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Illegal tour firms face crackdown China Daily, July 31, 2013 Tour agencies with one-day packages will have to log on through an electronic code with bus operators, according to a plan unveiled last week by the Beijing Commission of Tourism Development. The move targets unqualified tour...

Xiamen's nightlife gets new wings and glows China Daily, July 31, 2013 Children observe aquatic fireflies in small tanks. Lan Tianyi / for China Daily Xiamen's new nightlife entertainment comes in the form of, well, life forms that entertain at night. Visitors to the 1.3-hectare Firefly...

Guangdong arrests 11,473 drug traffickers in H1 Xinhua, July 31, 2013 Police in South China's Guangdong Province cracked 10,559 drug trafficking cases and detained 11,473 suspects in the first half of 2013, new data has showed. Local police also stormed 132 drug production bases and seized...

11 hurt in bus knife attack in Hong Kong Xinhua, July 31, 2013 Eleven people have been injured in a knife attack on board a coach in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong this morning. The attack happened as the bus was taking workers to their office at Tai Po Industrial Estate. Police say a 60-year-old man...

Military online game to open to public in China Xinhua, July 31, 2013 An online game co-developed by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and a game company will be available for the public on Thursday, its developers said Tuesday. Glorious Mission Online, a military-themed computer...

WikiLeaks Q & A: who is Bradley Manning and what did he do? Who is Bradley Manning and how did his relationship with WikiLeaks lead to the largest intelligence leak in US history? Bradley Manning Photo: AP By Raf Sanchez, Fort Meade, Maryland 3:00PM BST 30 Jul 2013 Who is Bradley...

Apple investigates new claims of China factory staff mistreatment Conditions for 70,000 workers at Pegatron plants allegedly worse than those reported in the Foxconn scandal The Guardian, Monday 29 July 2013 19.30 BST Apple is investigating new claims of worker mistreatment in China...

Romance of Paris fades for Chinese tourists targeted by thieves Outlying hotels blacklisted as Asia's growing ranks of overseas tourists close ranks against criminal gangs François Bougon, Brice Pedroletti and Elise Vincent Guardian Weekly, Tuesday 30 July 2013 14.01 BST Big spenders …...

Hollywood studios owed millions by China In a row over tax with Chinese film distributors, US studios including Warner Bros, Sony and Paramount remain unpaid Ben Child The Guardian, Tuesday 30 July 2013 16.16 BST Stuck in an impasse … Star Trek Into Darkness. Photograph: Moviestore / Rex...

Six dead in Philippines restaurant blast AAP JULY 27, 2013 11:18PM Funeral parlour workers carry away a dead body after the improvised explosive went off at a popular restaurant in Cagayan de Oro City. Picture: JB Deveza/AFP Source: AFP SIX people are dead and more than 40 wounded in the...

'Pink Panther' jewel thief escapes Swiss jail REUTERS FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013 07:40 PM EDT | UPDATED: FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013 07:46 PM EDT This undated picture released by the Swiss police on July 26, 2013 shows member of the Pink Panther gang Poparic Milan . (Handout) ZURICH --...

Gunman killed landlords, four others in Florida apartment complex: Police JANE SUTTON, REUTERS FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2013 11:45 AM EDT | UPDATED: SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2013 03:30 PM EDT Two women grieve after a shooting incident which left seven people dead, in a Miami suburb July...

Nauru riot accused 'are unlikely to get fair trial' Charges against more than 150 asylum seekers are more than island's system can cope with, says former justice secretary Oliver Laughland The Guardian, Saturday 27 July 2013 02.35 BST A building damaged by the 19 July riot at the Nauru...

Global shares drop as German, UK data fails to lift China cloud Traders work at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange June 20, 2013. REUTERS-Remote-Lizza David By Richard Hubbard LONDON | Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:24am EDT (Reuters) - World shares fell on Thursday...

U.S. charges SAC Capital hedge fund with criminal fraud Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, founder and chairman of SAC Capital Advisors, listens to a question during a one-on-one interview session at the SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada in this May 11, 2011, file...