In Chinese border city, locals hope North Korea opens up

When a green-and- yellow train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled slowly over a bridge into the Chinese city of Dandong late Saturday, few locals

Kim-Trump | Hanoi summit nightmare scenario: Bad deals and little change

The nightmare scenario heading into the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un isn’t so much “fire and fury” and

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un boards train to summit

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un was on a train Sunday to Vietnam for his second summit with President Donald Trump, state media confirmed. Kim was

Kim, Trump impersonators draw ire of Vietnam’s authorities

Vietnamese authorities are not amused by the antics of two impersonators of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump. The duo has

USA | R. Kelly met underage girl while on trial for child porn

While on trial for child pornography in 2008, R. Kelly still found time to talk to fans, give autographs and to meet an underage girl he later

Iran | President faces calls to resign over economic crisis

As Iran marked the 40th anniversary of its Islamic Revolution, a white-turbaned Shiite cleric at one commemoration targeted President Hassan Rouhani, a fellow clergyman, with this

This Day in History | 1982 Parents can stop school beatings

Corporal punishment in Britain’s schools has been dealt a blow by the European Court of Human Rights. It has ruled that beating schoolchildren against their parents’ wishes

Offbeat | Oscars: US Latinas rally around ‘Roma’ actress Yalitza Aparicio

Yalitza Aparicio, the Oscar-nominated, first-time actress in “Roma,” is finding strong support among Mexican-American women who identify with her indigenous roots despite backlash she is receiving in Mexico.

Indonesia’s Lombok to host two major motorsports events in 2021

The Indonesian island of Lombok, sadly famous due to last year’s deadly earthquakes and tsunamis, is preparing to re-enter the spotlight for a more positive reason:

Rugby | Wales overcome England 21-13 to be last unbeaten team in Six Nations

Warren Gatland loves training camp. The Wales coach especially loves a good training camp. After two weeks on the road — and two opening wins

The Buzz | Okada released ‘unconditionally’ by HK anti-corruption agency, Azure says

Kazuo Okada has been released unconditionally by Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency after being arrested for unspecified offences, the media reported over the weekend. The reports were based

Documentary about 1939 Nazi rally in New York up for Oscar

A crowd of 20,000 gives the Nazi salute while swastikas flank a giant portrait of George Washington. Unimaginable to most Americans, the pro-Hitler rally that took place 80

World Briefs

CHINA  Hospitals are using facial recognition to identify people who sell doctors’ appointments at an illegal markup, the latest application of an emerging technology that is

Words Views | A bumpy road to the Oscars could end in triumph for Netflix

The most tumultuous Oscar season in memory might pale in comparison to the aftermath. The best picture race to the 91st Academy Awards remains unpredictable, but odds

Monday, February 25, 2019 – edition no. 3235

* Tourism | Spending declines even as visitor numbers increase * Hanoi Summit | Kim’s road trip through China to meet Trump and trouble * Sou’s three questions on judicial integrity * Kitesurfer

Nine teenagers sent to Prosecutions Office for bullying

The Judiciary Police (PJ) transferred nine local youths to the Public Prosecutions Office after they reportedly bullied a 12-year-old girl. The teenagers are between 11 and 14 years old,

Wynn closer to win | Second Court throws out Okada appeal on billion-dollar lawsuit

Macau’s Court of Second Instance (TSI) yesterday dismissed an appeal filed by Japanese business tycoon Kazuo Okada against an earlier defeat at the Court of First Instance (TJB),

Health | Secretary Tam claims credit for helping domestic violence victim

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam said that it was in fact he who stepped in to procure financial help for a victim of

CE pledges tech industry boost as latest Bay Area contribution

Chief Executive Chui Sai On has pledged to boost the local science and technology industry as the city’s latest contribution to the Greater Bay Area initiative.

Sonia Chan says it’s normal to exclude non-national judges

Earlier this week, the Legislative Assembly (AL) approved the Basic Law of Judicial Organization which includes a controversial article on this issue. Several lawmakers,

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