic cigarette in a nicotine-induced vision says that despite its global popularity, copycat versions and legal disputes mean he has battled to cash in on his creation.
2 Oct 2013 - 11:04pm 2 commentsPrices of property in areas surrounding the newly established free-trade zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area have soared by up to 20 per cent in the past two months, triggering warnings of irrational exuberance among investors.
2 Oct 2013 - 2:39pm 1 comment More on Shanghai Free-trade ZoneBeijing should act faster to transform the mainland's economic growth pattern, boosting domestic consumption effectively and cutting its reliance on investment and exports, because growth is continuing to lag expectations, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday.
3 Oct 2013 - 2:39am 1 commentFormer security tsar Zhou Yongkang voiced strong support for President Xi Jinping yesterday as he re-emerged on the public stage for the first time since being investigated for corruption in August.
2 Oct 2013 - 9:45am 2 comments More on Zhou YongkangSouth Korea displayed its longest-range missile capable of striking all of North Korea, and other sophisticated weapons, at a military parade yesterday, a display of force meant to show Pyongyang that any provocation would be met with strong retaliation.
2 Oct 2013 - 10:55pm More on South KoreaA new mainland law that bans "forced shopping" has prompted sharp rises in prices for outbound tours. A five-day tour to South Korea organised by the China International Travel Service a year ago cost 4,000 yuan. This year the price is more than 7,000 yuan (HK$8,800).
2 Oct 2013 - 4:03pmThe "golden week" National Day holiday kicked off yesterday with more of a whimper than a bang in Hong Kong's stores.
Many reported sluggish sales compared with last year, possibly due to a new mainland law aimed at protecting tourists against being forced to shop.
2 Oct 2013 - 2:37am 4 commentsAngry comments on the “uncivilised” behaviour of the Chinese flooded the nation’s blogosphere on Wednesday after state media revealed that five tonnes of rubbish had been left by 110,000 observers at a flag raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in the nation's capital on Tuesday, China’s 64th Nati
2 Oct 2013 - 3:30pm 2 comments More on Chinese tourists
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The criticism of mainland Chinese tourists has now spread well beyond Hong Kong, with stories about their apparent bad behaviour coming from Vancouver, Paris, Seoul and the Maldives, just to name a few.
Monday, 30 September, 2013, 11:06pm 15 commentsIn the next few weeks, Premier Li Keqiang's "new type of urbanisation" is expected to take off. In the West, the response has often been sceptical and occasionally very critical. It is time for a sanity check.
3 Oct 2013 - 2:42amThe night of October 1 last year taught Hebe Cheng Yuen-ki the true meaning of the biblical verse that says it is more blessed to give than to receive.
2 Oct 2013 - 4:01amThere are some photographs pinned to the back of a stand which show a small slice of Hong Kong’s natural wildlife and habitat. These snapshots on display reveal some of environmental campaigner and educator Dickson Wong Chi-chun’s happiest childhood memories.
Wong, 37, is showing me the best pictures capturing the essence of the city’s true biodiversity.
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
The prestigious University of Hong Kong has dramatically fallen more than 20 places over the past four years on a list ranking the world's top 200 universities.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 4:50amLi Ka-shing could raise more than HK$100 billion by spinning off Hongkong Electric and Watsons to fund a spending spree on beaten down telecommunications businesses in debt-ridden Europe - his favoured hunting ground since 2011.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 4:02amA consortium led by Australian billionaire James Packer and US director Brett Ratner has struck a massive movie-making deal with Warner Brothers, with an eye fixed firmly on Chinese film fans.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 4:03amTwo of the mainland's top universities have made moderate gains in the latest global university rankings. But researchers say the country's universities in general need to become more international and improve the quality of their research to be more competitive.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 4:13amSouth Korea and the United States have mapped out a new strategy to counter the growing threat of a North Korean nuclear or chemical weapons attack, their defence ministers said.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 4:23am More on Korean peninsulaMyanmar has signed a revised contract that increases its share of the profits from a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine, the country's largest, officials said.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 4:26amSilvio Berlusconi made a stunning U-turn yesterday and threw his support behind the government of Premier Enrico Letta in a confidence vote. He acknowledged defeat on the Senate floor after defections in his People of Freedom party robbed him of the backing he needed to bring down the government.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 4:09am More on Silvio BerlusconiUS President Barack Obama has scrapped scheduled visits to Malaysia and the Philippines due to the US federal government shutdown. While the domestic crisis has apparently hampered Washington's diplomatic efforts in the Asian Pacific region, President Xi Jinping kicked off his first Southeast Asia trip since taking office in March.
Updated 3 Oct 2013 - 4:00amBeijing's controversial inheritance tax plans could be complicated by its own efforts to promote reverse mortgages to help fund old-age pension provision.
3 Oct 2013 - 2:49amBeijing should act faster to transform the mainland's economic growth pattern, boosting domestic consumption effectively and cutting its reliance on investment and exports, because growth is continuing to lag expectations, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday.
3 Oct 2013 - 2:39am 1 commentCommercial property and land deals in Taiwan will probably surge in the fourth quarter after the government lifted some restrictions on insurers' property investment, according to the world's two biggest commercial realtors.
3 Oct 2013 - 2:49amThe number of mortgages registered for finished homes in Hong Kong rose 12 per cent last month, driven by the completion of a major housing project in Tuen Mun that required buyers to secure their home loans, a mortgage brokerage says.
3 Oct 2013 - 2:49amIn this production, three City Contemporary Dance Company members - Bruce Wong, Lai Tak-wai and Lam Po - were joined by independent choreographer Rebecca Wong.
1 Oct 2013 - 9:15amA queue forms for rub-downs as jazz piano tinkles out of the speakers: some of the best buffalo mozzarella in the world starts with in-stable VIP treatment.
2 Oct 2013 - 12:14pmA car that drives itself and glasses that translate a menu as you read it are some of the glimpses of tomorrow on offer at a gadget fair near Tokyo that began on Tuesday.
2 Oct 2013 - 11:21amCoco Lee is back in the spotlight and telling modern women they can have it all
A 4-0 victory over Kashiwa Reysol secured an 8-1 aggregate victory for Marcello Lippi's team, who become the first Chinese side to reach the final of a continental competition since Dalian Wanda lost in the final of the Asian Club Championship back in 1998.
3 Oct 2013 - 2:57amWorld number one Novak Djokovic says it will be at least five years before Asia can produce a top-ranking men's player, and greater support for emerging players is the key.
3 Oct 2013 - 3:04amA 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.
1 Oct 2013 - 9:54am 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 - 12:48amIndian school children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in an event in a school in India, stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical-on-rollerskates, and more ...
The heavens opened on a smog-choked Beijing yesterday, a grey start to National Day.
Snooker is child’s play for Wang Wuka. To know more about his practice on the green baize each day and the highlights of this week.
Selected 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".
Indian school children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in an event in a school
The heavens opened on a smog-choked Beijing yesterday, a grey start to National Da
Selected works by SCMP's veteran political cartoonist Harry Harrison from October
