Beijing finds sizable natural gas field in South China Sea 

China said it recent gas discovery in the politically volatile South China Sea could yield 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas, underlining Beijing’s determination to extract resources from waters

Hong Kong | Employer found guilty in Indonesian maid torture case

A Hong Kong woman who was accused of torturing her Indonesian maid in a case that sparked outrage for the scale of its brutality was convicted of a slew of

India | Upstart party wins big in Delhi, in blow for Modi

An upstart anti-corruption party has won a smashing victory in elections to install a state government in India’s capital, officials said yesterday, dealing a huge blow to Prime Minister Narendra

Malaysia | Top court upholds Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy conviction

  Malaysia’s top court yesterday upheld opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy conviction and sentenced him to five years in prison, a verdict he slammed — while standing in the dock — as

SYRIA | Assad: We get messages from US-led coalition battling IS

Syria’s President Bashar Assad said in comments published yesterday that his government has been receiving general messages from the American military about airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group inside Syria but that there is no

Ukraine | Gov’t reports artillery attack on eastern town

Fighting in eastern Ukraine intensified yesterday ahead of much-anticipated peace talks, with both sides claiming significant advances and the government accusing the rebels of shelling a town far behind the front lines. The

France | Topless protesters converge on Strauss-Kahn trial

Disgraced former International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a French court yesterday that he was unaware that women who participated in orgies at luxury hotels in Paris and Washington

This Day in History: 1990 Freedom for Nelson Mandela

His release follows the relaxation of apartheid laws - including lifting the ban on leading black rights party the African National Congress (ANC) - by South African President FW de

Offbeat | Gaffe: Romania’s foreign ministry summons diplomat after rude notes

Romanian foreign ministry has summoned a diplomat to Bucharest after its embassy in Paris sent out invitations to a reception containing rude remarks about the guests. The embassy had emailed invitations

The Showdown at Sands | Thai fighter confident against Zou Shiming in March 7 title defense

  Zou Shiming is not the only boxer hoping to defend a nation’s pride with a pair of fists. His old acquaintance and upcoming opponent, International Box- ing Federation (IBF) flyweight titleholder

World Views: More stimulus isn’t the answer to China problems

Few buzz phrases scare economists more than “new paradigm.” If such things existed, Japan would still dominate the world economy, risk would have been eliminated from Wall Street, and the

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 – edition no. 2248

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The Buzz | Russian car sales collapse by 24 pct in January

An industry group says the Russian car market, which was on the way to become Europe’s largest a few years ago, plunged by 24 percent in January. The Association of European

World briefs

CHINESE actress Zhang Ziyi, who gained international fame for her role in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” accepts a marriage proposal delivered by drone. EAST TIMOR’s president accepts the resignation of independence

Organized crime | Mexico judge orders release of cartel ‘Queen of the Pacific’

A Mexican federal judge threw out a five-year, money-laundering sentence for Sandra Avila Beltran, ordering the immediate release of the “Queen of the Pacific” for her alleged role as a

Audit report | University of Macau failed to better manage public resources

“UM’s actions are a clear breaching of the government’s social housing policy principle, while going against the principle of good management of public resources,” it reads. Through the report, the commission

UM’s vast new campus runs ‘similarly to a city’

After one year of operation of the University of Macau (UM)’s new Hengqin campus, Rui Martins rejects allegations that students and staff are more isolated in their new surroundings. “You can’t

Mainland student interviews | ‘Here we have Facebook and Twitter’

UM’s relocation hasn’t solved its alleged lack of student diversity (80 percent are locals) and insufficient internationalization, two issues that some scholars and students deem to be the institution’s biggest

Gov’t flags expansion of Consumer Council authority

The Macau government’s inter-departmental task group, responsible for reviewing local consumer protection legislation, has released a consultation conclusion report. The group has found that the majority of opinions support the

Over 31,000 non-resident workers forced to leave the city

Between April 2010 and January this year, 31,012 non-resident workers were not allowed to work in Macau for a period of six months. The measure was applied to 12,285 non-resident

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