Project Poker | Risk and reward off the table

I am a long-distance runner and have in fact run several marathons before. In fact this year I ran a marathon for the eighth consecutive year; one was in Paris

China funds reconstruction of fishing port in Mozambique

Mozambique’s finance minister, Manuel Chang, highlighting the importance of infrastructure for development of the central region of the country, said that framework agreement precedes a funding agreement with the Export

Angola | Japan grants funding to combat drought

The government of Japan will support the Angolan program to combat the effects of drought affecting 1.8 million people since 2012 with a contribution of USD1.2 million , the first

Angola’s first satellite schedule to start operating in 1Q 2017

Angosat, Angola’s first satellite, is expected to be placed in orbit and become operational in the first quarter of 2017, the Angolan Secretary of State for Telecommunications said recently in

Authorities shackle Uighur scholar’s feet for a month 

For more than a month, Chinese authorities have shackled the ankles of an outspoken minority Uighur scholar accused of separatism while he awaits trial, his lawyer said yesterday. The treatment of

CONSERVATION | In Hong Kong, you can find a home where cows and buffalos roam

Shai Oster To city dwellers worried about mice and rats, spare a thought for Hong Kongers confronting half-ton feral beasts. A few miles from some of the most densely populated neighborhoods in

Activist’s attorneys plan no show in court 

A scheduled trial for a Chinese human rights activist Yang Maodong may not proceed today after his lawyers said they would not attend the court proceedings because authorities did not

Fighters back from Iraq, Syria are threat 

China and its Central Asian neighbors face increased terrorism threats as their own nationals return home after fighting in Iraq and Syria, the head of a regional anti-terrorism organization said yesterday. The

BRIEFS | China fines Audi, Chrysler on monopoly charges

Chinese authorities have fined automaker Audi USD40.5 million and Chrysler USD5.2 million on charges of violating anti-monopoly law in a sweeping probe of the auto industry. The government announced yesterday

THAILAND | Rights group calls on junta to end repression 

An international human rights group yesterday called for Thailand’s ruling military to end what it says is a “disturbing pattern of repression” in the country since the army seized power in a

MYANMAR | 1 march, 11 sentences for activist

By marching through the traffic-choked streets of Myanmar’s busiest city, handing out leaflets that lambasted the new nominally civilian government, Htin Kyaw showed how much the country has changed since emerging from

USA | Obama relying on Mideast allies to counter Islamic State

President Barack Obama is relying on Middle East allies including Saudi Arabia as linchpins in escalating the offensive against Islamic State extremists with airstrikes on both sides of the Iraq-Syria

SOUTH AFRICA | Judge: Pistorius can’t be found guilty of murder

The judge in Oscar Pistorius’ trial said yesterday he can’t be found guilty of murder but that he was negligent in the killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, raising the possibility

UK | Cameron rushes to fend off Scottish independence

The British political establishment descended on Scotland on Wednesday to plead for a united United Kingdom, after polls suggested the once-fanciful notion of Scots voting to break from Britain has become a

This Day in History | 1970 – Hijacked jets destroyed by guerrillas

Two of the planes had been captured by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) six days ago. The last plane was seized on 9 September on a

Offbeat | Report: Progress slow in Nazi art restitution

The Jewish Claims Conference says 15 years after the first international agreement on the restitution of Nazi-era looted art, more than half of the countries that endorsed such accords have

The Bundesliga is back: Some things to know

up Borussia Dortmund already dropping points, Bayer Leverkusen is setting the early season pace in the Bundesliga. Here are some things to know about this weekend’s Bundesliga games: INJURY CURSE -

Protests about N. Korea flag ahead of Asian Games

The national flags of the 45 countries had flown in Incheon and nine nearby cities since last Friday. But they were replaced by flags of the Olympic Council of Asia

BRIEFS | Falcao wants to make loan at United permanent

Radamel Falcao says he wants to play for Manchester United “for many years” after joining on a season-long loan from Monaco. United is the Colombia striker’s fifth club in as

BIZCUITS: CanNOT

There’s no doubt about it, my behaviour feels more controlled in Macau than in most places I’ve been. Not that I’m much of a wild thing, but it would have

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