Gov’t exempted from income tax on mainland investments

The local government will be exempted from income tax when investing in the mainland, once a new protocol to avoid double taxation comes into effect. The Fourth Protocol to the Arrangement

Furious, China summons US ambassador over HK bills

China reacted furiously yesterday to President Donald Trump’s signing of bills on Hong Kong human rights, summoning the U.S. ambassador to strongly protest and warning the move would undermine cooperation

Former Hong Kong leader says protests won’t force China’s hand

Hong Kong’s controversial former leader said it was “senseless” to think mass protests could force Beijing’s hand, amid months of increasingly violent rallies against China’s grip on the city. “It’s extremely

ECB review may reset inflation aim to 2% but struggle to do more

European Central Bank policy makers expect to tweak their inflation target in an upcoming review of their strategy but will struggle to go much further than that, according to officials

MGM-sponsored center for disabled opens to the public

The Macau Assistive Technology Resources Center, a facility that features the display of barrier-free homes and promotional materials for auxiliary tools, sponsored by MGM, has been launched. Run by the General

Galaxy unveils menu inspired by Chinese medicine

Galaxy Macau’s “FUNtastic Winter Wishes Come True” campaign has unveiled a menu themed “Fuel Up for Success,” inspired by the long history of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). According to the gaming

China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies claims first victims

China’s latest crypto-crackdown is already claiming its first casualties. At least five local exchanges have halted operations or announced they will no longer serve domestic users this month, after regulators issued

Taiwan | Panasonic leaves semiconductor business with Taiwan sale

Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corp. is abandoning the semiconductor business with the sale of its last business in that sector to a Taiwanese company. Panasonic said yesterday it was transferring the

Hong Konger complains to UK about China TV forced confession

A former British Consulate employee in Hong Kong who says he was detained and tortured by Chinese police for information on protesters complained to U.K. regulators that China’s state TV

Korea | South says North has fired two short-range projectiles

North Korea yesterday fired two short-range projectiles, likely from a “super-large” multiple rocket launcher, South Korea’s military said, adding to tensions three days after the North said

Afghanistan Blasts kill at least 16; mostly women, girls

Afghan officials said yesterday that two separate explosions in the country’s north killed at least 16 people, almost all of them women and young girls. A

US | Navy cancels review for SEALs after firing of Navy secretary

The Navy canceled a peer-review process that would have determined if three Navy SEAL officers who supervised an enlisted SEAL convicted of posing with a dead teenage

Offbeat | Hikers answer plea to find wedding ring lost on mountaintop

A man’s quest to find his wedding ring on a 4,000-foot snow-covered mountain in New Hampshire has been completed by a couple of hikers — and a metal

This Day in History | 1993 – Secret meetings with IRA revealed

The Conservative government has come under attack in the Commons over the revelations it has had secret contacts with the IRA. Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew

Life & Style | Jane Seymour on finding new love in her mid-60s: No Tinder

Jane Seymour was in her mid-60s when her husband of 20 years decided it was over. The actress was floored. “I had a long

The shadow of The Wall

  • ‘The Wall, released 40 years ago, is considered by many to be one of the best albums in rock history. But it marked the last time the core members

In ‘Knives Out,’ a whodunit for the Trump era

Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” unravels not just a good old-fashioned murder mystery but the very fabric of the whodunit, pulling at loose threads until it has intricately,

Author Lee Child explores origins of hero concept

As time passed, people began to tell each other stories. The stories probably were basic at first and then over time heroic traits were added to keep the

Leonard Cohen’s posthumous album centers on poetry

Leonard Cohen’s last album, released just weeks before he passed in 2016, was “You Want It Darker,” which had a sense of finality that made it a

‘The Wall’ cemented Pink Floyd’s fame – but destroyed the band

Forty years ago, on Nov. 30, 1979, the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd released its 11th studio album, “The Wall.” Featuring 26 tracks, two

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