1st Millennium Bc

Ancient warriors marching into the future

13 Jul 2012

There is an earthen pit, with thousands of terracotta warriors and horses lined up in battle order.

It's not in Xian, but scenes from a multimedia show that brings Xian's terracotta...

9:14PM

Kong Khong-chang, aka comic artist Kongkee

8 Apr 2012

What I'm listening to: online radio station www.sky.fm. It's a classical jazz channel, and the rhythms it broadcasts really inspire my drawing.

12:09PM

Oldest Confucian classic is fake in parts

5 Jan 2012

A book that is supposedly the oldest Confucian classic, Shang Shu (Book of Historical Documents), has been declared a fake in parts by a Tsinghua University professor.

4:38AM

Yuan grabs early lead in Chengdu

5 Sep 2008

Big-hitting Yuan Hao shot a six-under-par 66 to lead amateur Zhang Xinjun by one stroke after the first round of the Luxehills Golf Championship, the Omega China Tour's first event in Chengdu.

4:03AM

China Central eyes asset for 1b yuan

15 Oct 2007

Developer China Central Properties (CCP), a listed investment unit of Shui On Construction and Materials, is negotiating to buy a distressed building in downtown Guangzhou for about one billion...

7:52AM

Three charged for chopping activist

4 Sep 2007

Police in Chengdu , Sichuan province , have charged three men over a vicious attack on a 62-year old woman who was representing inner-city residents demanding better relocation compensation.

1:21AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

1:26AM

Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

Warriors on mall duty

Terracotta warriors from the Qin dynasty have marched into a shopping mall in Hong Kong.

The soldiers have taken up position in a 1,500-square-foot exhibition hall at Telford Plaza,...

2:59PM

Conquerors

A Cyrus The Great (590BC - 529BC)

Use these words to complete the passage: declaration, tribute, abolished, conquer

12:42PM

Easy makes it tough for Socrates

Three wins means sprinter may force a tie with Happy Valley Million Challenge leader

The new Happy Valley sprinting find, Easy, won his third straight at the track last night to force...

5:23PM

Radio host talks fugitives into jail

Radio host Xiang Fei was on her way to visit a man she had persuaded seven months ago to turn himself into police when she received a startling text message from a man she did not know.

1:51AM

Punters' cash pouring in on Socrates

Early punters have put their faith in a couple of expensive gallopers to put the record straight at Sha Tin this afternoon.

10:43AM

Winds of change bring despair for displaced family

A year ago, Zhao Shen worked as a researcher for China Central TV, earning 2,000 yuan (HK$1,890) a month. His family made extra money leasing out most of the 17 apartments in their classic...

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