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China narrows the path to elite official training scheme for overseas graduates

The move is a fresh blow to Chinese returnees facing a shrinking civil service intake and an eroding overseas degree premium.

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While some party-goers stick with traditional spooky costumes, others dress as golden Buddhas, Lipton tea cartons and Wednesday Addams.

Revellers outside Mong Kok’s Langham Place. Photo: Kit Lai
Revellers dressed in McDonald’s-themed costumes. Photo: Connor Mycroft
Revellers in Mong Kok. Photo: Kit Lai
Revellers in Lan Kwai Fong. Photo: Dickson Lee

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Standard Chartered sharpens its yuan advisory edge as currency’s global rise continues

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The yuan is seeing increased use on an international scale, not only in trade but also financing and investment.

A judge-led inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has delivered a scathing report condemning the main renovation contractor and project consultant, while also criticising four government bodies for systemic oversight failures. Here is a look at some of the key findings.

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China places former Sinopec, CNOOC boss Fu Chengyu, 75, under corruption probe

Fu is under investigation for alleged ‘serious violations of discipline and law’, a euphemism for corruption, Xinhua reports citing CCDI.

Fu Chengyu spent more than three decades in China’s oil industry before retiring in 2015. Photo: SCMP
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