Pyrotechnics

Pollution fears dampen Beijing's Lunar New Year firework displays

12 Feb 2013

Beijing saw almost twice the number of smoggy days as usual last month, with levels of small-particle air pollution going off the charts at times. That prompted calls for restraint, along with a...

Flare incident at Bundesliga match renews security debate in Germany

24 Jan 2013

After hooligans forced a Bundesliga game to be delayed by throwing lit flares at the weekend, Germany coach Joachim Loew is leading the call for tighter security measures in stadiums.

Firecracker

15 Jan 2012

Firecracker
Hong Kong Ballet

Just as Christmas would not be the same without The Nutcracker, choreographer Yuri Ng Yue-lit's contemporary take on the classic, Firecracker...

Stunning fusion of elements

28 Jan 2011

At nightfall, the lagoon fronting Aqua City will transform into the stage for Symbio! - a theatrical extravaganza with special effects using fire and water.

A case in pointe

31 Jan 2010

Is there a point in creating a dance that's based on the famous Tchaikovsky score of the beloved ballet, The Nutcracker? Yes, Hong Kong choreographer Yuri Ng Yue-lit said 13 years ago.

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

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Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Child death toll rises after blast

Guangxi health officials have admitted the number of children killed in an illegal fireworks factory explosion last month was more than first announced, but they would not reveal how many have...

Fireworks fire not company's first mishap

Firm involved in Lunar New Year barge blaze had 3 earlier accidents

The company behind Tuesday's Lunar New Year fireworks display, during which fire broke out aboard an explosives-...

Capture festivities on camera

With strings of red firecrackers and golden plaques lining the streets, the Lunar New Year festival is a visual feast.

Five helicopters fight park fire

Police flare suspected to have sparked blaze

Five helicopters helped put out a hill fire in Sai Kung Country Park believed to have been started by an illumination flare fired by...

Helicopters fight park fire started by police flare

Firefighters deployed five helicopters to help put out a hill fire in Sai Kung Country Park that is believed to have been started by an illumination flare fired by police during an operation...

Come, bump your rump

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