DSAT starts feasibility work on fourth cross-sea passage

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) responded to a written enquiry, filed by lawmaker Chan Meng Kam at the end of January, demanding for the authorities to disclose details of the next

Taipa library operational on trial next week

Taipa’s first library will be opened to the general public on a trial basis next Wednesday, offering a collection of around 150,000 books for the city’s library-goers. The new space

Greece repays IMF loan installment despite cash crunch

Greece’s government has given the order to repay a roughly 450 million euro (USD485-million) loan instalment to the International Monetary Fund due today — a debt Athens had insisted it

Real Estate Matters | The 25 questions you must ask as a tenant renting a property – Part 5

The Most Important Questions To Ask… If you have not seen the earlier articles on this subject, here is a brief introduction to the series. Of course you can find the

Project Poker | After a break, the view changes

It’s been a while since you heard from me, especially on the actual tables. I’ve been going through some family stuff and didn’t have the time to play at all.

Stock mania spreads to HK as Chinese buyers hunt bargains

The frenzy that made Chinese stocks the world’s best performers is spilling over the border into Hong Kong. After propelling the Shanghai Composite Index to a 90 percent rally in

Casinos start April soft, but stocks rally anyway

For the first week of April, usually a slow period, average daily gaming revenue in Macau came in at HKD643 million, a 34% decline from a year ago and 10%

CCTV host’s mocking of Mao Zedong draws fire, applause

China's state broadcaster is investigating one of its hosts after a video of him insulting Mao Zedong was leaked online, causing a stir and rekindling debate on the complicated legacy

Verbal war | China urges US not to take sides on territorial issues

China yesterday urged the United States not to take sides on territorial issues, voicing anger against U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, who said Diaoyu Islands fall under the scope of

Taiwan | Sylvia Chang makes comeback with ‘Murmur of the Hearts’

Veteran Taiwanese filmmaker Sylvia Chang is making a comeback after a seven-year hiatus with "Murmur of the Hearts," which pairs seasoned actors with fresh faces to tell a story about

Officials in Guangdong cancel incinerator after protests

A city government in southern China has revoked approval of a planned waste incinerator in response to protests, in the latest case of local authorities bowing to a public outcry

Tibet chief demands monasteries display Chinese flags

Tibet's Communist Party chief has demanded that Buddhist monasteries display the national flag as part of efforts to shore up Chinese control over the restive region. In an editorial appearing in

Cambodia | Lawmakers appoint new electoral body

Cambodian lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a vote to remake the country's electoral body yesterday, part of a political deal to help ensure fairness in the next national vote in 2018. Opposition leader

North Korea | American woman deported for plotting, making videos

North Korea has deported an American woman who frequently visited the country over the past 20 years, accusing her of engaging in "plot-breeding and propaganda." North Korea's state media said Wednesday

Japan | Emperor prays at WWII battleground on Pacific island

The emperor of Japan visited a remote Pacific island yesterday to pray for thousands of Japanese and American soldiers who died during the World War II battle of Peleliu. Emperor Akihito

Diplomacy | Dollar may be next screw for US to tighten on North Korea

The last time the United States tried the military option on North Korea, more than a million died, a hostile and unexpectedly resilient adversary emerged and instead of regime change

Italy | Man kills his lawyer, judge, co-defendant in Milan court

A man on trial for fraudulent bankruptcy opened fire in Milan's courthouse yesterday in a "cold, premeditated" spree, killing his lawyer, a co-defendant and a judge before being captured nearly

This Day in History | 2000 – Damages for sacked HIV manager

Mark Hedley, who ran an Aldi supermarket in County Durham, north east England, was asked to leave because bosses said other staff felt uncomfortable around him. They also said that Mr

Offbeat | US woman, 115, now listed as world’s oldest person

Jeralean Talley tops a list maintained by the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group, which tracks the world’s longest-living people. Gertrude Weaver, a 116-year-old woman in Arkansas who was the oldest

F1 | Chinese Grand Prix | Vettel: Ferrari still ‘realistic’ about Mercedes advantage

New Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was still beaming two weeks after capturing his first Formula One race in 16 months, but said ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix that he

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