Issue: June 21, 2012   (Archive)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013   



Memories are made in Oxford for Burma's champ
Home is where the heart is, and for Aung San Suu Kyi that's in Burma. But her heart beats fondly for Oxford, the English seat of learning.

Squeezed developers in cry for change
With housing curbs in the mainland in place for more than two years now, developers have been feeling the pinch as sales plummet. But it seems that some have finally lost patience and are trying to reverse the policy - and in rather a high-profile manner.

Cartoon characters come alive
You've got to hand it to the new generation, literally, as fans of Old Master Q will find out shortly at Hong Kong's first Cartoon Avenue.

Here is the news - or maybe not
It's generally not good in this business if you are making the news rather than reporting it. A heated e-mail exchange between the South China Morning Post's editor-in-chief Wang Xiangwei and a senior Western member of staff over the sudden death of dissident Li Wangyang has put Wang firmly in the spotlight.

Case not closed for luggage maker
Samsonite is recalling its entire inventory of American Tourister's Tokyo Chic line of luggage after a cancer scare but insists the products are "completely safe."

Paralympic competitors get wings
Gold-winning Paralympic athletes can look forward to some high-flying times.

'Rats' ready to overrun Central
Tired of the rat race? Why not let off steam at another?



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