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South Korean prosecutors are seeking to arrest the former executive at Korean Air Lines who forced a flight to return over a bag of macadamia nuts.

JUNG CHANG set the literary world alight with her electrifying debut, Wild Swans, a family memoir of three generations of Chinese women. It was released in 1991 and sold 13m copies, becoming the highest selling non-fiction paperback ever.

Take a break from whatever you’re doing and see if you can spot Ireland amongst the breathtaking shots.

It is public art made of private wishes.

The weeks book reviews in brief

Cross-dressing is a crime only if it is done for an “improper purpose” a Guyana judge has ruled.

Scott Moore and Jon Lucas, co-writers of the first chapter of ‘The Hangover’ trilogy, make their directorial debut with a raucous and gleefully foul-mouthed comedy that attempts to replicate the boozy shenanigans of their earlier script.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers does not feel he has to prove the club got the right man when Wigan’s Roberto Martinez arrives at Anfield today.

Liverpool have apologised to fan Sean Cummins – creator of the fictional Twitter character Duncan Jenkins – for his “inappropriate” treatment by the club’s director of communications Jen Chang.

Heather Watson became the first Briton to win a WTA Tour singles title in 24 years by winning a marathon match against Chang Kai-chen of Chinese Taipei in the final of the HP Open in Osaka.

Andy Roddick chose his 30th birthday to announce his retirement from tennis, saying: “It’s time.”

Paul Casey has been forced to withdraw from the US Open through injury, with 14-year-old Andy Zhang taking his place in San Francisco.

The Happy Book by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Caroline Uff (Bloomsbury; €7.10) is ingenious in its simplicity, using just two words on each page.

Everton have agreed a new three-year extension to their shirt sponsorship deal with Chang.

BLUE TITS raised a brood in a nestbox at Wicklow Montessori School this summer.

Three Muslims from Indonesia were “distraught and afraid” after their boss at a suburban Taipei factory forced them to eat pork over a seven-month period or face punishment, a Taiwan rights group said today.

GOOGLE’S threat to pull out of China over censorship is a rare display of defiance in a system where foreign companies have long accepted intrusive controls to gain access to a huge and growing market.

FOOD fads come and go, but the craving for Italian food endures; a few, really simple pasta recipes are a must in everyone’s repertoire and where better to seek them out than in Giuliano Hazan’s books.

The alleged lover of Asia’s richest woman has been telling deliberate lies in defending his claim to her entire estate, a lawyer said today.

Third seed Venus Williams survived a major scare at Flushing Meadows as she came from a set down to beat Vera Dushevina on the first night at the 2009 US Open.

TV INTERVIEWER Martin Bashir apologised after he had a “moment of stupidity” and made a “tasteless” comment about Asian women, it emerged yesterday.

Everton have signed a second shirt deal with Thailand-based Chang Beer which will be worth £8m over three years.

Former French Open winner Michael Chang believes he could help the Chinese tennis team increase their chances of winning medals at the 2008 Olympics if he were more involved in the set-up.

A fourth American takeover of a Premiership club is on the cards after wealthy businessman Will Chang announced he is considering a move for an English side.

Surgeons reattached a Taiwanese zookeeper’s forearm today after a 200-kilo Nile crocodile bit it off.

Taiwan’s wheelchair-bound first lady failed to attend the second session of her embezzlement trial today while opposition lawmakers accused her of using a stalling tactic to help president Chen Shui-bian serve out the remainder of his term.

Shanghai is getting set to open a “human zoo”. Four Australian men will live in a glass box in a Chinese shopping centre for two weeks in June, with the public able to watch them sleeping, eating and bathing.

Taiwan’s opposition leader and Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed today to work together to try to end decades of hostilities between Beijing and Taipei, a spokesman for the Taiwanese delegation said.

Chinese planes touched down in Taiwan today, completing the first non-stop flights between the rivals since a bloody civil war split the two sides 56 years ago.

EVERTON manager David Moyes is ready to give record signing James Beattie his Goodison Park debut against Charlton though he still has concerns over the player’s fitness.

Officials at Everton Football Club opened a disaster relief fund today to help the victims of the tsunami disaster.

Top seed and two-time champion Andre Agassi crushed Spain’s Alex Corretja 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the opening round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.

Two Taiwanese businessman were today indicted in the United States for conspiring to buy American weapons for Iran.

Taiwanese MPs want to punish the makers of Johnnie Walker whiskey for a British ad campaign that some felt maligned the island’s image.

Pete Sampras' miserable run stretched to 32 tournaments without a win as he crashed out of the Cincinnati Masters at the hands of Wayne Arthurs.

SOUTH KOREA'S president has overhauled his Cabinet, bringing on seven new ministers - including a female prime minister, an appointment that reflects a major departure from tradition in this male-dominated society.

TAIWANESE rescuers in helicopters and dinghies saved 133 Chinese fishermen from a burning boat yesterday as a tropical storm whipped up high seas and gales, a coast guard official said.

Storms threatened to dump more heavy rain and trigger deadly mudslides today in areas battered by Typhoon Toraji, which killed 84 people and left about 130 missing, Taiwanese forecasters said.