One Belt, One Road, One Man: Xi looms large at summit

The pageantry permeating Beijing this week showed that China’s expansive vision for a new global economic order had another goal: Boosting President Xi Jinping’s grip on

Chinese financing spurs Pakistan construction boom

Steel and cement makers in Pakistan are expanding to meet demand as the “One Belt, One Road” trade route financed by China spurs construction with more than

Manila, Beijing vow closer ties

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping resolved to strengthen their countries’ friendship during their meeting in Beijing, with China pledging

Thailand backs off threat to block Facebook over content

Thailand backed off a threat to block Facebook on yesterday, instead providing the social media site with court orders to remove content that the government deems illegal.

Philippines | ‘This is a democracy’: Int’l court may be next for Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte acknowledged yesterday that allegations he induced extrajudicial killings in his war on drugs could be raised to the International Criminal Court after an

Briefs | Singapore: Code of conduct needed for submarines

Asia-Pacific navies should extend a code of conduct to submarines to reduce the risk of accidents among the 250 underwater vessels expected to be operating in Asia by

South Korea | New president seen hindering nuclear ambitions

Playing on concerns about the safety of nuclear power in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima disaster in 2011, South Korea’s Moon Jae-in promised during his successful

Cyber security | Expert finds more Pyongyang links in ransomware attack

A South Korean cybersecurity expert said yesterday there is more circumstantial evidence that North Korea may be behind the global “ransomware” attack: the way the hackers took hostage

Tax and spend: UK Labour Party releases its election pledges

UK Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn pledged to raise taxes on businesses and the wealthy to pour more money into health, education and infrastructure. The election

US, Turkey to work toward finding Syria consensus

President Donald Trump is welcoming Turkey’s president to the White House for their first face-to-face meeting, even as Turkish officials fumed over a U.S. decision to

This Day in History | 1974 – Bombs devastate Dublin and Monaghan

Three car bombs have exploded in Dublin, killing 23 people and injuring more than 100 others during rush hour. Five more people died and another

Offbeat | Deliveryman takes pizza to riders on stalled Amtrak train

A pizza delivery man in Delaware got an order from an unusual address: a stalled Amtrak train from New York on its way to Washington. Passenger

La Liga | Madrid done rotating players as it goes for Spanish title

There is no more rest for Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates. Zinedine Zidane is done rotating his squad and will use Ronaldo and the rest of

Olympics 2024 | IOC evaluation commission praises Paris’ vision

IOC evaluation commission chairman Patrick Baumann praised Paris’ vision for the Olympics as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the French capital yesterday. Baumann,

World briefs

CHINA-PHILIPPINES Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping resolved to strengthen their countries’ friendship during their meeting in Beijing, with China pledging

The Buzz | Marathon mistake sends some runners an extra half-mile

Organizers of a Maine marathon are apologizing for a course error that caused many runners to go an extra half-mile, costing some a chance to run in next year’s

Many ‘77 rock kings still touring

It’s more than a feeling: Many of the rock ‘n’ roll bands that were huge in 1977 will comprise a big part of the summer concert

World Views | The British Labour Party’s zombie manifesto

If this were, say, 1974, nobody would have batted an eye at the British Labour Party’s election manifesto. But in 2017, a program of renationalization, tax hikes, wage

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 – edition no. 2803

* Global Gaming Expo | Japan offers opportunities, challenges for integrated resorts * Irregular recruitment debated * Scientist born in Macau wins famelab * Chinese spent billions on ‘Golden Visas’   DOWNLOAD

Live poultry traders | IACM claims to have reached compensation deal

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) claims to have brokered a deal with a group of live poultry traders who, starting from this month, have

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