South China Sea | Beijing pledges continued assistance to Philippines

China’s foreign minister told his Philippine counterpart yesterday that Beijing is ready to provide more aid to the Southeast Asian country, as ties between the

South Korea-US | President Moon looks for common ground with Trump

South Korea’s new leader vowed to stand firmly with President Donald Trump against North Korea, playing down his past advocacy of a softer approach toward the

Thailand | 20 years on, scars from Asian financial meltdown linger

It’s been 20 years since a financial meltdown spread through much of Asia, wrecking economies and bringing down governments. They’ve long since recovered

Zero Tolerance | Australian cardinal takes leave from Vatican after sex assault charges

Cardinal George Pell, a top adviser to Pope Francis, took a leave of absence as the Vatican’s financial chief yesterday to fight criminal charges in his native

UK | Westminster face key vote on government’s agenda

British lawmakers were set to vote today on whether to approve the Conservative government’s plans for a Brexit-dominated parliamentary session, in a test of

Offbeat | Lady Gaga on writing new music, planning her upcoming tour

Whether it’s at a bar or baseball park, Lady Gaga says she’s going to give every performance her all. The singer will launch a summer tour

This Day in History | 1985 Beirut ordeal ends for US hostages

All 39 Americans being held captive by the Shia Muslim Amal militia in Lebanon have been released, after almost three weeks in captivity. Their freedom was

Football – Confederations Cup | Chile crush Portugal on penalties to reach final

Claudio Bravo made three penalty saves as Chile crushed Portugal 3-0 in a penalty shootout to reach the Confederations Cup final yesterday . Bravo, who missed the

Boxing | The Battle of Brisbane: Pacquiao keeps low profile; Horn gets louder ahead of fight

Manny Pacquiao kept a low profile, apparently at the insistence of local police, leaving opponent Jeff Horn to entertain a bigger crowd at his downtown practice

World briefs

CHINA-PHILIPPINES China’s foreign minister told his Philippine counterpart yesterday that Beijing is ready to provide more aid to the Southeast Asian country, as ties between the former antagonists

The Buzz | Canada extends mission in Iraq to March 2019

Canada is extending its military mission against the Islamic State group in Iraq for another two years. Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan said yesterday that Canada is renewing

USA | President ridicules female TV host’s looks, calls her crazy

President Donald Trump ridiculed the looks and temperament of a female cable television host whose show he says he has stopped watching.

Bizcuits | Give us this day our Daily Rag

Congratulations to Macau Daily Times upon its Tenth Anniversary, and especially to the current management and editorial team – the longest serving at the paper; you do us

Friday, June 30, 2017 – edition no. 2834

* Kwan Tsui Hang confirms retirement from politics * Melinda Chan prioritizes housing * ‘Minority report’ style ATMs * 13 holdings with debt problems   DOWNLOAD

Hong Kong 2017 | The City That Never Eases

  * Movies: Cars 3 * Books:  the Accomplished Guest by Ann Beattie * Music: so you wannabe an outlaw by Steve Earle and

‘Cars 3’ steers a welcome if imperfect gender shift

Three films in, it's time to ask some hard questions about the world of "Cars." What are their interiors like? Brains and a heart or plush

Characters get better with age in ‘The Accomplished Guest’

A  woman drinks iced tea on the veranda with her weary parents. A husband and wife select attire for an out-of-town wedding. An uncle drives his niece

Steve Earle revisits his roots in all the best ways

Steve Earle bills his new album as the philosophical heir to "Guitar Town," and the DNA connecting it to that landmark 1986 record can't be missed. Texas-

News of the World | After UK handover, Hong Kong in uneasy transition

With a new "Basic Law" constitution and a framework known as "one country, two systems," Hong Kongers were promised that they could keep their capitalist way of life, including western-style civil

Wine Storage

Allow me to start with what might be breaking news, and which took me several years to convince my dad: a wine that is older does not necessarily

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