Foreign reserves fall to six-year low after outflows

China’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen to a six-year low following outflows of capital that prompted Beijing to tighten controls on outbound investment.

Australia, China vow to deepen ties on trade

Australia and China pledged yesterday to deepen their ties on everything from trade to tourism, a show of unity that comes at a delicate time in Australia’s

Myanmar | Buddhist monk arrested with four million meth pills

A Buddhist monk has been arrested in Myanmar after authorities found more than 4 million methamphetamine pills in his car and in his monastery, police said yesterday.

Thailand | Australian sentenced to death for drug killing

A  Thai court yesterday sentenced an Australian man to death for the murder of a countryman who was an alleged confederate in a drug smuggling gang.

Australia | Senator says will start new conservative party

An Australian senator and outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump announced yesterday he will start a new political party to appeal to disenfranchised conservatives. Cory Bernardi

Philippines | Duterte angrily scolds 228 police officers on TV

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte angrily berated more than 200 allegedly erring policemen on national TV yesterday and said he would send them to a southern island to fight extremists

New Zealand | English has ‘sensible, polite’ talk with Trump

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Bill English said yesterday he told President Donald Trump during a phone call that he disagreed with his travel and refugee ban but that the conversation remained amicable.

France | Presidential hopeful Fillon refuses to drop out

Francois Fillon yesterday defiantly refused to drop out of the race to be France’s next president despite an investigation into whether well-paid political jobs he gave his wife, son

Egypt says remittances, foreign inflows jump after float

Remittances from Egyptians working abroad are surging and foreigners bought more than USD250 million in local assets on Sunday alone, further signs of growing confidence in the

Amnesty: As many as 13,000 hanged in Syria prison since 2011

Syrian authorities have killed as many as 13,000 people — possibly more — since the start of the 2011 uprising in mass hangings at a prison north

This Day in History | 1952 – New Queen proclaimed for UK

Princess Elizabeth has formally proclaimed herself Queen and Head of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith. Lords of the Council - numbering 150

Offbeat | Cheeto that looks like Harambe sells for USD100,000 on eBay

A Cheeto that bears a resemblance to slain gorilla Harambe has sold for nearly USD100,000 on eBay. Bidding on the cheese snack the seller said he

Sports betting | Super Bowl generates mixed results for Nevada odds makers 

Las Vegas oddsmakers thought they might be headed for a big payday, but the New England Patriots — thanks to a successful two-point conversion that led to

England’s home of cricket joins climate fight to preserve sport

England’s home of cricket said it’s joining the fight against climate change to avert more damage from severe weather that has already cost millions of pounds and wrecked

Man charged by police in All Blacks’ bug case in Sydney

Police have charged a security consultant with public mischief after an investigation into allegations a listening device was planted in the All Blacks’ meeting room at a

World briefs

TAIWAN Seeking to revive its long-dormant aerospace industry, Taiwan yesterday launched a USD2.1 billion investment in the production of air force jet trainers to be designed and manufactured

The Buzz | Police: Naked man steals taxi, drives through posh park

Police say a naked man stole a taxi and recklessly drove through a crowded park in a posh section of Philadelphia. Police say the man attacked a

Italy | Mafia stronghold of Corleone has new ‘godfather’ saga

The Mafia stronghold of Corleone has produced another godfather saga, but this one is unlikely to end up as a movie. A bishop in Sicily

Macau Matters | More Taxi Woes

On February 1, the Macau Daily Times ran an article about a British/Philippine tourist couple who spent 6 hours in the Taipa police station after taking a video

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 – edition no. 2738

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