Li to consider selling Hutchison

Billionaire Li Ka-shing is exploring options for his Hong Kong fixed-line phone business including a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter, following a

Corporate bits | CTM, Caritas celebrate Mother’s Day

  In celebration of Mother’s Day, CTM’s volunteer team and Caritas Macau jointly co-organized a Mother’s Day activity, inviting parents and children together to celebrate the annual event.

Cyber chaos spreads to Asia | Over 29 thousand Chinese institutions attacked

Global cyber chaos was spreading yesterday as companies booted up computers at work following the weekend’s worldwide “ransomware” cyberattack. The extortion scheme created chaos in 150 countries and

Hong Kong | Gov’t rejects asylum for refugees who sheltered Snowden

Hong Kong authorities have rejected asylum requests from a group of refugees who sheltered Edward Snowden four years ago, in what their lawyer said is retaliation for helping

Trade groups appeal to Beijing to postpone cybersecurity law

A coalition of 54 global business groups appealed to Chinese authorities yesterday to postpone enforcing a cybersecurity law they warned violates Beijing’s free-trade pledges and might

Malaysia | Authorities seize 330 exotic tortoises from Madagascar

Malaysian authorities said yesterday that they have seized 330 exotic tortoises from Madagascar worth 1.2 million ringgit (USD276,721), in the latest heist of illegal wildlife and animal parts

Philippines | Lawmakers kill impeachment against Duterte

Philippine lawmakers yesterday killed an impeachment complaint accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity for the thousands of people who have died in his

North Korea | New long-range missile can carry heavy nuke

North Korea said yesterday the missile it launched over the weekend was a new type of “medium long-range” ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear

Hawaii lawsuit | Another appeals court to weigh Trump’s revised travel ban

For the second time in a week, government lawyers will try to persuade a federal appeals court to reinstate President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban — and once again,

Famine ‘not fake news’: WFP head laments media’s Trump focus

The former South Carolina governor who now heads the U.N.’s World Food Program says the media’s focus on President Donald Trump is taking away attention

USA | Lawmakers urge president to avoid picking a partisan for FBI job

As President Donald Trump considers a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey, lawmakers are urging the president to steer clear of appointing any politicians.

France | Macron wastes no time: names PM, sees Merkel

On his first full day in office, French President Emmanuel Macron moved quickly yesterday on fronts both foreign and domestic, naming 46-year-old lawmaker Edouard Philippe as

This Day in History | 1943 – Germans crush Jewish uprising

All resistance in the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw has ended after 28 days of fighting. In his operational report, the local SS commander, Brigadier

Offbeat | Looking for treats, black bear gets stuck in car, honks horn

The young black bear was probably looking for treats when he climbed inside a car in Virginia, but it managed to honk the horn. Roanoke police say the 200-pound

Formula One | Vettel still confident despite Hamilton’s win at Spanish GP

Sebastian Vettel lost the battle, not the Formula One title. Despite a great start in individual duels with Mercedes, Ferrari’s top driver finished Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix exactly

EPL | Silva’s reputation soars despite Hull’s relegation

It’s not often that a manager improves his reputation in a season where his team is relegated. Marco Silva did just that — and he can expect to

Pyeongchang urges NHL to reconsider its position on Olympics

The president of the Pyeongchang Olympic organizing committee is still hoping for an NHL U-turn. “I don’t think they made the final decision so far,” committee

World briefs

HONG KONG Authorities have rejected asylum requests from a group of refugees who sheltered Edward Snowden four years ago, in what their lawyer said is retaliation for helping

The Buzz | Beyonce, Bruno Mars lead BET Awards nominations

Beyonce dominated last year’s BET Awards with “Lemonade,” but there’s more juice in her cup. The pop star is nominated for seven awards at the 2017 BET

Beautiful mind | Gov’t scientist from DC wins Miss USA title

McCullough, who represented the District of Columbia in the decades- old pageant, was born in Naples, Italy, and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She said she wants to

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