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Fresh scuffles between Hong Kong police, activists
Police briefly scuffled with protesters camped out in Hong Kong’s streets early yesterday, but held back from dismantling barricades erected by the activists pushing for greater ... -
Thailand | Soaps trigger outcry over romanticizing rape
In a famous scene from Thailand’s award-winning soap opera “The Power of Shadows,” the handsome protagonist gets drunk and rapes the leading lady. He later begs her forgiveness, ... -
Islamic State offensive | Kurdish official appeals for weapons for Kobani
A Syrian Kurdish official called on the international community yesterday to allow weapons into the border town of Kobani, saying the town is still in danger ... -
South Africa| Steenkamp cousin: Pistorius apology not genuine
Oscar Pistorius must “pay for what he’s done” and his apology to the family of the girlfriend he killed was not sincere, a cousin of Reeva ... -
Ukraine crisis | Putin to meet with Western leaders in Milan
Russian President Vladimir Putin is mounting a diplomatic blitz on the sidelines of a summit of European and Asian leaders that opened yesterday in a bid ... -
Thid day in history: 1989 Earthquake hits San Francisco
A powerful earthquake has rocked San Francisco killing nine people and injuring hundreds. The number of dead is expected to rise significantly. The two-tier Bay Bridge ... -
Offbeat: Philippine police accuse US Marine in murder case
Philippine police filed a murder complaint Wednesday against a U.S. Marine accused of killing a transgender Filipino, in an emotional case expected to test the country’s ... -
GOLF | Randhawa takes 1-stroke lead at Hong Kong Open
Jyoti Randhawa shot a 6-under 70 yesterday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Hong Kong Open. Angelo Que (65) was in ... -
F1| Alonso leaving Ferrari ‘to win again’
Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso will leave Ferrari at the end of the season in order to win again, according to the Italian team’s recently-departed ... -
Tea ceremony still a respite from fast-paced world
The ancient Japanese tradition of tea ceremony is as popular as ever, with tea ceremony schools, demonstrations and quiet tatami-mat tea rooms thriving in cities around ... -
2018 Olympic ceremonies to be held in Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang organizers have scrapped plans to stage the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2018 Winter Olympic outside of the host city. Lee Jong-deok, South Korea’s ... -
‘Fury’ aims for an unvarnished look at war
At one point during “Fury,” the World War II drama starring Brad Pitt out Friday, a tank commander’s head is blown off while he’s hunched outside ... -
‘Time Out of Mind’ is rich study on Dylan
The second installment of Ian Bell’s two-part biography of Bob Dylan, “Time Out of Mind,” is a compelling, focused examination of the latter half of the ... -
DIGITAL LIFE | Tea ceremony still a respite from fast-paced world
Despite the rapid pace of our high-tech world, or perhaps because of it, the ancient Japanese tradition of tea ceremony is as popular as ever, with ... -
Friday, October 17, 2014 – edition no. 2172
* Curbing gambling ills crucial for Abe’s Japan casinos push * Hong Kong CE offers talks with students as anger mounts * Lawmakers deem ‘occupy central’ ... -
The Buzz | Ronaldo leads in Facebook popularity stakes with 100m ‘Likes’
The cumulative total number of ‘Likes’ attracted by posts on the official Facebook page of Cristiano Ronaldo, currently Portugal’s most successful footballer, has passed the 100 ... -
World briefs
CHINA Organizers say concern about the spread of the Ebola virus is expected to impact attendance at China’s largest international trade fair, which kicked off yesterday. ... -
Serbia accuses Albania of provocation after brawl
Serbian officials accused Albania yesterday of a deliberate political provocation after a drone flew an Albanian nationalist banner over a stadium in Belgrade during a match ... -
Oktoberfest opens in MGM Macau
It’s the time of year when kegs are opened and everybody enjoys their beer and sausage as part of Oktoberfest 2014. The event, hosted by MGM ... -
IACM to study Chinese white dolphins
The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) is preparing a research project on Chinese white dolphins in Macau’s waters with experts from the National Sun Yat-sen ... -
Edward Tracy and Steve Wynn among best performing CEOs
Chief Executive Officers Edward Tracy, from Sands China Ltd., and Steve Wynn of Wynn Resorts Ltd. are among the top 100 best-performing CEOs in the world ... -
Sands China stocks rise, company praises diversification strategy
Hong Kong stocks rose yesterday, as property companies and casino operators lead the advance. Declines in Macau’s gaming revenue for the past four months didn’t stop ... -
Tourists pay more for goods and services
The Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the third quarter of 2014 increased by 4.89 percent year-on-year to 135.14. The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) attributes the ... -
China’s Alipay offers mobile wallet for US sites
China’s half billion online shoppers will soon have an easier way to shop in the U.S. Alipay, the payments unit recently spun off from Chinese e-commerce ... -
Facebook, Apple to offer egg freezing benefits
Free lunches, dry cleaning, massages — frozen eggs? Silicon Valley’s biggest companies have long offered cushy perks to attract top talent and keep workers happy logging ... -
Corporate Bits | The Venetian Macao wins TTG Travel “Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel” Award
The Venetian Macao has been voted the Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel in the 25th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2014. The honor reflects industry recognition by ... -
Portugal | Corporate taxes reduced to attract foreign investment
Portugal’s proposed State Budget for 2015 includes a reduction of two percentage points on corporate tax – to 21 percent – in an effort to attract ... -
Mozambique | Norway provides funding for the electricity sector
Norway plans to grant USD90 million to support construction of a power transmission line from Tete to Maputo in Mozambique. The Norwegian ambassador to Mozambique, Mette ... -
Hong Kong | Who leaked about Leung? Faceoff runs from chainsaws to whispers
The battle for Hong Kong’s future is being fought with bamboo barricades and bags of dirty tricks. Like in the pages of an airport thriller, potentially ... -
Hong Kong | Police battle protesters to regain control of key road
Hong Kong police said they would investigate a complaint alleging officers beat a pro-democracy protester during clashes early yesterday morning over control of a key road. ... -
Koreas | Talks deadlocked as generals leave without agreement
The first military talks between North and South Korea in more than three years ended with no agreement yesterday, with the rivals failing to narrow their differences on ... -
Nepal | Avalanche, blizzard kill 12 in mountains
An avalanche and blizzard in Nepal’s mountainous north have killed 12 people, including foreign trekkers, officials said yesterday as weather conditions improved. An avalanche yesterday buried ... -
Ebola | 2nd US health care worker tests positive
A second health care worker at a Dallas hospital who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the ... -
South Africa | Steenkamps vow to return cash Pistorius paid after killing Reeva
The prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius’s trial for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp said her parents rejected his offer to pay them 375,000 rand (USD34,000) he got ... -
Mozambique Peace agreement at stake as country elects new leader
Mozambicans formed long lines outside polling stations to vote in elections that will test the durability of a peace deal signed last month to end almost ...
