Monthly Archives: October 2018
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Italy emerges as creeping concern among finance chiefs in Bali
As if trade wars, rising interest rates and slowing global growth weren’t enough, the world’s finance chiefs are zeroing in on another source of concern: Italy. ... -
MGM sports-betting chief expects to see wagering in stadiums
MGM Resorts International executive Scott Butera envisions a day when teams put sports-betting parlors inside their stadiums to make it easier for fans to place wagers. ... -
Hong Kong | USD4 billion border project reportedly running late
A USD4 billion border crossing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen will be delayed until the middle of next year as a key contractor, Leighton Contractors (Asia) Ltd., ... -
Prospect of Trump-Xi talks raises hope for thaw in trade war
With China and the United States opening the door to a meeting next month between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, hopes are rising for a ... -
Report | Insurers can help tackle share-backed loan risks
China is encouraging insurers to invest in listed companies and help cut liquidity risks connected with the pledging of firms’ shares to secure loans, the China ... -
Activists criticize Hong Kong’s ban of legislative candidate
Activists are protesting Hong Kong’s disqualification of a legislative candidate on the grounds that she advocated self-determination for the Chinese territory. Lau Siu-lai, who was stripped ... -
Beijing preparing for all risks in currency policy, PBOC’s Yi says
China’s central bank is considering a range of risks in its currency policy, including a worst-case scenario, Governor Yi Gang said. As the yuan inches closer ... -
Bangladesh | Newspaper editors protest digital security law
An influential body of newspaper editors in Bangladesh on Saturday criticized the government for a new digital security law that they say will stifle constitutionally protected ... -
Malaysia | PM-in-waiting Anwar wins parliamentary by-election
Charismatic Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim won a by- election for a parliamentary seat with a landslide victory on Saturday in a grand political comeback to help ... -
Nepal | 25,000 websites blocked in pornography ban
Nepalese internet providers have begun blocking thousands of pornographic websites as part of a government directive aimed at stopping sexual violence, officials said yesterday. The government ... -
Japan | Abe renews pledge to change country’s charter to boost troops
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his pledge yesterday to push for a revision to the country’s war- renouncing constitution, in which he wants the military ... -
Singapore | Large foreign inflows are growth risk, deputy PM says
Capital inflows are proving to be just as much a curse as a blessing, with the potential to harm economic growth, Singapore’s deputy prime minister said. ... -
Indonesia | 27 dead in floods, landslides on Sumatra island
Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 27 people, including a dozen children at a school, officials ... -
Venezuelan doctors on US Navy mission to help compatriots
A dozen Venezuelan doctors volunteered to join the USNS Comfort as the Navy hospital ship visits three South American countries that are struggling to cope with ... -
Buffer zone brings fragile calm to Syria’s rebel-held Idlib
A month after Russia, Turkey and Iran came together in a last-ditch effort to avert a potentially catastrophic Syrian government offensive in Idlib, they appear to ... -
Offbeat | Sexual history survey sent to fifth-graders draws complaints
A survey that asked fifth-grade students in Vermont about their sexual history, preference and gender identity has drawn complaints from parents. The survey sent to Windsor ... -
This Day in History | 1964 – Khrushchev ‘retires’ as head of USSR
Nikita Khrushchev has unexpectedly stepped down as leader of the Soviet Union. The official Soviet news agency, Tass, announced that a plenary meeting of the Communist ... -
Football | A friendly for China and India has billions interested
When the world’s most heavily populated countries meet on the football field for the first time in 21 years, there’s destined to be billions of people ... -
50 years after fists: Who would listen, who would care?
Two men stood together, utilizing the worldwide platform that only the Olympics can provide, to call attention to the struggle they shared with fellow Americans during ... -
Scolari inspiring Palmeiras and leaving 7-1 behind
It was the middle of a July summer night in Cascais, a seaside Portuguese city, when Luiz Felipe Scolari’s cell phone rang. His first thought was ... -
World briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Vietnam’s prime minister have discussed efforts by their countries to delineate their maritime boundaries in the disputed South China ... -
The Buzz | UK fans flocked to TV to watch Princess Eugenie’s wedding
The royal wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank was a big hit in terms of British TV viewership. ITV said Saturday that it added roughly ... -
Saudis reject threats as stocks plunge after Trump comments
Saudi Arabia warned yesterday it will respond to any “threats” against it as its stock market plunged following President Donald Trump’s warning of “severe punishment” over ... -
Views on China | Blame the trade war for China’s luxury swoop
China just dealt a blow to the global luxury goods industry. You can blame the trade war for that. The crackdown on the daigou trade — in which ... -
Monday, October 15, 2018 – edition no. 3149
* Wong oversees financial intelligence unit * Shinzo Abe renews pledge to change Japan’s charter to boost troops * Ministerial conference postponed to 2020 * Lam ... -
Organizer hopes locals will come to support fundraising for quake-tsunami victims
Local international church Jesus Alive Ministry (JAM), the organizer of this Sunday’s “Day of Prayer & Fundraising for the Victims of 2018 Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami,” ... -
Contemporary artists from Lusophone countries showcase works
Clube Militar de is holding the “Lusophone Painters Exhibition” from until November 4, featuring 27 works that underlie the diversity and creativity of the visual arts ... -
US Congress renews call for universal suffrage for Macau
A U.S. Congress annual report highlighted that the region’s electoral system is not developing according to recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Committee The report also ... -
Q&A | Robin Moyer, Winner of World Press Photo Premier Award (1983): ‘Photojournalists are not dead, they are working really hard all around the globe’
With a career spanning almost 50 years, the American photographer, journalist and author Robin Moyer has photographed many of the world’s most interesting events, places and ... -
CRIME | Third victim reports sexual assault by 78-year-old suspect
A third alleged victim of the 78-year-old instructor of a local music and painting interest course has come forward, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported late Wednesday night. ... -
Briefs | Qatar Airways starts cargo services to Macau
The aeronautical authorities of Macau and the State of Qatar concluded bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) discussions yesterday in Macau and reached an agreement for the ... -
Gov’t pays attention to HK’s taxes on first-hand sale of vacant properties
The Financial Service Bureau (DSF) says that it will pay close attention to Hong Kong’s levying of new taxes on first-hand residential units which have remained ... -
Council wants to amend law targeting beauty salons
The Consumer Council (CC) said that it will soon amend the Consumer Protection Law following residents’ complaints about beauty salons’ aggressive sales tactics. CC receives an ... -
Real Estate Matters | How buying an investment property is like getting married
Sam Lee is a marketing manager and property consultant at JML Property. JML was established in 1994 and offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in ... -
BMW ramps up investment in China to meet electric demand
German automaker BMW is taking a majority stake in its China joint venture and investing 3 billion euros (USD3.5 billion) in factories there, underscoring the importance ...
