Image-conscious China chides its 'unruly' tourists

Hong Kong

2 Sep 2012

The graphic designer and branding guru talks to Jo Baker about the importance of culture and capturing the spirit of Hong Kong.

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Doing it by the Brûlé book

30 Apr 2012

After two iconic magazine launches, Tyler Brûlé knows all about building brands, says Anna Healy Fenton.

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Feat made for walking

21 Oct 2012

Doing what comes naturally to a Norwegian, Cecilie Gamst Berg undertakes an exploration of Hong Kong Island. As she soon discovers, however, hiking all the way around is easier said than done.

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Bare witness

19 Aug 2012

Guangdong TV presenter Ou Zhihang is a man on a mission, highlighting issues in Hong Kong and the mainland one naked press-up at a time. Hannah Xu reports.

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Luxury brands and high rents threaten old Hong Kong's character

9 Sep 2013

I live on Hollywood Road, which has been known as "antique street" for many years, thanks to all the antique and artwork shops scattered around the area. However, I am not sure if the street will...

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Shanghai free-trade zone may be extended to cover Pudong

5 Sep 2013

The central government may eventually expand its proposed Hong Kong-like free-trade zone in Shanghai to cover the entire Pudong district, government sources say.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Rankings belie the real purpose of universities: to educate

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12:54AM

Howard Winn

Way to go

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Shanghai vice mayor Ai Baojun to head up free-trade zone later this month

Government sources familiar with the plan told the South China Morning Post that it will launch on September 27, when senior central government officials will fly to the city to attend a ceremony...

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Hope highlights the divide between Hong Kong and Shanghai

People always like to compare Hong Kong and Shanghai, partly due to the interplay between the two cities since the 1940s, when many wealthy Shanghai families relocated to Hong Kong.

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Why the children of many important people are in Hong Kong

The sons and daughters and even the grandsons and granddaughters of those who are or used to be in very powerful positions in China have recently grabbed public attention again, thanks to some so-...

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Haitong diversifies as fee war rages on

Hong Kong's highly competitive stockbroking business has forced one of the mainland's largest brokerages to transform itself into a universal bank in an effort to rely less on fee-based income and...

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MR. SHANGKONG

Hong Kong's prospects bright even with competition from Shanghai

If you have read this column every Monday over the past year, I guess you would feel that we have talked quite a lot about the historic and present-day interplay of Shanghai and Hong Kong. That's...

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Alibaba's plans for US$15b listing in Hong Kong in doubt

Alibaba chairman Jack Ma’s manoeuvring to keep management control of the company he founded has derailed plans for a possible US$15 billion listing of the firm’s shares in Hong Kong this year.

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