IHT Quick Read: Monday, Oct. 15 NEWS The Portuguese have suddenly joined the swelling ranks of Europe's discontented, following Greece and Spain, after the government tried to take another step toward austerity last month. Raphael Minder reports from Lisbon. EDUCATION Scholars across Southeast Asia are collaborating on research, and academic papers produced with international input are drawing more attention than work done in one country. Liz Gooch reports from Kuala Lumpur. Oxford begins construction on a center in Hong Kong; medical schools join effort to battle AIDS in Rwanda; and the Erasmus exchange program seeks emergency funding. Notes on international education. ARTS If you peer into the front or rear lights on certain Audis, Fords, Mercedes, Opels, Range Rovers and other new vehicles, even London buses, you will see dazzling assortments of tiny light sources, filters and reflectors in futuristic shapes. And that's when they are switched off. Alice Rawsthorn writes from London on design. SPORTS Aldo Simoncini, the goalie of San Marino's soccer team, recklessly hit the England winger Theo Walcott, putting him in the hospital with a bruised lung. Yet he received no foul, no penalty or even a red card for dangerous play. Rob Hughes reports from London. Benedikt Böhm became the fastest man to climb and ski Mount Manaslu in Nepal a month after an avalanche on its slopes killed 11 people. Kelley McMillan reports. TRAVEL Just northeast of Auckland is an island that combines two of the best-loved aspects of life in New Zealand: verdant vineyards and golden beaches. Jonathan Hutchison writes from Auckland.