Hong Kong targets major events with Kai Tak Sports Park

The neighboring region of Hong Kong (HK) is investing a total of HKD30 billion in a mega project that will transform the Kai Tak area into

Hong Kong | Court sentences leaders of Occupy Central movement

A court in Hong Kong handed down prison sentences of up to 16 months yesterday to eight leaders of massive 2014 pro-democracy protests on public nuisance offenses.

Nintendo’s big rally on China prospects hasn’t scared off shorts

Nintendo Co. shares have surged this year thanks to a stellar games lineup and potential entry into China. But the hedge funds betting against the company

Markets Beijing seeks to rectify easing expectation with unusual denials

China’s policy makers broke their traditional silence on market rumors and denied speculation of easing moves three times this month, attempting to temper expectations the government will

Eastern Economic Corridor | Richest family in Thailand is getting richer by helping China

Chia Ek Chor fled his typhoon-ravaged village in southern China and started a new life in Thailand selling vegetable seeds with his brother in 1921.

Belt & Road | Beijing celebration of building binge overshadowed by debt

Asian and African leaders plan to press Beijing at a conference this week to reduce the politically volatile debt burden left by its Belt and

Meng Hongwei | Beijing charges former Interpol president with bribery

China announced yesterday that it has formally arrested former Interpol President Meng Hongwei on suspicion of accepting bribes. The indictment from the Supreme People’s Procuratorate comes

Pushing boundaries, inventing new paths | Melco is changing the game in environmental sustainability and beyond

In a new Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility report, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited launched “Above and Beyond,” a strategy to set ambitious goals in increasing transparency on environmental, social,

Sri Lanka | Death toll rises to 359 in bombings, more arrested

The death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359, police said yesterday, as the country’s leaders vowed to overhaul the

Korea tensions Seoul lawmaker: Top Kim Jong Un adviser removed from post

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s most trusted policy adviser apparently has been removed from one of his posts, a South Korean lawmaker said yesterday, a possible personnel

New Zealand and France to call for an end to online terror

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said yesterday that she and French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting in Paris next month seeking to eliminate

Russia-North Korea | Kim upbeat as he arrives for Putin summit

Smiling and upbeat, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday stepped off his khaki-green armored train in far-eastern Russia for a much-anticipated summit with President Vladimir Putin

Offbeat | ‘Snot otter’ named Pennsylvania’s official amphibian

Pennsylvania’s new official amphibian is a slimy, 2-foot-long (0.6-meter) salamander that needs clean streams to thrive. Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation this week granting the honor to

This Day in History | 1974 – Rebels seize control of Portugal

Army rebels are in control of Portugal tonight after an almost bloodless dawn coup ended nearly 50 years of dictatorship. Shortly after midnight, tanks rolled into the

Motorsports | SMI wants to become private NASCAR track operator

The parent company of Speedway Motorsports Inc. has made an offer to acquire all of its outstanding common stock, the second move of its kind involving one

World briefs

NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong Un’s most trusted policy adviser apparently has been removed from one of his posts, a South Korean lawmaker said Wednesday, a possible personnel

The Buzz | White House announces more trade talks with China

The White House says a U.S. delegation will travel to Beijing next week to continue trade negotiations, and a Chinese delegation will return to Washington for additional talks starting

Amal Clooney: Prosecute Islamic State extremists for rape

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney yesterday demanded justice for victims of an “epidemic of sexual violence” in conflicts, especially rapes and other abuses perpetrated by

World Views | China’s great pig pandemic should worry all of us

It’s a familiar and ominous story. A deadly pathogen with no known cure begins spreading in China. Rather than acknowledge the problem, officials throughout the Chinese government shut

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