Jack Ma says US-China trade war could last 20 years

Alibaba founder Jack Ma said Tuesday that the trade dispute between the U.S. and China could last 20 years. But he expressed hope that a solution

IMF reveals crisis legacy is slower growth, more debt, fewer babies

The global financial crisis left lasting scars on the world economy, including slower growth, higher government debt and even lower fertility rates, the International Monetary Fund

Corporate Bits | lVS recognized by dow jones for corporate sustainability efforts

Las Vegas Sands Corp. has once again been recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for its industry-leading corporate sustainability efforts. Sands is

The Trade of War | Chinese armed drones now flying across Mideast battlefields

High above Yemen’s rebel-held city of Hodeida, a drone controlled by Emirati forces hovered as an SUV carrying a top Shiite Houthi rebel official turned onto a

Death & Taxes | Authorities orders actress Fan Bingbing to pay massive fine

Chinese tax authorities have ordered “X-Men” star Fan Bingbing and companies she represents to pay taxes and penalties totaling USD130 million, ending speculation over the fate

Hong Kong | Securities regulator freezes chairman assets, alleges USD1.3b con

Hng Kong’s securities regulator froze the assets of an unnamed chairman of a public company on suspicion of fraud totaling USD1.3 billion. The person may have

Hidden Cobra | North Korea said to have stolen a fortune in online bank heists

North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests have stopped, but its hacking operations to gather intelligence and raise funds for the sanction-strapped government in Pyongyang may be gathering

Quake-tsunami | Horror difficult to erase for Indonesians as toll tops 1,400

For some who survived the massive earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island last week, the memories and the horror of experiencing a disaster that has

US, British scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry

Three researchers who “harnessed the power of evolution” to produce enzymes and antibodies that have led to new drugs and biofuels have been named winners of

EU | Finnish ex-prime minister bids to become Commission head

Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb said yesterday he would run for the head of the European Commission following next year’s elections. Stubb announced

Offbeat | California divorce courts go to dogs as pets gain status

California courts could be going to the dogs — and maybe cats, too — under a new law granting judges authority to settle disagreements over who keeps

This Day in History | 1965 – Immigrants feel at home with BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation has announced plans to introduce a new service for Asian immigrants starting next week. The programmes will go out every Sunday on

Football | Champions League: Substitute Semedo helps Benfica beat AEK, Bayern draws Ajax

AEK ATHENS 2, BENFICA 3 Substitute Alfa Semedo rescued 10-man Benfica with a late goal to secure a 3-2 win over AEK Athens yesterday as

Baseball | For Cubs, season ends on sour note with loss to Rockies

No team in the National League piled up more victories than the Chicago Cubs through 162 games. That seems like small consolation now. Kyle Hendricks gave up

Tennis | Dimitrov out of China Open, Pliskova advances

Third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov is out of the Beijing Open, beaten 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 by Dusan Lajovic in the second round yesterday. At 4-4 in the deciding

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CHINA Tax authorities have ordered “X-Men” star Fan Bingbing and companies she represents to pay taxes and penalties totaling USD130 million, ending speculation over the fate of one

The Buzz | Climate goals mean Europe will overtake US in electric cars

European carmakers are rolling out electric vehicles like the ones on view this week at the Paris Motor Show to burnish their reputations as technology leaders and to compete

Pope opens youth synod as confidence dips on abuse fallout

Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops yesterday to dream of a future free of the mistakes and sins of the past, as he opened a global gathering of the church

Made in Macao | National food: rice or noodles?

The Americans have apple-pies on the Fourth of July, and that got me wondering on National Day a few days ago: What food do we consider our national

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