Daily Archives: Wednesday, June 20, 2018
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Gaming | Chinese resorts quietly setting up baccarat tables in Hainan
They’re not quite casinos, but they’re pretty close – and they could be coming to China sooner than some expected. On the tropical island of Hainan, ... -
Japan to check concrete walls after Osaka quake deaths
Japan’s government has ordered an emergency inspection of cinder-block walls at schools nationwide, a day after an earthquake in Osaka killed five people, two of whom ... -
Taishan nuclear power plant operation starts
Taishan nuclear power plant in Guangdong province begun its operation earlier this month, the Unitary Police Service confirmed yesterday. “Data from the International Atomic Energy Agency ... -
Tourism | Tiny Penghu archipelago is one of Taiwan’s best kept secrets
Invited by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau, a group of 20 local media representatives have visited the Penghu archipelago in Taiwan. Penghu is ... -
Tapei encourages citizens to boycott some airlines
Taiwan will encourage its people to boycott airline companies that list the island as a Chinese territory on their websites, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Such ... -
Chui affirms importance of public’s opinions
The Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On said on Monday that the suspension of the public consultation of the amendment of the Road Traffic Law demonstrates ... -
Courts | TUI confirms sentence for policemen involved in beating to death
In a case that goes back to March 2007, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) confirmed the verdict and sentence attributed by the Court of First ... -
Briefs | Man jumps to death following wounding with sharp objects
A 61-year-old mainland resident jumped to his death from a building located at the NAPE area, on Monday morning. The man’s hands and legs were found ... -
China is getting ready to take on the world’s biggest drugmakers
Eight years ago when Pittsburgh entrepreneur John Oyler was setting up a Beijing biotech company, he was warned that China was the wrong place to try drug development. ... -
Innovation | Alexa, send up breakfast: Amazon launches Echo for hotels
Alexa has a new job: hotel concierge. Amazon has launched a version of Alexa for hotels that lets guests order room service through the voice assistant, ... -
China blasts new US tariff threat, warns it will retaliate
China yesterday threatened “comprehensive measures” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff hike, raising the possibility Beijing might target operations of American companies. Trump’s ... -
Cambodia announces USD100m in military aid from Beijing
China has agreed to provide more than USD100 million in military aid to Cambodia, a senior Cambodian defense official said yesterday. Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Chhum ... -
Kim Jong Un visits PRC to discuss next steps on nukes
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is making a two-day visit to Beijing starting today in which he’s expected to discuss with Chinese leaders his next ... -
Philippines | Supreme Court upholds expulsion of chief justice
The Philippine Supreme Court upheld the expulsion of its chief justice, the authoritarian president’s highest-ranking critic, in a final ruling yesterday that critics warned is unconstitutional ... -
Vietnam | Discontent lurks under surface of economic success
Vietnam boasts one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, optimistic citizens and a stable government. But below the surface of positive data points lies discontent that spilled ... -
UN refugee agency: Record 68.5 million displaced in 2017
The U.N. refugee agency reported yesterday that nearly 69 million people who have fled war, violence and persecution were forcibly displaced last year, a record for ... -
NATO’s chief appeals for unity amid trans-Atlantic row
NATO’s chief is urging the alliance’s 29 countries to set aside a festering trans-Atlantic row over trade, climate and the Iran nuclear deal, amid concern that ... -
US | Immigration: ‘Papa! Papa!’ Audio of children stokes rage over separation
An audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center ... -
Three men die of six wounded in southern Sweden drive-by shooting
The fatal shooting of three men in Malmo, Sweden’s third largest city, was the latest incident in suburban feuds between criminal gangs fighting over territory or ... -
Offbeat | Musician wins suit against ex who sabotaged his scholarship
A woman has been ordered to pay more than USD200,000 to her ex-boyfriend for sabotaging his opportunity at a prestigious scholarship because she didn’t want him ... -
This Day in History | 1965 – Students protest after Algiers coup
Police in the Algerian capital Algiers have broken up demonstrations by hundreds of people who have taken to the streets chanting slogans in support of deposed ... -
Forget stylish attacking moves, this is set-piece World Cup
The possession football championed by coaches like Pep Guardiola is supposed to produce aesthetically-pleasing goals. Against strong defenses and world-class goalkeepers, sometimes you need to go ... -
Brazil’s jailed former president criticizes national team
Brazil’s jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made his debut as a football pundit, writing a column from behind bars in which he criticized ... -
World Cup 2018 | Early penalty helps Japan beat Colombia 2-1
Yuya Osako had a surprise in store for those who gave Japan little chance of competing with Colombia at the World Cup. Osako’s gritty determination to ... -
Preview | Portugal can eliminate Morocco from tournament
Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal can send Morocco to an early World Cup exit today. A second straight defeat would ensure elimination for the North African side ... -
World briefs
CHINA Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un he hopes Pyongyang and Washington can fully implement the outcome of last week’s nuclear summit at ... -
The Buzz | Electric cars are going to suck up 9 percent of world’s power demand
With batteries getting cheaper and governments promoting their use, electric vehicles are going to be sucking up a whole lot more of the world’s power in ... -
Indonesia | Dozens missing after ferry sinks in Lake Toba
Rescuers searching yesterday for dozens of people missing after a ferry sank on Indonesia’s Lake Toba found bags, jackets, an ID card and other items in ... -
Kazuo Kashio, co-founder of Casio of G-Shock fame, dies
Kazuo Kashio, one of four brothers who founded Casio Computer Co., the Japanese company behind G-Shock watches, has died at age 89. Kashio, who was chairman ... -
Macau Matters | Yet another urban planning mess
The Macau government recently announced that it will develop 2,000 public housing apartments on a waterfront lot near the Pousada Marina Infante Hotel in Taipa. I ... -
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 – edition no. 3071
* Resorts setting up casino tables in Hainan * Strong quake near Osaka kills 5, knocks over walls * Taishan nuclear plant operation starts * China ...
