Hong Kong seen spending billions more to defend currency peg

This round of currency intervention in Hong Kong is far from over. That’s according to analysts, who’re watching the interplay between the amount of money

Corporate Bits | Sichuan moon opens at Wynn palace

Wynn Palace Cotai announced the arrival of Sichuan Moon – a restaurant with internationally acclaimed Chef André Chiang. The restaurant will reinterpret the flavors of Sichuan cuisine,

Investment law | Gov’t struggles to reassure foreign firms with new regulations

The Chinese government wraps up its annual policy conference this week with the passage of a new foreign investment law that it hopes will keep global

Premier denies Beijing tells companies to spy

China’s No. 2 leader denied that Beijing tells its tech companies to spy abroad and promised Friday to treat foreign and domestic competitors equally in an

Head of energy agency expelled from Communist Party

The head of China’s energy planning agency has been expelled from the country’s ruling Communist Party and dismissed from his post. Nur Bekri used his authority

Mosque massacre | New Zealand prepares to bury mosque victims as toll hits 50

Anguished relatives anxiously waited yesterday for authorities to release the remains of those who were killed in massacres at two mosques in the New Zealand city

USA | Once sanctuaries, houses of worship struggle with security

A rabbi who packs a gun. A church installing security cameras. A police car protecting a mosque. Houses of worship have traditionally been places of

Brexit | UK leader to lawmakers: Back my deal or face lengthy delay

British Prime Minister Theresa May warned yesterday that it would be “a potent symbol of Parliament’s collective political failure” if a Brexit delay meant that the U.K.

Ethiopians hold mass funeral ceremony for crash victims

Thousands mourned the Ethiopian plane crash victims yesterday, accompanying 17 empty caskets draped in the national flag through the streets of the capital as some

Offbeat | Escaped lion spends night in jail cell in South Africa

A lion that escaped a wildlife park and was captured weeks later spent the night in a South African jail cell, until authorities could send him back to

This Day in History | 1992 – South Africa votes for change

White South Africans have backed an overwhelming mandate for political reforms to end apartheid and create a power-sharing multi-racial government. In a landslide victory for change, the

Football | Man United gets Barcelona in Champions League quarterfinals

A new generation of Manchester United players will have to get through Barcelona to win the Champions League. And Lionel Messi will still be there.

Boxing | Spence defends IBF welterweight title with win over Garcia

Errol Spence Jr. had to go the distance to defend his IBF welterweight title for the third time. Still, the outcome was never in doubt for one

World briefs

HONG KONG This round of currency intervention in Hong Kong is far from over. That’s according to analysts, who’re watching the interplay between the amount of money in the

The Buzz | Should media avoid naming the gunmen in mass shootings?

A few months after teen shooters killed 12 classmates and her father at Columbine High School, Coni Sanders was standing in line at a grocery store with her

France cleans up Champs-Elysees after yellow vest rioting

Paris cleaned up one of the world’s most glamorous avenues yesterday after rioting by an ultraviolent core in the dwindling yellow vest protest movement angry at President

Rear Window | The deciding factor(s)

As we have said before in this column, and we will say it again, apparently all relevant central political tips are vouching for a Ho Iat Seng to

Monday, March 18, 2019 – edition no. 3250

* Macau public skeptical over anti-plastic bill * Sonia Chan turns down Indonesia at United Nations * Charlie Whiting remembered for Macau GP contribution * Death toll in mosque massacre rises to 50   DOWNLOAD

Government extends gaming concessions for SJM and MGM China to 2022, casino shares jump on news

The Macau government has extended gaming concessions for MGM China and SJM Holdings until 2022, bringing them on par with other operators, local authorities announced early today (Friday). The government said

Sands-Macau dealmaker Suen settle 15-year case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A settlement today (Macau time) ended a 15-year breach-of-contract battle between Las Vegas Sands Corp. and a Hong Kong businessman who helped the U.S. company open

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