On the last night of her life, Seneng Mujiasih stopped by the Queen Victoria Bar in the heart of Hong Kong’s red-light district. Dressed in a leopard-skin jumpsuit, she was
The last British governor of Hong Kong called on the city’s government to offer concessions to pro-democracy protesters, saying there’s “an extraordinary lack of leadership” from officials. Chris Patten, who ran
From Nov. 8-11, the city and surrounding areas will experience slight to moderate smog because of unfavorable conditions for pollutants to disperse, Wang Zhihua, a spokesman for the China Meteorological
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s bid for formal talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a regional summit in Beijing next week is unlikely to succeed, a commentary by China’s
Chinese engineers have successfully tested a laser weapon that can shoot down low-flying, slow-moving drones, state media reported yesterday. The Low Altitude Sentinel system can detect a small aircraft within a
Inside the sleek, metallic grey apartment tower rising from the heart of this financial capital, police uncovered an unspeakable crime that has jolted this city proud of its reputation for
The Hong Kong Federation of Students is the city’s most popular political group, according to a poll, underlining public support for the pro-democracy protests the students have led for six
Two officials in Guangdong province have been arrested after they allegedly bought corpses from grave robbers to have them cremated, Chinese media say. They said they were trying to ensure government
Like thousands of young people from all over Hong Kong, secondary school teacher Li Hiu Fung had come out to the streets of this anxious city every night to demand
China on Saturday successfully recovered an experimental spacecraft that flew around the moon and back in a test run for the country’s first unmanned return trip to the lunar surface. The eight-day
Hong Kong police charged a British banker yesterday with killing two women, including an Indonesian whose body was found in a suitcase on the balcony of the man’s upscale apartment,
According to an article by Patti Waldmeir, the move is the latest in a series of austerity measures implemented by President Xi Jinping to tackle corruption and improve efficiency in
Asia’s second-largest Internet company is working with appliance manufacturers and third-party developers to allow users to control home hardware from their phones and tablets, Chief Operating Officer Mark Ren said
France’s Alexander Levy had five straight birdies in the middle of his round and finished with a 7-under 65 to take the lead in the BMW Masters yesterday. Levy began the
A Chinese online video site says it is bringing the “Big Brother” reality TV show to China. Youku Tudou Inc. said a Chinese version of the program will run for
Renren was touted the Facebook of China when it debuted in New York in 2011. Today it’s looking more like online flameout Myspace. The stock has lost more than three quarters
A Hong Kong tycoon was expelled from China’s top government advisory body yesterday after he voiced doubts about the city’s Beijing-backed leader, who is struggling to end monthlong democracy protests. James
China’s busy ports fail to regulate heavy emissions of sulfur oxide and other pollutants mostly from cargo ships although they’re the biggest source of air pollution in port cities such as Hong
So, dear Chinese reader, you still think the American Dream eclipses the Chinese one? Well, take a look at Zhou Xiaoping’s blogs and learn that in the U.S. you would have
Chinese prosecutors have indicted a former top military leader on bribery charges, state media said yesterday. Xu Caihou, former deputy chairman of the ruling Communist Party’s powerful Central Military Commission,
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