Analysis | For Beijing, smaller trade surplus OK. But tech concessions? No.

Narrow our trade surplus with the United States? No problem, say Chinese negotiators. But change technology tactics that are China’s path to prosperity and

Trade War | Two sides harden their negotiating stance

China has balked at stepping up its purchases of American products, raising the odds of a trade war, if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat

June 4 | US urges China to release Tiananmen death toll

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged China to disclose the details of people killed, detained or missing during the Chinese military’s crackdown on pro-democracy

Trump-Kim summit | Don’t expect North Korea to foot the bill

When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump hold their summit at an exclusive venue in Singapore, one of the priciest destinations in Asia,

India | A trio of unlikely heroes wages war on plastic

For more than 25 years, Ram Nath has lived on the banks of the Yamuna River under a 19th-century iron bridge. Each morning, the wiry man walks

Japan | Finance minister takes pay cut, officials punished

Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso has taken a voluntary one-year salary cut after 20 officials were penalized for tampering with documents related to a government property

Science | Study finds rare gain for tough-to-treat pancreatic cancer

Patients with pancreatic cancer that hadn’t spread lived substantially longer on a four-drug combo than on a single standard cancer drug, a rare advance for a tough-to-treat

USA | Skimping can’t save seniors from upped med cost

Medicare recipients filled fewer prescriptions for pricey brand-name drugs — but spent more on such meds anyway, says a government report due out today [Macau time. It blames

Guatemala | Volcanic eruption sends lava into homes, kills 25

A fiery volcanic eruption in south-central Guatemala sent lava flowing into rural communities, killing at least 25 as rescuers struggled to reach people where homes and roads were

Girls discover World War I practice bomb in Michigan lake

Two girls have found what authorities say is a World War I-era practice bomb while swimming in a lake in Michigan. The Flint Journal reports that 10-year-old

This Day in History | 1963 – Profumo resigns over sex scandal

Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, has resigned from government, admitting he lied to Parliament about his relationship with a call girl. Prime Minister Harold

World Cup friendlies | Brazil’s Jesus admits challenge against Firmino for No. 9

The most loved Brazilian at Anfield, especially after Philippe Coutinho left for Barcelona, is Roberto Firmino. And it may seem likely that a striker who netted

Boxing | Legal bare-knuckle fighting makes bloody debut in Wyoming

The first ever state-sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing match got a bloody this weekend — and a big response from a raucous crowd. Arnold Adams, a 32-year-old

On the Road to WORLD CUP | Pele comes of age as Brazil wins 1958 trophy

It took a 17-year-old phenom to finally turn things around for Brazil. Present at each World Cup since its start in 1930, Brazil had always

World briefs

NORTH KOREA The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says the agency could resume work in North Korea “within weeks” to verify any possible agreement between Washington

The Buzz | Bill Clinton bristles at questions on Lewinsky, #MeToo

Former President Bill Clinton says the #MeToo movement is overdue. Just don’t ask him about Monica Lewinsky. In an interview with NBC’s “Today Show” released yesterday, Clinton

Our Desk | Space to play

Recently opened without fanfare, the refurbished playground of Taipa’s Central Park is (as far as I know) the only contemporary children’s playground existing in the Macau SAR.

Mouth gets Duterte in trouble again, this time for kiss

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s mouth has landed him in hot water again, this time for kissing a married woman on the lips in front of thousands of his cheering

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – edition no. 3061

* Attendance at June 4 vigil higher than last year in Macau, HK * Mixed opinions on Sou’s sentence * Construction forum to kick off * Unlikely heroes wage war on plastic   DOWNLOAD

Gaming revenue up by 12 percent in May

Macau’s gaming industry revenue increased by 12.1 percent year-on-year to MOP25.49 billion patacas (around USD3.16 billion) in May, the gaming industry watchdog announced. The

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