‘Residents-only’ housing proposals criticized

Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong’s motion to debate public interests, in particular the housing issues on the region’s reclamation land, was rejected by the majority of

Ask the Vet | 5 Danger Signs in the Geriatric Dog

A geriatric dog will have more needs and care requirements than younger, more active dogs. It is important to address potential health problems in older dogs before they occur. Here

Disney’s Iger says Shanghai resort close to breaking even

Walt Disney Co.’s ambitious USD5.5 billion Shanghai theme park is close to breaking even after its first full year of operations - a mark none of its

Chinese businessman Guo sued in New York for slander, libel

Chinese real estate businessman Guo Wengui, who has feuded with China’s ruling Communist Party, faces at least three U.S. lawsuits by companies and people in China

US accuses Chinese company of transferring N. Korean money 

China said Friday it doesn’t want governments to extend their laws to cover other countries after Washington asked a court to seize USD1.9 million from a Chinese company

Anbang’s deal spree leaves it with these assets around globe

Anbang Insurance Group Co. notched up more than USD10 billion of foreign acquisitions during a three-year global takeover binge, a campaign that brought Chairman Wu Xiaohui into

Hong Kong | Diversity in focus at same-sex visa appeal hearing

A Hong Kong appeals court has started hearing arguments over a case that has raised questions over the city’s allure as a diversity-friendly employment destination. Lawyers for a

Canoe returns to Hawaii after epic round-the-world voyage 

No modern navigation instrumentation guided a Polynesian voyaging canoe as it followed the horizon during a three-year journey around the globe. About a dozen crewmembers for each leg of

IS threat in Southeast Asia raises alarm in Washington

Southeast Asia’s jihadis who fought by the hundreds for the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria now have a different battle closer to home in the

Navy stops search for 7 missing sailors after bodies found

The search for seven U.S. Navy sailors missing after their destroyer collided with a container ship off Japan was called off yesterday after several bodies were found in the

Malaysia | 400 kilograms of pangolin scales from Ghana seized

Malaysian customs officials said Friday they have seized nearly 400 kilograms of pangolin scales worth 5 million ringgit (USD1.2 million) from Ghana. The seizure brings the

Thai PM gives order to fast-track Chinese-backed railway

 The head of Thailand’s military government has used his special powers to cut through regulations and launch work on a much-delayed 179 billion baht (USD5.27 billion)

Feature | Rural Indian girls get discrimination-fighting tool: football 

The aging bus meanders through the narrow streets of a tiny village in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, the smell of manure wafting through the air. A thick

61 dead in central Portugal wildfires; many killed in cars 

Raging forest fires in central Portugal killed at least 61 people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road, in what the prime

Tougher Trump line toward Cuba delights hardliners on island

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a tougher line toward Cuba has delighted hardliners on the island, who say it reveals the long-held U.S. aim of imposing American will

Rout by Macron’s party expected in French parliament vote

French voters are still casting ballots early today in the final round of parliamentary elections that could clinch President Emmanuel Macron’s hold on power, as his

Offbeat | In wurst case, German sausage seller prepared to go to jail 

A German snack bar owner is preparing for the worst — or is it wurst — in a spat with authorities over the sale of sausages at a

This Day in History | 1997 – Victory for McDonald’s – at a cost

Fast food chain McDonald’s has won a partial victory in its epic libel trial against two environmental campaigners. The pair, Helen Steel and Dave Morris, had

Russian fans say dozens barred from Confederations Cup

Russian fans say dozens — including a notorious fan leader — have been barred from going to Confederations Cup games after their identity documents were unexpectedly

High-altitude runner Kilian Jornet conquers Everest, twice 

Their bodies and brains ravaged by the oxygen-scarce heights of the Himalayas, even the hardiest few who scale the treacherous slopes of Mount Everest cut short

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