Fighting has been part of the National Hockey League for as long as the sport has existed, but the fraternity of enforcers is dwindling as teams place a premium on skill and speed in an era of heightened concern about head injuries.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is playing down the possibility of relocating struggling franchises in Arizona and Florida.
Latvia-born forward Zemgus Girgensons is the unlikely runaway leader in NHL All-Star fan voting thanks to massive online support from his hockey-crazed homeland.
Editor's Note: At a recent North Pavilion Dialogue, Wang Jisi, former dean of the School of International Studies, Peking University, talked with leading strategy scholars from around the world on the theme "In Search of Conflict Resolutions in a Turbulent World".
Now we all know why it's never the United States, but the rest of the world that engages in torture. It's simply because the US doesn't call it torture, it calls it enhanced interrogation techniques, or EIT.
TOP DECISION-MAKERS CONCLUDED THEIR three-day economic work conference on Thursday in Beijing. The conference, which is held every December, is meant to map out the government's development strategy for the coming year. The just-concluded one is more important than usual because it will also shed light on the nation's 13th Five-Year Plan to begin in 2016.
HONG KONG POLICE ON THURSDAY TOOK LONG-AWAITED action to clear the largest stronghold of the illegal "Occupy Central" campaign. The successful clearing operation officially spelled defeat for the "umbrella revolution" - the Hong Kong version of the "color revolution".
This Saturday China will observe the first National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims following the decision made by the country's top legislature on Feb 27.
This year's Nobel Peace Prize shows that generations and nations can stand side by side to demand a better world for children. But it also puts in stark relief the injustice of a world where education can be classed a crime, a 15-year-old girl is shot simply for wanting to learn, and boys and girls are forced to spend their childhood working in factories.
Should the eve of the Lunar New Year be declared a public holiday? "Holiday for Spring Festival's Eve" has become a popular call on several forums and social media platforms, with supporters emphasizing the importance of the annual family reunion dinner.
Many more babies will be born before the Year of the Horse ends, because couples in China try to avoid having babies in the Year of the Sheep, which starts on Feb 19, 2015. The reason: traditionally it is believed that "sheep babies" lead lives difficult.
The Chinese stock market experienced a "black Tuesday" this week, as its key index fluctuated by 9 percent in one day.
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