China warns ‘those who play with fire will perish by it’

China warned yesterday that it will be “only a matter of time” before it punishes those behind two months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong that

Marriott jumps into all-inclusive resorts with Ritz-Carlton deal

Marriott International Inc. is jumping into the all-inclusive resort business, once the domain of specialty companies that offered lodging, food and other services for a

China vows to counter US deployment of midrange arms in Asia

China said yesterday that it “will not stand idly by” and will take countermeasures if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, which Washington has

Yuan falls further amid trade war fears

China allowed its currency to fall further yesterday and accused Washington of destroying the global economic order, fueling fears about increasing damage from their trade

North Korea fires more weapons, denounces US military drills

North Korea continued to ramp up its weapons demonstrations by firing two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into the sea yesterday while lashing out at the United

Malaysia uses helicopter, dogs in search for missing UK girl

Police used a helicopter and sniffer dogs yesterday in an expanded search for a 15-year-old London girl who disappeared from a Malaysian resort over the

Trump freezes Venezuelan government assets amid tensions

The Trump administration froze all Venezuelan government assets in a dramatic escalation of tensions with Nicolás Maduro that places his socialist administration alongside a short

US senators want Poland to pay victims of Nazi property thefts

U.S. senators urged President Donald Trump’s administration to pressure Poland, a NATO ally, to resolve demands to compensate Holocaust victims for property confiscated by the Nazis during World

Offbeat | No perfume, please: Viennese against scented subway air

Vienna subway travelers have decided that they don’t want their train rides to be scented. The Austrian capital’s transport authority tried out four scents, including hints of

This Day in History | 1972 – Asians given 90 days to leave Uganda

The Ugandan leader, Idi Amin, has set a deadline for the expulsion of most of the country’s Asians. General Amin said all Asians who are not Ugandan

Life & Style | Victoria’s Secret hires first transgender model

Valentina Sampaio has become the first openly transgender model hired by Victoria’s Secret nearly a year after a top company official was pressured to apologize for

Nathan Adrian: life before gold medal as he fights cancer

Five-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Nathan Adrian says that his success won’t be on his mind at the end of his life. Maybe that would

Swimming | Lochte wins 200 IM at US nationals after 14-month ban

Ryan Lochte won the 200-meter individual medley at the U.S. national championships, fresh off a 14-month ban. The 12-time Olympic medalist touched in 1 minute,

World briefs

South China Sea A U.S. aircraft carrier has sailed through the disputed South China Sea in the latest show of America’s military might

The Buzz | Police charge 72 over Australian climate rally

Police arrested dozens of climate protesters who disrupted traffic yesterday in the biggest city in Australia’s main coal mining state. The demonstration was the latest in a

Thai dissident musicians celebrate getting French haven

Members of a Thai folk music group who feared for their lives because of their fiercely anti-establishment songs are celebrating this week after being admitted to

Macau Matters | Shenzhen’s new EV Horizon

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• Sonia Chan faces tough questions on democratic reform at the AL * Macao Foundation chief praises country at website launch * Guangzhou finding a sense of humor at ‘Watermelon’ club * The

Crime | Elderly man stabbed at ATM for showing ‘bad attitude’

A local septuagenarian was stabbed and robbed at an automatic banking service point on Saturday evening, a Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesperson revealed yesterday during

Junket operator Suncity Group denies investigation claims

Hong Kong-based Suncity Group has said neither it nor its majority owner and CEO have been notified of any investigation by authorities in Australia. In a

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