Summit between Brazil and Portugal in June

The Luso-Brazilian summit will take place next June, on a date to be announced, said Tuesday in Lisbon the Vice President of Brazil, Michel Temer, during a meeting with the

Jimmy Lai won’t back down

At 3:30 a.m. on a chill January morning, Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai was awakened by a housemaid. Police were at the door of his British-colonial-era mansion. “I thought

Hong Kong | Leung asks lawmakers to agree to Beijing’s election plan

Hong Kong law-­makers should agree to China’s terms for the city’s first leadership election, or risk delaying giving citizens the right to vote, Chief Executive Leung Chun-­ying said. Candidates for the

Tibet | Exiled gov’t presses mainland authorities on missing Buddhist leader 

The Tibetan government-in-exile wants supporters to help pressure China to release the 11th Panchan Lama, a Buddhist leader who is believed to have been in Chinese custody since his disappearance as a

Japan | Abe doesn’t offer customary apology for WWII 

South Korea expressed deep regret yesterday that Japan’s leader did not repeat his predecessors’ apologies for the country’s aggression during World War II. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Asian and African

South Korea | Gov’t approves plan to salvage sunken ferry

South Korea formally approved a plan yesterday to salvage a ferry that sank last year, killing 304 people in one of the country’s deadliest disasters in decades. Raising the Sewol is one of

Thailand | Bangkok rushes to fix illegal fishing after EU ban threat

Thai officials said they were rushing to crack down on illegal and unregulated fishing in a bid to avoid the European Union’s threat to ban seafood import from the country. The

New Zealand | Prime minister apologizes for ponytail pulling

New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has apologized to a cafe worker for repeatedly pulling her ponytail when he visited the cafe over several months, even after she’d told him to stop.

Drone found on roof of Japanese prime minister’s office

No injuries or damage were reported from the incident, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Indonesia to attend an Asian-African conference. Police said it was not immediately known who was

Ethiopia | Thousands march against Islamic extremism 

More than 100,000 Ethiopians yesterday protested the killing of Ethiopian Christians in Libya and their own government’s failure to raise living standards of the poor, with poverty fueling the flow

Germany | Auschwitz guard’s trial enters 2nd day

A former Auschwitz guard was taking the stand for a second day yesterday to answer judges’ questions about his role at the death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. SS Sgt. Oskar Groening

Russia | Medvedev sees USD27b bill for Crimea as GDP slumps

Russia acknowledged the surging cost for its takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev blaming the standoff and sanctions that followed for helping push the economy into

This Day in History: 2001 Royal aide on trial for murder

Jane Andrews, 34, denies murdering businessman Thomas Cressman, 39, at their home in Fulham, West London, in September last year. But Bruce Houlder QC, for the prosecution, told the Old Bailey

Offbeat: US Supreme Court rejects appeal over fish pedicure ban

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a salon owner challenging a decision by local regulators to stop her from offering pedicures using fish that nibble dead skin

Football | Champions league: Bayern routs Porto 6-1 to reach semifinals, Barcelona advances too

Bayern Munich outclassed Porto 6-1 yesterday to reach its fourth consecutive Champions League semifinal and give coach Pep Guardiola an emphatic victory in his 100th match in charge of the

UEFA confirms new Champions League seeding system

UEFA has published Champions League regulations for next season confirming a seeding change to reward national league winners. Top-seeded teams in eight groups will be the defending Champions League winner plus

Vox Parva: Values beyond borders and nations

It was a year ago when I received an English copy of the book “500 years of Italians in Hong Kong and Macau” from one of its authors, Gianni Criveller.

Thursday, April 23, 2015 – edition 2297

* Forecast: Casino revenue to drop over 30 pct in April * Gaming operators rethink business model * GT World Cup is major addition to Grand Prix * Residents’ show lack of green

The Buzz | Council of Europe to urge FIFA re-vote on World Cup in Qatar

European lawmakers are likely to urge FIFA to re-vote on awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe says it will discuss the issue

World briefs

CHINA At least seven coal miners were killed and 13 left trapped after a shaft flooded at a mine in northern China, state media reported yesterday. More than 600 rescue

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