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Trail running in Hong Kong: the history of how it became one of our biggest sporting obsessions

Trail running has become wildly popular around the globe in the past five to eight years and Hong Kong has not been immune to the trend.

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China's lucky Buddha pears become best-selling fruit in Vietnam

The bizarre creations, which first emerged on the market in 2009, have been flying off the shelves ahead of the Lunar New Year

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How orchids and tangerine trees are an enduring tradition of Lunar New Year

Hong Kong’s Flower Market full of blooms and shoppers despite extreme weather and slower economy.

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What can we expect from the stock market in China this week

Stock markets are bracing for another volatile week on worries over further devaluation of the yuan, a weakening economy and share sales of major shareholders after the end of a ban.

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What will happen if Hong Kong stock market introduces circuit breaker?

The short-lived circuit breaker on the mainland created the most chaotic first week of trading in the stock markets’ history and also raised questions about whether Hong Kong should review its plan to launch a circuit breaker later this year.

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SCMP receives preliminary offer from unnamed buyer

SCMP Group, which publishes the South China Morning Post, has confirmed that it has received a preliminary approach from an interested party regarding a possible purchase of the company’s media assets. This includes the newspaper, magazines and outdoor media, custom publishing and events businesses.

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A whiff of controversy? ISIS fragrance sold in Hong Kong stores, and retailer has no plans to stop

The Paris terror attacks earlier this month left many around the world feeling more vulnerable, and in Hong Kong, the incidents brought fresh attention to a different kind of ISIS.

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Hopes dim for 100 miners missing after landslide near Myanmar jade mine

Hopes faded on Monday that any of 100 people still missing would be found alive two days after a landslide near a jade mine in northern Myanmar smashed into a makeshift settlement, burying mine workers as they slept.