Kim Jong Nam murder | Malaysia hopes for talks with North Korea in ‘next few days’

Malaysia’s foreign minister said Saturday that the government hopes to begin formal talks with North Korea in the “next few days” on solving a diplomatic dispute

CCAC | Cultural Affairs Bureau’s recruitment system slammed

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) released on Friday a new report highlighting several unlawful hiring practices at the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). The report

Guardian on Macau | Wide gap between rich and poor remains, corruption rampant

A Guardian report issued yesterday describes Macau as Asia’s Las Vegas, focusing on the still-wide gap between the rich and poor, as well as quoting a local

Briefs | Wei Zhao not applying for third mandate at UM

The rector of the University of Macau (UM), Professor Wei Zhao, will not apply for a third mandate as head of the tertiary institution, as reported by

Corporate bits | Ice World back at the Venetian Macao

Supported by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), the event features thousands of multi-colored ice blocks carved into sculptures by a team of craftsmen from Harbin

China orders Hershey-Lotte candy factory to halt operations

Lotte Shanghai Foods, a joint venture between Hershey Co. and South Korea’s Lotte Group, has been told by Chinese authorities to stop production at its

Scotiabank in talks to sell Malaysia unit

Bank of Nova Scotia is in talks with Cathay Financial Holdings Co. to sell its Malaysian operations as the Canadian lender looks to exit a country it’s

NPC | Communist Party officials harden rhetoric on Islam

China’s ruling Communist Party is hardening its rhetoric on Islam, with top officials making repeated warnings about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country and the

Zhong Shan looks forward to meeting ‘excellent’ Ross

China’s new Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said he looks forward to meeting his “excellent” U.S. counterpart Wilbur Ross for a shared mission of increasing cooperation and managing differences between

NPC | Courts praised for punishing state security crimes

The convictions of a prominent defense attorney and his associates were among the country’s top legal achievements last year, China’s chief justice said yesterday, highlighting a case that has

Beijing says economy showed signs of improvement

China’s economy has shown signs of improvement in the first two months of the year with little risk of a hard landing, senior Chinese officials said.

Minister tries to reassure foreign companies over industry plan

China’s industry minister on Saturday defended a manufacturing development plan and rejected complaints foreign makers of electric cars and other goods might be pressured to hand over

South Korea’s ousted leader leaves presidential palace

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye left the presidential palace yesterday evening, two days after the country’s Constitutional Court removed her from office over a

Teen blogger seeking US asylum fears return to Singapore 

A teenage blogger awaiting a Chicago immigration judge’s ruling on his asylum request to stay in the United States said Friday that he’s afraid of returning

Philippines, communist rebels agree to resume talks, truce

The Philippine government and communist rebels have agreed to resume peace talks and restore separate cease-fires after an escalation of deadly clashes, officials said yesterday. Government and rebel

Indonesia | Politicians caught up in USD170m graft case

Indonesian politicians with key roles in President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s governing coalition have been caught up in a corruption scandal in which officials allegedly pilfered more than

Now-fired Preet Bharara proud of ‘absolute independence’

A defiant Manhattan federal prosecutor, in announcing his firing after he refused to resign, says “absolute independence” was his touchstone for over seven years as he battled

Anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker fans flames from security bubble 

With his flamboyant shock of blonde-dyed hair and fiery anti-Islam rhetoric, Dutch politician Geert Wilders comes across a man who doesn’t mind the limelight. Yet for the

Netherlands| PM Rutte seeks to de-escalate tensions with Turkey

After an unprecedented diplomatic fight between the Netherlands and Turkey, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said yesterday he would seek to control the damage caused by the

This Day in History | 1996 Massacre in Dunblane school gym

A lone gunman has gone on a shooting spree at a school in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 children and their teacher. The killer sprayed

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