Gay couples plan mass weddings after Taiwan legalizes unions

Gay couples in Taiwan plan a mass wedding registration after lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage, a first in Asia and a boost for LGBT

Opinion | Victor Li tries on his Superman suit in Shanghai

Billionaire Li Ka-shing built his fortune and legendary reputation by displaying an uncanny ability to time asset markets. Investors in Shanghai real estate need to ask whether his

Wang tells Pompeo US must negotiate on equal basis

Negotiating on an equal footing is the only way to solve pressing trade issues, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo

India | Residents vote in final phase of grueling national election

Indians voted yesterday in the seventh and final phase of a grueling national election that lasted more than five weeks, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s

Australia | Leader vows to get back to work after shock win

A jubilant Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed yesterday to get straight back to work after a shock election victory by his conservative government that has left bewildered voters

I.M. Pei, architect who designed Louvre, Macao Science Center, dies at 102

Ieoh Ming Pei, more popularly known as I.M. Pei, was one of the most influential architects history has seen. He died overnight on Thursday aged 102, the

Offbeat | Coin toss settles rare Philippine election tie

Philippine election officials settled a rare tie in a mayoral race on Friday by tossing a coin. They proclaimed Sue Cudilla the new mayor of the town

This Day in History | 1983 – Car bomb in South Africa kills 16

At least 16 people have been killed and more than 130 people injured in a car bomb explosion in South Africa’s capital city, Pretoria. The explosion happened

Football | Benfica wins 5th Portuguese league title in six seasons

Benfica has won its fifth Portuguese league title in six seasons after routing Santa Clara 4-1 on Saturday. Benfica lifted its 37th league trophy by

Madrid loses last match of season to forget

Real Madrid put a fittingly poor ending to its worst season in recent memory after losing its last match of the Spanish league on Sunday. Many

Football | Man City completes sweep of English trophies with FA Cup win

Manchester City swept aside Watford to complete the first clean sweep of English men’s football trophies. The fourth piece of silverware of the season was

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TAIWAN Gay couples in Taiwan plan a mass wedding registration after lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage, a first in Asia and a boost for LGBT rights

The Buzz | Bomb hits tourist bus near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids, wounds 16

Egyptian officials say a roadside bomb has hit a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids. They say Sunday’s blast wounded at least 16 people, including tourists.

The Netherlands wins Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv

The Netherlands won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv Saturday, with Duncan Laurence’s doleful piano ballad “Arcade” crowned champion of Europe’s annual music extravaganza.

World Views | China just doesn’t want to be like the West

Theories abound for why the U.S.-China trade talks collapsed into stalemate, from misplaced overconfidence on the part of Beijing to President Donald Trump’s calculation that a tariff fight

Monday, May 20, 2019 – edition no. 3292

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Chief Executive election | Ho’s manifesto picks up from 2014 with the same topics as Chui

When in 2009 Chief Executive ‘candidate’ Chui Sai On presented his manifesto, Macau was living in troubled times under the shadow of the corruption scandal involving the

SAR, Portugal sign fugitive extradition agreement

The fugitive extradition bill between Macau SAR and Portugal was signed on Wednesday by the Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, during the sixth Macau-Portugal

Sands Macao celebrates 15 years of operation

Sands Macao celebrated its 15th anniversary yesterday, presenting a series of performances and fireworks to commemorate the event. Following its opening on May 18,

Economy | IMF says Macau growth could dip further still

A representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the worsening conditions of the China-U.S. trade war threaten to dampen economic growth prospects in Macau further. The

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