Rodriguez Not Here To Replace Mueller
Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti rubbished suggestions on Tuesday that James Rodriguez was signed to replace misfiring German international Thomas Mueller. The Colombian last week joined the...
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Asian Markets Rally With Wall St As Yellen Sparks Buying Spree
Asian markets surged on Thursday, extending a global rally that saw another record on Wall Street after the head of the Federal Reserve indicated it would take a gradual approach to raising US...
Fitness and Finance Jostle For Football Pre-Season Spotlight
Real Madrid and Barcelona square off in a rare overseas Clasico while Manchester United and Manchester City meet for the first time outside Britain as the world's leading clubs strive to optimise...
Energy Firms Hit By Oil Dive, N.Korea Crisis Fuels Uncertainty
Asian energy firms sank Thursday following a plunge in oil prices while equity traders remained on edge after North Korea's latest missile test and warnings from the US it would use force to deal...
At Ikea, Chinese Shoppers Make Themselves At Home
When it's sweltering in Shanghai, do as the locals do and settle down for a nap at Ikea -- if you can find an open bed. Chinese have a peculiar penchant for making themselves at home in the Swedish...
Need A Ball Or Umbrella? In China There’s A Sharing App For That
Basketballs, electric scooters and rainbow-coloured umbrellas -- nothing seems out of bounds in China's booming "sharing economy". Where once Chinese consumers would look to shell out on items such...
China Starts Regulating Bike-Sharing As Complaints Soar
Authorities in Shanghai and Tianjin will impose regulations on the rapidly growing bike-sharing sector following mounting complaints over an accumulation of millions of the rentable two-wheelers on...
From China Coin-Thrower To Dirty Dancer
An 80-year-old Chinese woman delayed a domestic flight from Shanghai this week for nearly six hours after throwing coins into an engine of the plane supposedly for good luck. Shanghai police later...
For Chinese Gays, ‘coming Out’ Is A Family Affair
When Piao Chunmei's son told her he was gay, she reacted the way many Chinese parents do, sleepless and crying for days due to the lingering shame of same sex relationships in China. But she...
Hong Kong’s Allure Fading In Mainland China
When Naomi Wu was a teenager, she and her friends would ride the train from mainland China to Hong Kong several times a year to shop for clothes and designer handbags. But the 23-year-old computer...
Oscar Leads Big Names Behaving Badly In China
Oscar is suspended for eight games after a brawl. Carlos Tevez riles fans with a trip to Disneyland while his club are playing. Ezequiel Lavezzi and Hulk deny being anti-Chinese. As the Chinese Super...
Pensioner Throws Coins In Flight Engine For ‘good Luck’
A superstitious passenger delayed a flight for over four hours after throwing coins at the plane's engine for good luck at a Chinese airport. The woman, 80, tossed nine coins towards the engine when...
Chinese Passenger Chucks Coins Into Plane’s Engine For Luck
A superstitious passenger delayed a flight from Shanghai for several hours Tuesday after throwing coins at the plane's engine for good luck, Chinese officials said. The elderly woman was detained by...
Shanghai SIPG Warn Fans Over Oscar Protest
Shanghai SIPG told fans to "be free of arrogance and rashness" after angry supporters of the Chinese Super League club lashed out at an eight-game ban slapped on star player Oscar. The Brazilian...
AirAsia Plane ‘shaking Like Washing Machine’ Returns To Australia
An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced back to Australia Sunday due to a technical problem, with one passenger saying the plane was "shaking like a washing machine". The Airbus A330 from Perth to...
US Man ‘gave Top-Secret Information’ To Chinese Agent
A former US diplomatic officer has been arrested and charged with giving top-secret documents to a Chinese agent. According to an affidavit, Kevin Mallory, a 60-year-old from Virginia, is said to...
Asia Markets End Week On Quiet Note As US Healthcare Bill Returns
Asian markets limped into the weekend, with energy firms still struggling after a bruising few days, while investors eye Donald Trump's revised healthcare bill hoping its success will open the way...
Toothpick Crossbow Craze Has China Quivering
Handheld crossbows that can fire out needles and nails are the latest must-have toy in China but anxious parents want them banned before a young child gets blinded or worse. Selling online and in...
China Will Stage Regular-Season Game
China will stage a regular-season NFL game "down the road" as American football targets a more global fanbase, the sport's top figure in the country told AFP on Wednesday. New England Patriots star...
Brady Wants the Sport To Go Big In China
New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady wants the NFL to follow basketball's example and become a major sport in China. The five-time Super Bowl champion says he hopes to play an NFL game in...