Analysis | Can smoke-free casinos still cash in?

The boom times are over in Macau. The Chinese gambling hub’s gross domestic product plunged a horrifying 17.2 percent in the fourth quarter, and the government has curbed its projected casino

Corporate Bits | Local bakery & coffee shop go online

With commercial rents in Macau still remaining high, small businesses must find creative ways to push forward and going online is a feasible diversification strategy. “We have been devising ways

New visa system makes Angola more attractive to investors and tourists

The ongoing process of facilitating the allocation of visas by Angola makes the country more attractive to investors and tourists, creating new sources of revenue at a time when oil

East Timor | Minister restates gov’t plans to process gas from the Greater Sunrise field

The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources of East Timor, Alfredo Pires, restated in Dili the government’s plan to process liquid natural gas (LNG) from the Greater Sunrise field in

IOC commissioners begin inspections of Beijing’s 2022 bid 

IOC evaluators began a five-day inspection tour of Beijing’s bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics yesterday, in a key test of the city’s status as a front-­runner in the competition

Report says mainland manufacturing at lowest in nearly a year 

China’s manufacturing fell to the lowest level in nearly a year as new orders shrank, according to a report yesterday that underscored the weakening outlook for the world’s second biggest economy. HSBC’s

Authorities execute 3 over Kunming knife attack that killed 31 

Authorities in southwestern China yesterday executed three men convicted of masterminding a knife attack a year ago that killed 31 people outside a railway station in the city of Kunming. Iskandar Ehet, Turgun

Ai Weiwei, Joan Baez honored by Amnesty International 

Human rights group Amnesty International awarded its top honor yesterday to Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, who has spent years shining light on his country’s restrictive political atmosphere, and to

Christian pastor stands trial over cross removals

Huang Yizi was charged in the city of Pingyang with gathering crowds to disrupt the social order, lawyer Zhang Kai said. If convicted, Huang could face up to seven years

Afghanistan | Thousands protest woman’s mob killing in Kabul

Thousands marched through the Afghan capital yesterday, demanding justice for a woman who was beaten to death by a mob after being falsely accused of burning a Quran. Men and women

Myanmar | Police reject lawsuit against government minister

Police in northwestern Myanmar have rejected a lawsuit filed by two Buddhist monks against Myanmar’s home minister and police chief, saying they are protected by law. In declining to accept a

Philippines | Trial begins of US Marine charged with murder

U.S. security escorts brought Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton, wearing handcuffs, into a heavily secured courtroom in Olongapo city, northwest of Manila, for the trial after an earlier plea-bargain negotiation with the

India | Court rejects ban on ‘offensive’ Internet messages

India’s top court affirmed people’s right to free speech in cyberspace yesterday by striking down a provision that had called for imprisoning people who send “offensive” messages by computer or

Afghanistan | Gunmen kill 13 as suspected US drone strike kills 9

Gunmen in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 13 people during a midnight assault yesterday on a highway as a suspected U.S. drone strike near Pakistan killed at least nine militants,

Aviation | Jet crashes in Alps with 150 aboard; no survivors expected 

A passenger jet carrying 150 people crashed yesterday in the French Alps as it flew from Barcelona to Duesseldorf. As search-and-rescue teams struggled to get to the remote, snow-covered region,

This Day in History: 1975 National Front rallies against Europe

Beating drums and chanting “we’re going to get the reds”, National Front members marched through Islington waving placards. Extra police were drafted in amid fears violence may flare as on previous

Offbeat: Canadian set to plead guilty in Florida sex tourism case

A Canadian man is scheduled to plead guilty to charges he traveled to Florida to have sex with someone investigators say he believed was an underage boy and also planned

Figure skating | Russian, American women square off at China worlds

Russian teenager Elizaveta Tuktamysheva is looking to cap a dominant season with a gold medal at the world figure skating championships starting today in China, while Gracie Gold and Ashley

Athletics | Coach: Russia has turned over new leaf after doping scandals

Russia has put years of doping scandals behind it and now has a clean team ahead of next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the country's new head track and

Football | UEFA chief Platini warns of rising extremism, hooliganism

UEFA President Michel Platini was warned that nationalism and hooliganism is threatening European football. Rising extremism in European society is an "insidious trend (that) can also be observed in our stadiums,"

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