Real Estate Matters | Macau Under Pressure

Wednesday’s Typhoon Hato was the largest to hit Macau for over 50 years by all accounts. It turned Macau into a disaster zone. By now you

e-commerce | Shopping by voice on Amazon or Google device could cost you

Shopping by voice means giving orders to the Alexa assistant on Amazon’s Echo speaker and other devices, even if your hands are tied up with dinner

Beijing-backed Singapore bourse is said to get regulator’s nod

Asia Pacific Exchange Pte, has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to start a third derivatives exchange in the city, according to people with knowledge

Family of abducted Chinese scholar speak of helplessness

Family and friends of a Chinese woman who was abducted while studying at the University of Illinois said this week they won’t give up on finding the

China criticizes US trade probe as protectionism; new sanctions on N. Korea

China’s Commerce Ministry yesterday criticized a U.S. decision to launch a trade probe of Beijing’s technology policy as an attack on the global trading system and said

Xi says willing to work on differences with Seoul

Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday he’s willing to work with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in on addressing differences between the two countries following months of

Thailand awaits verdict that could send former PM to prison

Friends and foes alike of former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra are anxiously awaiting a verdict today by the Supreme Court on charges she was criminally negligent

India | Top court says privacy is a fundamental right

India’s top court ruled yesterday that privacy is a fundamental right of every citizen in a landmark judgment that could affect the country’s mammoth, unique

Ship collision exposes Southeast Asian territorial spat

The collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker has exposed a long-simmering dispute between Singapore and Malaysia over which country should

Briefs | Switzerland: 8 missing after mudslide

Police said eight people were still unaccounted for in a Swiss Alpine valley yesterday, a day after a mudslide and rockslide hit a small village near the Italian

Netherlands | Police detain suspect in concert terror threat

Dutch police investigating a terror threat that prompted the cancellation of a concert by an American rock band in Rotterdam arrested a 22-year-old man in the early

Qatar restores ties with Iran amid regional crisis

Qatar restored full diplomatic relations with Iran yesterday, disregarding the demands of Arab nations now locked in a regional dispute with the energy-rich country that it lessen

Venezuela | Ousted prosecutor accuses Maduro of corruption

Venezuela’s recently ousted chief prosecutor accused President Nicolas Maduro and several allies on Wednesday of participating in acts of corruption, saying she would turn over proof

Offbeat | Bourbon, pizzas and now spaghetti sauce cover Arkansas roads

It’s a smorgasbord on Arkansas highways, with the third food spill in as many weeks. A truck driver distracted by a GPS unit crashed near the

This Day in History | 1944 – Paris is liberated as Germans surrender

After four years under German occupation, Paris is now free. Last night, the French 2nd Armoured Division under General Philippe Leclerc was the first Allied force

Tennis – US Open | Federer says 3rd major of year would be surreal

Even Roger Federer finds it all a little surprising. After going 4 ½ years without collecting a major championship, now firmly in his mid-30s, he heads

World briefs

THAILAND Friends and foes alike of former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra are anxiously awaiting a verdict today by the Supreme Court on charges she was criminally negligent in

The Buzz | Real Madrid in Champs League group with Dortmund, Tottenham

Real Madrid’s route to retaining the Champions League title looks a lot like last year’s. Only tougher. The two-time defending champion was yesterday drawn again with Borussia

USD758m lottery| Single ticket wins the largest grand prize in US history, but they messed up

The error by the Massachusetts State Lottery over which store sold the lone winning Powerball ticket is being blamed on nerves. Michael Sweeney, the lottery’s executive

Bizcuits | Humanity in Hato

Typhoon Hato, Signal 10, brought with it not only the wrath of nature but anger, sadness and disappointment from our community. The lack of preparation, slow warning systems,

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