Luxor

2 Jun 2013

A Nanjing teenager's act of vandalism - he scratched the words "Ding Jinhao was here" in Chinese characters on a 35-century-old sculpture - struck a raw nerve in a in a country so proud of its...

3:59AM

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'I was here' Chinese carving on ancient Egyptian wall is decried on Weibo

26 May 2013

“Ding Jinhao visited this place,” a not-so-mysterious carving reads on a wall of Egypt's fabled Luxor Temple.

8:31AM

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Hong Kong must stand up to Egypt over probe into balloon crash

8 Mar 2013

Nine Hong Kong citizens died needlessly in the Luxor balloon crash, but Egyptian authorities say they don't need any foreign representative involved in their probe. This is worse than a snub; it's...

3:48AM

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Talking points

5 Mar 2013

NPC begins with work report

6:36AM

Egypt hot-air balloon crash was 'hell', says Scottish survivor

5 Mar 2013

The only holidaymaker who survived last week's hot-air balloon disaster in Egypt that left nine Hongkongers dead has described the swift, uncontrolled ignition that sparked the tragedy as "hell...

4:53AM

Bodies of last Hong Kong balloon victims identified through DNA

4 Mar 2013

The Government Laboratory received the body samples after 10pm on Saturday and announced confirmation of the victims' identities in Cairo at 5pm Hong Kong time yesterday - just hours after...

8:35AM

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

Balloon pilot was not to blame for disaster in Egypt, say colleagues

Egyptian balloon pilots suspect the crash was caused by faulty hardware rather than human error on the part of Moman Mourad, the 28-year-old Sky Cruise pilot who jumped from the balloon and...

8:37AM

Egyptian balloon operators could be back in business this week

Operators of hot-air balloons in Luxor may restart their trips this week despite ongoing investigations into the accident that killed nine Hongkongers and 10 other tourists on Tuesday.

5:14AM

Relatives identify Luxor crash victims

Six of the nine Hong Kong victims in the hot-air balloon crash in Luxor have been identified by relatives but the remaining three are too badly disfigured and will need forensic or DNA tests.

5:22AM

BALLOON DISASTER

Governor of Luxor apologises for deadly balloon tragedy

The governor of the Egyptian city of Luxor and the operator of the hot-air balloon that exploded and killed 19 tourists have apologised for the tragedy. Governor Ezzat Saad also told local media...

5:15AM

EGYPT BALLOON TRAGEDY

Relatives identify Hong Kong balloon crash victims in Egypt

Six of the nine Hong Kong victims of the Luxor balloon crash have been identified by their relatives, a Hong Kong police officer said in Cairo on Friday.

8:35PM

DISASTER

Hong Kong police to advise in Luxor balloon tragedy probe

Hong Kong police have been given an advisory role in Egypt's investigation into the deadly hot-air balloon crash in Luxor that killed 19 tourists, including nine Hongkongers. The head of the...

5:15AM