Lobster-crazy China sets record for US crustacean imports

The expanding market for lobsters in China is continuing to grow, with the country setting a new record for the value of its imports of the

Trading partners alarmed by food import controls

China’s trading partners are bringing the top U.N. food standards official to Beijing in a last-ditch attempt to persuade regulators to scale back plans to require intensive inspections

Israel’s Netanyahu seeks to boost commercial ties with Beijing

Israel wants to boost cooperation with China in technology, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told China’s premier yesterday, as he led a large business delegation on a

Trump’s tariff could kill thousands of small businesses in China

Higher labor costs and stricter regulations keep nudging Eric Li’s glass factory in southeast China toward insolvency, even though his lampshades are on the shelves at

Australia | Crocodile attacks Aussie teen who jumped into river on dare

An Australian teen who was attacked by a crocodile after jumping into a crocodile-infested river on a dare was recovering from serious wounds to his arm,

Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute

The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia met in Tokyo yesterday, with both sides expressing hope that discussions on joint development of islands claimed by

East Timor | Vote for president test for young nation

East Timor voted for a new president yesterday in an election that will test Asia’s newest and poorest nation. Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres, a former guerrilla

Dire straits | Gibraltar faces Brexit chaos against its will

All Antonio Molina has to do to cross the border into Gibraltar for work is wave an identity card, barely slowing his motorbike’s pace. The

Brexit | Britain to formally trigger process to leave EU on March 29

Britain’s government will begin the process of leaving the European Union on March 29, starting the clock on the two years in which to complete the most

This Day in History | 1991 – Heseltine unveils new property tax

Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine has scrapped the controversial poll tax and replaced it with a property tax. The new council tax will involve a single bill

Offbeat | You’re nabbed! French gendarmes find thief stuck in window

Arrests can’t come any easier than this. French gendarmes called to a robbery found the suspected thief stuck in a hole he’d made with a hammer in a

Nepal to strap some Everest climbers with GPS device

Some climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest during the upcoming spring climbing season will be strapped with a GPS device to locate them in case they

Football | Man United, Spurs power on without top strikers in EPL

With their top strikers absent, there were concerns that Manchester United and Tottenham could stumble in their push for Champions League qualification from the English Premier League.

World briefs

  BRITAIN will begin divorce proceedings from the European Union on March 29, starting the clock on two years of intense political and economic negotiations that will fundamentally change

The Buzz | Pink diamond worth millions shown in London ahead of auction

Sotheby’s is displaying the startling “pink star” diamond in London before it’s auctioned in Hong Kong next month. The company says the gem should fetch more

Who’s happy, who’s not: Norway tops list, US falls

If you want to go to your happy place, you need more than cash. A winter coat helps — and a sense of community. A

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 – edition no. 2767

* Macau internet access reaches  over 88 percent of homes * Müller returns to China * Filipina entrepreneurs awarded * Election is test for young nation   DOWNLOAD

Our Desk | For the well-being of domestic workers

The appalling, horrendous story of abuse that Erwiana faced in Hong Kong as a domestic helper raises awareness of how modern slavery is still present today. I

Tillerson urges China-US cooperation on N. Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday pushed for closer China-U.S. cooperation on dealing with North Korea’s nuclear program in his first face-to-face talks with top Chinese diplomats.

Obituary – Rui Afonso | Modernizer of local public administration dies in Lisbon

Former lawmaker Rui Afonso has passed away on Friday in Lisbon aged 70, the victim of a prolonged disease. His funeral service was held Saturday. Afonso is

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