Prince William focuses on football and film on mainland trip

Britain’s Prince William focused his China trip on promoting links between the countries in football and film yesterday, watching students kick balls around with Premier League-trained coaches before attending a movie premiere. The

Beijing’s top legislative advisory body holds annual session 

The more than 2,000 members of China’s top legislative advisory body convened their annual meeting yesterday, kicking off a political high season that will continue with the opening of the national congress

‘Saturday Night Live’ going live through Sohu partnership

After 40 years as a weekend staple on U.S. television screens, “Saturday Night Live” will start a Chinese version in partnership with Sohu.com Inc., operator of an online search engine

State media seen stepping-up anti-Western rhetoric

Western values are a “ticket to hell,” a newspaper published by China’s Communist Party said in a recent editorial that held up Ukraine and some Arab countries as examples of outside ideas

HONG KONG | Mainland shoppers latest target of protest anger 

  Hong Kong police arrested nearly three dozen people Sunday after scuffles broke out in the latest protest against the growing influx of mainland Chinese shoppers. Police officers drew batons and used

Britain’s Prince William takes on diplomatic role in Beijing

  Prince William presented China’s president with an invitation from the queen for him to visit Britain this year, as the prince yesterday began the first official trip to mainland China by a senior British

Film renews focus on pollution before National Congress

A documentary investigating the fallout of China’s poor air quality drew millions of viewers last weekend, putting a renewed spotlight on pollution as the nation’s lawmakers prepare for their annual

5.5 magnitude quake injures 32 in Yunnan

China’s manufacturing activity improved in February for the first time in four months but export demand weakened, a survey released yesterday showed. HSBC’s manufacturing index based on a survey of

Party jails ex-vice governor 17 years on graft charges

A former Chinese vice governor known for his appetite for jade and arts was sentenced to 17 years in prison on corruption charges on Saturday, a Chinese court said. Ni Fake,

Central bank cuts rates again to boost economy 

  China’s central bank cut interest rates for the second time in three months Saturday, adding to signs the country’s leaders are worried the economic slowdown is deepening too sharply. The People’s Bank

Hong Kong | Police arrest 33 in protest against mainland shoppers 

Hong Kong police arrested nearly three dozen people yesterday after scuffles broke out at a protest in a border town, in the latest example of heightened tensions over the growing

Hong Kong | Woman gets 6 years in Indonesian maid abuse case

A Hong Kong mother of two was given a six-year prison term Friday for abusing her Indonesian maid in a case that aroused widespread outrage over its brutality. Law Wan-tung was

Latest survey finds increase in wild giant pandas 

Wild giant pandas in China are doing well. The latest census by China’s State Forestry Administration shows the panda population has grown by 268 to a total of 1,864 since the last survey ending in

39th HKIFF | Premiere to star Macau-born Isabella Leong as lead

This year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival opens with veteran actress, producer and director Sylvia Chang’s “Murmur of the Hearts” starring Macau- born Isabella Leong, lead actress of Berlinale prizewinner Isabella,

Report: Beijing loaned USD22 billion to Latin America in 2014 

Chinese state-owned banks loaned USD22.1 billion to Latin American countries last year, helping to keep afloat struggling economies that have been hit hard by a fall in prices for oil,

With new slogan, Xi sets goals, keeps tradition 

  With his latest political exhortation, President Xi Jinping is asserting his influence and advancing his agenda in a time-honored tradition among Chinese leaders. Chinese Dream, meet the “Four Comprehensives.” The four priorities

Firecrackers behind death of tiger cub

A tiger cub died after falling off a building in an east China city, as it was apparently spooked by firecrackers during the Spring Festival holiday. The seven month old

Activists slam mainland’s most watched program for sexist jokes 

Sexism at the gala is nothing new. But following last week’s program, women’s rights activists sent an open letter to broadcasting regulators demanding that reruns of the show be suspended,

Suspended sentence for 81-year-old dissident writer 

A lawyer for Huang Zerong, who uses the pen name Tieliu, said his client was also fined 30,000 yuan (USD5,000). The lawyer, Liu Xiaoyuan, said Huang denied running an illegal

Hong Kong | Budget offers relief to protest-hit businesses

Hong Kong’s finance chief yesterday unveiled USD37 million in measures aimed at giving relief to some business owners and restoring confidence in the Asian financial hub following pro-democracy protests last

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