Analysis | Why Trump’s latest steps heighten risk of a global trade war

President Ronald Reagan once likened trade wars to the pie fights in old Hollywood comedies. One pie in the face leads to another. And then another.

Briefs | US: Hundreds of thousands demand gun control

In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied across the U.S. against gun violence Saturday, vowing to transform fear and

Germany arrests fugitive ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont

Carles Puigdemont, the fugitive ex-leader of Catalonia and ardent separatist, was arrested yesterday by German police on an international warrant as he tried to enter the

Offbeat | First direct flight from Australia to London touches down

The maiden flight of a new non-stop regular passenger service between Australia and Britain has touched down at London’s Heathrow Airport. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, operated by

This Day in History | 1979 – Israel and Egypt shake hands on peace deal

Israel and Egypt have ended 30 years of war with an historic peace treaty brokered by the United States. The ceremony on the White House lawn

F1 | Vettel holds off Hamilton to win Australian GP

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel captured his third Australian Grand Prix yesterday, taking advantage of a well-timed, mid-race safety car to take the lead and holding off his

Cambridge sweeps Boat Races for first time in 21 years

Favorite Cambridge stormed to victory in the Boat Race to hand coach Steve Trapmore a farewell triumph on the River Thames on Saturday. Cambridge’s three-length win

Q&A – Loren Zitomersky| Known on social media as ‘Backwards Guy’: ‘You use 33 percent more energy running backward than forward’

Loren Zitomersky has gotten used to the jokes: “Hey, you’re running the wrong way!” Slamming straight into trees he didn’t see behind him? Not so much.

World briefs

VIETNAM State media is reporting that fire alarms weren’t heard in a large condominium complex in southern Vietnam where a fire killed at least 13 people. It said

The Buzz | Never-seen photos of Beatles’ early US concerts auctioned

Hundreds of previously unseen photographs of The Beatles’ first U.S. concerts have sold for 253,000 pounds (USD358,000) at an auction in England. The photographer Mike Mitchell, who was 18

Heritage |Lincoln to Thai king: Thanks but no thanks for the elephants

The elephant is Thailand’s national animal, so it’s only natural that King Mongkut in 1861 offered to send a pair to the United States as a gift

World views | Trump’s tariff hammer won’t hit China’s IP nail

President Donald Trump is frustrated over trade imbalances and the theft of intellectual property by China. His proposed tariffs aren’t likely to remedy the situation, and could make

Monday, March 26, 2018 – edition no. 3014

* China warns against trade war, wants globalization ‘beneficial for all’ * Family business * Canidrome land usage under debate * Chances of changing constitution clouded   DOWNLOAD

Galaxy to buy Wynn stake in move that could reshape Macau 

Galaxy Entertainment Group. Ltd. agreed to buy a stake in Wynn Resorts Ltd., in a surprise move linking two of the biggest operators in Macau and Las Vegas that could

Editorial | The Manchurian candidate

The plot of the popular political thriller is well known: simply put, it delves into a conspiracy to install a puppet leader in a state in order to serve

Steve Wynn parts with 4.1 million shares in first sale

Steve Wynn cut his stake in the USD18 billion casino company he founded after settling an acrimonious, six-year court fight with his ex-wife, a

AL Plenary | Plan to build a ‘neighborhood’ for the elderly in Hengqin announced

The government is planning to build not just a nursing home for elderly people on Hengqin island, as was revealed previously, but a “neighborhood”

Analysis | Baby delivery charges: Government price plan raises legal uncertainties

Responding to an outcry over a ninefold hike in non-resident delivery charges, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture may have been confident last week that

Briefs | Lending rates to be raised

The MSAR raised the Base Rate of the Discount Window by 25 basis points to 2.0 percent yesterday, the Monetary Authority of Macao said. As the pataca is

New trade rules proposed for PSC food products

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) hopes that a breakthrough can occur regarding goods' transactions from Portuguese- speaking countries to mainland China within this year,

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