China scores diplomatic victory, avoids criticism from ASEAN

China scored an unequivocal diplomatic victory yesterday, preventing Southeast Asia’s main grouping from criticizing it for territorially expanding in the South China Sea, even though some of the bloc’s members are victims

Telecom | Huawei will ramp up R&D as first-half sales quicken

Huawei Technologies Co.’s revenue growth accelerated in the first half as upgraded smartphones and network gear helped China’s largest vendor of telecommunications equipment counter deteriorating global demand. The world’s third-largest smartphone

Bank to turn USD1.6 billion of bad debt into securities

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. is planning China’s largest sale so far under a trial program for lenders to offload bad loans by packaging them up as asset-backed securities. The lender

Thailand | Band of monkeys raid polling place, tear up voter lists

Election officials in northern Thailand think they can buy off a gang of monkey vandals with fresh fruit and vegetables, after about 100 macaques tore up voter lists publicly posted

India: Pakistan should ‘change stance’ over Kashmir dispute

The Indian government said Sunday that Pakistan should stop provoking unrest in the Indian-controlled portion of the disputed Kashmir region, appealing for calm and restraint by people and government forces

Philippines | Duterte declares ceasefire with communist rebels

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared a unilateral ceasefire with communist guerrillas effectively immediately yesterday and asked the rebels to do the same to end decades of deadly violence and foster

Japan | Trade surplus in June as imports drop 19 percent

Japan posted a better-than-expected trade surplus in June, as imports fell nearly 19 percent, outpacing a more modest decline in exports. The customs data released yesterday showed a 692.8 billion yen (USD6.5

Vietnam | Rubber-stamp assembly re-elects Quang as president

Tran Dai Quang was sworn in as Vietnam’s president for the second time in four months after being re-elected yesterday by the country’s rubber-stamp National Assembly. Quang, who was first elected

Dems’ division, emails roil party on Day 1 of convention

Democrats who gleefully jeered Republican divisions last week awoke to a political mess of their own making yesterday as party unity behind Hillary Clinton proved much harder to secure. Gathering for

Peace in peril as South Sudan violence spurs split in opposition

A peace pact to end more than two years of civil war in oil-producing South Sudan is in jeopardy as one faction of the armed opposition moves to replace Vice

Report: Turkey issues warrants for 42 journalists

Turkish authorities issued warrants yesterday for the detention of 42 journalists and detained 31 academics, official media reported, as the government pressed ahead with a crackdown against people allegedly linked

Brazil police arrest last suspect in Olympics terror case

Brazilian police say they have arrested the last suspect who was sought in the case of a group that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State on social media and shared

This Day in History | 1945 – Churchill loses general election

Clement Attlee has been elected Britain’s new prime minister after Labour won a sweeping victory in the general election. The outgoing prime minister and great wartime leader Winston Churchill tendered his

Offbeat | Hemingway (no relation) wins look-alike contest in Key West

For the first time in its 36-year history, a Hemingway has won a competition seeking the man who most looks like literary giant Ernest Hemingway. Dave Hemingway was named the winner

No suspense at Tour? Blame Team Sky

  Chris Froome’s superiority at the Tour de France was under threat for only a brief moment. A few minutes of suspense over 21 days of racing shed a light on Team Sky’s dominance

Rio Olympics | Japanese Buddhist priest contemplates canoe gold in Rio

When he’s not chanting and living the austere life of a Buddhist priest, Kazuki Yazawa contemplates Olympic gold. The 27-year-old Yazawa will represent Japan in canoe slalom at the Rio de

World briefs

CHINA The International Champions Cup match between Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City has been canceled after recent extreme weather made the playing surface at Beijing’s National Stadium

The Buzz | US Embassy in Myanmar apologizes after tear gas accident

The U.S. Embassy in Myanmar issued a public apology yesterday after a tear gas grenade accidentally exploded during a security exercise, sending fumes out onto the street and sparking rumors

Macau | Over 600 take part in Youth Dance Festival

Vibrant colors and music filled the streets on Sunday to kick off the International Youth Dance Festival 2016, with dancers parading from the Ruins of St Paul’s to St Dominic’s

Our Desk | A matter of coincidences…

Those who know me well know that something that I am always completely skeptical about are “coincidences.” In all honesty, I just can’t believe in coincidences at all; I would rather

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