TV host to be punished for insulting Mao in private 

Authorities ordered a state broadcaster to punish a popular TV celebrity for insulting Communist Party founder Mao Zedong at a private dinner, state media reported. Bi Fujian was a talent show

Alibaba takes USD4.63b stake in electronics seller Suning

Alibaba said yesterday that it will invest 28.3 billion yuan (USD4.63 billion) to become the largest shareholder in the company. Alibaba said the companies will collaborate on e-commerce, logistics and

Briefs | Typhoon Soudelor kills 17

Typhoon Soudelor has left seventeen people dead with five still missing, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said yesterday. More than three million people and 110,000 hectares of

North Korea | Seoul restarts propaganda broadcasts to Pyongyang over mines 

South Korea restarted propaganda broadcasts across the border with rival North Korea yesterday for the first time in 11 years in retaliation for the North allegedly planting land mines last

Pakistan | Child sex abuse investigation shocks nation as police arrest more suspects

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday vowed to fully prosecute those found guilty in a child sex abuse scandal that has shocked the Muslim-majority nation. Police arrested half a dozen suspects

Japan | 1st nuclear reactor to restart since Fukushima meltdown

  A power plant operator said it will restart a reactor in southern Japan today, the first restart under new safety requirements following the Fukushima disaster and a milestone for the nation’s return

Afghanistan | Suicide car bomb near Kabul airport kills 5

A suicide car bombing at a busy roundabout near the entrance to Kabul’s international airport yesterday killed at least five people and wounded 16, officials said. The Kabul provincial police chief,

USA | Man shot near Ferguson protest critically injured

A man who opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, a police chief in the

Turkey | Assailants fire shots at US Consulate in Istanbul

Two assailants opened fire at the heavily protected U.S. Consulate building in Istanbul yesterday, touching off a gunfight with police before fleeing the scene, Turkish media reports said. One of the

Germany | Prosecutors drop treason probe against journalists 

German federal prosecutors yesterday dropped a much-criticized treason investigation of two journalists who had reported on secret plans to expand online surveillance in Germany. Prosecutors notified website Netzpolitik.org in late July

This Day in History | 1999 – Millions marvel at total eclipse

The phenomenon began over the Atlantic, a few hundred miles east of Boston, North America. The only part of mainland Britain to witness totality - the full blacking out of the

Offbeat | NY City scents: 2 baby skunks found in subway station

There are plenty of smells in New York City’s subways. But skunks? The New York Post said that police and a transit worker rescued two baby skunks that had strayed into

Swimming | Phelps goes 3 for 3 at nationals with another year-record

Having established himself as the shadow world champion in three events, Michael Phelps pondered the last time he felt this good. He quickly pointed to the year leading up to the

Kazan | Russia’s new ‘sports capital’ has Olympic ambitions

The city calling itself “Russia’s sports capital” isn’t Moscow, St. Petersburg or even last year’s Winter Olympic host Sochi. Instead it’s Kazan, a provincial city with global ambitions. The venue for

Sports Views | Keep the USD74.95 and pass on this Mayweather fight

So, this is it for Floyd Mayweather Jr., or so they say. Step up now because it’s your last chance to see Money May in the ring. Buy those ringside tickets

Tuesday, August 11, 2015 – edition no. 2375

* China | CCTV host to be punished for insulting Mao in private * Cobras sighted in Taipa and Coloane * More power to lawmakers, says Lionel Leong * China travel buys Brighton

The Buzz | Bangladesh police kill 6 alleged tiger poachers in gunfight

Police in Bangladesh have shot dead six suspected tiger poachers in the world’s largest mangrove forest after a new survey found that the population of the big cats has dropped

Australia | Chinese dominate as high-spending Asian leisure visitors

The Asian high-spender (HS) market has changed dramatically in recent years and is now being dominated by Chinese consumers, according to a new report released by Tourism Research Australia. The study,

World Briefs

AFGHANISTAN  A suicide bomber in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province has killed 29 people, mainly members of illegal armed groups that have clashed with security forces and the insurgents in the

WEATHER | Yesterday recorded as the hottest August day in 58 years

Typhoon Soudelor not only brought Taiwan and Fujian province torrential and destructive rain over the weekend, yesterday it also broke Macau’s record for the highest temperature of the year. According to

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