Beijing promises not to weaken yuan, criticizes US concern

China promised yesterday not to weaken its currency to boost exports during a tariff fight with Washington and rejected U.S. concern about the yuan’s sagging exchange rate

Taiwan holds military drill with Paraguay amid China tension

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen hosted her Paraguayan counterpart yesterday at a military exercise in a sign of the island’s determination to withstand China’s diplomatic onslaught. The

Koreas | Seoul says Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit North

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit the officially atheist country, South Korea said yesterday. South Korea’s presidential office said

Malaysia | Gov’t plans new taxes to help pay off snowballing debt

Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said yesterday the government plans to introduce new tax measures to help raise funds to pay off national debt that has

Jakarta to topple Tokyo as world’s most populous city by 2030

Tokyo will lose the crown of being the world’s most populous city to Jakarta by 2030, according to Euromonitor International. The population in Jakarta, the

Australia | Government mulls banning some immigrants from biggest cities

Starting a new life in Australia might not come with views of the Sydney Opera House or surfing at the city’s Bondi Beach with the government

Pakistan | Finance minister to seek IMF loan to avert meltdown

Pakistan says it will seek a bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund to address a mounting balance of payments crisis, Finance Minister Asad Umar said.

Turkey to search Saudi Consulate for missing journalist

Turkey said yesterday it will search the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of an investigation into the disappearance of a missing Saudi contributor to The

Bulgaria | Radio says suspect arrested over journalist slaying

Bulgarian national radio reported yesterday that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the slaying of television reporter Viktoria Marinova, whose body was found dumped

Tycoon going on SpaceX rocket says he trusts Musk

The Japanese online retail tycoon who plans to travel to the moon on the SpaceX rocket says he respects and trusts Elon Musk as a fellow

Offbeat | Walk on the wild side: Dutch jogger runs into lion cub

A jogger’s run through the Dutch countryside turned into a walk on the wild side when he discovered a lion cub in a field. Police say

This Day in History | 1980 – Thatcher ‘not for turning’

The Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has made a defiant speech to Conservatives at the party conference in Brighton. In it she stressed her determination to stick

Football – La Liga | Sevilla looking like a strong title candidate in Spain

While Barcelona and Real Madrid struggle, Sevilla has its attack clicking and its defense ticking. The result is first place in the Spanish league and a

Modric, Mbappe in running for Ballon d’Or

Luka Modric and Kylian Mbappe are in the running to break Lionel Messi’s and Cristiano Ronaldo’s 10-year dominance of the Ballon d’Or. The World Cup finalist

World briefs

CHINA The wife of the former Interpol president who disappeared in China has revealed that she had received a threatening phone call warning of agents coming for her

The Buzz | Albania to relocate casinos, betting shops to city outskirts

Albania’s government says it will relocate all casinos and betting shops out of residential areas to curb their spread, especially in the capital Tirana. Prime Minister Edi Rama

China’s soy appetite is leaving Brazil crushers emptied handed

Crushers in Brazil are running out of soybeans amid tougher competition from Chinese buyers for the remaining 2017-18 season supplies. Brazilian crushers have been

Macau Matters | Doctoral examinations

My nomination as an external examiner for a Doctoral dissertation was recently rejected because I had previously worked at the university involved. This annoyed me quite a bit

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 – edition no. 3146

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Golden Week run seen fading as casino shares slide

Macau’s robust Golden Week holiday performance is unlikely to continue, with concerns over China’s softening economy weighing down the gambling outlook in the world’s biggest gaming center.

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