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Mubarak vows not to tolerate attacks on Egyptians

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-22

PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak entered Egypt's bitter football row with Algeria yesterday, vowing in a televised speech that attacks on Egyptians abroad will not be tolerated. Mubarak did not mention Algeria by name...

Zinedine Zidane: Thierry Henry is no cheat

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-22

WORLD Cup winner Zinedine Zidane says former France teammate Thierry Henry "is not a cheat" despite his handball helping his country qualify for the World Cup at Ireland's expense. Zidane, who won the 1998 World...

Inter wins 3-1 at Bologna to lead Serie A by 8pts

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-22

INTER Milan defeated Bologna 3-1 and extended its lead in the Serie A to eight points yesterday. Parma improved to third following a 3-2 win against Fiorentina. Inter has 32 points, eight more than Juventus....

Death toll from Heilongjiang colliery explosion rises to 87

National
2009-11-22

DEATH toll from the deadly coal mine blast in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has risen to 87 as of 7 am today, said local authorities. Another 21 are still trapped in the shaft. The blast happened...

Media in rally for kids' rights

World
2009-11-22

A total of 927 media groups from 83 countries joined the 24-hour global campaign to promote children's rights, which ended yesterday. The campaign, also called "Global News Day for Children," was initiated by...

Lin to meet Jorgensen

Sports | Badminton
2009-11-22

WORLD No. 2 Lin Dan needed only 37 minutes to ease past South Korea's Park Sung-hwan 21-10, 21-11 at the China Open in Shanghai yesterday, to set up a final clash with Denmark's Jan Jorgensen today. World No....

Reds hold City but lose duo

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-22

DANIEL Agger and Ryan Babel added to Liverpool's injury woes yesterday in a lively 2-2 English Premier League draw with big-spending Manchester City at Anfield. A win, in what under-pressure Liverpool manager...

Tide turns on Obama popularity

World
2009-11-22

US President Barack Obama yesterday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for US exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed. ...

Duke's poetic advice (wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2)

Feature | Idioms
2009-11-22

SOME Chinese expressions have originated from popular verses. The idiom "(wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2)," or "repair the house before it rains," is an example of just such a saying as it comes from a poem written by a politician...

Calligraphy master learned well

Feature | Vibe
2009-11-22

SHANGHAI and its nearby provinces were the ancient birthplace of Chinese scholarly paintings and there has been a vibrancy about culture and art in the region since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). One of the most...