Guangdong to offer 144-hour visa-free transit

Starting tomorrow, nationals from 53 countries can enjoy a 144-hour visa- free period when transiting through southern China’s Guangdong Province. The new move, approved by China’s

Corporate bits | Sands China holds career seminar for local students in Wuhan

Sands China Ltd. recently held a career development briefing session in Wuhan, targeted at local residents who attend university in Hubei province’s capital city. According to

Gov’t to help Cambodia if EU pulls tariff agreement, PM Says

China has pledged to help Cambodia if the European Union moves forward with its threat to withdraw its lucrative tariff agreement, the Southeast Asian country’s leader

Drug smuggling | Court sentences six foreigners for drugs; Canadian gets death

A court in southern China handed down sentences yesterday to at least six foreigners involved in an international methamphetamine operation, including a Canadian given the death penalty.

Taiwan reports voyage of two US warships through Taiwan Strait

Two U.S. warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, Taiwan’s defense ministry said Monday, in a move that Beijing said threatened to hinder U.S.-China

Xi urges youth to embrace nationalism on key anniversary

President Xi Jinping urged China’s youth to maintain self-reliance in a nationalist-themed address to mark the 100th anniversary of a popular uprising against the government’s failure to

Trade | Mnuchin hopes for ‘substantial progress’ in China talks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said yesterday he hopes for “substantial progress” in talks with Chinese officials aimed at ending a tariff war over Beijing’s technology

Sri Lanka lifts social media ban imposed after Easter blasts

Sri Lanka’s president lifted a nationwide ban on social media sites yesterday, a day after he used emergency powers to ban veils worn by conservative Muslim women

New Zealand | Police arrest man after finding suspected bomb

New Zealand police said they arrested a 33-year-old man yesterday after they found ammunition and a package containing a suspected explosive device at a vacant property

Emperor announces abdication as Japan marks end of era

Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony yesterday in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence

US | Trump sues banks to block House subpoenas for records

President Donald Trump, his family and the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to block congressional subpoenas seeking their banking

Political crisis | Venezuela’s Guaido takes to streets in military uprising

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers yesterday in a bold call

Turkey | Rights group: 3,000 prisoners on hunger strike

The number of prisoners who have joined a hunger strike to press Turkish authorities to end the isolation in jail of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has

This Day in History | 1973 – Thousands strike over pay and prices

About 1.6 million workers joined the Trades Union Congress’ call for a one-day strike today in protest at the government’s pay restraint policy and price rises. The

Offbeat | Wandering horse: Strolling mare causes stir in Frankfurt

Not far from the glass and steel towers of Germany’s banking capital, a 22-year-old Arabian mare is causing a stir with her languid daily strolls through

Football | Champions League: No Madrid, no Ronaldo: Fresh feel for semis

Thursday, 3:00am Barcelona v Liverpool H 1.95, D 3.8, A 4.2 There’s a fresh feel to the lineup for the Champions League semifinals this season,

Rugby | Wales coach Gatland says England has not approached him

Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland says England has not approached him about replacing Eddie Jones. Gatland has been linked to the England job by the media

The Buzz | Instagram story aims to engage new generation with Holocaust

Much as Anne Frank’s diary gripped the older generations, an Instagram account based on a true 13-year-old Jewish victim’s journal, called Eva.Stories, is generating buzz among the young.

‘Hadestown’ leads Tony Award nominations with 14 nods

Hadestown,” singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s Broadway debut, earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations yesterday, followed by the jukebox musical “Ain’t Too Proud,” built around songs by the

Animal Farm | Writing in water, again?

1. I wrote in one of the local newspapers late January that lower economic growth, as measured by GDP growth, was usually a sign that inflation could be

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