China on Monday rejected Australia’s call for a probe examining the global response to the coronavirus pandemic — including Beijing’s early handling of the outbreak. He was speaking in response to a …
Macau gaming tax take down 38pct in first quarter
The Macau government has collected just over MOP18.48 billion (US$2.32 billion) in tax revenue from the city’s gaming industry in the first three months of this year. The figure is down 37.6 percent …
University of Macau announces gradual resumption of classes
The University of Macau (UM) announced today (Monday) the gradual resumption of classes, interrupted since the end of January due to the outbreak of Covid-19. “In response to the current development …
Hong Kong, China investors weigh recovery outlook after coronavirus sinks mainland GDP
Hong Kong will see flood of earnings reports this week Good day traders, and welcome to a fresh week! China and the US are in a verbal spat over who is to blame for the spread of the coronavirus, …
U.S. condemns arrests of top Hong Kong democracy advocates
The arrest Saturday of least 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong was criticized as jeopardizing the rule of law in the southern Chinese city.
Hong Kong gov’t defends arrests of top democrats as police chief says Martin Lee should be ‘ashamed’
The Hong Kong government defended the arrests of 15 high-profile democrats on Sunday, after Saturday’s crackdown was slammed locally and internationally as an “unprecedented assault” on the city’s …
Brunei records one more Covid-19 case, total 138
After recording one confirmed Covid-19 case on Saturday, Brunei Darussalam on Sunday (April 19) added another new case, bringing the current total to 138.
Market Devouring Record Gulf Bonds Won’t Touch Oman, Bahrain
Oman and Bahrain are stuck on the sidelines of the international debt markets after a record borrowing tally by Gulf Arab economies this month underscored a divide between the region’s strongest and …
Mongolia reports 1 more COVID-19 case, 1 recovery
ULAN BATOR, April 20 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) confirmed on Monday one more COVID-19 case, bringing the total infections in the country to 33. “A total of …
‘Seems to me he’s got a lot of demons’: Charges mount against Georgia man in deadly Alabama rampage
Derrick Lee Hightower, a 32-year-old from Columbus, is charged in the shooting death of a Smiths Station woman and suspected in three others – the killings of a couple in Dadeville and the slaying of …