Britain’s Prince William takes on diplomatic role in Beijing

  Prince William presented China’s president with an invitation from the queen for him to visit Britain this year, as the prince yesterday began the first official trip to mainland China by a senior British

Film renews focus on pollution before National Congress

A documentary investigating the fallout of China’s poor air quality drew millions of viewers last weekend, putting a renewed spotlight on pollution as the nation’s lawmakers prepare for their annual

5.5 magnitude quake injures 32 in Yunnan

China’s manufacturing activity improved in February for the first time in four months but export demand weakened, a survey released yesterday showed. HSBC’s manufacturing index based on a survey of

Malaysia | Tourism thrives despite association with tragedy 

Two airplane catastrophes put Malaysia on the map in a bad way in 2014. But they didn’t hurt the country’s tourism, and the higher visibility may even have helped: visitor numbers had

North Korea | Seoul: Pyongyang test fires 2 short-range missiles 

  North Korea yesterday fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea and warned of “merciless strikes” against its enemies as allies Seoul and Washington launched annual military drills Pyongyang claims are preparation

Myanmar | Police prevent student protesters from marching to Yangon 

Truckloads of police yesterday prevented hundreds of students from continuing their march to Myanmar’s biggest city to protest a new law that they say curbs academic freedom. Tensions have been building

Bangladesh | Authorities arrest suspect in killing of American blogger

Bangladeshi security officials arrested a suspect yesterday in the killing of an American writer who was a prominent critic of extremist Islam and was hacked to death last week as

Iraq | Operation to retake Saddam’s hometown from ISIS begins 

Backed by allied Shiite and Sunni fighters, Iraqi security forces on Monday began a large- scale military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown from the Islamic State extremist group, state TV

Ukraine | Kerry, Russian FM meet in Geneva as tensions simmer 

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met yesterday with his Russian counterpart in what appeared to be less than amicable talks amid continuing tensions over Ukraine and American calls for

USA | Los Angeles police shoot, kill homeless man in fight caught on video

Los Angeles police say three officers fired on and killed a man because of a struggle over one of the officers’ guns. Police say graphic video of the incident that

This Day in History: 1974 Turkish jet crashes killing 345

The plane was on a regular flight from Ankara to London via Paris. It came down just minutes after take-off at 1235 GMT, scything a mile-long trail through the forest

Offbeat | Next Google Maps adventure: Soaring through Amazon jungle

For its next technological trick, Google will show you what it’s like to zip through trees in the Amazon jungle. The images released yesterday are the latest addition to the diverse

Extra time: Mourinho seeks further titles with new generation at Chelsea

A decade on from the first trophy from the Roman Abramovich-era, Chelsea collected the League Cup with just three survivors from the 2005 match day squad. After scoring the first goal

Skiing | Fenninger strikes again, wins super-G in Bulgaria

  Olympic champion Anna Fenninger added to her World Cup title challenge yesterday by winning a super-G for her second straight victory in Bansko. The 25-year-old Austrian clocked 1 minute, 14.59 seconds,

Snowboarding | China’s Zhang Yiwei wins snowboard halfpipe in US Grand Prix

China’s Zhang Yiwei won the men’s snowboard halfpipe in the U.S. Grand Prix yesterday (Macau time) executing a massive double cork 1,260 in a 98.00-point final run. Kelly Clark won the

Our Desk: Season of discontentment

One late night when I was dragging a big suitcase towards the bus terminal opposite the Grand Lisboa, a couple of unsavory men gathering at the narrow walkway across the

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 – edition no. 2261

* Annual CPPCC and NPC meetings | Macau delegates leave for Beijing with tourism on the agenda * Local boxing fans meet IBF champion * Terry Sio: Macau could turn into a

THE BUZZ: Zimbabwe’s Mugabe celebrates 91st birthday

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe marked his 91st birthday by speaking for more than an hour on his feet Saturday, delivering a characteristically defiant speech in which he threatened to

Police launch probe into baby’s death at public hospital

Police authorities have launched a probe into the death of a five-month-­old baby who died after consuming prescription medication from Conde de São Januário Central Hospital (CHCSJ) on February 19,

World briefs

CHINA indicated Friday that it opposes a U.S.-drafted resolution that would open a path for U.N. sanctions against those blocking peace and promoting violence in South Sudan. China’s U.N. Ambassador

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