Sands China spearheads responsible gaming initiatives

Since establishing itself in Macao more than a decade ago, Sands China Ltd. has been taking the lead in responsible gaming efforts through both its own 

Use of e-cigarettes forbidden in non-smoking areas

The Health Bureau (SSM) clarified in a statement this week that the use of electronic cigarettes in designated non-smoking areas is subject to penalties similar to

Briefs | Portuguese president to visit Macau in early 2019

The President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will be visiting China and Macau in the first quarter of 2019, sources told the Times. The visit

Boeing issues advice on plane sensor after 737 Max jet crash

Boeing Co. is advising airlines on procedures to deal with false readings from a plane sensor that authorities say malfunctioned on a 737 Max jet that

China | Grand internet vision is starting to ring hollow

Ever since Chinese President Xi Jinping marked the opening of the first World Internet Conference in 2014, it was meant to usher in a new era of digital

Beijing unveils stealth combat drone in development

A Chinese state-owned company says it is developing a stealth combat drone in the latest sign of the country’s growing aerospace prowess. The CH-7 unmanned aerial vehicle also

Economy | Reserves fall, suggesting Beijing propping up yuan

China’s foreign currency reserves declined in October in a sign Beijing might be intervening in the market to keep its yuan from falling too far against the

Australia to block Chinese USD9b energy takeover bid

The Australian government yesterday warned it intends to block a Hong Kong and Chinese consortium’s 13 billion Australian dollar (USD9 billion) takeover bid for an energy

Corruption | Former chair of bad-debt manager Huarong is arrested

Chinese authorities arrested Lai Xiaomin, who once oversaw more than USD280 billion in assets in his role as chairman of China Huarong Asset Management Co.

Democratic House could probe Trump ties abroad, from Moscow to Beijing

The Democratic victory in the U.S. House of Representatives could echo from Moscow to Beijing to Riyadh, with empowered Democrats now able to launch new investigations

Kremlin says North Korea’s Kim could visit Russia next year

The Kremlin says it hopes that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia next year. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri

Malaysia | Court to resume Kim Jong Nam murder trial on January 7

A Malaysian court set January 7 for two Southeast Asian women charged with murdering the North Korean leader’s half brother to begin their defense, as their lawyers complained that

USA | Democrats retake the House, setting up divided government

The Democrats took back the House with a surge of fresh new candidates and an outpouring of voter enthusiasm yesterday , breaking the GOP’s monopoly on power in

Republicans keep Senate control for two more years, triumph for Trump

Republicans retained Senate control after ousting Democratic incumbents in Indiana, North Dakota and Missouri, delivering a victory to President Donald Trump by preserving the chamber as a

Offbeat | Who steals portable toilets? German court renders verdict

The portable toilets kept on disappearing — and now a German company knows why. Two men in Germany have been convicted of stealing more than 100

This Day in History | 1990 – Ireland elects first woman president

Voters in the Republic of Ireland have chosen their first female president. Unofficial returns suggest that Mary Robinson, who is standing as an independent, took nearly

Motorsport | Hanoi GP set to join Formula One circuit in 2020

A Grand Prix in Hanoi will be added to the Formula One calendar in 2020 as part of the sport’s expansion in Asia. F1 chairman Chase Carey

Olympics | Raising the roof on 2020 Tokyo gymnastics venue

Attention Simone Biles: They’re building a venue in Tokyo where you can add to the four Olympic gold medals you won in Rio de Janeiro. The 2020 Olympic gymnastics

The Buzz | Jewish students remember ‘Night of Broken Glass’ in Berlin

Jewish students in Berlin yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” when Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and Austria. Some 30 students

World briefs

MALAYSIA Leading politician Anwar Ibrahim (pictured) said that fugitive tycoon Jho Low accused of ransacking a state investment fund will be given a fair trial, while hinting that

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