Laurence Witherington

A Belgium fan drinks beer as he waits for the start of the World Cup 2014 Group H football match between Belgium and Russia at the Maracana Stadium. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images By Updated Aug. 22, 2014 4:40 p.m. ET It has been established that the most expensive beer in the world is sold in Norway, while the cheapest can be chugged in Poland. But in which country is the most alcohol drunk?

New U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May made the surprise appointment of former London mayor and “Brexit” campaigner Boris Johnson as the country’s new foreign secretary. The role makes Mr. Johnson the U.K’s chief diplomat, and so past comments and behavior will be sifted through for clues about future relations with foreign powers. Here’s an examination of Mr. Johnson’s previous dealings with China.

A Hong Kong bookseller says he was seized by Chinese authorities during a visit to Shenzhen and forced to stage a televised confession for mailing banned books to the mainland. Photo: Associated Press HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said Monday he would take action after one of five booksellers whose disappearance had rattled the city gave more details of his ordeal in mainland China.