End of one-child policy welcome, not game-changer 

Everyone should have the chance to have more than one child, say Chinese parents who welcome the government’s loosening of its population policy. But just because all couples can now

Human rights | Merkel meets activists in Beijing after Xi talks

Merkel met a group of human rights lawyers, writers and bloggers at the German Embassy in Beijing on Thursday evening, a government official said on the condition of anonymity because

Myanmar | Ethnic minorities fear election victory by military 

During nearly seven decades the villages of the Karen have been torched, their men summarily executed and their women raped as the ethnic minority battled Myanmar’s military regime in the world’s longest-running

Diplomacy | S. Korea, Japan, China leaders agree to mend strained ties 

The biggest result of the first meeting of South Korean, Chinese and Japanese leaders in more than three years? More meetings. But for three Northeast Asian economic and diplomatic heavyweights who

Egypt | Official says crashed Russian plane was in good shape

An Egyptian ground service official who carried out a pre-flight inspection of the Russian passenger plane that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula said yesterday that the Airbus A321-200 appeared to

Turkey | Public votes again as ruling party seeks to claw back a majority

Turks headed to the polls yesterday for the second time in five months in a crucial election that will determine whether the ruling party can restore the parliamentary majority it

Somalia | Islamic extremists attack hotel in capital, kill 9 

Somalia’s Islamic extremists attacked a hotel at dawn yesterday in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least nine people and injuring 10, a police official said. Security forces ended the siege by

This Day in History | 1951 6,000 British troops flown into Egypt

Hastings and Valetta aircraft brought in most of the 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards from Tripoli in Libya, in an effort to try to quell anti-British disturbances in the region. Over the

Offbeat | Breakfast with skulls: Halloween night in Paris Catacombs 

This Halloween, two brave souls got the dubious honor of waking up among 6 million dead bodies in Paris’ creepy Catacombs. Brazilian Pedro Arruda, 27, said he wasn’t sure if he

RUGBY | New Zealand beats Australia 34-17, retains RWC 

New Zealand capped one of the most dominant eras in rugby history by becoming the first team to retain the World Cup, repelling Australia’s second-half resurgence in a 34-17 win sealed

World Views | What’s the riskiest asset for banks? Bankers

It probably goes without saying, but the financial services sector has placed a tremendous amount of trust in its computers. They’re trusted to execute automated investment strategies, trusted to interact

Monday, November 2, 2015 – edition no. 2430

* Gaming revenue falls for 17th straight month * 11 public car park fees increase * Eco Trailhiker with more participants * Couto crowned GT 300 Champion in Japan   DOWNLOAD PDF   * Japan - Credibility

ASK THE VET | Caring for your pet boa constrictor

This boa constrictor is the most widely kept boa in the pet industry (there are nine accepted subspecies of boa constrictor, and many localities of some subspecies). Other common names

Nature | Sumatran Rhino begins US-Asia trip to ancestral home

The 8-year-old male, Harapan, will make an air, land and sea trip of more than 10,000 miles. Including stops, the journey’s expected to take some 50 hours before the rhino

Analysis | Education – When college students are afraid to speak up

Maybe I’m a mite over concerned about the findings of the just-released survey by McLaughlin & Associates about the attitudes of college students toward free speech. The survey, conducted during

Director-General of the Customs Service dies in undisclosed circumstances

The Director-General of the Customs Service Ms Lai Man Wa was found dead today (Friday) in Ocean Gardens, the Chief Executive announced this evening in a press conference. The cause

The Buzz | British foreign minister discusses climate change in Gulf

Speaking from a Gulf nation whose skyscrapers rose on oil wealth, Britain’s foreign secretary called yesterday on the rest of the wealthy Arab world to put their money toward renewable

Chocolate meth? US customs agents have seen it all

Something about the dozens of individually wrapped chocolate bars in the luggage of a man flying from California to Japan struck a federal Customs and Border Protection officer as odd.

World Briefs

CHINA’s leaders yesterday affirmed plans to double the size of the country’s economy by 2020 from 2010 levels, a goal that sets up a potential clash with efforts to nurture

Customs patrols catch more people trying to cross border illegally

The number of illegal immigrants intercepted by Macau Customs Service sea patrols increased by 12.46% year-on-year from January to September, the head of Maritime Enforcement Department, Leong Wa Kan, revealed

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