Gaming | Nevada: Wynn Resorts fined USD20m over sex allegations

Casino mogul Steve Wynn’s former company was fined a record USD20 million by Nevada gambling regulators on Tuesday for failing to investigate claims of sexual misconduct made

Hong Kong | The winners and losers in the 2019 budget

Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan unveiled a modest budget that included cash for tech, a boost for healthcare and a hefty handout to clean up the

Opinion | China is catching up to the US on artificial intelligence research

Researchers, companies and countries around the world are racing to explore – and exploit – the possibilities of artificial intelligence technology. China is working on an extremely aggressive

Economy | First signs of pickup seen, earliest gauges show

China’s economy is showing the first signs of recovery after months of slowdown, as stock and commodity rallies lift confidence. That’s the message from a

China drafts rules on biotech after gene-editing scandal

China has unveiled draft regulations on gene editing and other potentially risky biomedical technologies after a Chinese scientist’s claim of helping to create gene-edited babies

Unspoken link to Kim: The woman accused of assassinating his half brother

As North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is feted in Hanoi, a Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating his half brother at Kuala Lumpur International Airport just over two

Indonesia | Workers dig by hand to free dozens in mine rubble

The collapse of an unlicensed gold mine in Indonesia buried dozens of people, and rescuers dug desperately with their bare hands and farm tools yesterday to unearth

Hanoi Summit | Trump, Kim share smiles, dinner before nuke talks

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, leaders of two nations with a long history of hostility, opened their second summit yesterday with

Egypt | Train crash, fire at central Cairo station kills 25

A speeding railcar crashed into a barrier at Cairo’s main train station, causing its fuel tank to explode and triggering a huge fire that left at least

Nigeria | President is re-elected after delayed, bumpy vote

Nigeria’s president was declared the clear winner of a second term in Africa’s largest democracy yesterday, after a campaign in which he urged voters to give him

Offbeat | Inarritu picked to head Cannes jury, first Mexican in post

Award-winning Mexican director Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu will preside over the jury at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in May. Festival president Pierre Lescure, announcing the choice

This Day in History | 1986 Swedish prime minister assassinated

 The Swedish prime minister has died after being shot in a street ambush in central Stockholm. His wife was wounded. Olof and Lisbeth Palme were attacked

Rugby Academy | Bats had a bumpy weekend at HK Festival

Fresh from their exploits in Bangkok, it was back to the latest Hong Kong rugby festival for the Macau Bats on Sunday. Hosted by Valley Fort, the

Football | The Women’s World Cup is 100 days out

The Women’s World Cup countdown has begun in earnest. Yesterday marked 100 days until kickoff for the game’s biggest tournament, opening on June 7 in

Motor racing | Ferrari driver Vettel crashes in F1 preseason testing

Sebastian Vettel crashed into a tire barrier in Formula One preseason testing yesterday, damaging his Ferrari but not sustaining any injuries. Vettel lost control on

World briefs

CHINA’s economy is showing the first signs of recovery after months of slowdown, as stock and commodity rallies lift confidence. But increasing optimism aside, the clouds haven’t

The Buzz | ITV, BBC in concluding phase for talks on streaming service

ITV says it is in the final phase of discussions with the BBC to create a new on-demand video platform to rival the likes of Netflix. Chief

Hanoi Postcard | Vietnamese painter of Trump art diversifies

The stereotype of artists as eccentric is a common one, and the work of Vietnamese artist Tran Lam Binh seems to support that view. Since 2015

Girl About Globe | Clean air, no bull

Here’s an idea. Macau could have a hotel called The New Zealander Macau. No casino. Just hills, cable cars and thermal pools – all indoors.   

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* Being there | Kim and Trump unlikely peace makers * Paul Phua and friends absolved in betting trial * A taste of history with imperial cuisine * The winners and losers in

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