Rugby | England, Wales patch their teams for World Cup clash

Sunday, 3:00am England v Wales H 1.33, D 26, A 4.3 England and Wales rolled the dice with their inside backs and front row respectively for their crunch Rugby World Cup match tomorrow

Australia struggles to put away spirited Fiji 28-13

Australia struggled to put away a spirited Fiji side playing its second game in five days at the Rugby World Cup, winning 28-13 mainly thanks to a quick brace of

Kapok | Who is in charge?

Back in my student years, I wrote a short essay about the massive peasant demonstrations that took place in France in the 1960s, which started before the May 1968 social

Friday, September 25, 2015 – edition no. 2407

* Mecca: Stampede kills 717 pilgrims * City prepares for ‘Golden Week’ * Eid al-Adha celebrated in Macau * UK derby England to show top form against Wales   DOWNLOAD

China | Man & Machine

For decades, manufacturers employed waves of young migrant workers from China’s countryside to work at countless factories in coastal provinces, churning out cheap toys, clothing and electronics that helped power

The bearable niceness of ‘The Intern’

The world of Nancy Meyers sure is beautiful. But her studied production design and dreamy interiors have become such a focal point, that they’ve almost eclipsed her storytelling. It marginalizes what

Joe Ely sings about the land of hobos and dreams

Panhandle Rambler” is set in West Texas, where train and radio stations stir the imagination, and a traffic light is worthy of note. Amarillo native Joe Ely brings the region

Elizabeth Gilbert saws fear in half in ‘Big Magic’

Over a lifetime committed to writing, Elizabeth Gilbert has learned that engaging fear is part of the creative process. In her new book, “Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear,” she

News of the World | Robot revolution sweeps China’s factory floors

In China's factories, the robots are rising. For decades, manufacturers employed waves of young migrant workers from China’s countryside to work at countless factories in coastal provinces, churning out cheap toys,

The Catalonian Hinterland

(Continued from “The Catalonian Littoral” on 28 August 2015) Situated along the western boundary of Catalonia bordering Aragón, Costers del Segre (literally: banks of the Segre) is Catalonia’s most inland wine

Food | Literature and Cuisine

Huaiyang dishes are often served in banquets for big events such as the first grand banquet for the ceremony of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949

The Buzz | Dane accused of storing genitalia arrested in Lesotho before

Police say the Danish man accused of storing female genitalia in his freezer in South Africa, was arrested in neighboring Lesotho earlier this year. Lesotho police spokesman Senior Inspector Clifford Molefe

Wild life | Highly endangered Sumatran rhino pregnant with 2nd calf

A Sumatran rhinoceros is pregnant with her second calf at an Indonesian sanctuary in the original habitat of the highly endangered species, a government conservation official said yesterday. Bambang Dahono Adji, director of

World Briefs

US-CHINA The United States has warned that the toughest crackdown in years on Chinese activists threatens to cloud the high-profile state visit by President Xi Jinping. Yet the issue of

CRIME | Preemptive operations spot 985 cases in three months

Concerted efforts between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau security authorities over the previous three months have identified a total of 985 cases of illegal activities, resulting in a total of

Ng Lap Seng’s ties with Clinton highlighted

The alleged role of Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng in the 1990s “Donorgate” scandal has surfaced yet again after Mr Ng was arrested in the U.S. on Saturday.

TOURISM | Visitor arrivals down 1.7 pct

Visitor arrivals totaled 3,033,081 in August, up by 14.5 percent month-on-month. Same-day visitors totaled 1,608,385 (53.0 percent of the total), down 3.5 percent year-on-year; overnight visitors rose slightly by 0.4

Administration | Tourism and ID bureaus distinguished for high quality services

The Macau Identification Services (DSI) and the Macau Government Tourist Office information desks have been awarded prizes by the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) for providing high-quality public

New details released on alleged spy arrest in Gongbei

Phan Phan-Gillis was visiting China last spring as part of an American trade delegation that included the Mayor Pro-Tem of Houston and others who were promoting business opportunities in the

Dore Group theft prompts proposals to amend junkets’ regulation

Dore Group’s embezzlement scandal has prompted the government and scholars to propose amendments to the regulation of junkets. On Monday, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) made its second statement

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