Days after choking smog blanketed China’s capital, the country’s premier-designate added his voice to appeals to curb the toxic haze, but he said there was no quick fix.
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Air pollution caused more than 3,000 premature deaths and monetary loss of HK$39 billion last year to Hong Kong, according to a study by University of Hong Kong researchers.
China is to carry out a geographical survey of islands in the East China Sea at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
Hongkong Electric is developing a computer system to keep passenger lists on its vessels after the deadly sea collision on October 1, the commission of inquiry into the tragedy was told on Tuesday...
China’s population of internet users rose 10 per cent last year to 564 million even as communist authorities tightened controls on content, according to data released on Tuesday.
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei joined the growing chorus of disapproval at Beijing’s air pollution this week by posing pictures of himself on Twitter wearing a gas mask.
HKEx said on Tuesday it will introduce Asian time-zone price discovery and clearing on the London Metal Exchange, in a move that could hold off competition from Shanghai.
Jack Ma said on Tuesday he would step down as CEO of Alibaba Group, the e-commerce firm he founded in 1999 to tap the nation’s online shopping potential.
China will offer up to 300,000 yuan as a cash reward to people who report on others who violate food safety laws, state media said on Tuesday.
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Air pollution caused more than 3,000 premature deaths and monetary loss of HK$39 billion last year to Hong Kong, according to a study by University of Hong Kong researchers.
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China will offer up to 300,000 yuan as a cash reward to people who report on others who violate food safety laws, state media said on Tuesday.
Days after choking smog blanketed China’s capital, the country’s premier-designate added his voice to appeals to curb the toxic haze, but he said there was no quick fix.
Authorities in southern China have offered a rare apology for failing to consult with relatives before rapidly cremating the remains of 46 victims of a landslide.
A Chinese government crackdown on lavish spending by officials has pushed expensive alcohol and high-end watches out of favour, a survey from the Hurun Report showed on Tuesday.
Asia
Pakistan’s top judge on Tuesday ordered the arrest of the prime minister over alleged corruption, in a amove likely to exacerbate political turmoil ahead of elections.
World
A cleaner stole an empty commuter train from a depot on Tuesday and drove it to a suburb of Stockholm where it derailed and slammed into an apartment building, officials said.
French warplanes hit a town seized by Islamists in Mali as African troops on Tuesday prepared to join the offensive which has sent jihadists fleeing from their northern strongholds.
International calls for a war crimes probe into the 22-month Syrian conflict are growing after a watchdog reported at least 26 children have been killed in the latest violence.
Business
HKEx said on Tuesday it will introduce Asian time-zone price discovery and clearing on the London Metal Exchange, in a move that could hold off competition from Shanghai.
Jack Ma said on Tuesday he would step down as CEO of Alibaba Group, the e-commerce firm he founded in 1999 to tap the nation’s online shopping potential.
China shares rose to a fresh 7½ month high in heavy trading on Tuesday, with gains spread widely across sectors, as investors grew confident that the market rally would continue.
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Navigating the streets of Bangkok can challenge even the most seasoned of travellers. Roads wind into each other instead of running parallel. Narrow alleyways loop into dead-ends.
It was bound to be a night of glamour when supermodel Kathy Chow Man-kei and her French jeweller husband Julien Lepeu threw a party to celebrate their marriage.
Sport
Lance Armstrong ended a decade of denial by confessing to Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation told reporters.
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Hong Kong's low interest rates and stable banking system provide a cushion strong enough to absorb a drop in property prices of up to 30 per cent in the event of more curbs, analysts say.
Technology
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