Corporate Bits | 6,200 Sands staff members celebrate 10-year milestone

Around 6,200 Sands China team members are commemorating their 10-year service anniversaries with the company at more than 60 departmental celebrations that began in March and

Death Penalty | China remains top executioner as global executions fall

A new annual report on the death penalty calls sub-Saharan Africa a “beacon of hope” amid a decline in executions worldwide and China remained the “world’s top

Sun Zhengcai | Chinese politician accused of conspiracy admits to graft

Sun Zhengcai, former party leader of the western megacity of Chongqing, pleaded guilty to the charges in court and expressed repentance, according to the No. 1

Sweden charges man with spying on Tibetans for Beijing

Swedish authorities said yesterday they have charged a man with spying for China, on suspicion that he gathered information on Tibetans who had fled to Sweden.

Taiwan Strait live-fire drills announced amid tensions

China yesterday announced live-firing military exercises in the Taiwan Strait amid heightened tensions over increased American support for Taiwan’s government. The announcement by the

North Korea | Construction is booming in the country, but who’s paying?

Beachfront, five-star hotels? Skyscrapers just blocks from Kim Il Sung Square? North Korea is racing forward with major development projects some experts believe are

China-Australia | PM Turnbull says ‘some tension’ in relations

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday there is “some tension” in relations with Beijing, following accusations of Chinese meddling in the country’s politics and concerns over

Vietnam | Courts jail two more activists in stepped up crackdown

Courts in central Vietnam yesterday handed down lengthy prison terms against two activists as communist authorities stepped up their crackdown on dissent. The two were given

Cold War 2.0 | US, Russia trade rhetoric, edge toward showdown over Syria

When the U.S. fired Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian airfield a year ago after a chemical weapons attack, the Pentagon gave Moscow advance warning to

USA | Mike Pompeo: Soft policy on Moscow ‘over’

Mike Pompeo, the hard- charging CIA director picked to be the next secretary of state, will tell the Senate yesterday that years of soft U.S.

Israel | Sirens wail as Israelis stand still for Holocaust remembrance

Israelis stood still yesterday for a nationwide moment of silence in remembrance of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, as a two-minute siren wailed across

This Day in History | 1964 Poitier breaks new ground with Oscar win

Sidney Poitier won the best actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field. In the film, released last year, he played construction worker

Offbeat | Police, fed up with lingering cold weather, ‘arrests’ winter

An upstate New York police department fed up with lingering cold weather has placed winter under arrest. The Post-Standard reports the Depew Police Department wrote

Football | Late Ronaldo penalty keeps Madrid alive in Champions League

Just when it looked like Juventus would pull off another stunning Champions League comeback, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up once again. Ronaldo converted a penalty kick deep

World briefs

CHINA The Hong Kong Monetary Authority bought the local currency for the first time since the current trading band was imposed in 2005, after the exchange rate

The Buzz | German nationalist apologizes for blaming attack on Muslims

A deputy leader of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party apologized yesterday for falsely blaming a fatal van attack in Muenster on Islamic extremists, saying that she leapt to

Zuckerberg: Regulation ‘inevitable’ for social media firms

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that regulation of social media companies is “inevitable” and disclosed that his own personal information has been compromised by malicious outsiders. But

Bizcuits | A healthy disrespect

Plastered all over my social media feeds last week were still-shots of an athlete, not just any athlete, but the athlete who apparently is closest to God. Granted,

Friday, April 13, 2018 – edition no. 3026

* MIECF 2018 | Int’l exhibitors showcase solutions that curb pollution * Macao Museum celebrates 20th anniversary * Land tied to a mobster * China remains top executioner   DOWNLOAD

Free-range parenting gets buzz

  * Movies: Borg Vs. McEnroe * Book: Family & other Catastrophes by Alexandra Borowitz * Music: Smalls Change by Derek Smalls * Wine: Sweet Art * F&B: Sands going organic dishes   DOWNLOAD

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