Monthly Archives: April 2018
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Foreign minister makes rare Japan visit as countries mend ties
China’s foreign minister is making a rare visit to Tokyo, in a sign of improving cooperation between Asia’s two largest economies as they face policy whiplash ... -
India | Ruling party lawmaker arrested on rape allegation
A lawmaker from India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party was arrested after being accused of abducting and raping a teenage girl last year, officials said. Kuldeep Singh ... -
Cambodia | Opposition leader seeks Japan role in fair election
Cambodia’s self-exiled opposition leader urged Japan, his nation’s biggest donor, on Friday to use its leverage and convince his nation’s autocratic government to ensure that July ... -
Japan | Protesters call for ‘liar’ Abe to resign over scandal
Tens of thousands of people joined a demonstration outside Japan’s parliament Saturday, in a sign of growing public anger over cronyism scandals engulfing Prime Minister Shinzo ... -
Myanmar takes back 1 Rohingya family despite UN concerns
Myanmar has accepted what appears to be the first five among some 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled military-led violence against the minority group, even though ... -
South Sudan | Refugee flow is often a children’s crisis
The flood of South Sudanese refugees from the country’s 5-year civil war has been called a children’s crisis. More than 60 percent of the well over ... -
Hungary | Protesters demand new vote, new electoral system
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched Saturday in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, demanding a new election and a new national electoral system in the ... -
Analysis | Putin sits back as US, allies strike Syria
Facing a stark choice between engaging the United States, Britain and France in combat or passively watching them strike his ally, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ... -
Reporter’s view | Before dawn, the streak of a missile across Damascus’ sky
It was not an explosion that woke us up, but a call from a friend in Damascus to alert us: The strikes had begun. It was ... -
Offbeat | Trainer Freddie Roach ‘hurt’ after split from Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach say their 16-year partnership has ended. Pacquiao disclosed his decision Friday in the final sentence of a news release detailing ... -
This Day in History | 1993 – UN makes Srebrenica‘ safe haven’
The United Nations has voted to make the Bosnian town of Srebrenica a safe haven, as the town teeters on the brink of falling to Bosnian ... -
Commonwealth Games – Rugby | Double gold for New Zealand at expense of Olympic champions
Rio revenge, a brain fade and a gripping contest forced into extra time. New Zealand got some Olympic revenge on Australia to claim the inaugural Commonwealth ... -
Commonwealth Games – Badminton | Lee wins his 3rd individual title
Aging champion Lee Chong Wei gave newly-promoted world No. 1 Srikanth Kidambi a demonstration in how to peak for a championship yesterday, claiming his third Commonwealth ... -
F1 | Daniel Ricciardo wins Chinese Grand Prix
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo yanked off his right shoe, poured champagne into it as he stood on the podium, and then drank up to his ... -
Football | FIFA wants to charge hosts of planned 24-team Club World Cup
FIFA wants to charge hosting fees for staging 24-team Club World Cup tournaments worth at least USD3 billion each and planned to kick off in 2021. ... -
World briefs
SYRIA Demonstrators poured into the streets of Damascus on Saturday, dancing and chanting in defiance of what they called the West’s “failure” to shake their nation’s ... -
The buzz | Neymar ‘recovering well’ after injury, on course for WCup
Brazil star Neymar said yesterday he is “recovering well” from a foot injury and is on schedule to be ready for the World Cup. The Paris ... -
Trial begins in civil case focused on Copperfield show
The tricks behind a disappearing act that magician David Copperfield performed for years in Las Vegas were revealed in court Friday, the first day of trial ... -
World Views | The real worry for oil prices isn’t missiles over Syria
Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have already boosted oil prices and there is plenty of scope for them to move higher still. That an ... -
Monday, April 16, 2018 – edition no. 3027
* Stanley Ho to step down | Analysts: SJM’s board structure is ‘messy’ * China to support horse racing, sports lotteries in Hainan * Tap Seac ... -
Stanley Ho cedes empire chair to daughter Daisy in latest Asia tycoon departure
Stanley Ho became the latest Hong Kong billionaire to step away from the empire he built, passing along the top roles at casino operator SJM Holdings ... -
Gov’t draws up 10 priority tasks to reduce storm impact
At a press conference yesterday, the government presented a series of ten measures to address the shortcomings detected after the passage of Typhoon Hato last August. The ... -
Environment | Expert calls for immediate action to create clean, compact cities
The 11th Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) kicked off yesterday, with Chief Executive Chui Sai On officiating the opening ceremony. The three-day event ... -
Macao Museum plans renovations to attract more visitors
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Macao Museum is organizing a series of activities to highlight its history and contributions to the region, starting next week. ... -
Farm Cultural Park founder gives seminar in Macau
The seminar “Farm Cultural Park, a Platform for Change” will be held tomorrow in Albergue SCM Hall D1. This seminar, conducted by Andrea Bartoli, will provide ... -
Guangdong, Macau fund to guarantee 3.5 percent annual return
Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, told the press that Macau would invest RMB20 billion in the “Guangdong and Macau Co-operation Development Fund,” which will ... -
Residential mortgage loans decrease in Feb
New approvals of residential mortgage loans and commercial real estate loans decreased month-to-month in February 2018, according to statistics released by the Monetary Authority of Macao ... -
Galaxy may be forced to consider alternative locations for casino
Galaxy Entertainment Group may be forced to consider other locations for its USD500-million casino project in the Philippines, according to a statement yesterday by Harry Roque, ... -
Wynn Resorts’ Boston casino is rising on land tied to a mobster
Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s Boston area casino, heralded as a growth engine for locals and the company alike, was nearing completion when trouble arrived earlier this year in ... -
Real Estate Matters | What makes a tenant a ‘good’ tenant?
In light of the new legislation that came into effect in February 2018 introducing three-year tenancy contracts, we’ve seen landlords become increasingly reluctant to list their ... -
Beijing denies Xi comments aimed at settling US dispute
China’s government yesterday denied President Xi Jinping’s promise of market-opening measures this week was aimed at settling a tariff dispute with Washington and said negotiations are ... -
Hong Kong | Law firms join Goldman in fight for gay spouse visas
More than a dozen large banks and law firms from the U.S., Europe and Asia are joining forces on behalf of a British lesbian in a ... -
Corporate Bits | 6,200 Sands staff members celebrate 10-year milestone
Around 6,200 Sands China team members are commemorating their 10-year service anniversaries with the company at more than 60 departmental celebrations that began in March and ... -
Death Penalty | China remains top executioner as global executions fall
A new annual report on the death penalty calls sub-Saharan Africa a “beacon of hope” amid a decline in executions worldwide and China remained the “world’s top ... -
Sun Zhengcai | Chinese politician accused of conspiracy admits to graft
A former Chinese political high-flyer who has been accused of plotting against the ruling Communist Party pleaded guilty to bribery yesterday, setting the stage for one of ...
