Macau, Portugal prepare consumer rights agreement

The Macau Consumer Council (CC) is expecting to sign an agreement with the Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection (DECO) to handle consumer disputes concerning Portuguese

Expert believes more frequent and severe typhoons will hit Asia

Christiana Figueres, who was a keynote speaker of the 2018 MIECF Green Forum and former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on

Gaming | Wynn Resorts CEO says Boston casino sale possible

Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox said he remains committed to finishing the USD2.5 billion casino the company is building in the Boston area but

Environment | Nations strike historic deal to curb shipping emissions

Most of the world’s nations agreed to an historic deal that for the first time will limit emissions from the global shipping industry. After

Hong Kong | Duterte apologizes for 2010 Manila hostage crisis

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized for the 2010 hostage-taking incident in Manila that killed eight tourists from Hong Kong. Speaking to the Filipino community in

Taiwan leader inspects navy as China prepares drills

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen reviewed military drills Friday ahead of planned war games by China amid rising tensions between the rivals. Tsai went aboard a

March trade weakens, surplus with US at USD15.4b

China’s global trade balance swung to a rare deficit in March as exports shrank but its surplus with the United States, the center of a

Air China flight diverted after man holds attendant hostage

An Air China flight bound for Beijing was diverted to central China yesterday after a passenger held a flight attendant hostage using a pen

Foreign minister makes rare Japan visit as countries mend ties

China’s foreign minister is making a rare visit to Tokyo, in a sign of improving cooperation between Asia’s two largest economies as they face policy whiplash from the

India | Ruling party lawmaker arrested on rape allegation

A lawmaker from India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party was arrested after being accused of abducting and raping a teenage girl last year, officials said. Kuldeep Singh

Cambodia | Opposition leader seeks Japan role in fair election

Cambodia’s self-exiled opposition leader urged Japan, his nation’s biggest donor, on Friday to use its leverage and convince his nation’s autocratic government to ensure that July elections

Japan | Protesters call for ‘liar’ Abe to resign over scandal

Tens of thousands of people joined a demonstration outside Japan’s parliament Saturday, in a sign of growing public anger over cronyism scandals engulfing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Myanmar takes back 1 Rohingya family despite UN concerns

Myanmar has accepted what appears to be the first five among some 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled military-led violence against the minority group, even though

South Sudan | Refugee flow is often a children’s crisis

The flood of South Sudanese refugees from the country’s 5-year civil war has been called a children’s crisis. More than 60 percent of the well over one million

Hungary | Protesters demand new vote, new electoral system

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched Saturday in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, demanding a new election and a new national electoral system in the biggest

Analysis | Putin sits back as US, allies strike Syria

Facing a stark choice between engaging the United States, Britain and France in combat or passively watching them strike his ally, Russian President Vladimir Putin has opted

Reporter’s view | Before dawn, the streak of a missile across Damascus’ sky

It was not an explosion that woke us up, but a call from a friend in Damascus to alert us: The strikes had begun. It

Offbeat | Trainer Freddie Roach ‘hurt’ after split from Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach say their 16-year partnership has ended. Pacquiao disclosed his decision Friday in the final sentence of a news release detailing

This Day in History | 1993 – UN makes Srebrenica‘ safe haven’

The United Nations has voted to make the Bosnian town of Srebrenica a safe haven, as the town teeters on the brink of falling to Bosnian

Commonwealth Games – Rugby | Double gold for New Zealand at expense of Olympic champions

Rio revenge, a brain fade and a gripping contest forced into extra time. New Zealand got some Olympic revenge on Australia to claim the inaugural Commonwealth

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