Remarks on homosexuals ‘misunderstood’

Acting head of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), Leong Vai Kei, explained that her recent remarks, which caused public criticism, were misunderstood.

Economy grows 6 percent in 2nd quarter

Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6 percent year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest information

Gov’t to study environmental impact of Coloane chemical depots

The government has decided to conduct an environmental impact assessment on two sites in Coloane proposed to house storage facilities for hazardous materials, following several weeks of

Briefs | Police association member arrested for tour fee fraud

A member of a local police association (unidentified) has been arrested for fraud, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported on Friday. In July 2017, the police association paid a

Corporate Bits | Lui Che Woo prize announces 2018 laureates

The Lui Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilization announced the three laureates of the 2018 Lui Che Woo Prize, an award recognizing their efforts

China ex-billionaire goes missing, sparking rout in casino stock

Landing International Development Ltd. shares suffered their biggest weekly plunge ever after the casino operator said Chairman Yang Zhihui was unreachable. Company officials have been

Bank of Thailand’s hawkish tilt adds another tailwind for baht

The Bank of Thailand is giving the baht - the most-loved emerging-market currency this month -- one more reason to keep up its outperformance.

China blasts Trump comment; Seoul regrets Pompeo trip delay

China on Saturday lashed out at President Donald Trump for accusing Beijing of not being supportive in efforts to denuclearize North Korea, while South Korea called the

Didi halts hitch service after second woman killed

Didi Chuxing said it will suspend a carpool service and has removed two executives after a second female customer in three months was allegedly killed by a

Police detain owner of hotel where fire killed 19

Police in northeastern China have detained the owner of a resort hotel where a fire killed 19 people and injured 23 others. The public

Gov’t keeps promises to Wall Street

China removed limits on foreign ownership of its banks and bad-debt managers, pushing ahead with a previously announced plan to open its financial system despite rising trade

Elderly Koreans shut out of family reunions use backchannels

Kim Kyung-jae will probably never be chosen in the government lottery that would allow him to reunite one last time with his relatives in North Korea. But

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ draws immigrant parents to the movies

When “Crazy Rich Asians” surpassed expectations and grabbed the top spot at the box office in its opening weekend, the film also pulled off another surprising feat:

Cambodia | Jailed ex-opposition lawmaker pardoned by king

A former Cambodian opposition lawmaker who has been a strong critic of the government’s handling of demarcating the border with neighboring Vietnam has been pardoned by the country’s king.

Obituary | John McCain, Republican senator and Vietnam war hero, dies at 81

John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee and Vietnam War hero who was a senior voice on defense and foreign policy in the U.S. Senate, has died.

This Day in History | 1979 IRA bomb kills Lord Mountbatten

The Queen’s cousin, Lord Louis Mountbatten, has been killed by a bomb blast on his boat in Ireland. One of the earl’s twin grandsons, Nicholas,

Offbeat | Black bear wandered into hotel that inspired ‘The Shining’

A black bear wandered the lobby of the Colorado hotel that inspired Stephen King to write “The Shining.” Stanley Hotel Vice President Reed Rowley tells KDVR-TV that

Asian Games | Swimmer Rikako Ikee: A smiling face for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Rikako Ikee could very well be the smiling face of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a new star that organizers are sure to promote during the build-up

Taiwan, by whatever name, still winning

Imagine if the United States could not compete under its real name at the Olympics. Or Japan, or Spain or India. That’s the reality for Taiwan, which is

Thais digging in to keep an Asian game at the Asian Games

Of the Asian games at the Asian Games, sepaktakraw should get some billing as a festival event. With origins in rural southeast Asian provinces — several

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