Wave of firms halt stock trading to avoid turmoil 

Faced with a stomach-turning slide in share prices, many Chinese companies are taking matters into their own hands with a tactic that experts say is bound to backfire: they’re pressing

Thailand | Activists slam repatriation of Uighurs to China

Thailand deported more than 100 Uighurs back to China yesterday, ignoring concerns that the ethnic minority faces persecution by the Chinese government, while protesters in Turkey, which had accepted an earlier batch

Vietnam | Human rights should not obstruct deeper US ties 

The head of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party said Wednesday (yesterday, Macau time) that differences with the United States on human rights should not be allowed to obstruct the deepening of relations between

New Zealand | AC/DC’s Rudd given home detention for threatening to kill

A New Zealand judge sentenced AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd to eight months of home detention yesterday after the musician pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a man who used to work for him,

Greece | Gov’t rushing to finalize reforms and remain in euro

Greece’s government was racing yesterday to finalize a plan of reforms for its third bailout, hoping this time the proposal will meet with approval from its European partners and stave

Israel | Authorities: 2 citizens held in Gaza

Two Israeli citizens are being held in the Gaza Strip, at least one of them by the Hamas militant group, Israeli authorities said yesterday. The announcement, made after months of secrecy,

This Day in History | 1940 Luftwaffe launches Battle of Britain

It is the first major assault by the Luftwaffe and is being seen as what the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, dubbed in a speech three weeks ago as the beginning

Offbeat | US: Broadway theatergoer tries to recharge phone in onstage plug

There’s loud talking, snoring and, of course, phones ringing. But theater etiquette might have taken a turn for the bizarre on Broadway last week with a dead cellphone. A patron at

Cycling | Tour contenders kept safe on crash-marred stage 5

With crashes ta-­king down riders on rain-drenched roads, keeping team leaders safe was the order of the day on the fifth stage of the Tour de France. By the time Andre

FIFA Scandal | Ethics committee expels Chuck Blazer for life for bribery, corruption

Chuck Blazer was banned for life by FIFA’s ethics committee yesterday for widespread corruption, finally ending the career of the longtime most senior American in world football. The expulsion from football

Football | Big Euro teams to avoid small World Cup qualifying groups

Commercial interests are set to be a factor in the European qualifying groups draw for the 2018 World Cup. Teams from Europe’s biggest television markets are likely to be guaranteed the

Kapok | The Fongchikeongisation of the minds

Honestly speaking, I never expected some of my friends - many of them educated - to fall victim to arguments that only the most cynical and unrefined individuals would dare

Friday, July 10, 2015 – edition no. 2353

* Lawmakers divided over casino full smoking ban * Chow Tai Fook’s weak Macau sales * 3D heritage models unveiled * Greece rushing to finalize reforms   DOWNLOAD

Paris Fashion Week | Stars are forever

* Movies: Tangerine * Books: The Assassins by Gayle Lynds * Music: Venus  by Joy Williams * Wine: The Sindhu Revival II * Food: southern French Passion DOWNLOAD

‘Tangerine’ a vital peek into unseen LA street lives

Caitlyn Jenner and her glamorous Vanity Fair cover brought unprecedented visibility to transgender women. Laverne Cox, the first transgender actress to win an Emmy Award, fronted Time magazine, an image

‘The Assassins’ has fast pace, many twists

The duplicity begins as six master assassins rob a Baghdad museum to recover money owed to them by Saddam Hussein. Judd Ryder has given up the spy game, but that

Joy Williams goes solo and bares soul

Nearly 20 minutes into “Venus,” an acoustic guitar emerges from the computer clamor that fills most of the album. The refreshing sound of an actual musical instrument nudges Joy Williams

News of the World | Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart play at Chanel’s casino

But the real gasps came when Kristen Stewart and a diamond- encrusted Julianne Moore walked out through an arch — both wearing bespoke Chanel couture — to take a seat around

The Sindhu Revival II

(Continued from “The Sindhu Revival” on 24 June 2015) Lying between 6th parallel north (on a par with Central Africa) and 37th parallel north (on a par with Sicily), mainland India

Food | Southern French Passion

Recently, Sofitel welcomed Chef Jean-François Nulli to join the culinary team at Privé, who has 15 years of experience working in multiple Michelin stared restaurants in France and Monaco. His

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