UK | Woman who spent USD21m at Harrods fights wealth order

A woman from Azerbaijan who spent 16 million pounds (USD21 million) on jewelry, wine and other goods at luxury London department store Harrods over the course of a decade

USA | One of oldest coal companies files for bankruptcy

One of the oldest coal companies in the U.S. filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday to deal with more than USD1.4 billion in debt amid

This Day in History | 1976 – China’s ‘Gang of Four’ arrested

The new chairman of China’s Communist Party, Hua Guofeng, has ordered the arrest of four leading radicals in Peking. It is a sign that China is

Offbeat | Gecko butt-dials ‘bazillion’ times from Hawaii seal hospital

If you got incessant phone calls last week from a hospital that cares for Hawaiian monk seals, you were butt-dialed. Or, more specifically, foot-dialed. By a

Basketball | Rockets’ Zhou Qi hurts knee in exhibition game vs. Shanghai

Houston’s Zhou Qi played only three minutes yesterday   before the 7-foot-1 center from China sprained his left knee against the Shanghai Sharks. Qi, the

Basketball | Dennis Rodman benched for Yao Ming at Pyongyang friendly?

Has Dennis Rodman, the former NBA star-turned pal of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, been benched for Chinese hoop legend Yao Ming? The former Houston

Football | Paul Pogba back to friendly environment with France

Far away seem the days when Paul Pogba was praised for the mature displays that helped France win the World Cup. For the Manchester United

Retail | Luxury shoppers in China are still buying bags, but not BMWs

China’s luxury shoppers may be shunning pricey autos, but they’re still finding an appetite for handbags and champagne as the trade war plays out unevenly across

World Briefs

CHINA is “not aware of the situation” surrounding reports that the wife of the detained Chinese former president of Interpol has been threatened, a foreign

The Buzz | Swiss court clears ex-banker who gave secrets to WikiLeaks

Switzerland’s high court has upheld the acquittal of a former private banker who handed over confidential client information to WikiLeaks, ruling he wasn’t bound by the country’s strict

Girl About Globe | HK’s high-growth economy must include trees

Hong Kong has a shady past. I hope it has a shady future. A few days after the super-typhoon hit last month, I sat at a

Thursday, October 11, 2018 – edition no. 3147

* Joe Chan | ‘So far, there is no education about plastic pollution’ * Chinese vice-premier meets lawmakers * Beishan jazz festival returns * Ikea plans to expand to Macau   DOWNLOAD

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