Elēkron show opens at Studio City

Elēkron – the world’s first all-electric indoor theatrical stunt show – launched at Studio City yesterday evening, according to a press release from the property’s operator

Interview | MSAR will always have a role to play in Portugal’s ties with China

Macau will always have a role to play in Portugal’s relationship with China, as the relationship began with Macau and has become stronger through it, the

Report cites Macau as shipping port for wildlife smuggling

The Hong Kong Wildlife Trade Working Group is calling on its government to enhance its current enforcement strategy against wildlife smuggling, also citing Macau as a shipping

Google, Facebook, Amazon spent record amounts on lobbying

Google, Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook Inc. set company records for lobbying spending in 2018 as Washington’s scrutiny of Big Tech intensified. Alphabet Inc.’s Google

Chinese demand drives Aussie wine exports to USD2b in 2018

The value of Australia’s wine exports grew 10 percent to AUD2.82 billion (USD2 billion) in 2018 with China again leading the way, data has revealed.

Australian writer detained while visiting China, friend says

Writer and former Chinese diplomat Yang Hengjun, who is now an Australian citizen, has been detained by the Chinese government, according to one of his friends.

Beijing rips into Tencent’s news service, kills 9,300 mobile apps

China is stepping up its efforts to rein in the country’s internet, singling out Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s popular news app for spreading vulgar information while shutting down

Hong Kong | Lam not optimistic on lasting US-China trade deal

Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam said she wasn’t “too optimistic” that the U.S. and China can reach a lasting trade deal before their three-month truce

Hong Kong | Legislature takes up national anthem bill

Hong Kong’s legislature took up a controversial bill yesterday that would punish anyone who publicly and intentionally insults the Chinese national anthem with up to three

Chinese model in derided Dolce & Gabbana ads apologizes

The Chinese model in widely derided advertisements for Italian fashion line Dolce & Gabbana has apologized for her appearance in the campaign. Zuo Ye said

Family of slain Mongolian seeks answer as lawsuit begins

The family of a Mongolian woman murdered in Malaysia 13 years ago hopes to find answers with a lawsuit that opened in court this week, their lawyer

India | Sonia Gandhi’s daughter enters politics ahead of vote

Ascion of India’s most famous political dynasty yesterday formally entered politics, with the opposition Congress party assigning her a position as it prepares for national elections due

Indonesia | Landslides, flooding from dam kill eight in South Sulawesi

Torrential rains overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides that killed at least eight people and displaced more than 2,000 in central Indonesia, officials said yesterday. The

Thailand | First general election since 2014 coup in to be held

Thailand will hold a general election on March 24 for the first time since a coup in May 2014. The date was set by

Japan | Exports sink 3.8pct in Dec, hit by China slowdown

Japan’s exports fell 3.8 percent in December from a year earlier, hit by slowing demand in China, as the trade balance shifted back into deficit for

Philippines, an archipelago, imports fish to ward off inflation

The Philippines, among the top 10 producers of fish globally, is preparing to import anew to contain food prices that pushed inflation to the fastest in almost

USA | Dueling Senate bills would end shutdown in different ways

Senate leaders agreed to hold votes this week on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies, forcing a political reckoning for senators grappling with the longest shutdown

Brexit | EU said to press Ireland for no-deal border plan

The European Commission is pushing the Irish government to lay out its plans for the border in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a person

This Day in History | 1961 – End of the road for Monroe and Miller

The Hollywood screen star Marilyn Monroe has divorced her husband, playwright Arthur Miller, after less than five years of marriage. The divorce was granted in Mexico, where

Offbeat | Orangutan bites zoo volunteer, detaches her thumb

A zoo in Ohio says one of its volunteer’s thumbs became detached when an orangutan reached through a barrier and bit her arm. The Toledo zoo says

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