Drunken Dragon Dance heralds birth of Buddha celebrations

Performers stage the drunk dragon dance during the Drunken Dragon Festival to celebrate Buddha’s birthday in Macau, May 25. Buddha’s birthday fell on Monday this year according to the Chinese lunar

Portuguese group buys Angolan state coffee company

Angonabeiro, an Angolan company under the Portuguese Nabeiro group, will invest USD1 billion in the purchase of the entire share capital of Angolan state coffee company Liangol, said the managing

Cape Verde | Airports receive new satellite navigation system

Airport safety company ASA of Cape Verdean plans to install a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) at the international airports of São Vicente and Boa Vista, the chairman of the

Police catch 175 looters in biggest artifact find

Chinese police have caught 175 looters who broke into a Neolithic archaeological site in what officials are calling the country’s biggest recovery of stolen artifacts. The Ministry of Public Security

FT: Official raises prospect of South China Sea air defense zone

China has mooted the possibility of controlling the airspace over the disputed South China Sea, as it ratchets up rhetoric in response to a US over flight of an island

12 detained after fire kills 38 at seniors’ home

The official Xinhua News Agency reported that the 12 included the legal representative of the Kangleyuan Rest Home, and that police were searching for another three employees. The fire broke out

Xinjiang | Authorities tout success of crackdown in restive Muslim region

China said yesterday that it has foiled 181 terror plots since it started a crackdown a year ago on Islamic separatists in the northwestern region of Xinjiang that was prompted by

Australia | Abbott warns children of foreign jihadis risk charges

An Australian boy who was photographed holding the severed head of a Syrian soldier could reportedly return to Australia with his mother and siblings, prompting the prime minister to warn

Koreas | Envoys from South, US, Japan discuss N Korean nuke threat

The top nuclear envoys from South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed yesterday on the need to increase pressure on North Korea and urged the country to engage in

Aviation | Singapore Airlines investigates engine problem during flight

The Airbus A330-300 was carrying 182 passengers and 12 crew members when the incident occurred Saturday, the airline said in a statement. The jet lost power in both engines after

Gaza | Amnesty: Hamas tortured, killed Palestinians in 2014 war

A leading international watchdog yesterday accused the militant Hamas group of abducting, torturing and killing Palestinians during the war in the Gaza Strip last year, saying some of the actions amount to

Iraq | Multiple IS suicide attacks in Anbar kill 17 troops

Islamic State extremists unleashed a wave of suicide attacks targeting the Iraqi army in western Anbar province, killing at least 17 troops in a major blow to government efforts to

UK | Re-elected Cameron outlines plans in Queen’s Speech

Britain’s first all-Conservative government in two decades unveiled its plans for power yesterday, including laws to hold a referendum on European Union membership, give Scotland more autonomy and toughen immigration

Corruption | FIFA officials arrested in Zurich; World Cup votes probed

Swiss federal prosecutors opened criminal proceedings related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, throwing FIFA deeper into crisis only hours after seven soccer officials were arrested and 14

This Day in History | 1967 Sir Francis Chichester sails home

Sir Francis is the first man to race around the world solo with only one port of call, Sydney. About 250,000 well-wishers cheered and sang, welcoming home the 65-year-old adventurer

Offbeat | Air France jet in near miss with giant volcano in Cameroon

Flight 953 took off from Malabo in Equatorial Guinea on May 2 and was cruising toward Douala, Cameroon’s largest city, when the pilot rerouted the Boeing 777 to avoid a

FOOTBALL | Some of Brazil’s most successful coaches out of a job

Some of the most successful coaches in Brazilian football are without a job, slowly losing out to a younger generation who are bringing fresh ideas and willing to accept lower

HK Observer | Stalemate

The 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests and subsequent tragic events were likely the most significant turning point, because when hopes of political reform in China were dashed – as a

Thursday, May 28, 2015 – edition no. 2322

* More mainland health professionals slated to counter staff shortage * Urban renewal policies lacking * New Health Center in Taipa opens * FIFA officials arrested on corruption charges   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Murder trial opens for French farmer who shot truffle thief

A French farmer is on trial for killing a suspected truffle thief with two blasts from a pump-action shotgun. Laurent Rambaud, 37, told police he was guarding his truffle patch around

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