NPC and CPPCC meetings | ‘Tourism capacity of HK and Macau has reached saturation,’ says Zhou Bo

The deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Zhou Bo, has claimed that “the tourism capacity of Hong Kong and Macau has by and large reached saturation,

David Chow sees oportunity in gaming slowdown

The downturn of gaming revenue over the past nine consecutive months implies that there is an opportunity for the local gaming industry to “think about creating new markets,” suggests casino

Copyright infringement | ‘Blurred Lines’ verdict likely to alter music business 

A jury’s verdict that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied Marvin Gaye’s music to create their hit song “Blurred Lines” won’t just be felt by the singer’s pocketbooks — it

Corporate Bits | Pandora launches collection at Galaxy’s crystal lobby

With over ten thousand shops worldwide, Pandora designs, manufactures and markets modern jewelry made from genuine materials, to inspire women to embrace their individuality. At the opening, Mr. Ma Iao Hang

Mozambique | Prices higher than in South Africa

Price differences of various food products in the cities of Maputo and Nelspruit, South Africa, have shown the existence of an excessive profit margin in the Mozambican market, according to

East Timor posts trade deficit of USD893 million

East Timor’s balance of trade in 2014 recorded a deficit of USD893 million, an increase of 13.79 percent year on year, said the Statistics Directorate of the Ministry of Finance

Mainland tightens baby formula rules after NZ poisoning scare

China stepped up scrutiny on New Zealand baby formula imports as orders for the product fell, a day after the South Pacific nation revealed a plot to poison baby food. New

Beijing approves new nuclear reactors in industry revival

The Cabinet’s planning agency approved construction of two additional reactors at a power plant in the northeastern province of Liaoning, a unit of state-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp. said in an

Secret historians preserve past amid state amnesia 

In his small ground-floor apartment just a few blocks from Beijing’s landmark Bird’s Nest stadium, Chinese language teacher, writer and do-it-yourself documentary maker Xu Xing is urgently preserving what he

Thailand | Parents of ex-princess jailed for insulting monarchy

The parents of the now-estranged wife of Thailand’s crown prince have been sentenced to two and a half years in prison on charges of defaming the monarchy, in the latest

South Korea | Nut rage flight attendant sues Korean Air, former exec 

A flight attendant who says she was living her dream by working for Korean Air is now suing the airline and its infamous nut rage executive, claiming the bizarre onboard

Pakistan | Troops raid prominent political party HQ in Karachi

Pakistan’s largest city was on edge yesterday after troops raided the headquarters of a well-known political party, arresting about 20 suspects and seizing weapons, a spokesman said. The early morning raid in

Russia | Nemtsov suspect tortured, forced to confess, activist says 

The main suspect in Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov’s killing has signs of torture on his body and was forced to confess to the shooting, a human rights activist said

USA | Clinton trying to put emails to rest and prepare for 2016

Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to get the rollout of her likely presidential campaign back on track by admitting she should have used a government email address while serving as the nation’s top

France | Jewel heist on highway triggers manhunt for attackers 

About 15 armed assailants attacked two vans carrying millions of euros worth of jewels on a French highway yesterday, forced out the drivers and sped away, according to police. Gendarmes and

This Day in History: 1964 Hoffa faces eight years behind bars

James Hoffa has also been fined $10,000 (£3,570) for trying to bribe a Federal Court jury which was hearing a conspiracy charge against him in 1962. He was accused of attempting

Offbeat | Best-laid Plagnes of skiers in France can go badly wrong

When a local Belgian radio station took several busloads of youngsters to go skiing, passengers on one bus were surprised to wake among southern French vineyards close to Spain. There

Cricket | Sangakkara retiring from ODIs in style at World Cup

Kumar Sangakkara's record-setting performance at the Cricket World Cup just might help Sri Lanka move past its runner-up status at the last two tournaments. Sangakkara, who scored 124 runs yesterday against

UAE investigated for alleged fake endurance horse races

An investigation into alleged "ghost races" and faked results in endurance racing in the United Arab Emirates has been ordered by the International Equestrian Federation. The governing body said yesterday it

Basketball | Will hard season for college hoops take luster off playoffs?

On a cold night on Tobacco Road, North Carolina and Duke went back and forth in an overtime college basket-­ball thriller. It was gripping, edge-of-your seat stuff. Tense down to

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