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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Most of the flash and glitter will vanish from Hong Kong’s brightly lit commercial areas after midnight if a government task force’s recommendations are accepted. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The decisions of two district councils to use their HK$100 million government grants on community projects of their choice have renewed a debate over whether taxpayers’ money is going into advancing the people’s interest or that of politicians. The 18 district councils each have a one-off grant of HK$100 million from Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to improve neighbourhood facilities. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China’s younger generation, in the wake of the Chungking Mansions rape, wonder whether fans of Wong Kar-wai’s cult movie are staying at the iconic building at the price of their own safety. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 28th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The Chinese Communist Party’s moral guardians have united with the tourism regulators in a joint call for Chinese citizens to behave when leaving their homes to see their country and the world. The party’s Central Guidance Commission for Building Spiritual Civilisation and the China National Tourism Administration have re-issued a 128-character-long rhyme that should help tourists remember the rules of “civilised behaviour” on the road. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 26th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> “There was only one tin left at home, but we could not buy another tin of the same brand for a whole week,” says Snowy, the mother of a 10-month-old girl, as she recalls the scramble for milk powder she and her husband went through during the Lunar New Year holiday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 26th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> “There was only one tin left at home, but we could not buy another tin of the same brand for a whole week,” says Snowy, the mother of a 10-month-old girl, as she recalls the scramble for milk powder she and her husband went through during the Lunar New Year holiday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Commander Chris Hadfield leaves the International Space Station after five months with a fitting tribute <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 6th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China’s richest man, Zong Qinghou, may be known for his frugality, but he bailed on two free dinners in February, snubbing invitations from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister David Cameron. “The queen invited me for February 6; the prime minister invited me for the 12th. Lunar New Year was on the 9th,” the founder of China’s third-largest beverage maker Wahaha told China Entrepreneur Magazine in an interview published on Sunday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 30th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The government’s decision to cancel the National Day fireworks has alarmed some in the tourism trade while also sparking a debate over whether the display should ever take place again. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 29th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> British advertising regulators have been accused of failing to protect children from aggressive marketing by food firms using internet games and online ads. The Children’s Food Campaign has called on ministers to introduce statutory regulation to close loopholes allowing ads banned from children’s television to be shown on manufacturers’ own child-friendly websites. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 26th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Moments after the start of his daily grind as a construction worker in northern China, Xia Donghai’s world came crashing down with news that a terrifying earthquake had struck his hometown almost a thousand miles away. With all communications down in Lushan county in the southwestern province of Sichuan, Xia’s only way of knowing if his family had survived was to set off on an epic journey that would deliver either relief or tragedy. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 24th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Tian Yu’s little tree of fortune – a gift from friends in Shenzhen wishing her a speedy recovery after she leapt from the fourth floor of a Foxconn factory building three years ago – is withering. Paralysed from the waist down and restricted to a wheelchair, the 20-year-old desperately tries to avoid looking back at a painful past that will haunt her for the rest of her life. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Cheng Naishan, widely considered an icon of Shanghainese literature and who had close ties to Hong Kong, has died after a long battle with leukaemia. Cheng, 67, was best known for the hai pai, or Shanghainese, style of literature, which is often related to the history, culture and legacy of the city, particularly from the 1930s when it was known as the “Paris of the Orient” for its strong business sector and well-diversified culture, and was on a par with New York, London and Paris. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> It is supposed to be a day of celebration. But last year, National Day turned to tragedy in Hong Kong when two ferries collided, claiming the lives of 39 people – including eight children. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Our celebrations need not always go off with a bang
By , on April 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The long-awaited video, released a day after the new single hit online stores worldwide, was posted on YouTube shortly after the concert which was streamed live on the video-sharing site. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 11th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> This was definitely not the first time China has frustrated Kawahara Keiichiro, who famously lost his bike in Wuhan last year and has a large following on Sina Weibo. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 10th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BEIJING (AP) — China reported stronger trade in March in a possible positive sign for its recovery but analysts said the data might be inflated and give a distorted picture of the economy’s health. Imports rose 14.1 percent after growing 5 percent rate for the combined January-February period, customs data showed Wednesday, suggesting Chinese manufacturers and consumers might be buying more. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 10th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A funeral parlour in Chongqing is seeking to attract more customers by offering foot massages to its dead clients, leading to widespread criticism online. The “homage respecting the body” spa service includes a hair wash and a foot massage. The relatives of the diseased can take part in the washing ceremony as a way to pay their last respects in an innovative way, said a Xinhua report on Tuesday that spread on weibo. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 9th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Celebrity Splash China, a variety show about diving produced by Zhejiang Satellite TV (ZJSTV), received mixed reviews after its Saturday premiere. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on March 31st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The Independent Commission Against Corruption has issued anti-corruption guidelines for the highly competitive real estate industry which is expected to be even more cut-throat following measures to curb home prices. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Task force wants HK lights switched off after 11pm or midnight
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Most of the flash and glitter will vanish from Hong Kong’s brightly lit commercial areas after midnight if a government task force’s recommendations are accepted. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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