Tencent responds to ByteDance with WeChat short-video trial

Tencent Holdings Ltd. is planning a major update to its WeChat messaging app to stave off up-and-comer ByteDance Inc. and counter the startup’s growing dominance of short-form

China sentences ex-boss of Interpol to 13 years for bribes

China has sentenced the former president of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, to 13 years and six months in prison on charges of accepting more than $2 million in bribes. Meng

Huawei CFO’s lawyers say US fraud charges are a ‘facade’

Huawei Technologies Co. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou shouldn’t be dispatched to the U.S. because her alleged crimes don’t meet Canada’s legal tests for extradition, her

Countries gear up response to new coronavirus

Countries in Asia and elsewhere have begun body temperature checks at airports, railway stations and along highways in hopes of catching people carrying a new coronavirus

Environment | Thunberg tells Davos: you’ve done nothing on climate change

Greta Thunberg brought a stark message to the business elite gathering in Davos: Everybody is talking about climate change, but nobody is doing anything. Her

Iran acknowledges Russian-made missiles targeted Ukraine jet

Iran acknowledged yesterday that its armed forces fired two Russian anti-aircraft missiles at a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed after taking off from Tehran’s main airport earlier

Offbeat | Prankster appears in Australia court for driving flooded car

A social media prankster appeared in an Australian court on Wednesday charged in relation to driving a car full of water to a liquor store during a heat

This Day in History | 2001 – MMR triple vaccine declared safe

The government is launching a £3m campaign to convince parents the controversial MMR triple vaccine is safe. Fears have been raised the vaccine against measles, mumps

Report: Hank Azaria to quit voicing Apu on ‘The Simpsons’

Hank Azaria says he has no plans to continue voicing the character of Apu on “The Simpsons,” according to an industry blog. But that isn’t to

BBC chief Tony Hall to step down amid mounting challenges

BBC Director-General Tony Hall announced Monday that he will step down from the helm of the U.K. broadcaster in six months after seven years in the

Tennis | Nadal: A lot on his mind at Australia Open, but not No. 20

Rafael Nadal says he’s thinking about his next opponent and his next practice session and trying to recreate the superb tennis he played in his straight-set

Football | Injuries fail to stop Bayern; Müller bullish about title bid

Even a host of injuries failed to prevent Bayern Munich from delivering a statement to its chief Bundesliga rivals, with Thomas Müller declaring the hunt for

World briefs

CHINA has sentenced the former president of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, to 13 years and six months in prison on charges of accepting more than $2 million in bribes.

The Buzz | Death toll up to 10 in Ethiopia platform collapse; 250 hurt

Regional officials in Ethiopia yesterday confirmed 10 deaths and 250 people injured after a wooden platform collapsed during a religious event the day before. Thousands of

Unhealthy levels of smog choke Thai capital for over a week

Unhealthy levels of smog have choked Bangkok for more than a week, as the Thai capital’s residents fume over the ineffectiveness of government measures to combat the

World Views | Trump’s French Trade Truce Only Puts Off the Battle

Who said Davos doesn’t make a difference? As world leaders, business executives and cheerleaders for the planet descended on the Swiss resort for the annual World Economic Forum,

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 – edition no. 3459

  * New response team ready as Lunar New year approaches * New liaison official urges Hong Kong to enact national security law * Jorge Viegas shares his views on motorcycle racing in

Legislative Assembly | Secretary Wong trades blows with Sulu Sou over ‘secret police’ bill

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak and democrat lawmaker Sulu Sou traded verbal blows during yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting after the latter compared

New bridge planned to connect UM to Hengqin border checkpoint

The Macau SAR government has already started on plans to build a bridge to connect the University of Macau (UM) campus to the new Hengqin port,

Suicide prevention hotline expecting more calls this year

The suicide prevention and emotional aid hotline is expecting to see an increase in calls related to suicide cases this year, according to the secretary-general of

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