Adam Johnson, the author of an award-winning fictional novel depicting the ordinary people of North Korea, participated in a talk yesterday as part of the Macau Literary Festival where he
The white van emblazoned with Google’s colorful logo and an invitation to “shape the future” of the world’s most powerful Internet company is scheduled to pull out today on a
Hsin Chong Construction Company (HCC) has been appointed as the construction manager for the Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center Project in Cambodia by the project’s co-developers, Ng
Iran plans to boost crude output to 4 million barrels a day before it will consider joining other suppliers in seeking ways to rebalance the global oil market. “They should leave us alone” until
China’s chief prosecutor said yesterday that battling “infiltration, subversion and sabotage by hostile forces” is a key priority this year, with terrorists, ethnic separatists and religious extremists all in his crosshairs. In
The controversial dystopian film “Ten Years,” hailed as a timely insight into the mainland’s increasing intrusion into Hong Kong’s political autonomy, has largely disappeared from movie theaters, leaving private showings
Angry miners from Longmay Mining Holding Group Co. Ltd. and their family members marched through the city of Shuangyashan on Saturday and gathered in front of the company’s local offices. In
Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang defended the city’s economy after Moody’s Investors Service cut the city’s long-term debt outlook because of its links to China. Moody’s maintained Hong Kong’s long-term debt and
Hong Kong approved funding needed for a high-speed rail link to China after a contested vote among lawmakers, giving the green light for MTR Corp. to resume construction on the HKD84.4 billion (USD11
A woman from a big Chinese city visits her boyfriend’s rural hometown and is so appalled by the squalor she sees that she dumps him. The story was fake, but it
Indonesia’s top security minister said last week that authorities have started efforts to fight forest and peatland fires that often pollute Southeast Asia’s air as the dry season begins this
A champion Go player scored his first win over a Go-playing computer program yesterday after losing three straight times in the ancient Chinese board game, saying he finally found weaknesses
Doctors Without Borders has challenged Pfizer’s application for an Indian patent for its pneumonia vaccine so cheaper versions can be available to children in poor countries and to humanitarian organizations. The
In a Republican presidential primary filled with extraordinary moments, a 24-hour stretch that began Friday night stands above them all. Opponents of Donald Trump were so committed to keeping him from
French air accident investigators recommended yesterday that world aviation bodies draw up new rules requiring medical workers to warn authorities when a pilot’s mental health could threaten public safety, after
The previous record, about 290,000 miles, was set by the Soviet satellite Lunik III, which photographed the back of the Moon last year. Jodrell first made contact with Pioneer V after
Witnesses say a base jumper has safely parachuted from the European Union’s tallest building, the Shard in London, and evaded police by jumping on the subway. Passers-by captured the stunt on
World Cup flops to the kings of Europe in barely five months. England sure has turned things around under Eddie Jones in the Australian’s brief time in charge and, worryingly for
Lin Dan earned his sixth All England badminton title when he routed Chinese teammate Tian Houwei 21-9, 21-10 in the final yesterday. The match lacked any tension, as Lin bolted to
Pakistan’s late arrival for the World Twenty20 due to security concerns raised by the Pakistan Cricket Board has not hampered the team’s preparation, captain Shahid Afridi said yesterday. “We were practicing
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