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No more ugly Chinese tourists, please

[2014-12-15 07:47]

An AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Nanjing, Jiangsu province, wasforcedto return to the Thai capital on Thursday night after an unruly Chinese passenger threw a cup ofAn AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Nanjing, Jiangsu province, was forced to return to the Thai capital on Thursday night after an unruly Chinese passenger threw a cup of hot water at a flight attendant.

United primed to pounce on Liverpool

[2014-12-13 08:05]

Manchester United will relish the opportunity to inflict more pain on wounded Liverpool when the teams renew their heated Premier League rivalry at Old Trafford this weekend.

China needs a chairman of the board

[2014-12-13 08:05]

A snowboarding equivalent of tennis icon Li Na would ignite Chinese interest in the sport, says Andrew Hour-mont, co-founder of the Air& Style event that hit Beijing on Dec6.

Sackmasters feast on vulnerable QBs

[2014-12-13 08:05]

For those who believe the guys who throw the football decide all NFL games, keep an eye on the guys who try to get those passers on the ground.

Sun setting on NHL goons

[2014-12-13 08:05]

Dave Schultz would drop his gloves in a flash, his bare fists pummeling unprotected faces in fits of fury so ferocious he became known as "The Hammer."

Canadians dominate toughest of the tough

[2014-12-13 08:05]

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.

Franchise shifts not on horizon

[2014-12-13 08:05]

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is playing down the possibility of relocating struggling franchises in Arizona and Florida.

Latvian fans flock to girgensons

[2014-12-13 08:05]

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.

Forging stability and security

[2014-12-12 07:45]

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".

Criticizing is easier than self-criticism

[2014-12-12 07:45]

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.

Resilient economy is key

[2014-12-12 07:45]

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.

'Umbrella revolution' defeated

[2014-12-12 07:45]

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".