Conservationists: New policy could save elephants 

Conservationists hail it as a possible game-changer in the struggle to curb the slaughter of elephants: an unexpected pledge by a senior Chinese official to stop the ivory trade in

War veterans protest over missing benefits 

Disgruntled Chinese military veterans converged on Beijing this week in a protest over what they say is the government’s failure to make good on promised pensions, medical insurance and other

Sino-US talks see progress on currency, cyberspace issues

The United States claimed progress Wednesday (yesterday, Macau time) with China on currency issues and toward negotiating a code of conduct for cyberspace after two days of high-level talks that underscored sharp

Myanmar | Parliament blocks Aung San Suu Kyi from presidency

Myanmar’s parliament voted against constitutional amendments yesterday, ensuring that the military’s veto power remains intact and that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi cannot become president in an election this

New Zealand | Environmental protesters scale parliament roof

Four environmental protesters breached security yesterday at New Zealand’s parliamentary complex by scaling the roof and perching themselves on a ledge above the main entrance. The Greenpeace protesters hauled up solar panels and

Syria | Islamic State attacks Kobani to halt Kurdish gains

Islamic State militants attacked the Syrian Kurdish stronghold of Kobani, site of one of the group’s biggest setbacks, in an effort to halt the Kurds’ military advance in the country’s

USA | Boston Marathon bomber ‘sorry’ for attack after 2-year silence

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev broke his silence on the death and devastation he caused two years ago with words that were not a political tirade or a justification. He apologized

France | Taxis strike after weeks of rising tension over Uber

French taxis went on a nationwide strike yesterday, snarling traffic in major cities after weeks of rising and sometimes violent tensions over Uber. Travelers hoping to catch a flight walked

This Day in History | 1959 Queen and Eisenhower open seaway

Crowds cheered and waved flags, church bells rang out, sirens wailed and bands played as the Royal Yacht Britannia began the first leg of the journey from Montreal harbour to

Offbeat : Spain | Man dies after being gored by bull in town fiesta

A Spanish man has died after being gored by bull during a summer festival in a southwestern Spanish town. Coria town spokeswoman Clara Iglesias said yesterday the man was standing

Yachtsman Laurent Bourgnon reported missing after dive

Leading Swiss yachtsman Laurent Bourgnon was reported missing by authorities in French Polynesia yesterday after a diving incident. The Papeete rescue center in Tahiti said the 49-year-old Bourgnon, who twice

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang announces divorce

Former Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang, one of China’s best-known athletes, announced yesterday he is getting a divorce after a nine-month marriage to actress Ge Tian. Liu, who won gold in the

Kapok | Social Responsibility

The summary of the 2014 Chief Executive policy address included a small box, oddly entitled “Tips for the Elderly”, in which we were told that elderly citizens were entitled to

Friday, June 26, 2015 – edition no. 2343

* Slump spreading from gambling tables to property market * Growing demand for quality * Hands-on job experience * Ban on Aung San Suu Kyi becoming President   DOWNLOAD

Bunker gives glimpse of war’s final days

* Movies: Jurassic World *Books: The Love Object by Edna O’Brien * Music: Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams by Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams * Wine: The Australian Boutique * Food: Black Magic   DOWNLOAD

‘Jurassic World’ bites into the modern blockbuster

Along the scaly spine of the Tyrannosaurus Rex runs the evolution of Hollywood blockbustering. Twenty-two years ago, Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” set the standard for the kind of movie the

New Edna O’Brien story anthology spans 5 decades

Put on a pot of tea and curl up with “The Love Object,” the new collection of Edna O’Brien stories. If you’re lucky, it’ll be cold, damp and misty outside. Many

Campbell steps front and center with wife

Larry Campbell is a highly regarded producer and ridiculously versatile sideman who can play about any instrument you hand him. Even so, like many males, Campbell might have married out of

News of the World | Japan’s secret navy bunker gives glimpse of war’s final days

On a hillside overlooking an athletic field where high school students play volleyball, an inconspicuous entrance leads down a dusty, slippery slope — and seemingly back in time — to

The Australian Boutique

Situated some 130km north of state capital Adelaide, Clare Valley is the northernmost wine region within the Mount Lofty Ranges zone of South Australia, one of the 6 Federated States

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