HK losing sheen makes Cathay business model obsolete

Being known as Hong Kong’s flagship carrier may best represent what’s wrong with Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. The city of about 7.3 million people may no

Corporate bits | village people and björn again to perform at the venetian macao

Renowned 1970s American disco group Village People will perform at The Venetian Theatre on May 12 and 13 as part of its 40th anniversary tour.  Nicknamed

South China Sea | Australia calls for binding conduct code in disputed waters

Australia urged Southeast Asia’s regional bloc and China to conclude a legally-binding code of conduct in the South China Sea, voicing opposition yesterday to the scale

Taiwan plans military spending surge to counter rising China

Taiwan plans to raise military spending by about 50 percent next year as President Tsai Ing-wen attempts to offset China’s growing might and support the local defense

Saudi king’s visit highlights Beijing’s Middle East engagement

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman began a visit to Beijing yesterday that highlights growing ties underpinned by China’s thirst for Saudi oil and the kingdom’s status as a

PBOC raises short-term interest rate follow US increase

China’s central bank raised short-term interest rates yesterday following the U.S. rate increase as Beijing tries to shore up the value of its currency and stanch an

Philippines | Lawmaker seeks to impeach Duterte over drug fight

A Philippine lawmaker filed an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday because of the thousands of deaths in his anti-drug crackdown and alleged corruption, although the

Japan | Tillerson says North Korea ‘need not fear’ United States

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on North Korea yesterday to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, saying the isolated nation “need not fear” the

The Netherlands | PM Rutte claims win over ‘wrong kind of populism’

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte yesterday claimed a dominating parliamentary election victory over anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, who failed the year’s first litmus test for

Chile | Tompkins Conservation donates huge national parks

Tompkins Conservation signed an agreement with Chile’s government yesterday to donate 1 million acres for new national parks in the largest private donation of its kind for the South

This Day in History | English actress Vanessa Redgrave at a rally against the Vietnam War in Trafalgar Square 1968 Anti-Vietnam demo turns violent

  More than 200 people have been arrested after thousands of demonstrators clashed in an anti-Vietnam war protest outside the United States embassy in London.

Offbeat | German dog-walker has close call with coconut cannon

A dog walker in Berlin can be thankful he turned out to be a fruitless target after his close call with a coconut cannon. The man was walking

Football | Monaco is a team to fear in Champions League quarterfinals

Monaco is the team to fear when the Champions League draw is made today. That’s the view of coach Leonardo Jardim, the architect of a staggering

Rugby | Vahaamahina to start for France against Wales in Six Nations

France coach Guy Noves made just one change yesterday to his starting line-up to face Wales in their final Six nations match. Noves largely kept

The Buzz | Woman burned after headphones explode on flight to Australia

An Australian woman suffered burns to her face after her battery-operated headphones exploded during a flight from Beijing to Melbourne, Australian air safety investigators said. The woman, whose name was not

World briefs

FRANCE A letter exploded yesterday at the French office of the International Monetary Fund, lightly injuring one person, amid heightened security around Europe after a string of deadly

Coming soon, paying your tab without giving your credit card

It’s 1 a.m. You’ve had a few too many at a crowded bar and walk out without paying the tab. Your credit card and driver’s license

Bizcuits | Award inflation 

Among the peculiarities of Macau is what seems an exaggerated lauding of certain individuals. In public we tend to bestow labels of “expert”, “specialist”, “media mogul”, “pundit” or

Friday, March 17, 2017 – edition no. 2765

* Writer Brian Castro to MDT: ‘Macau is still an enclave in the past’ * Malaysia claims family consent * Plan to develop language skills * Dutch elections: not a populist revolt   DOWNLOAD

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* Movies: John Wick: Kong: Skull Island * Books: The Idiot by Elif Batuman * Music: Divide by Ed Sheeran * Wine: The Valley of Green Grass * Food & Drink: Chickpea Crepes   DOWNLOAD

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