Low expectations as Beijing considers legal reforms 

The most important meeting of the year for the 205 members of China’s ruling Communist Party’s Central Committee, beginning today, will focus on how to rule the country in accordance

Mainland to broaden two child policy in 2 years

All Chinese couples will be allowed to have a second child in two years, said a researcher who advises the government on birth control policies. “We will fully relax the

Hong Kong | Protest violence continues amid plan for talks

Hong Kong officials and pro-democracy protesters agreed to start talks this week, while police and demonstrators continue to face off in Mong Kok after three days of clashes that left

South Korea | 2 Koreas exchange gunfire along border

Troops from the rival Koreas exchanged gunfire yesterday along their heavily fortified border in the second such shooting in less than 10 days, South Korean officials said. There were no reports of

S. Korea concert planner found dead after 16 die

A South Korean man involved in planning an outdoor pop concert where 16 people were killed after falling through a ventilation grate was found dead Saturday in an apparent suicide,

Islamic State | Offensive Kobani key to US strategy

Dusty and remote, the Syrian city of Kobani has become an unlikely spoil in the war against Islamic State militants — and far more of a strategic prize than the

This day in history: 1967 Thousands join anti-war movement

The city was brought to a standstill as protesters built barricades across roads to prevent buses carrying recruits to the Army’s conscription centre. Police reinforcements came in from San Francisco as

Offbeat | Hot dog! Fired Dublin worker wins USD25K over snack

An Irish cinema may have just bought the world’s most expensive hot dog for an unfairly fired worker. Ireland’s employment appeals court on Thursday ordered Dublin’s Cineworld to pay Carl

FOOTBALL | Atletico beats Espanyol, extends home unbeaten run

Goalkeeper Miguel Moya saved Espanyol’s sole chance by Lucas Vazquez in the 13th minute, and midfielder Tiago Cardoso put Atletico ahead in the 43rd when he floated a header over

Pacquiao makes professional basketball debut

Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 yesterday to extend its unbeaten home streak in the Spanish league to 24 games. Atletico limited Espanyol to one shot on goal and earned 12

Pacquiao makes professional basketball debut

Pacquiao started yesterday’s game for the newly formed KIA Sorento of the Philippine Basketball Association but played only seven minutes and committed two turnovers in his team’s 80-66 win over

Rugby | Pulver has no idea on Wallaby coaching replacement

Pulver also said yesterday that he “hadn’t seen any evidence of McKenzie losing respect of the players” and that he was surprised by McKenzie’s decision to resign well before the

GOLF | Hend wins Hong Kong Open in a playoff

Scott Hend beat Angelo Que of the Philippines in a playoff to win the Hong Kong Open yesterday and become the first Australian to win the event since Greg Norman

Rear Window: You run, I follow

As the ‘dust’ settles in Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Mong Kok, pepper spray dissolves into thin air and the umbrella protests come to an end, only to revive again and

Monday, October 20, 2014 – edition no. 2173

In an exclusive interview with Macau Daily Times, Edward Tracy, president and CEO of Sands China, explains how the company was able to produce such an impressive Q3

Pollution 
| Beijing marathoners don face masks to battle smog

Despite heavy pollution blanketing Beijing yesterday, an international marathon went ahead, with face masks and sponges among the equipment used by competitors to battle the smog. The 34th Beijing International Marathon

ANALYSIS | Stricter Ebola protection for health workers advised by US

U.S. health officials will issue stricter Ebola guidelines to protect the nation’s medical workers after two caregivers were infected in Dallas while treating a patient who later died from the

Ask the Vet |Natural immune system boosters for dogs

The Immune System in Canines The immune system in canines is a complex structure that is made up of several cells and organs and plays the role of defending the dog’s

Portugal: Chinese snap up health company

The takeover bid launched by Portuguese insurance company Fidelidade (owned by the Chinese firm Fosun) to buy out health company Espírito Santo Saúde (ESS) managed to snap up 96 pct

World briefs

NORTH KOREA  has circulated a draft U.N. resolution praising its own human rights record in a rare effort to counter the international community’s growing condemnation of the way it treats

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