Food & Beverage | The five reservations you need in Vegas (plus, a few backups)

Las Vegas, city of sin. But it’s also a city of numbers. Each year, more than 40 million people visit, bringing with them USD50 billion to

Baidu joins BAIC in push for homegrown driverless cars

Baidu Inc. and state-owned Beijing Automotive Group Co.’s collaboration on telematics and autonomous driving is almost ready for its coming-out moment, as industry and government join hands

Samsung executives to be questioned by Korean prosecutors

Samsung Electronics Co. executives have been summoned by South Korean special prosecutors amid a widening influence-peddling scandal that brought about South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment.

Pollution | Choked by smog, Beijing creates new environmental police

Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning in the city, the latest government response to the widespread public anger

Lobster prices high as catch drops and China imports climb

Lobster lovers are used to adjusting to high prices, but this winter, they’re shelling out even more for the cherished crustaceans because of a lack of catch

Taiwan leader in Houston, en route to Central America

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in Houston for a brief transit stop in the U.S. during her trip to Central America. Dozens of supporters stood outside in near

PRC ready to retaliate if Trump raises trade barriers

China is prepared to retaliate should President-elect Donald Trump take punitive measures against Chinese goods and trigger a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies, according

Taiwan | Hong Kong pro-democracy activist narrowly avoids assault

Hong Kong  activist, Joshua Wong, has had his police protection heightened during his visit to Taiwan after a pro-China demonstrator attempted to assault him as he

Mário Soares, Portugal’s former president and PM, dies at 92

Mário Soares, a former prime minister and president of Portugal who helped steer his country toward democracy after a 1974 military coup and grew into a global statesman

21 injured in clashes in Sri Lanka over China port deal 

At least 21 people were injured Saturday in violent clashes between Sri Lankan government supporters and villagers marching against what they say is a plan to take

Just another Sunday? North Korea low key on Kim’s birthday

North Korea marked Kim Jong Un’s birthday yesterday in a decidedly low-key manner. Though the young leader’s birthday is well-known throughout the country, it has yet to be

Offbeat | British bookstore owner slammed for 50 pence ‘browsing fee’ 

A British bookshop owner who asks customers for a 50-pence (62-cent) browsing fee has been branded “the bookseller from hell.” Steve Bloom, who runs second-hand emporium Bloomingdales

This Day in History | 1972 | Miners strike against government

Coal miners walked out at midnight in their first national strike for almost 50 years. Three months of negotiations with the National Coal Board ended

Tennis | Fun and games, Dimitrov finds a way to break title drought

Grigor Dimitrov concentrated on fun and games at the season-opening Brisbane International, looking for something a bit different to his regular routine. It turns out, that’s what

FIFA set to approve bigger, richer World Cup tomorrow

Graham Dunbar F IFA is set to make the World Cup bigger and richer, even if the price to pay is lower quality foot- ball. FIFA

Real Madrid matches Barcelona’s record of 39 unbeaten games

Real Madrid tied Barcelona’s Spanish record of 39 games unbeaten in all competitions by crushing Granada 5-0 in La Liga on Saturday. Francisco “Isco” Alarcon scored

World briefs

CHINA Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China’s persistent

The Buzz | Engineer pleads guilty in illegal aid to China for reactors

A Chinese-born U.S. nuclear engineer has pleaded guilty to helping a state-controlled Chinese nuclear energy company build reactors in that country using U.S. technology. The U.S. Department of Justice

Guns in baggage questioned after shooting

The suspect in a deadly shooting at a Florida airport used a gun that he had stored in his checked luggage, raising questions about airport security and

Views on China | Boeing’s biggest China concern isn’t a Trump trade war

As if it wasn’t bad enough getting into a fight with the president-elect over the cost of Air Force One, Boeing Co. is facing problems from the other

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