World Bank loan of USD500 million to Angola agreed in May

The World Bank spokesperson said that the finance agreement would be signed on 14 May, a new date after the previous date was missed, depending on the conclusion of the

Briefs | Angola and Beijing implement diplomatic and service visa exemption

The Angolan and Chinese holders of diplomatic and service passports have been exempt from visas, since last Saturday, 11 April, the Angolan embassy in China said in a statement. The

Ex-state oil boss admits graft, power abuse

A top official who led China’s biggest petroleum company and later was assigned to oversee state-owned companies admitted in court yesterday that he was guilty of corruption and abuse of power, the

Mainland soccer on upswing with new talent and big investment

For Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua, the new season has brought new optimism. After several years of turmoil that saw the team stripped of its 2003 CSL title in a

Beijing says Taiwan won’t be among charter members of new bank

Cross-strait friction remerged yesterday as China said Taiwan won’t be among the charter members of the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, apparently because of a dispute over what name the island should

PRC, US to boost cooperation on repatriating fugitives 

China and the U.S. are boosting cooperation in sending home crime suspects amid a Chinese drive to ferret out corrupt officials and fugitives who have fled abroad. The Department of Homeland Security

Malaysia | Gov’t revives indefinite jail raising fears of repression

Lim Kit Siang had just been elected an opposition lawmaker in Malaysia’s Parliament three days earlier when racial riots between ethnic Chinese and Malays broke out on May 13, 1969.

Hacking | Decade-long cyberspy attack on Southeast Asian targets

A sophisticated hacking group targeted governments and corporations in Southeast Asia for a decade, marking one of the longest-running and most efficient campaigns unveiled, according to security company FireEye Inc. Named

Briefs | India Rebels set off land mine, killing 4 police

Maoist rebels set off a land mine in central India on Monday, killing at least four policemen and injuring seven others, police said. The rebels, who claim to be inspired

Germany | Nobel laureate Guenter Grass dies at age 87 

Guenter Grass, the Nobel-winning German writer who gave voice to the generation that came of age during the horrors of the Nazi era but later ran into controversy over his own World

Brazil | Nationwide protests seek ouster of president

Nationwide demonstrations calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff swept Brazil for the second day in less than a month, though turnout at Sunday’s (yesterday in Macau) protests appeared down,

USA | New candidate Clinton heads to Iowa in a van called Scooby

Hillary Rodham Clinton is hitting the road as she starts her 2016 presidential campaign — quite literally. The former secretary of state announced her candidacy Sunday and left on a roughly

This Day in History | 1970 – Critical explosion cripples Apollo 13

The explosion happened in the fuel cells of the spacecraft’s service module approximately 56 hours after lift-off. This resulted in the loss of Apollo 13’s main power supply which means oxygen

Offbeat | French ‘Spiderman’ scales Dubai skyscraper

A French climber has scaled one of Dubai’s tallest skyscrapers, relying on just chalk and sticky tape on his fingertips to help him up the 75-storey high Cayan Tower in

Football | Champions League Preview: Madrid derby heats quarterfinals in last final rematch

  With three teams in the final eight of the Champions League, Spain is again home to the top contenders for Europe’s biggest prize as the quarterfinals start this week. At least one

Tennis | Praise for Mirza after she becomes World No.1 in doubles

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi led an outpouring of praise yesterday for Sania Mirza after she became the country’s first tennis player to be ranked No. 1 in women’s doubles. “An

World Views | It’s a race, Hillary, start running

At the moment, the competition she enters isn’t much of a race. She has already outmuscled many prospective rivals. She doesn’t quite stand alone, but potential competitors for the Democratic

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 – edition no. 2290

* More construction works seen as a major reason for fatal accidents * Public hospital director will be replaced * Hengqin land to install social facilities * Nobel laureate Guenter Grass dies at

The Buzz: Education consultant convicted of cheating HK couple

An educational consultant who accepted more than USD2 million from a Hong Kong couple then failed to a deliver on his promise to get their sons into Ivy League universities has

A toddler disc jockey fascinates South African fans

At first it seems like a fluke — a 2-year-old playing with the knobs and buttons of a sophisticated music system. Yet, the tiny boy is in control of the

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