Gaming | Philippines expected to set another record year

The Philippines is on track to see another record year in terms of gross gaming revenue, according to a Reuters interview with the chairman of the

Music | Violinist Tianwa Yang joined Macao Orchestra for concert

The Macao Orchestra (OM) presented the concert “Salute to Richard Strauss – Tianwa Yang and Macao Orchestra”, part of the Shining Virtuosos series, on 19 January at

Briefs | Secretary admits public house quality problem

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário has admitted that falling bricks on the external walls of public houses are a problem, but the Secretary also declared

Survey | CEO pessimism on economy spreads after upbeat 2018

A survey of hundreds of corporate leaders shows “a record jump in pessimism” about the world economy, with sentiment doused by trade spats, a global downturn and fading benefits

Starbucks expands Uber delivery venture to San Francisco, London

Starbucks Corp. is expanding its venture with Uber Eats, offering delivery in San Francisco followed by expansion into other major U.S. cities and rolling out

Toyota, Panasonic announce venture for green auto batteries

Toyota Motor Corp. and Panasonic Corp. are setting up a joint venture to research, manufacture and sell batteries for ecological autos, an increasingly lucrative sector amid concerns

MasterCard fined USD648m for ramping up EU card fees

MasterCard Inc. was fined 570.6 million euros (USD648 million) by the European Union for imposing rules that regulators said may have artificially raised the costs of

Mozambique | Economic growth in 2019 practically unchanged compared to 2018 – EIU

Mozambique’s economy is expected to remain unchanged in 2019, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth falling by 10 basis points compared with 2018 to 3.4 percent, according

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

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