China willing to pay the price of defiance

Even before a ruling, China may have lost by refusing to cooperate with a U.N. arbitration tribunal over its claim to virtually the entire strategic South China Sea. Yet Beijing

South China Sea | ASEAN issues, retracts, tough statement on troubled waters

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations issued, then swiftly retracted a tough statement on tensions in the South China Sea that may have offended meeting host China, underscoring sensitivity over

Chinese naval ship enters Japanese territorial waters

A Chinese intelligence ship entered Japan’s territorial waters early yesterday morning, the first report of a Chinese navy vessel doing so in more than a decade. A Japanese surveillance plane spotted

Beijing bans exports to North Korea with possible military use

China yesterday banned exports to North Korea of technology and materials that might be used in weapons production in a new response to the North's development of nuclear weapons and

Zhou Yongkang | Wife, son of former senior leader jailed for graft

A Chinese court yesterday jailed the wife and a son of a former senior politician sentenced to life in prison a year ago for corruption amid an ongoing anti-graft campaign. The

Australia |Canberra releases prisoner convicted in China of fraud

Australia has granted early release to an Australian businessman who was convicted in China of financial crimes and transferred home under a prisoner exchange agreement, an official said yesterday. Matthew Ng

Japan | Tokyo governor to resign, another setback in Olympic preps

Governor of Tokyo Yoichi Masuzoe was set to accept the Olympic flag in a handover during the closing ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro Games in just over two months. Instead,

New Zealand | Government to pay record amount to wrongfully convicted man

New Zealand’s government yesterday agreed to pay a record amount to a 41-year-old man who spent more than 20 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not

France | Police alerted to possible arrival of Islamic fighters

French police and anti-terrorism investigators have been alerted to the possibility that small groups of extremists have left Syria for France and Belgium with plans to stage attacks. Belgian intelligence services

Health | UN agency says coffee no longer deemed possible carcinogen

The World Health Organization’s research arm has downgraded its classification of coffee as a possible carcinogen, declaring there isn’t enough proof to show a link to cancer. But the International Agency

This Day in History | 1982 Welsh miners back health workers

The South Wales coalfield has come to a standstill after about 24,000 miners went on strike in support of health service workers, who are demanding a 12% pay rise. The miners

Offbeat | Holy punch! Cyprus priest biffs groom’s backslapping brother

The best man slapped the groom on the back, which is an old Cypriot wedding custom. The priest punching the best man would be an innovation. But Cyprus police said this

Euro 2016 | Roundup: Iceland keeps Ronaldo at bay, Hungary beats Austria

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal was upstaged by a team of Icelanders and Hungary beat Austria on a day of surprises at the European Championship yesterday. The smallest country ever to play at

Meanwhile in America… Chile defeats Panama 4-2, advances to Copa quarterfinals

Eduardo Vargas and Alexis Sanchez each scored twice and Chile advanced to the Copa America Centenario quarterfinals with a 4-2 win over Panama yesterday (Macau time). Chile (2-0-1) clinched second place

Euro 2016 | Preview: Player comments raise tension ahead of ‘Battle of Britain’

There’s tension in the air ahead of what national media have called the “Battle of Britain” between England and Wales at the European Championship. And it’s not just on the streets

Euro 2016 | 5 THINGS TO KNOW: The action is on and off the pitch

  Tear gas, great goals and acrobatic saves have shared the headlines in the first round of group matches at the 2016 European Championship. From the glass-strewn streets of Marseille to Luka

The Buzz | Chinese online loan sharks demand nude photos as guarantees

Web-based loan sharks in China have found an unconventional way of guaranteeing loans: demanding naked photos from female borrowers. The state-run Southern Metropolis Daily reported this week that private lenders are

Disney CEO Iger says China has ‘incredible potential’

The debut of Shanghai Disneyland offers Walt Disney Co. “incredible potential” to boost its brand in the world’s most populous market, the company’s chief executive said yesterday. Disney’s first theme park

World Briefs

OBAMA-LAMA President Barack Obama will meet at the White House with the Dalai Lama in a get-together that the Chinese government assailed. SOUTH CHINA SEA Even before a ruling, China may

World Views | China sends bubbles to North America

In the past year, a huge amount of money has been flowing out of China. In the past, when this happened, it was because the Chinese central bank was buying

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