Monthly Archives: May 2019
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Briefs | Cambodia charges three with money laundering
A Cambodian court on Sunday charged three Chinese nationals with money laundering after the men were allegedly caught carrying more than USD3.5 million without proper provenance ... -
Exclusive Interview | Paulo Cardinal: ‘I will not be disposed of like chewing gum’
Veteran advisor Paulo Cardinal who was dispensed by the Legislative Assembly in August last year without plausible cause breaks the silence and in an interview with ... -
Gaming | Vancouver’s once rollicking casinos hit by dirty money crackdown
When Parq Vancouver, a glimmering waterfront casino, opened amid much to-do in late 2017, few would’ve anticipated that a dirty money crackdown was about to throw ... -
HSBC’s fortress Hong Kong faces its biggest threat in years
HSBC Holdings Plc spent 150 years building a financial fortress around Hong Kong that touches nearly every aspect of life in the former British colony. One ... -
Austria joins Portugal in seeking to tap China’s bond market
Austria is working on plans to sell Panda bonds as it races with Portugal to become the first euro-zone country to issue debt in the Chinese ... -
Hengqin leader proposes visit restrictions eased
A government official in Hengqin has proposed providing visa-free access to foreigners who enter the island from Macau, according to a report by public broadcaster TDM. ... -
iPhone co-creator says he leaves China investment to the experts
Most people wouldn’t dream of leaving Bali right before the eve of Nyepi, the March new year’s carnival of firecrackers and giant monster puppets, but Tony ... -
Guangdong to offer 144-hour visa-free transit
Starting tomorrow, nationals from 53 countries can enjoy a 144-hour visa- free period when transiting through southern China’s Guangdong Province. The new move, approved by China’s ... -
Corporate bits | Sands China holds career seminar for local students in Wuhan
Sands China Ltd. recently held a career development briefing session in Wuhan, targeted at local residents who attend university in Hubei province’s capital city. According to ... -
Gov’t to help Cambodia if EU pulls tariff agreement, PM Says
China has pledged to help Cambodia if the European Union moves forward with its threat to withdraw its lucrative tariff agreement, the Southeast Asian country’s leader ... -
Drug smuggling | Court sentences six foreigners for drugs; Canadian gets death
A court in southern China handed down sentences yesterday to at least six foreigners involved in an international methamphetamine operation, including a Canadian given the death penalty. ... -
Taiwan reports voyage of two US warships through Taiwan Strait
Two U.S. warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, Taiwan’s defense ministry said Monday, in a move that Beijing said threatened to hinder U.S.-China ... -
Xi urges youth to embrace nationalism on key anniversary
President Xi Jinping urged China’s youth to maintain self-reliance in a nationalist-themed address to mark the 100th anniversary of a popular uprising against the government’s failure ... -
Trade | Mnuchin hopes for ‘substantial progress’ in China talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said yesterday he hopes for “substantial progress” in talks with Chinese officials aimed at ending a tariff war over Beijing’s technology ... -
Sri Lanka lifts social media ban imposed after Easter blasts
Sri Lanka’s president lifted a nationwide ban on social media sites yesterday, a day after he used emergency powers to ban veils worn by conservative Muslim ... -
New Zealand | Police arrest man after finding suspected bomb
New Zealand police said they arrested a 33-year-old man yesterday after they found ammunition and a package containing a suspected explosive device at a vacant property ... -
Emperor announces abdication as Japan marks end of era
Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony yesterday in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence ... -
US | Trump sues banks to block House subpoenas for records
President Donald Trump, his family and the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to block congressional subpoenas seeking ... -
Political crisis | Venezuela’s Guaido takes to streets in military uprising
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers yesterday in a bold call ... -
Turkey | Rights group: 3,000 prisoners on hunger strike
The number of prisoners who have joined a hunger strike to press Turkish authorities to end the isolation in jail of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan ... -
This Day in History | 1973 – Thousands strike over pay and prices
About 1.6 million workers joined the Trades Union Congress’ call for a one-day strike today in protest at the government’s pay restraint policy and price rises. ... -
Offbeat | Wandering horse: Strolling mare causes stir in Frankfurt
Not far from the glass and steel towers of Germany’s banking capital, a 22-year-old Arabian mare is causing a stir with her languid daily strolls through ... -
Football | Champions League: No Madrid, no Ronaldo: Fresh feel for semis
Thursday, 3:00am Barcelona v Liverpool H 1.95, D 3.8, A 4.2 There’s a fresh feel to the lineup for the Champions League semifinals this season, even ... -
Rugby | Wales coach Gatland says England has not approached him
Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland says England has not approached him about replacing Eddie Jones. Gatland has been linked to the England job by the media ... -
The Buzz | Instagram story aims to engage new generation with Holocaust
Much as Anne Frank’s diary gripped the older generations, an Instagram account based on a true 13-year-old Jewish victim’s journal, called Eva.Stories, is generating buzz among ... -
‘Hadestown’ leads Tony Award nominations with 14 nods
Hadestown,” singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s Broadway debut, earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations yesterday, followed by the jukebox musical “Ain’t Too Proud,” built around songs by ... -
Animal Farm | Writing in water, again?
1. I wrote in one of the local newspapers late January that lower economic growth, as measured by GDP growth, was usually a sign that inflation ... -
World Briefs
JAPAN Emperor Akihito (pictured) announced his abdication at a palace ceremony in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence ... -
Wednesday, May 01, 2019 – edition no. 3281
* Paulo Cardinal to President Marcelo | Portugal should be vigilant on Macau * Many tourists, few demos for Labor Day * Portuguese president tours Macau ...
