Taiwan | Gov’t seeks to improve conditions in fishing fleet

Commercial fishing boat owners in Taiwan, one of the world’s biggest seafood exporters, face strict rules and potential fines under a new law aimed at preventing overfishing and protecting migrant

1976 lynching photo both dark mark and blind spot for Thais

A battered body hangs from a tree as a man swings a folding chair over his head, preparing to smash it into the corpse. Spectators watch intently at a slight

Middle-East | Syrian pro-government forces press attack on city of Aleppo

Syrian government forces pressed their assault yesterday on the eastern, rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo, opposition activists said, while state media reported that rebel shelling of government-controlled part of the city

Weird science | Three British-born scientists win Nobel for unusual states of matter

British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in physics yesterday for discoveries on unusual states of matter that could result in improved

Offbeat | No fencing them in: Alaska moose bash antlers through fence

Don’t try to fence in Alaska moose battling for female attention. They’ll bust right through it. Bryan M. Anderson said he and his daughter went looking for moose early Sunday, stumbling

This Day in History | 1994 – Cult members die in ‘mass suicide’

The bodies of 48 cult members have been discovered by Swiss police following an apparent mass suicide. Twenty-three of the bodies were found in a concealed chamber beneath a remote farmhouse

Football | ‘Zlincester’: Czech league’s answer to Leicester

After only nine matches, a provincial soccer club from eastern Czech Republic is starting to draw comparisons with Premier League champion Leicester. FC Fastav Zlin, a 900-1 shot to win the

Baseball | Entering 5th year, wild-card games have favored visitors

Fervent fans and last at-bats haven’t done the home teams much good in the first eight wild-card games. As baseball enters its fifth season with its one-game, winner-take-all format prior to

Tennis | Murray, Nadal advance to 2nd round at China Open

Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray advanced to the second round of the China Open with straight-set wins Tuesday in back-to-back matches on center court. Nadal needed little more than an

The Buzz | New York beats London for overseas property investors on Brexit

New York overtook London to become the most popular location for overseas commercial property investors as the growing U.S. economy and a stronger dollar draws buyers. Sales in the U.K.

World briefs

SYRIA The United States won’t abandon its pursuit of peace in Syria after suspending direct U.S.-Russian talks on a cease-fire, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said, even as he

Aussies partying in skimpy briefs arrested at F1 in Malaysia

Nine Australians, including a government adviser, have been arrested in Malaysia for stripping down to their briefs and drinking beer from shoes after Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo won the Malaysian

Legal Wise | Master Plan Still Being Planned

After decades without any consistent urban development regulations, the enactment of the Urban Planning Law in 2013 raised the expectations of all stakeholders for how it would positively impact the

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 – edition no. 2657

* New creative center provides exhibition space to local artists * Subsidy mechanism criticized * HK home sales rise to 15-month high * ‘Zlincester’: Czech league’s answer to Leicester   DOWNLOAD

UP 7.4 percent | Gaming revenue growth beats estimates as new resorts open

Macau’s gaming revenue swelled more than estimated in September, with new casino projects from the local units of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd. helping draw recreational gamblers. Gross

Pearl Horizon buyers stage protest on National Day

According to the Public Security Police Force (PSP), around 900 protesters marched on China’s National Day holiday on October 1. The majority of the demonstrators were pre-sale buyers of the

Ian Coughlan appointed as Wynn Macau president

Ian Coughlan was appointed as president of Wynn Macau, replacing Gamal Abdelaziz, who resigned, the Las Vegas-based company said Friday in a filing. Coughlan will be responsible for all operations

Pokémon Go available in Macau

Pokémon Go fans in Macau can now download the app from Google Play or iTunes. The news was announced recently by Niantic, the game developer, a software development company based

Health | SSM discloses monthly data on infectious diseases, more cases reported

The Health Bureau (SSM) has disclosed the latest data related to infectious diseases in the region. In August there was a higher incidence of infectious diseases when compared both month-to-month

Scholar | China needs to promote cultural diversity

Although China’s ‘One Belt, One Road,’ (OBOR) scheme is expected to bring vital economic and technological developments in China, a scholar believes that the country still lacks the initiative to

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