Singapore to trump Hong Kong in millionaire growth

Singapore will outpace Hong Kong in growth in the ranks of millionaires over the next five years, with about one in 30 people qualifying as high net worth by 2020,

Analysis | Beijing pulled further into Syria crisis amid terrorism threat

The violence swirling out from Syria in recent weeks is pressuring China to step off the sidelines and take a more active role in international efforts to stem the conflict. The

Animal cloning center to be built in Tianjin

Chinese scientists have signed a deal to establish a commercial animal cloning center in the northern port city of Tianjin, edging the controversial science closer to mainstream acceptance. The plant in

Sino-US envoys promise better protection for business secrets

U.S. and Chinese trade envoys yesterday promised to work together to protect business secrets and Beijing appeared to give ground in a dispute over proposed technology security rules for its

Court hears appeal by senior journalist Gao Yu

Chinese authorities are trying to register an estimated 13 million people who are without documents, most of whom were babies born in violation of the country’s strict family-size rules. China

How to fly free forever: Put USD170 million on your AmEx

Chinese billionaire Liu Yiqian, who doesn’t exactly struggle to afford a plane ticket, can now likely fly free, in first class, with his whole family, anywhere in the world, for

Analysis | Who’s blocking the yuan’s emergence?

In its ongoing quest for glory and global influence, China appears to have won a notable victory. The International Monetary Fund is set to anoint the renminbi - the “people’s

South China Sea | Beijing says distant reefs need its protection

China refuted claims it is militarizing the disputed South China Sea, saying it needs to build facilities on artificial islands and reefs to protect them. “As the islands and reefs are

Hong Kong | Record turnout in District Council poll

The results of Hong Kong’s fifth District Council election were unveiled yesterday. The South China Morning Post reported that a pair of pro-democracy heavyweights were marginally unseated in a District Council

HONG KONG | Singapore woman, son reunited after ‘McRefugee’ story

After being tricked into selling her Singapore home and traveling to China to invest the proceeds, Mary Seow eventually found herself homeless in Hong Kong, having lost touch with her family. Nearly five

Hong Kong heads to the polls in District Council elections

According to the South China Morning Post, as of 9.30pm yesterday, the turnout rate hit 43.65 per cent, higher than the rate of 38.54 per cent at the same time

Winter weather | Snowstorms sweep across north

Snowstorms swept across a vast area of north China yesterday, disrupting traffic, grounding flights and slowing down bullet trains in Beijing, Tianjin and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Six highways passing through

South China Sea | Beijing tells others don’t ‘stir up trouble’

China yesterday told other countries not to “deliberately stir up trouble” in the disputed South China Sea, while insisting it has no intention of militarizing the strategically vital area even

Li pledges USD14.5 million for search of MH370

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged an additional USD14.5 million to fund the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared more than a year ago with 239 people aboard. Li

Negotiator wants legally binding climate agreement from Paris talks

China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, wants a legally binding agreement to be reached at a world climate summit in Paris that begins on Nov. 30. China hopes the summit will

Australia blocks ranch sale to mainland buyers on security fears

Australia blocked the sale of the nation’s largest private landowner to an overseas buyer, saying the location of one of the company’s 10 cattle ranches in a weapons testing area

Xi decries Islamic State execution as Syria war touches Beijing

President Xi Jinping condemned the Islamic State’s execution of a Chinese national, an act that raises pressure on China to take a greater role in resolving Syria’s civil war. Xi issued

Kidnapped businessman says he was forced to kill woman 

A wealthy Chinese businessman told police that kidnappers forced him to kill a woman and then tried to blackmail him about it, officials and news reports said. Police in Yibin city in Sichuan

IS group says it has killed Chinese, Norwegian captives

The Islamic State group said yesterday that it has killed Chinese and Norwegian captives after earlier demanding ransoms for the two men. The extremist group published two images of the men

McDonald’s controversially opens in historic KMT-linked residence

McDonald’s has opened an outlet in a historic residence in east China’s Zhejiang Province, sparking heated debate about whether such sites should be used for commercial purposes. The burger chain began

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