Gov’t complains about US visa restrictions

China has accused the U.S. of harassing Chinese scholars, students, entrepreneurs and scientists, in part through the delay, denial or revocation of visas. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the

Japan’s 7-Eleven operator cutting 3,000 jobs, closing stores

Seven & i Holdings Co. said it will close 1,000 unprofitable 7-Elevens and eliminate 3,000 jobs from its other units as the Japanese retailer continues its

North Korea threatens to resume nuke, long-range missile tests

North Korea threatened again yesterday to resume nuclear and long-range missile tests, accusing the U.S. of having instigated some members of the U.N. Security Council to condemn its recent weapons

Amnesty International urges Malaysia to end death penalty

Amnesty International urged Malaysia’s government yesterday to keep its promise to abolish the death penalty, saying unfair trials and the use of harsh treatment to obtain confessions put people at

Ukraine president: ‘No blackmail’ in conversation with Trump

Ukraine’s president insisted yesterday that he faced “no blackmail” from President Donald Trump in their phone call that helped spark an impeachment inquiry, distancing himself from the U.S. political drama

Romania | Gov’t collapses after losing confidence vote

Romania lost a third prime minister in as many years as the government was ousted in a no-confidence motion. Parliament voted to remove Viorica Dancila and her minority cabinet, which lost

This Day in History | 1976 China’s ‘Gang of Four’’ arrested

The new chairman of China’s Communist Party, Hua Guofeng, has ordered the arrest of four leading radicals in Peking. It is a sign that China is changing political direction following the

Offbeat | Police: High school coach lifted $40 from player’s wallet

A New Mexico football coach has been fired and faces criminal charges after authorities said a student used a cellphone video to capture the coach on video taking money from

The Rooster by Snake

• Wen-You Cai Photography – ‘Rooster, Tiger, Sheep by Snake’ – Wen-You Cai Photography Exhibition is showing at MGM Cotai until February 9 to celebrate

Class warfare depicted brilliantly in ‘Parasite’

Bong Joon-ho’s film “Parasite” starts in a dingy, half-basement apartment with a family of four barely able to scratch out a life. There must be no place

Smith takes readers on a wild ride in ‘Grand Union’

Acclaimed author Zadie Smith’s “Grand Union” is an enchanting collection that examines the complexity of contemporary life. This book of short stories, the author’s first, refuses to

Elbow’s powerful new album a reflection of its time

With all the talk about bleakness and the experiences of anger and loss affecting “Giants of All Sizes,” you’d imagine Elbow’s eighth studio album arriving with an

Photography | The daily life of the artist and his family by Wen-You Cai

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao Special Administrative

Travelog | Lions kill cattle, so people kill lions. Can the cycle end?

Saitoti Petro, a tall, slender 29-year-old, is marching with four other young men who belong to a pastoralist people called the Maasai. Beneath the folds of his

Rugby World Cup | Typhoon stops All Blacks’ run, and Italian farewells

At times it felt like only a force of nature could stop New Zealand’s streak of wins at the Rugby World Cup. And that’s what happened. The threat of Typhoon Hagibis

The Buzz | Tokarczuk is first woman to be honored this year

Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk is the first woman this year to be awarded a Nobel Prize — although strictly speaking her prize is for 2018. The nine winners of this

Turkey presses Syrian assault as thousands flee the fighting

Turkey pressed its assault against U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in northern Syria yesterday for a second day, pounding the region with airstrikes and an artillery bombardment that raised columns of black

World Briefs

  CHINA-US President Donald Trump said he would meet at the White House today with the leader of the Chinese negotiating team now in Washington for the latest round of talks

Kapok | Too late and too little

When on September 4 Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam finally decided to officially “withdraw” the Extradition Bill, the overall reaction in the pro-democracy camp was to say that the

Friday, October 11, 2019 – edition no. 3392

* Man behind horrific assault gets 13 years * ‘Rooster, Tiger, Sheep by Snake’ – Wen-You Cai Photography Exhibition is showing at MGM Cotai until February 9 to celebrate the landmark

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