Breaking News: Australia and East Timor settle bitter border differences

Australia and East Timor will sign a treaty that draws the first-ever maritime border between the neighbors, resolving years of bitter wrangling with a deal that carves up billions of

Analysis | How to make money out of the National People’s Congress

China’s biggest political event of the year is a key opportunity to gather valuable trading intelligence about the world’s second-largest economy. The National People’s Congress brings almost

China to recruit civilian astronauts, boost crewed missions

China will begin recruiting civilian astronauts for its military-backed space program and plans to increase the number of crewed missions to around two a year, a top

Korea | Seoul envoys to meet Kim Jong Un during Pyongyang trip

Envoys for South Korean President Moon Jae-in planned to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the start of a rare two-day visit to Pyongyang

Philippines | Gov’t asks Supreme Court to expel chief justice

The Philippine government’s legal counsel asked the Supreme Court yesterday to expel the chief justice for allegedly not declaring her assets, in a new attempt to remove

USA | Trump embracing potential for trade war

President Donald Trump is embracing the potential for a trade war after announcing his intent to place tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, as he rebuffs

Mideast peace plan in limbo as Netanyahu visits

There’s much to celebrate but plenty of cause for trepidation, too, as President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting at the White

90th Oscars | Shape of Water and Mcdormand rule the night Hollywood dance between honoring and correcting the past

Held one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest. But this year, with a culture- wide reckoning

Offbeat | Drama in red and neutrals on Oscars red carpet

Looks in neutrals, reds and purples brought the drama on the Oscars carpet, along with a healthy dose of shiny gold, but Nicole Kidman stood out in stunning

This Day in History | 1961 – ‘Ukulele king’ Formby dies

One of Britain’s most popular entertainers, George Formby, has died after suffering a heart attack. Lancashire-born Formby, 56, was one of the UK’s best-paid stars during

Cricket | Australia wins bad-tempered 1st test against South Africa

Australia needed less than 20 minutes of the final day to take the one more wicket it needed to finish off a 118-run win in

World briefs

PHILIPPINES The government’s legal counsel asked the Supreme Court yesterday to expel the chief justice for allegedly not declaring her assets, in a new attempt to remove the

The Buzz | Euroskeptic parties surge in Italy vote, but no majority

Two populist and stridently anti-European Union political groups — both fierce rivals — surged in Italy’s parliamentary election at the expense of the country’s traditional powers, but neither

US Navy carrier’s visit to Vietnam puts China on notice

For the first time since the Vietnam War, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a Vietnamese port, seeking to bolster both countries’ efforts to stem

Our Desk | On calling Macau home

Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was civis romanus sum . Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is “Ich bin ein Berliner!”... All free

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 – edition no. 3000

* NPC | Chinese Premier sets robust growth target * No legal charges filed following asbestos case near school * 90th Oscars | Between honoring and correcting the past       DOWNLOAD

Chui Sai On convinced Light Rail will be operational in 2019

The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, departed yesterday to Beijing, where he is expected to attend the opening of the first session of

Slain Filipina in freezer shows risks to overseas workers

When Joanna Demafelis’ indebted family needed money to fix their typhoon- battered home, she followed in the footsteps of millions of other Filipinos and left to find

Macau painted in ‘Holi’ colors

As has become a tradition, this year, the Holi Festival was once again celebrated in Macau yesterday thanks to the initiative of the Indian Culture Association of Macau,

Package tour visitors increase by 41 percent

The number of visitors on package tours surged by 41.4 percent year-on-year to 755,000 in January 2018, according to information released by the Statistics and Census Service

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