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Consultation on electoral reform should not begin until most Hongkongers agree that those who confront the central government should not rule the city, a top Beijing official has said.
05:35AM
Leaders from the BRICS group of leading emerging market economies yesterday failed to launch their eagerly awaited development bank to rival Western-dominated institutions such as the World Bank...
02:19AM
The military that ruled Myanmar for five decades paraded its might yesterday in front of the opposition leader it once repressed, as its commander in chief said the armed forces will remain...
03:55AM
Freak blizzards and freezing weather over the first few days of spring in Europe and parts of the United States caused fatal cases of hypothermia, power outages and transport chaos.
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Editor's Pick
In the third episode of our Uniquely Hong Kong series, a design graduate tells of his decision to take up his father’s craft of making Taoist paper effigies used to communicate with the dead.
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Today's poll
Did CY Leung undermine the city’s autonomy by 'notifying' Beijing before unveiling a new stamp duty?
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Hong Kong
Consultation on electoral reform should not begin until most Hongkongers agree that those who confront the central government should not rule the city, a top Beijing official has said.
05:35AM
A judge asked yesterday why he should accede to TVB's request to intervene in ongoing government deliberations on the issuance of new licences for free-television stations.
05:40AM
World Health Organisation experts will help set Hong Kong's air quality objectives, according to a schedule to be released by the Environment Bureau today, a source close to the government says....
05:41AM
China
China and Brazil agreed to establish a swap line of about US$30 billion in their respective currencies as they work to reinforce the clout of the world's largest emerging markets on a global stage...
05:42AM
The central government has made stabilising and sustaining economic growth and basic price stability policy priorities this year, according to a statement issued yesterday after a cabinet meeting...
05:31AM
Twenty Uygur men in Xinjiang have been sentenced to terms of up to life imprisonment for involvement in terrorism and "inciting secession" in the ethnically divided western region, state media...
05:46AM
Apple faced a Shanghai court yesterday, accused by a Chinese firm of copying software used for the "Siri" personal assistant on its iPhones. Shanghai's Zhizhen Network Technology claims Apple...
05:31AM
Asia
North Korea severed its military hotline with South Korea on Wednesday, breaking the last direct communication link between the two countries at a time of heightened military tensions.
05:33PM
World
Freak blizzards and freezing weather over the first few days of spring in Europe and parts of the United States caused fatal cases of hypothermia, power outages and transport chaos.
03:22AM
An internet watchdog group responsible for keeping ads for counterfeit Viagra and bogus weight-loss pills out of inboxes around the world has been hit by a huge cyberattack, a crushing electronic...
01:34AM
In Pictures
Hong Kong actor Andy Lau poses on the red carpet of the 7th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong on March 18, 2013. Photo: AFP
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