Beijing holding three Taiwanese over national security suspicions

China confirmed yesterday that it is holding three Taiwanese on suspicion of committing subversion or other crimes against the Chinese state, part of a trend that

Here’s what China is telling its people about Hong Kong protests

Chinese state media responded to the escalating street violence in Hong Kong with harshly-worded commentaries, condemning some politicians and teachers for emboldening the demonstrators as social media

Merkel to ratchet up Huawei restrictions in concession to hawks

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is prepared to make a key concession to security hawks by tightening barriers aimed at Chinese equipment supplier Huawei Technologies Co.,

New Zealand | Lawmakers pass euthanasia bill, referendum next

New Zealand lawmakers yesterday voted in favor of a bill to legalize euthanasia, a watershed moment that ended a contentious two-year debate. But the final decision

South Korea | Court begins trial over Japan’s sexual slavery

A Seoul court yesterday began hearing a long-awaited civil case filed against the Japanese government by South Korean women who were forced to work in Japan’s

Trump, Erdogan meets as thorny issues stress relations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Donald Trump will meet as relations between the two NATO allies are at their lowest point in decades, with

Offbeat | S. Carolina man: McDonald’s sweet tea came with weed inside

A South Carolina man who went to McDonald’s for a sweet tea says he received a little extra herbal substance on the side. The Island Packet reports Parrish Brown

This Day in History | 1977 – Firefighters strike over pay claim

Firefighters are claiming widespread support for their first national strike, over a 30% pay demand. The 30,000-strong Fire Brigades Union claims 97.5% of its members have

Art of Giving | Carnegie and philanthropy

What is philanthropy today? How has philanthropy developed since ancient Greece? If there is one consensus amongst the philanthropist community, it is that modern philanthropy has

Life & Style | New award to honor arts and activism named after Lena Horne

The venerated Times Square concert venue The Town Hall has created a new award to honor arts and activism, a prize to be named after Lena

Two men with the same mission – Win!

After several successful campaigns in previous editions, German Maro Engle and Swiss national Edoardo Mortara gear up once more for this year’s Macau FIA GT World

Will Macau define the 2019 WTCR Champion?

With only two events to be raced this year, the FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) Championship arrives in Macau for its final stop before the season

Hickman aiming to equal Easton’s four wins

The 53rd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix has yet to begin but there have been some important names dropping out of the competition at the last-minute.

Football | Spanish court to decide fate of Spanish league game in US

A Spanish court will decide whether the Spanish league will be allowed to play the Villarreal-Atlético Madrid game in the United States next month. A court

World briefs

INDONESIA A suicide bomber blew himself up at a busy police station in Indonesia’s third-largest city yesterday, wounding at least six people. The attack came during a

The Buzz | Alibaba moves closer to Hong Kong stock listing

China’s Alibaba moved closer yesterday to its anticipated listing in Hong Kong. The online retail giant filed an application to list its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange,

Sour grapes: Trade war puts cork in US wine sales to China

Caught in the crossfire of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, U.S. vineyards are struggling to sell Syrah in Shanghai and Chardonnay in Shenzhen.

Thursday, November 14, 2019 – edition no. 3416

  * Mayhem.HK | Violence hits campuses, schools close, students flee * GP66 - Women grace men’s sports * GP66 - Two Men with the same mission: WIN! * People are blaming AirAsia for

Chui Sai On paints a bright picture of 10 years of governance

The last decade of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) saw very stable development and an improvement in the livelihood of the population, the Chief Executive

Gov’t to raise civil servants, keep ‘partaking scheme’ for 2020

Although the Chief Executive (CE) mandate will come to a close before the end of this year, it is within the authority of the government to

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