Daily Archives: Tuesday, December 24, 2019
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Analysis | Xi Jinping speech made in Macau for Hong Kong ears
Chinese President Xi Jinping used his visit to Macau last week to stress one message above all: that the benefits afforded by the ‘Two Systems’ are ... -
Briefs | Chief Executive leads senior delegation to Guangdong
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng is leading a senior government delegation on a two-day visit to Guangzhou and Zhuhai, which began yesterday. According to the government, ... -
Cybersecurity law enters into force, PJ launches CARIC
To cope with their new duties under the Cybersecurity Law, which entered into force on Sunday, December 22, the Judiciary Police (PJ) has begun operation of ... -
Alexis Tam accused of overspending
The new Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, has explained his two unlikely picks to succeed as Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture and Secretary for Economy ... -
Local directors question Cinematheque’s reason for closure
After having screened alternative films for three years, the Cinematheque Passion is set to stop operating by the end of the year due to contractual issues ... -
Final ‘Ip Man’ film premieres at Galaxy
World-renowned Hong Kong biographical martial arts film “Ip Man 4: The Finale” premiered locally at the UA Galaxy Cinemas on December 20, with actor Donnie Yen ... -
Macau, Hengqin collaborate on handover fireworks
The Macau-Zhuhai fire-works show commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Macau SAR’s handover to China featured 16 special-effect launching platforms to launch 160,000 fireworks shells, along ... -
Crime gangs prey on Hong Kong protests
The Hong Kong seller of luxury watches looked on in horror as masked men wielding the biggest sledgehammer he’d ever seen smashed through the door of ... -
Hong Kong | Police arrest man, seize gun ‘he was hoping to use’
Hong Kong police arrested a 19-year-old after coming under fire Friday night, and also seized a semi-automatic rifle they say the man planned to use at ... -
Hong Kong | Protests ease after weekend of arrests
Hong Kong’s streets returned to relative normalcy going into the Christmas holiday after a tense weekend in which a police officer drew and pointed his revolver ... -
Caught in Trump’s trade crossfire, Israel chases deal with China
One of Donald Trump’s top allies and his chief economic adversary are drifting closer, at least when it comes to trade. In what could be a ... -
What credit pros are watching as defaults rise in China
These are perilous times for holders of Chinese corporate bonds. Record domestic defaults and the biggest dollar-debt delinquency by a state-owned company in two decades have ... -
Tesco suspends Chinese card maker on forced-labor allegation
U.K. grocery giant Tesco Plc suspended its supply of Christmas cards from a Chinese factory and said it was investigating a newspaper report that prison labor ... -
Diplomacy | China, South Korea look to improve ties with Beijing summit
The leaders of South Korea and China said yesterday that they look forward to improved ties following a protracted disagreement over the deployment of a U.S. ... -
As Trump shuns US multilateralism, China ups diplomatic ante
Chinese leaders have long been sensitive about their communist country’s international image. Now, they are battling back — investing in diplomacy and a courtship of hearts ... -
India | Main opposition party stages protest against new law
India’s main opposition party staged a silent protest in the capital yesterday against a contentious new citizenship law, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended ... -
Australia | PM defends climate stance amid wildfire disaster
Australia’s embattled Prime Minister defended his government’s climate policy yesterday, as authorities warned the wildfires crisis ravaging the country’s most populous state could fester for months. ... -
White House predicts Pelosi will yield on impeachment delay
The White House is projecting confidence that it will prevail in a constitutional spat with Democrats over the nature of the Senate’s impeachment trial, which threatens ... -
US watching North Korea for ‘Christmas gift’ missile launch
The U.S. is closely watching North Korea for signs of a possible missile launch or nuclear test in the coming days that officials are referring to ... -
Offbeat | Whoo’s there? Georgia family discovers owl in Christmas tree
A Georgia family got a real hoot from its Christmas tree: More than a week after they bought it, they discovered a live owl nestled among ... -
This Day in History | 1968 – First astronauts orbit Moon
The Apollo 8 spacecraft has taken its crew of three astronauts safely into orbit around the Moon, the first manned space mission to achieve the feat. ... -
30-plus years of ‘Garfield’ comic strips to sell at auction
Cartoonist Jim Davis is offering up more than 11,000 “Garfield” comic strips hand-drawn on paper in an auction that will stretch into the coming years, with ... -
Football | Racism protocol implemented for first time in Premier League
FIFA’s protocol for dealing with discrimination at soccer games was implemented for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday with three stadium announcements during ... -
Russia accuses doping whistleblower of modifying key data
Russia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency’s star witness for modifying key laboratory data. His lawyer says that’s nonsense. The Russian Investigative Committee, a major law ... -
World briefs
CHINA The government yesterday attacked the newly created U.S. Space Force as a “direct threat to outer space peace and security.” Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang ... -
The Buzz | Britain’s Prince Philip in hospital as ‘precautionary measure’
Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was admitted to a London hospital last week “as a precautionary measure,” Buckingham Palace said. The palace said ... -
Pope denounces ‘rigidity’ as he warns of Christian decline
Pope Francis warned Saturday that “rigidity” in living out the Christian faith is creating a “minefield” of hatred and misunderstanding in a world where Christianity is ... -
Rear Window | SARs through the Looking-Glass
First… we have to apologize for the Lewis Carrol copycat when it would be better to submit to the always fresh cliché of the tale of ... -
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 – edition no. 3442
* Departing President | Xi Jinping leaves message for HK made in Macau * Crime gangs prey on luxury retailers * A cybersecurity response center ...
