China factory indexes ebb in new sign of economic weakness 


Chinese manufacturing showed further signs of weakness in August, adding to evidence of an inexorable slowdown in the world's No. 2 economy despite recent government efforts to support growth. Two factory

India’s antitrust probe into Google moves into next phase

  A lengthy investigation into whether Google has been abusing its dominance of Internet search to stifle competition in India is moving into its next phase. The preliminary findings of the three-year-old

Corporate Bits | Melco Reinforces Responsible Gaming Culture

The guests of honor who attended the final stage of the quiz and presented the prizes included Ms. Serene Chan, Head of the Research and Investigation Department of the Gaming

Economy grows 1.5 percent in 2nd quarter

Portugal’s economy grew 1.5 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of the year and 0.4 percent over the previous quarter, indicate figures released on Monday in Lisbon by the National

East-Timor president begins first official visit to China

The President of East-Timor, Taur Matan Ruak, began yesterday his first official visit to China, during which various meetings and ceremonies will take place, indicates a statement released on Monday

Authorities urged to free reporter detained for stock market story

The Committee to Protect Journalists is urging Chinese authorities to release a reporter accused of spreading false information on the country's stock market meltdown, calling it the latest act of

Taiwan | Swipe card with porn star image sells out in 4 hours 


  A special edition swipe card for Taiwan's mass transit featuring the clothed image of a Japanese porn star sold out within hours overnight via a telephone hotline, despite a storm

Chemical factory explodes in Shandong, killing 1

A chemical factory exploded in eastern China, killing one person, a state-run local news website reported yesterday, nearly three weeks after massive chemical warehouse explosions in the country exposed lax

WWII parade draws Putin, but few other major world leaders 


  Russian leader Vladimir Putin, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon shine at the top of China's guest list at this week's grand commemorations of the

Singapore | Ruling party faces unprecedented electoral contest 


Singapore's political parties officially started campaigning yesterday for general elections in which, for the first time in the island-nation's history, the ruling People's Action Party faces contests in all available

Australian, Thai journalists acquitted of defaming Thai navy 


An Australian journalist and his Thai colleague were acquitted yesterday in a criminal defamation lawsuit filed by Thailand's navy over an online news report about the trafficking of refugees from

Thailand | Prime minister says main suspect in bombing arrested 


Thailand's prime minister said yesterday that authorities have arrested a man they believe is the main suspect in a bombing at a shrine in central Bangkok two weeks ago that

State Dept releases Clinton emails

The State Department made public roughly 7,121 pages of Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails late Monday night (yesterday, Macau time), including 125 emails that were censored prior to their release because

USA | 
Obama paints doomsday scene of global warming in Alaska 


President Barack Obama is painting a doomsday scenario for the Arctic and beyond if climate change isn't dealt with fast: entire nations submerged underwater, cities abandoned and refugees fleeing in

Ukraine | Death toll from violent protest rises to 3 


The death toll from violent protests in Ukraine rose to three yesterday when two more National Guard officers died from injuries suffered in a grenade explosion, officials said. In the worst

Hungary | Gov’t shuts down rail traffic for westward-bound migrants 


Hungary suspended all rail traffic yesterday from its main terminal in Budapest and cleared the train station of hundreds of migrants trying to board trains for Austria and Germany —

FOOTBALL | Australia coach worried over pay dispute

Coach Ange Postecoglou is concerned that a bitter pay dispute between players and Football Federation Australia has impinged on Australia's preparation for Thursday's World Cup qualifying match against Bangladesh. Australian

Kenya celebrates athletes but more doping probes underway

  Some of Kenya's newly crowned track and field world champions returned home yesterday and were ferried to a celebratory breakfast in a convoy of limousines bearing the logo "Hotbed of

World Views | Easy money creates the most dangerous bubbles

Economists finally seem to be recognizing what most people have long considered obvious: Overconfident investors can drive the prices of everything from tulips to Chinese stocks far above their intrinsic

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 – edition no. 2391

* Uniform business thrives as school year begins * Taipa library officially opens * Gambling revenue plunges 35.5 pct * Singapore’s ruling party challenged   DOWNLOAD

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