Media – Hong Kong | TVB invests USD100m in joint venture

Hong Kong broadcasting company, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), is partnering with Hollywood film and television production company, Imagine Entertainment (Imagine) in a USD100 million joint

Battle against Chinese fake foods drives new tech

A bowl of ice cream on a hot day in Shanghai gave American Mitchell Weinberg the worst bout of food poisoning he can recall. It also inspired the then-trade consultant

Welcome boost from China to global pressure on North Korea

A global pressure campaign on North Korea propelled by sharp new U.N. sanctions received a welcome boost from China, the North’s economic lifeline, as Beijing called on

Papua New Guinea | Refugee at Australian camp found hanging

A refugee being held in an Australian immigration camp on the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea was found dead in an apparent suicide yesterday, sparking

US, Australia, Japan want coercive acts at sea to be stopped

The U.S., Australian and Japanese foreign ministers yesterday called for a halt on land reclamation and military actions in the South China Sea and compliance with an

Australia | Wreckage of American military plane found

The submerged wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft was found yesterday, two days after it crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia and

Philippines | Duterte, Tillerson confer amid North Korea worries

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte voiced solidarity with the U.S. as it works to address global concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program as the polarizing leader met Monday

Myanmar | Government says no crimes against humanity in Rakhine violence

The Myanmar government’s inquiry into violence in northern Rakhine state last year that forced tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh and led to

Indonesia barters coffee for Russian fighter jets

Indonesia said yesterday that it will barter coffee, palm oil and other commodities for 11 Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets, calling U.S. and European sanctions against Russia an

Ex-war crimes prosecutor quits panel probing Syria abuses

Former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte says she is resigning from the U.N.’s independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria, decrying Security Council inaction to hold criminals accountable

Middle East | Jordan king in rare West Bank trip seen as message to Israel

Jordan's king flew by helicopter to the West Bank yesterday — a rare visit seen as a signal to Israel that he is closing ranks with

France | Eiffel Tower suspect says he was in touch with IS member

A young French man who recently was discharged from a psychiatric hospital is under investigation for an attempted terrorist attack after he brandished a knife and tried to

Offbeat | Oh baby! Woman gives birth at German techno festival

A woman has given birth to a baby girl at a techno festival in Germany. Public broadcaster SWR reports that the 20-year-old was unaware she was pregnant

This Day in History | 2001 – Hollywood’s ‘golden couple’ divorce

The final decree came just hours after Kidman and Cruise separately attended the première of their new film, The Others. Both were reluctant to

Athletics | Bowie gets gold, and Jamaica fails to medal in the 100

The American sprinter took a mighty tumble. Nobody, however, has fallen harder than Jamaica so far at this year’s world championships. The evening after Usain

Football | Community Shield: Arsenal beats Chelsea in ABBA shootout

Arsenal will start the Premier League season on a high note after mastering the experimental ABBA penalty shootout pattern to beat Chelsea to the Community Shield.

World briefs

CHINA-VIETNAM Foreign Minister Wang Yi canceled a scheduled one-on-one meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart in Manila at the last minute yesterday due to a spat over the

The Buzz | Trump: My base is stronger than ever, despite 2020 rumblings

President Donald Trump is insisting his support is stronger than ever, despite a report that some Republicans are weighing a 2020 presidential run without him. In a

Taylor Swift expected to testify in groping case in Denver

A few moments at a backstage photo session four years ago are about to be relived, as lawyers for pop star Taylor Swift and a former disc

Our Desk | What is it like without Uber?

The exit of Uber in the city has left many residents upset and frustrated, furious and ridiculed. After trying so hard to legalize its service in Macau,

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