Controversial entrepreneur sets out to change Americans’ perceptions about wealthy Chinese .PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 June, 2014, 1:16am Mimi Lau in Guangzhou mimi.lau@scmp.com . // Billionaire Chen Guangbiao invites 1,000 poor Americans to dinner in Central Park | South China… Read More ›
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North and South Korean warships exchange fire in disputed area of Yellow Sea
Residents on a nearby island were evacuated to underground shelters PUBLISHED : Thursday, 22 May, 2014, 6:38pm Associated Press in Seoul North and South Korean warships exchanged artillery fire yesterday in disputed waters off the western coast of the Korean… Read More ›
Experts warn that the global shipping industry is vulnerable to cyber-attack
Experts warn that the global shipping industry is vulnerable to cyber-attack Security experts warn that the sector transporting 90 per cent of world trade is highly vulnerable PUBLISHED : Thursday, 24 April, 2014, 10:03pm The next hacker target appears likely… Read More ›
Shanghai court seizes Japanese ore carrier in second world war reparations dispute
UPDATED : Monday, 21 April, 2014, 6:24am Stephen Chen binglin.chen@scmp.com A container ship owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines of Tokyo. A court in Shanghai has seized a large Japanese ore carrier at a port in Zhejiang province to enforce a… Read More ›
Police search landfill for HK$28 million painting ‘after cleaners mistake it for rubbish’
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 09 April, 2014, 5:12am Shirley Zhao shirley.zhao@scmp.com Ng Kang Chung A police source said CCTV showed cleaners at the Grand Hyatt hotel dumping the painting Snowy Mountain Cleaners at the city’s Grand Hyatt hotel are suspected to… Read More ›
Over 100 Swiss banks seek amnesty for helping Americans evade tax
More institutions than expected will tell how they helped American clients hide their assets UPDATED : Monday, 27 January, 2014, 6:14am Bloomberg in New Jersey Third of Swiss banks seek US tax amnesty The top US tax prosecutor says 106… Read More ›
US tested weapons to harm rice crop in Japan, report claims ( rice blast fungus )
– The same experiments were conducted on the US mainland and in Taiwan – rice blast fungus – known to occur in 85 countries – was released over rice fields and data was collected on how it affected rice production… Read More ›
Chinese police detain three after toxic parcels kill one, sicken nine – methyl fluoroacetate
PUBLISHED : Monday, 23 December, 2013, 4:48am Mandy Zuo mandy.zuo@scmp.com Packages pile up at YTO Express’ sorting centre. A parcel transported by the company’s truck has leaked toxic chemical. Police in Shandong province detained three suspects after parcels tainted by… Read More ›
Liquid nitrogen may help to clean up Beijing smog, Chinese scientists say
Scientists say pumping the super-cold gas into the atmosphere had the best results in tests PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 December, 2013, 11:43pm UPDATED : Thursday, 19 December, 2013, 9:14am Stephen Chen binglin.chen@scmp.com Residents cover their faces they ride their… Read More ›
Bubonic plague ‘worse than Black Death’ kills 39 in Madagascar ( pneumonic plague that can kill within three days )
PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 December, 2013, 10:35pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 December, 2013, 10:29pm Agence France-Presse in Antananarivo Bubonic plague bacteria. Photo: AFP An outbreak of plague even more vicious than the bubonic strain dubbed the black death has killed… Read More ›
Stealth drone completes successful maiden flight
EEV: Since most clips of the story are being taken from 5 month old reports. We took the liberty of posting a better video of the drone. Unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, which may help monitor disputed territory, latest example of… Read More ›
Big Brother blinded: Security fears in China as smog disrupts surveillance cameras
Teams of scientists assigned to find a solution as heavy pollution makes national surveillance network useless, raising fear of terror attack PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 05 November, 2013, 2:36am UPDATED : Tuesday, 05 November, 2013, 10:47am Stephen Chen binglin.chen@scmp.com As… Read More ›
Chinese architect defends ‘phallic’ £154m skyscraper
Critics say the new People’s Daily headquarters in Beijing resembles a super-sized phallus but its designer argues that “unexpected interpretations” are part of architecture’s beauty The new office building of People’s Daily newspaper Photo: REX FEATURES By Tom Phillips,… Read More ›
Activists target China dog meat festival
The event is reported to have started several decades ago to mark the summer solstice. July 2, 2013 BEIJING (AFP) – A festival dedicated to dog meat in southern China has been targeted by protesting animal lovers, who have won… Read More ›
Chinese village on lockdown following clashes, reform demands (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
EEV: Leaked video added via AFP – Will Have to Follow AFP link Published time: March 03, 2013 17:49 EEV: Leaked video added via AFP – Will Have to Follow AFP link In this photo taken on March 2, 2013… Read More ›
China’s economic destiny in doubt after leadership shock: “the greatest turn-over of top cadres since Mao’s revolution”
The forces of reaction and economic folly threaten to prevail in China. The long political arm of Jiang Zemin has reached out from the shadows to thwart reform, with huge implications for Asia and the world. . ‘ If reports… Read More ›
The Chinese premier’s defense of his family’s ‘hidden riches’ may have unexpected effect.
How Wen Jiabao undermined the Party’s legitimacy Benjamin Carlson November 1, 2012 05:37 HONG KONG — If Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was hoping to make the story about his family’s $2.7 billion fortune go away, his response is only making… Read More ›
Hong Kong tycoon offers $65 million bounty to marry off lesbian daughter
*EngineeringEvil: * Would like 2nd Confirmation of this release. By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, September 26, 2012 2:46 EDT Topics: Cecil Chao ♦ hong kong ♦ lesbian daughter A Hong Kong tycoon has offered a $65 million “marriage bounty” to any… Read More ›