Pirates of the Greater Bay

Cheung Po Tsai – literally Cheung Po the Kid, like many an outlaw before and after him – packed a lot into his short life: 15 years

Ferris Wheel in Singapore club marks Tao’s ‘most dramatic’ foray

Tao Group, the U.S.-based nightlife and restaurant company, this month opened Singapore’s biggest night club - with an indoor ferris wheel and three-story slide - as

Tesla plant key to Musk’s future ambitions takes shape in China

Three months after groundbreaking, Tesla Inc. is rushing to complete its multibillion-dollar factory on the outskirts of Shanghai to capitalize on growing demand in the world’s largest

Trade war is Taiwan’s opportunity to bring cash home

Long Chen Paper Co. has made and sold cardboard packaging in China for more than two decades, and had never made a loss there until presidents Donald

Wanda to spend $297 million on Chinese soccer after Europe exit

More than a year after selling its stake in Club Atletico de Madrid, Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Co. is planning to spend millions to promote soccer in

US warships sail by Taiwan as Gou calls for high-tech defense

American naval vessels transited through the Taiwan Strait for the seventh time since July, highlighting the U.S.’s strategic rivalry with China as Taiwanese presidential hopeful and

US warns against including Huawei in any part of 5G network

The U.S. is warning countries not to include equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. or other Chinese suppliers in any parts of their telecommunications network because there’s no

Sri Lanka | Church urges more vigorous crackdown on Islamic militants

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka urged the government yesterday to crack down on Islamic extremists with more vigor “as if on war footing” in the aftermath

Indonesia | Abandon Jakarta: government again mulls plan for new capital

Indonesia’s decades- long discussion about building a new capital has inched forward after President Joko Widodo yesterday approved a long-term plan for the government to abandon overcrowded,

Pakistan | Authorities to bring religious schools under government control

Pakistan’s military spokesman says authorities plan to bring over 30,000 religious schools under government control as part of their campaign against extremism. Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor

Spain | Country’s political future may be hazy for months, experts say

Spain’s political future is no clearer after a third election since 2015, with experts saying yesterday that it won’t be anytime soon before the muddle is resolved.

USA | New group launches to harness political power of women

Three of the nation’s most influential activists are launching an organization that aims to harness the political power of women to influence elections and shape local

UK | England, Wales to urge crime victims to hand over phones

Police in England and Wales are distributing consent forms urging victims of sexual assault and other crimes to turn over access to mobile phones and

This Day in History | 1952 – Anne Frank published in English

The moving diary of Anne Frank, a Jewish victim of the Holocaust, is now available in British book shops entitled The Diary of a Young Girl.  The

Offbeat | Beluga whale with Russian harness raises alarm in Norway

A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian made has raised the alarm of Norwegian officials and prompted speculation that the animal may

Football | David de Gea under scrutiny after mistakes at Man United

It’s awards season in English soccer, typically a time to hail David de Gea’s contribution at Manchester United. Not this year. There was

Spain approves changes to Copa del Rey and Super Cup

The Spanish soccer federation approved format changes to the Copa del Rey and the Super Cup yesterday despite opposition from the Spanish league. The Copa

The Buzz | Streaming service Spotify hits 100 million paid user mark

Music streaming service Spotify says its paying subscribers have reached 100 million for the first time, up 32% on the year and almost twice the latest figures for

Film | Ahead of ‘The Irishman,’ Scorsese and De Niro look back

Ahead of their much-anticipated and most recent collaboration, “The Irishman,” Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro convened at the Tribeca Film Festival to look back on

World Views | Joe Biden runs against a myth about Trump

Between 2011 and 2017, six different national surveys by the Pew Research Center produced similar results. Democratic voters said they liked elected officials who would compromise with opponents.

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