02 Gym shut down without notice Members of a gym in Longgang District want answers after it abruptly shut its doors following only nine months of operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 04 Hong Kong protesters disrupt flights, metro More than 200 flights were canceled, several MTR lines suspended, and bus stops overcrowded in Hong Kong yesterday as radical protesters created chaos in an attempt to paralyze the city’s traffic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 05 US, South Korea start joint drills Seoul and Washington began annual joint military exercises yesterday, defying warnings from Pyongyang that the war games will jeopardize nuclear negotiations between the United States and North Korea - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 08 'New 1st-tier cities' lure young talents The term “new first-tier cities” was first coined by the Chinese media six years ago, after rating cities on the basis of five factors: richness of commercial resources, convenience of intercity transportation, the active lives of the urban population, the diversity of lifestyles and development potential - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Stand-up comedy sees growing audiences Stand-up comedy, which originated in Europe and North America, is a nascent form of entertainment in China | 