Fraud claims | Carson Block is shorting Chinese tutoring firm TAL education

Carson Block, a short-seller who runs Muddy Waters, said he’s wagering against Chinese tutoring company TAL Education Group. The firm’s ADRs plunged on the news. “It’s

Beijing wary of closer US-N. Korea ties

The outcome of the Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was good news for one absent but key player:

Cambodia scorns US sanctions against senior military officer

Cambodian authorities reacted with scorn yesterday to an announcement by the United States that it has blacklisted an important senior army officer over human rights abuses,

Australia | PM will make national apology to sex abuse victims

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will deliver a national apology to child sex abuse victims as part of the government’s response to a long-running inquiry that

North Korea | Farmers focus on fields, not summit

Away from the political developments that have rocketed their country back into the international headlines, North Korean farmers are preparing for the summer season with hopes the

Maldives | Ex-strongman sentenced to 19 months in jail

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who ruled the Indian Ocean archipelago state from 1978 to 2008, is the second former president to be jailed under President Yameen Abdul

Saudi-led forces begin assault on Yemen port city of Hodeida

A Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s exiled government began an assault yesterday morning on Yemen’s port city of Hodeida, a crucial battle in the 3-year-old conflict that aid

US | Dennis Hof, Nevada’s most famous pimp, wins GOP primary

Pimp Dennis Hof, the owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada and star of the HBO adult reality series “Cathouse,” won a Republican primary for

With US-N. Korea summit over, US envoy to brief Asia allies

A day after their historic summit, Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un returned to their respective strongholds yesterday — but to far different receptions. In Pyongyang,

Offbeat | Distillery has new bourbon flavored by beaver secretion

Beaver-flavored whiskey, anyone? A New Hampshire distillery has a new bourbon, Eau De Musc, flavored partly by the secretion from a beaver’s castor sacs. Tamworth Distilling

This Day in History | 1940 – German troops enter Paris

German troops marched into Paris in the early hours of this morning as French and allied forces retreated. The enemy met no resistance as it entered

Spain replaces fired Lopetegui with Hierro

With only two days to go before Spain’s opening match at the World Cup, Julen Lopetegui was fired as national team coach after accepting a job to

North American trio beats Morocco to host 2026 World Cup

North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky

ON THE ROAD TO WORLD CUP | Brazil humiliated by Germany at home in 2014

Getting what you wish for doesn’t always work out well. Brazil had partly wanted to host the 2014 World Cup to exorcise the ghosts of the past

World briefs

  CAMBODIA Authorities reacted with scorn yesterday to an announcement by the United States that it has blacklisted an important senior army officer over human rights abuses, blocking

The Buzz | Institute for Tourism Studies collaborates for TEd Summit 2018

The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) collaborated with the Regency Art Hotel Macao in hosting this year’s Tourism Education Student Summit – 2018 event (TEd Summit 2018). According

Clinton’s debut novel sells 250,000 copies its 1st week

Bill Clinton’s debut novel had the year’s biggest opening so far for a work of fiction. “The President is Missing,” the thriller he co-wrote with James

Made in Macao | I think therefore I create: on traffic and romance

One of the greatest miseries we face living in Macao is traffic. Being stuck in traffic is not that bad if we compare to those who are still

Thursday, June 14, 2018 – edition no. 3068

* Association claims fewer tourists are looking for antiques in Macau * Taiwan promotes outer islands * In the aftermath of the summit * Spain fires Lopetegui   DOWNLOAD

President shows Kim a video laying out the stakes of summit

President Donald Trump, the former reality television star with a knack for theatrics, tried a dose of Hollywood drama as he sought to sway North Korean leader

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