Protests in fishing village suppressed, 13 arrested

Chinese police fired rubber bullets at villagers and arrested 13 people yesterday in an overnight crackdown to suppress demonstrations in a southern fishing village that became internationally known five years

Boeing boosts China demand outlook as middle class expands

Boeing Co. lifted its forecast for aircraft demand in China in the next two decades, saying a rising middle class would spur leisure and business travel. The planemaker projects demand in

China’s Postal Savings Bank seeks up to USD8.1b in IPO

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. is seeking as much as USD8.1 billion in a Hong Kong initial public offering, which could become the world’s biggest share sale this year. The

Legislature expels 45 deputies over fraud

China’s national legislature expelled 45 deputies representing the northeastern province of Liaoning over allegations of electoral fraud yesterday, in the latest effort to root out corruption and the buying of offices

US flies bombers over S.Korea in show of force against North

The United States on yesterday sent two nuclear-capable supersonic bombers streaking over ally South Korea in a show of force meant to cow North Korea after its recent nuclear test,

Abe’s support hits two-year high after N Korea nuclear test

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet has risen to a two-year high in separate opinion polls published this week by public broadcaster NHK and the Yomiuri newspaper. The Abe

Gay senator opposes Australian plan for marriage equality

Government plans to hold an opinion poll in February on whether gay marriage should be legalized in Australia suffered a blow yesterday when a gay government senator announced that he opposed the

Nearly 400 arrested for looting, vandalism in India’s IT hub

Police arrested nearly 400 people for looting and vandalism in India’s information technology hub of Bangalore after a curfew was imposed to quell violence set off by a court ruling

Lagarde says globalization’s benefits need to be shared by all

World leaders need to better manage the frustration over the failure of globalization to deliver widely shared benefits, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said. While the world has enjoyed unprecedented economic

Dalai Lama urges talks with Islamic State, help for refugees

The Dalai Lama says there should be dialogue with Islamic State extremists to end bloodshed in Syria and Iraq, and argues that religion is never a justification for killing. The Tibetan

Brazil Mastermind of impeachment stripped of his own mandate

The politician who led the drive to impeach president Dilma Rousseff lost his mandate himself during a congressional trial that could rattle her successor’s government. An overwhelming majority of 450 Brazilian

This Day in History | 1985 – USSR expels 25 in tit-for-tat spy row

Two days after the British Government ordered the expulsion of 25 alleged Soviet spies, the USSR has retaliated by throwing out 25 British nationals. It follows the defection of Soviet double-agent

Offbeat | 206 of Cambodia’s rare royal turtles released at new center

More than 200 of Cambodia’s nearly extinct royal turtles were released yesterday in muddy waters at a new breeding and conservation center that was built in hopes of keeping the

UEFA presidential favorite criticizes Champions League deal

The favorite to become UEFA president has criticized the secret deal - accelerated ahead of today’s election - guaranteeing four Champions League group-stage places for Europe’s top four leagues. In an

The Buzz | Singapore investigating Zika strain as infections rise

Singapore says it is investigating the strain and severity of its locally transmitted Zika virus, amid a rising number of cases. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament yesterday that it

World briefs

CHINA’s booming electric vehicle industry, a flagship for Beijing’s technology ambitions, has been rocked by scandal after five companies were caught collecting millions of dollars in subsidies for buses they

Syrian migrant musicians sell out shows in Germany

At the neoclassical Concert House in Berlin’s Gendarmenmarkt, busts of German composers Beethoven, Bach and Handel looked on as the 65 musicians took their seats for a sold-out weekend concert. The

Macau Matters | The New Ka Ho Prison

I note with interest the recent sit-in by a subcontractor complaining about construction and progress payment delays on the project to develop a new prison at Ka Ho on Coloane

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 – edition no. 2643

* Chui meets with Portuguese president * Debate on human trafficking * LRT to be extended to Hengqin * US bombers fly over S Korea in show of force   DOWNLOAD

Demand for pricey international schools ‘insatiable’

The school year at Haileybury College’s campus outside Beijing began with three People’s Liberation Army soldiers marching on a running track as the Chinese national anthem played over loudspeakers. Seven

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