South China Sea | Australia says Beijing has raised ‘anxiety’ in disputed waters

Australian defense minister Christopher Pyne urged China today to resolve tensions in the South China Sea in accordance with international law, in a swipe after Beijing’s sudden

Wang Quanzhang | Prominent human rights lawyer sentenced to 4½ years

Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was sentenced to 4½ years in prison on the charge of subversion of state power yesterday, more than three

Opinion | China’s banks are desperate for capital

In the past decade, China has relied primarily on credit growth to fund its economic ambitions. The country’s banks are now feeling the constraints of this lending

Afghanistan President Ghani assures people as US envoy reports progress

The Afghan president yesterday assured his people that their rights will not be compromised in the name of peace with the Taliban, days after the U.S. envoy

Nepal | Disoriented pilot, bad runway approach cited in crash

A Bangladeshi airliner was misaligned with the runway and its pilot was disoriented and tried to land in “sheer desperation” when the plane crashed last year in Nepal, an

Philippines | Duterte visits site of fatal bombings, Abu Sayyaf suspected

President Rodrigo Duterte and his top security officials yesterday visited a Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines where suspected Islamic militants set off bombs that killed

AP-NORC poll | Most Americans oppose Trump’s foreign policy

A majority of Americans disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling U.S. foreign policy and about half think the country’s global standing will deteriorate during the

Trump | Presidential standoff may worsen Venezuelans’ misery

The U.S. recognition of opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president is being touted by the Trump administration as the only way to restore the country’s

Egypt | Macron to press counterpart on human rights

French President Emmanuel Macron is to hold talks today with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo, saying beforehand that he wants to boost ties with

This Day in History | 1959 – Fog brings transport chaos

London has been worst affected - but many areas of the Midlands, East Anglia, southern England and east and south Wales have also been shrouded in

Offbeat | Czech dog sled race hit by severe weather

Severe weather conditions have caused about half of the 100 competing drivers to give up the five-day Sedivackuv Long dog sled race, organizers said. The 23rd edition of one

Rugby Academy | Auspicious U6 debut in HK festival

A return to rugby festival action saw the Macau Bats send seven teams to Hong Kong for the latest round of games. It was the U6’s competitive debut

Football | Silva struggling to revive big-spending Everton

Nicknamed the “Mini-Mourinho” after his illustrious compatriot, Marco Silva arrived in the Premier League in January 2017 as the slick, sharp-suited and smooth-talking coach with progressive

Tennis | Australian Open champ Osaka is Asia’s 1st No. 1

Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka is the first player from Asia to top the men’s or women’s tennis rankings — and the youngest woman to make

The Buzz | Postal Service honors entertainer Gregory Hines with stamp

Acting chief postal inspector Gary Barksdale is hosting the first day of issue ceremony yesterday at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York. Hines,

Singapore says American leaked 14,200 HIV records

Singapore’s health ministry accused an American yesterday of stealing and leaking the records of 14,200 people infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, before January

Our Desk | Demographics and the 20th anniversary

This year will mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Macau SAR and possibly a turning point in the demographic development of the city. Macau

World Briefs

CHINA-JAPAN Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged he will further expand his country’s already improving ties with China but said Japan still needs to bolster its defense

Tuesday, January 29, 2019 – edition no. 3219

* Heirs fight for control of Stanley Ho’s casino empire * Unemployment rate stood at 1.8 percent * 40 local artists join new exhibition * Europe’s retail rout deepens   DOWNLOAD

AL Plenary | Public financial disclosure guidelines completion expected this year

The local government hopes to finish the guidelines for public financial disclosure within this year, as revealed by Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong during Friday’s

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