BOAO Forum| Beijing’s tropical talk-fest highlights reform pace amid trade war

The Boao Forum for Asia that started this week provides a yardstick to measure China’s progress in implementing President Xi Jinping’s promises to open the nation’s economy

Automobile | Gov’t reduces subsidies for electric cars to spur innovation

China will scale back subsidies on electric vehicles as the industry develops and costs go down, trying to encourage local manufacturers to rely on innovation rather than

Hong Kong | SAR scales back extradition law that spooked businesses

Hong Kong scaled back a proposed extradition law amid concerns by opposition lawmakers and Western governments that the legislation could put people at risk of being

Corruption | Ex-internet czar sentenced to 14 years

China’s former internet censor, who once held high-profile meetings with industry leaders such as Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, was sentenced to 14

Australia | Party accused of asking US gun lobby for money

Australia’s prime minister yesterday accused an influential minor political party of trying to “sell Australia’s gun laws to the highest bidders” by asking the U.S. gun lobby

Japan | Nissan said to have paid tuition for Ghosn children

Nissan Motor Co. paid tuition for all four of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn’s children when they attended Stanford University between 2004 and 2015, according to people

USA | Trump says investigation abused him, led to ‘evil things’

House Democrats pressed the Justice Department to provide the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller even as Republicans gleefully called for them to “move on”

UK | Gov’t defiant as Parliament takes control of Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government remained defiant after Parliament took partial control of the stalled process of leaving the European Union, arguing yesterday that the

Offbeat | Mix-up: British Airways plane lands in Scotland, not Germany

The flight on Monday seemed to go perfectly well, until passengers realized that their plane had landed in both the wrong city and the wrong country. The

This Day in History | 1989 Millions of Russians go to the polls

Millions of Russian voters have gone to the polls, with early results suggesting that a number of Communist candidates have been rejected by the electorate. The

Football | Europe qualifiers: Ronaldo injured for Portugal; big wins for England, France

An  injury to Cristiano Ronaldo exacerbated Portugal’s frustrating start to its European Championship title defense. Things couldn’t be going much better for free-scoring England and France.

Australian Football League | Aussie rules club produces video to tackle racism

An Australian rules team has taken a stand against racist abuse of players by producing a video that features indigenous leaders at the club explaining why derogatory terms

World briefs

CHINA-FRANCE Airbus secured a USD35 billion jet deal from China during a state visit by President Xi Jinping to the French capital, dealing a fresh blow to Boeing

The Buzz | Uber acquires Mideast competitor Careem for USD3.1 billion

Ride-hailing service Uber announced on Tuesday it has acquired Mideast competitor Careem for USD3.1 billion, giving the San Francisco-based firm the commanding edge in a region with a

Dutch art sleuth recovers Picasso stolen 20 years ago

A Dutch art detective said yesterday that he has recovered a valuable painting by Pablo Picasso 20 years after it was stolen from a wealthy Saudi’s yacht in

Macau Matters | Changing Childhoods

I grew up feral compared to the kids of today, and most of my generation in the developed world could say much the same. Dad worked and mum

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 – edition no. 3257

* Macau Racing Festival Zhaoqing | Greater Bay GT Cup, of course * Japan approves rules for planned casinos * Prosperity stems from love of country, two systems * HK recalls extradition law

Briefs | Six tropical cyclones to affect Macau in 2019

This year there will be between four and six tropical cyclones affecting the Macau territory, according to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG). These tropical cyclones will be within

Crime | Mother assaulted by son over household chores

A 53-year-old mother was assaulted by her own son after an argument over household chores, the Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson reported yesterday during the joint press conference of the

Special report | Obstructive truck trailers to be removed, sold by the gov’t

Residents have been complaining for some time about the frequent, obstructive and disrespectful parking of truck trailers in many streets in the surroundings of Concordia Industrial

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