Tariff war | US ‘not ready’ to make a trade deal with China, Trump says

The U.S. isn’t ready to make a trade deal with China, President Donald Trump said while on a state visit to Japan. “I think they

Regulator warns traders of ‘huge loss’ if they short the yuan

  China advised traders against shorting the yuan, after a recent slide took the currency to the brink of the critical 7 per dollar level.  Guo Shuqing,

Australia | Cardinal won’t fight sentence if he loses appeal

Disgraced Australian Catholic cardinal George Pell will not fight for a reduced jail sentence if he fails in his appeal of his conviction for molesting two

North Korea calls Bolton ‘war monger’ over missile comment

North Korea yesterday called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a “war monger” and “human defect” after he described its recent tests of short-range missiles as

Nepal on high alert for general strike after explosions

Security forces in Nepal were on high alert yesterday amid a general strike called by an outlawed communist group suspected in a series of explosions that killed four

USA | A hefty donation to Trump’s inaugural comes under scrutiny

Real estate mogul Franklin Haney contributed USD1 million to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee and all he’s got to show for the money is the glare

EU elections | Europe wakes up to climate concerns after green wave in vote

Green parties in Germany, France, Britain and elsewhere celebrated big gains in elections for the 751-seat European Parliament amid growing voter concerns over climate change,

Offbeat | Beckham scores as United faces Bayern 20 years after CL win

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wound back the years as the Manchester United manager came off the bench to score for Alex Ferguson’s side against a Bayern Munich team in

This Day in History | 1959 – Monkeys survive space mission

Two monkeys have become the first living creatures to survive a space flight. Able, a seven-pound female rhesus monkey, and Baker, a one-pound female squirrel monkey,

Tennis | Wozniacki goes from perfect in 1st set to French Open loss

Caroline Wozniacki went from playing a perfect set to start her French Open campaign to quickly fading away against an opponent who had never previously

Super Rugby | South African conference teams taking command

Teams from the South African conference teams have taken command in the late race for playoffs positions in Super Rugby, exposing the limitations of their Australian and

World briefs

NORTH KOREA President Donald Trump said yesterday he is not “personally” bothered by recent short-range North Korean missile tests and doesn’t believe they violated U.N. Security Council resolutions, breaking with

The Buzz | Brexit Party wins, Conservatives bashed in UK’s EU voting

Britain’s governing Conservative Party was all but wiped out in the European Parliament election as voters sick of the country’s stalled European Union exit flocked to uncompromisingly pro-Brexit

Bolivian women fight gender-based violence through theater

On stage, amid the hubbub of a Bolivian street market, women recount their stories of abuse at the hands of men. But the violence depicted

Our Desk | The Non-(Existent)-Gaming 

The term “non-gaming” has been included for a while in the local vocabulary, especially among government officials. The term, imported all the way from Beijing, seemed to

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 – edition no. 3298

* Study | Delta bridge transports deep pockets to Macau * ‘Fake marriage’ for residency scam uncovered * Must, Zhuhai partner on technology development * Europe-wide vote fragments center as far right, greens

Jurassic Macau | Study shows peninsula was formed 156m years ago, after Taipa, Coloane

A study co-conducted by the Institute of Science and Environment of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) found that the once-islands of Taipa and Coloane were first formed

Ask The Vet | How to train your dog at home 

You will need training treats to reward your dog for successfully performing a command. You may use some of your dog’s kibble as a treat when training

Ambrose So | Visitor tax would ‘certainly affect tourism’ in Macau

The Chief Executive of SJM Holdings Limited, Ambrose So, said on Friday that the effectiveness of a levy imposed on visitors to the Macau SAR

Retail, restaurants squeeze persists into second quarter

The general business performance of the restaurant sector has seen a continued drop in March 2019, with some 36% of the establishments surveyed recording a year-on- year

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