Vietnam to boost pork imports as New Year delicacies at risk

Vietnamese people may be at risk of missing out on their favorite local dishes this Lunar New Year, such as pork jelly and pork braised in coconut water with eggs,

Portuguese hotel CEO blames weak pound for drop in UK visitors

  In 2017, then-U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said his country would never turn its back on Portugal, one of its oldest allies. Some of his countrymen are doing otherwise. While the

Hong Kong Tatler names Sichuan Moon among top 20 restaurants

Sichuan Moon at Wynn Palace Cotai is now ranked among Hong Kong Tatler’s Top 20 Restaurants for the first time, becoming the only restaurant in Macau to receive this honor. Sichuan

Studio City lights up the holiday season with Christmas Bazaar

Studio City is bringing an extra sprinkle of magic to this holiday season. In addition to a glittering Christmas Bazaar with festive displays and heart-warming gifts by small and medium-sized enterprises

US proposes rules to vet all telecoms-related purchases

The Department of Commerce has proposed requiring case-by-case approvals of all purchases of telecommunications equipment in a move likely to hit major Chinese suppliers like Huawei.

Environment | Gov’t says it has met its carbon reduction goal early

China has realized its 2020 target for reducing carbon emissions ahead of schedule, the ecology and environment ministry reported yesterday. The ministry said China’s CO2

US criticizes China for abuses revealed by leaked cables

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that a cache of leaked documents proves that Chinese authorities are engaged in massive and systemic repression of Muslims and

Bodies of victims found in UK truck repatriated to Vietnam

The bodies of 16 of the 39 Vietnamese who died when human traffickers carried them by truck to England last month were repatriated to their homeland

Japanese man in 50s has been detained in China since July

A Japanese man in his 50s was taken into custody in China in July on suspicion of violating its laws, with the case potentially being a source of friction

Iran supreme leader claims protests a US-backed ‘conspiracy’

Iran’s supreme leader yesterday claimed without evidence that recent protests across the Islamic Republic over government-set gasoline prices rising were part of a “conspiracy” involving the

Amnesty: Egypt uses prosecution branch to crush dissent

Egypt’s government is using a secretive judicial agency designed to fight terrorism to detain peaceful protesters, journalists and critics on trumped-up charges without trial, Amnesty International said

This Day in History | 1990 Tearful farewell from Iron Lady

Britain has a new prime minister for the first time in more than 11 years. Margaret Thatcher formally tendered her resignation to the Queen early this morning

The Art of Giving | Connecting wealth for philanthropy

When we think about philanthropy as “the love of humankind” and explore what great philanthropists have done for public good, we can certainly identify landmark institutions and individuals that

Life & Style | Gift-wrapping this season trends jazzy but sustainable

The trend in gift wrapping this holiday season is toward jazzy yet sustainable options. Consider beautifully folded fabrics or understated, brown or green masking paper

Football | Ibrahimovic buys stake in Swedish soccer team Hammarby

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is back in Swedish soccer, not as a player but as the part-owner of a club. The country’s biggest sports star outlined his

World briefs

PHILIPPINES Police said yesterday they have arrested a suspected Chinese drug trafficker and seized one of the largest amounts of illegal drugs this year. More than 370

Offbeat | Man using magnet fishes WWI-era grenade from Michigan river

A magnet-wielding angler has fished a World War I-era grenade from a western Michigan river. WOOD-TV reports the angler found the explosive Tuesday after dangling the magnet from

The Buzz | South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean ship

South Korea’s military fired warning shots Wednesday to repel a North Korean merchant ship after it violated their disputed western sea boundary, Seoul officials said, the second such

Singer Goo Hara’s death shines light on dark side of K-pop

The death of South Korean singer and actress Goo Hara, whose body was found at her home in Seoul this week, has again shone a spotlight on pressures

Made in Macao | The magic Cantonese word to ward off evil

In the Cantonese speaking world, there are many slang words which only exist in our language and cannot be translated even into other Chinese dialects. One such word

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