Chinese trade delegation called off farm visits at US request

China’s cancellation of a planned visit to farms in the American heartland was done at the request of the U.S., people familiar with the matter said, indicating it wasn’t caused

US tariffs spur China interest in Thai manufacturing sites

More Chinese manufacturers are looking to Thailand as a production base to avoid U.S. tariffs, based on trends in demand for the Southeast Asian nation’s industrial estates. WHA Corp., the top

Duterte suspends any loan talks with backers of rights probe

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has suspended any negotiations over loans or grants from 18 countries that backed a U.N. human rights resolution calling for an inquiry into human rights conditions

Indonesia | Protesters burn buildings in Papua province

Hundreds of protesters in Indonesia’s restive Papua province set fire to homes and other buildings yesterday in a protest sparked by rumors that a teacher had insulted students, and a

Travel chaos, jobs lost as UK firm Thomas Cook collapses

Hundreds of thousands of travelers were stranded across the world yesterday after British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed, immediately halting almost all its flights and hotel services and laying off

Offbeat | Colorado driver puts injured bobcat in car next to child

Officials have a warning after a Colorado Springs woman put an injured bobcat in her car, inches away from where her child was in a safety seat: Don’t pick up

This Day in History | 1988 – Gold for Johnson in 100m sprint

Ben Johnson has won the 100m gold at the Seoul Olympics and reaffirmed his position as the world’s fastest man. The Canadian also smashed his own world

Life & Style | Sofia Loren, Valentino receive standing ovation in Milan

Sofia Loren and Valentino have received a standing ovation from a packed house of fashion and Hollywood A-listers during the third edition of the Green Carpet Awards

Rugby | All Blacks eye Canada next after getting past South Africa

All Blacks hooker Dane Coles paused. Their next Rugby World Cup opponent was, um Canada? Yes. “One game at a time,” Coles said with a smile on Sunday. He wasn’t being cheeky.

Football | Israel bans entry for most players on Gaza team

Israel has denied travel permits to most players on a Gazan soccer team which had hoped to cross through Israel and into the West Bank to play a local championship

World briefs

The Buzz | US universities see decline in students from China

After a decade of booming enrollment by students from China, American universities are starting to see steep declines as political tensions between the two countries cut into a

Biggest banks sit out new industry climate-goals commitment

Only two of the world’s 10 biggest banks joined the coalition of 130 global financial firms in agreeing to align their business with international efforts

Our Desk | The fireworks fever

The ongoing international fireworks competition has been attracting crowds to experience activities around the vicinity of Nam Van Lake area, Macao Tower and the old bridge. This year, the tourism bureau

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 – edition no. 3382

* Standard History textbook adopted by more grades * Google braces for landmark global privacy ruling * A Macau resident has lost a total amount of HKD1.75 million in a phone scam,

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