Corporate bits | Sands China resorts presents ‘hairy crab seasonal menus’

Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao and Sands Macao have unveiled seasonal menus featuring one of the region’s greatest delicacies- Shanghai hairy crabs. According to Sands China’s release, Canton at The Venetian

Analysis | China pain is Hong Kong property’s gain

China is again fully focused on cooling its overheated property market and investors are trying to decipher what impact that will have on alternative asset classes. Some are betting money

China is going the extra (5,300) miles for fresh Tasmania milk

China’s path to food security is taking a big swing to the south. In fact, 5,300 miles down to Tasmania, the dairy-hungry nation’s newest source of fresh milk. Businessman Lu Xianfeng

Philippine, Japanese leaders sign military, economic deals

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines agreed yesterday to cooperate in promoting regional peace and stability and endorsed Japan’s provision of patrol boats and military training aircraft to bolster

Afghanistan | Taliban insurgents abduct, kill 26 people

Taliban insurgents yesterday killed 26 Afghan civilians after abducting them in the remote central province of Ghor the previous day, officials said, the latest brutal attack targeting the local population

Hobbit-fueled tourism New Zealand’s top foreign-cash source

In New Zealand there are twice as many cows as people, but it’s the hobbits that are really making hay. According to figures released yesterday, tourism has overtaken dairy as the

Indonesia | Rehabilitated orangutans freed in Borneo as species dwindles

Jamur didn’t hesitate as the door of her temporary cramped quarters slid open. In less than a second, the stocky red-haired orangutan was savoring freedom for the first time in

USA Elections | Hispanic woman claims co-workers used Trump images to harass

A Hispanic woman says her white co-workers at an Iowa claims office used images of Donald Trump to racially harass her for months after they learned she was angered by

Can’t stop the voting: Timberlake casts ballot in Memphis

Justin Timberlake flew from California to Tennessee in order to vote early, and state officials say that’s great — but he shouldn’t have taken a selfie at the ballot box. The

‘This jungle is no good’ | French authorities declare the Calais migrant camp empty

French authorities declared the Calais migrant camp known as “the jungle,” empty yesterday, after fires set by departing migrants accelerated plans to evacuate people from the burgeoning slum. Local officials announced

Offbeat | Beer run! Self-driving truck goes 120-plus miles on delivery

Anheuser-Busch says it has completed the world’s first commercial shipment by self-driving truck, sending a beer-filled tractor-trailer on a journey of more than 120 miles through Colorado. The company says it

This Day in History | 1950 – Hunt for missing atomic scientist

Professor Pontecorvo and his family arrived in Finland at the beginning of September but they have since disappeared. There is speculation the family may have gone to the Soviet Union. The

Golf | Li Haotong finding himself on a big stage in world golf

In one year, Li Haotong has gone from being a contender in the HSBC Champions to a superhero. At least on the stage. One tradition of this World Golf Championship, billed as

McIlroy’s caddie cashes in on FedEx Cup

Rory McIlroy didn’t have to check his bank account to know that his FedEx Cup bonus had been deposited. His caddie, J.P. Fitzgerald, informed him with a text message. “I think his

Rugby | Try time: Sport aims to lure 1 million new players in China

The international rugby federation is set to tackle the Chinese market, supporting a local push to attract 1 million players over the next five years and create professional leagues. World Rugby

World briefs

AFGHANISTAN Taliban insurgents killed 26 Afghan civilians after abducting them in the remote central province of Ghor the previous day, officials said, the latest brutal attack targeting the local population

The Buzz | Pakistan arrests National Geographic’s famed ‘Afghan girl’

A Pakistani investigator says the police have arrested National Geographic’s famed green-eyed ‘Afghan Girl’ for having a fake Pakistani identity card. Shahid Ilyas from the Federal Investigation Agency, says the police

Police say two children lucky to survive accident at Aussie park

Two children are fortunate to be alive, police said yesterday, after they were thrown clear and survived an accident that killed their mothers and two other people on a river

Top Vatican cardinal questioned over sex abuse allegations

Australian police flew to Rome to interview a top Vatican cardinal about allegations of sexual assault dating back decades, officials said yesterday. Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ top financial adviser who

Girl About Globe | Trump and Typhoons

If you can hashtag a nightmare, I just had #MakeAHurricaneEightAgain. A bad dream about Donald Trump and typhoons. The cause was the proximity of Typhoon Haima and the third Presidential TV

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