China, Brazil resolve commercial dispute over chicken meat

China’s Ministry of Commerce has accepted a proposal from Brazilian poultry exporters to end a dispute over dumping, a lawyer at MPA Trade Law told Reuters this

Gene scientist fired by college as investigators say he broke the law

The Chinese scientist who altered the genes of twin baby girls as embryos was fired by his university after a government probe found he violated laws

Distrust of local milk lingers a decade after crisis

More than a decade after tainted infant milk powder in China killed six children and exposed institutional neglect of food safety, Chinese parents still don’t trust local

Diplomatic row | China demands US drop Huawei extradition request with Canada

China yesterday demanded the U.S. drop a request that Canada extradite a top executive of the tech giant Huawei, shifting blame to Washington in a case that

Belt & Road | Cambodia leader says Beijing to give USD600 million in grant aid

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, making a four-day visit to China, says Beijing has agreed to provide his nation with nearly USD600 million in grant aid

Australia urges Indonesia to respect Bali bombing victims

Australia’s prime minister said yesterday he would be disappointed if radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir were released from prison early and urged Indonesia to show respect for

Australia | Football player says detained refugee is losing hope

A former Australian football player urged the sport’s governing bodies yesterday to push for the release of a Bahraini refugee athlete detained in Thailand while it weighs his extradition.

Afghanistan | Death toll rises to 45 in Taliban attack

Afghanistan was reeling yesterday from a brazen Taliban assault on a military base in the country’s east the previous day that killed at least 45 people and

IFFAM films lead Oscar nominations | ‘Roma,’ ‘The Favourite’ get 10 nods each

Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” led all films with 10 nominations each to the 91st Academy Awards, while Netflix and Marvel each scored

Panama | Inmates at youth prison anticipate visit from pope

More than 100,000 young people are expected to show up in Panama City when Pope Francis visits from Jan. 23-27 for World Youth Day. At a detention

USA | Trump’s proposal to break budget deadlock falls flat

Senate Republicans have released a measure designed around President Donald Trump’s proposal for breaking a budget impasse, its centerpiece his demand for USD5.7 billion to build

This Day in History | 1973 – Nixon announces Vietnam peace deal

The US president, Richard Nixon, has appeared on national television to announce “peace with honour” in Vietnam. Statements issued simultaneously in Washington and Hanoi confirmed the peace

Offbeat | Half ton of fun: Cincinnati Zoo’s Fiona turning 2

Now a half ton of fun, the Cincinnati Zoo’s famed prematurely born hippo will soon turn 2 years old. The zoo says a variety of

Tennis | ‘Barbecued chicken’: Tiafoe’s Australia run ended by Nadal

Rafael Nadal is back to feeling healthy. Probably not a coincidence that he’s back in the Australian Open semifinals. Playing his familiar brand of court-covering,

China’s Li Na sees some similarities with Osaka

Li Na saw much of herself in a young player on the women’s tour early last year. The two-time Grand Slam champion didn’t hesitate to

Football | Ronaldo pleads guilty to tax fraud at Madrid court

Cristiano Ronaldo smiled broadly after leaving court yesterday despite the unwanted trip back to Madrid to plead guilty to tax fraud. The Juventus forward, who was facing

The Buzz | Brazil’s nationalist leader to address Davos globalist crowd

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will headline the first full day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with a speech to political and business leaders. The

World Briefs

JAPAN-RUSSIA Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sat down for talks yesterday with Russian President Vladimir Putin focusing on a decades-long territorial dispute between the two nations. VIETNAM

Armed with affection, octogenarian is an ‘octopus whisperer’

Wilson Menashi palmed a squid in his left hand and extended his arm into an aquarium tank, watching as a giant Pacific octopus stretched out arms

Macau Matters | G is for Glulam

  Traditionally most of the human built environment was made of stone or wood, but nowadays reinforced concrete is one of the world’s most commonly used construction materials. This

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