Banking | Regulator vows to toughen rules on USD38 trillion industry

China’s banking regulator pledged to continue its crackdown on malpractice in the USD38 trillion industry in 2018, vowing to tackle everything from poor corporate governance and

Philippines | Lava flowing from volcano, thousands evacuated

Nearly 15,000 people have fled from villages around the Philippines’ most active volcano as lava flowed down its crater yesterday in a gentle eruption that scientists warned

Indonesia| Mezzanine collapse inside Jakarta tower hurts nearly 80

Security camera footage circulated online showed the collapse, with a group of people plunging several meters to the ground as the structure gave way beneath them.

Panmunjom talks | N. Korean orchestra, maybe joint hockey team at Olympics

North Korea’s delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea will include a 140-member orchestra, the two sides agreed yesterday, while discussions continue over fielding a joint

Middle East | Qatar exile says he’s held by UAE; Abu Dhabi denies claim

An exiled Qatari ruling family member once promoted by Saudi Arabia amid its ongoing dispute with Doha appeared in an online video yesterday claiming he’s being

USA | Trump defends himself anew against charges that he is racist

President Donald Trump is defending himself anew against accusations that he is racist, this time after recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations. “No, No.

IRAQ | Double suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 38 people

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a busy street market in central Baghdad yesterday, in back-to-back explosions that killed at least 38 people, Iraqi health and

Offbeat | Guam’s governor fooled by Russian comedians via phone call

Guam’s governor was duped by a pair of Russian comedians who pretended to be officials from Ukraine. Comedians Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov posted a YouTube video

This Day in History | 1970 – Gaddafi takes over as Libya’s premier

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has taken direct control of Libya four months after a bloodless coup that brought an end to the monarchy under King Idris. Since

Football | City’s unbeaten run in EPL ends with 4-3 loss at Liverpool

Manchester City’s 22-match unbeaten start to the Premier League came to an end with a 4-3 loss to Liverpool in a wild and thrilling game at

World briefs

PHILIPPINES The Philippine securities commission has revoked the registration of an online news outfit known for its critical reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte, a move media watchdogs said

The Buzz | EU tasks experts to find ways to fight fake news

The European Union has set up an expert group to help identify fake news and propose ways to tackle the problem amid concern that false information is influencing

Dozens escape casino shuttle boat inferno off Florida’s Gulf coast

First, there were shouts, then screams and then black smoke billowing into sunny Florida skies as a shuttle boat used to carry patrons to a casino ship

Our Desk | A call for an ‘honest’ food guide

As usual, there are many comments on the subject, and while some raise the new titles as trophies, others complain about the lack of fairness on

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 – edition no. 2966

* Decisive day: Lawmaker Sulu Sou and the rule of law on trial * Crime: scammers don’t discriminate * MGM, CTM partner for SMEs cloud service * Lava flowing from Philippine volcano, thousands

Crime | Inmates running drug trafficking business from prison cell

Two detainees at the Macau Prison (EPM) were found in possession of a mobile phone through which they were giving orders to a third party. The

Fringe Festival launches search for urban treasures

The 17th Macao City Fringe Festival kicked off on Friday, bringing in different art performances from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and other regions. Organized

Macau Literary Festival unveils confirmed participants ahead of the program

The organizers of the 7th edition of The Script Road - Macau Literary Festival have confirmed that Peter Hessler and Leslie T Chang from the US, Rosa

Briefs | New Uniform for DSEC enumerators

Enumerators of the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) have started wearing new uniforms, as of January 8. The new uniform, designed to be worn all year round, has

MGTO to host international gastronomy forum this week

The Macau Government Tourism Office will hold the International Gastronomy Forum between January 17 and 19, bringing to town members of the UNESCO Creative Cities

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