Burberry hit by slowdown in Asia sales

Luxury goods maker Burberry saw its shares slump yesterday after it said its six-month revenue growth slowed to a trickle, due largely to weaker sales in Hong Kong and mainland China. The

Media: Rights lawyer’s son used by anti-Beijing forces

China worked with police in neighboring Myanmar to nab the 16-year-old son of a detained rights lawyer and send him back home because he had been coerced into a plot

South China Sea | Military reaches out amid tensions

As expectations grow that the U.S. Navy will directly challenge Beijing’s South China Sea claims, China is engaging in some serious image-building for its own military by hosting two international security forums this

HONG KONG | 7 police charged over protester’s filmed beating 

Hong Kong police yesterday charged seven officers with harming an activist who was beaten in a filmed confrontation that stirred outrage among city residents at the height of the pro-democracy

South China Sea | Vietnam accuses Chinese vessel of sinking fishing boat

Vietnam said yesterday that a Chinese vessel rammed into and sank one of its fishing boats near disputed islands in the South China Sea in an incident that could further raise tensions

Afghanistan | Obama to keep troops stationed beyond 2016

President Barack Obama will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration officials, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch. Obama

Myanmar | Rebel armies sign ceasefire pact with gov’t 

  Myanmar’s government and eight smaller ethnic rebel armies signed a ceasefire agreement to end more than six decades of fighting, but other more powerful groups refused to come on board,

Peru | Military questioned over drug flight plague

It happens about four times a day, right under the nose of Peru’s military: A small single-engine plane drops onto a dirt airstrip in the world’s No. 1 coca-growing valley, delivers a

This Day in History | 1974 Maze prison goes up in flames

More than 130 prisoners were injured in the trouble - nine needed hospital treatment. One officer is being treated for a suspected fractured skull. Troops were brought in to quell the

Offbeat | US: Traveler hid cocaine in oil, vinegar bottles

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the cocaine was found Oct. 5 when Andres Josue Leal Valle arrived with three suitcases and a carry-on bag. Agents say they opened bottles of

Venetian Macau Open |Thitiphun turns on style to lead first round

Thailand’s Thitiphun Chuayprakong eclipsed the stars with a flying seven-under-par 64 to snatch the first round lead at the USD1 million Venetian Macao Open on Thursday. The 23-year-old, who is

In defeat, is Jose Mourinho still worth our time?

Already a proven winner, Jose Mourinho now must become a specialist in failure, too. When the Chelsea manager used that phrase last year to take a cheap swipe at Arsenal

Bizcuits | Being green

For those who remember Kermit the Frog, “it’s not easy being green.” We can try very hard but unless the infrastructure is available, minimising our carbon footprint is difficult; almost

Friday, October 16, 2015 – edition no. 2420

* The Parisian Macao’s Eiffel Tower tops out * government headquarters to open to the public this weekend   DOWNLOAD

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* Movies: Crimson Peak * Books: See Me by Nicholas Sparks * Music: Revival by Selena Gomez * Wine: The Mediterranean Heart III * Food: Creations Without Boundaries   DOWNLOAD

Del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ casts a gothic spell

The most pressing threat in Guillermo del Toro's gothic horror "Crimson Peak" isn't the ooze-filled cauldrons of dead souls in the basement of the old Victorian mansion, nor the plotting,

‘See Me’ takes readers on roller-coaster ride of emotions

Colin grew up bouncing from military school to military school with his parents expending little effort to try and understand their son. After being countlessly bullied, he turns to violence

Selena Gomez brings her A-game to ‘Revival’

Sophomore albums are notoriously tricky propositions, but Selena Gomez's second solo venture, "Revival," breezes through to the finish line — the dance floor —with 11 nearly impeccable tracks that skip

Digital Life | Amazon’s gizmos aim to be assistants for your abode

When I brought home review models of Amazon's Echo speaker, a sort of smart, voice- controlled speaker, and two Dash buttons that reorder household products with a single touch, I wasn't

The Mediterranean Heart III

(Continued from “The Mediterranean Heart II” on 17 July 2015) The British penchant for fortified wines may variously be due to the cool climate of the British Isles, recurrent wars with

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