Hong Kong | Speakers at corruption symposium call for international collaboration

Speakers at an ongoing international symposium hosted by the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) called for international anti- corruption cooperation including cooperation in the areas

Germany grants asylum to two pro-democracy activists

Germany has granted asylum to two Hong Kong activists in a sign of growing concern over how dissent is dealt with in the territory. In interviews

Opinion | Kyle Bass is wrong on Hong Kong’s peg, too

Having failed to preside over a collapse in the yuan, hedge-fund manager Kyle Bass has a new target: the Hong Kong dollar peg. He’s wrong about that, too.

Borgata casino unveils $12m sports bet, nightspot project

Atlantic City’s Borgata casino is investing $12 million in a new sports betting and entertainment project. Casino officials tell The Associated Press it will open a sports bar

Corporate Bits | World-famous cabaret back at the Parisian by popular demand

World-famous and celebrated cabaret, Crazy Horse Paris, will return to The Parisian Macao’s The Parisian Theatre from September 25 to October 5 with its best of show, Forever

Tourism | Saudi Arabia seeks to transform Red Sea beaches

Saudi Arabia is seeking private sector investment to turn an archipelago, desert and mountains - an area about the size of Belgium - on its Red Sea coast

Gov’t seeks Asian neighbors’ support in trade fight with US

China is seeking support from Russia and from its Central Asian neighbors in its escalating tariff fight with the U.S., while also stepping up protests against

Two US warships sail through Taiwan Strait, draw China protest

Two U.S. warships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait in an apparent show of support for the government of the self-ruled island, which China claims as its

Chinese man guilty of defrauding Apple out of 1,500 iPhones

Over the span of two years, a Chinese national in Oregon sent devices that looked like iPhones to Apple, saying they wouldn’t turn on and should

India | Ruling party claims win with assured lead in votes

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party claimed it had won reelection with a commanding lead in yesterday’s vote count, while the stock market soared in anticipation

Japan | Mobile app to warn gropers, get help proves popular

A  smartphone app developed by Japanese police is being widely downloaded by women trying to protect themselves from gropers on packed rush-hour trains. The “Digi Police”

Japan | Former Nissan chairman Ghosn appears in court

Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, appeared in a Japanese courtroom yesterday for a hearing ahead of his trial on accusations of financial misconduct. It was

Australia | Geoffrey Rush awarded AUD2.9 million in defamation case

Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush was awarded an Australian record of 2.9 million Australian dollars damages by a Sydney judge yesterday in defamation case against a newspaper

Brexit | May hunkers down as premiership enters its end stage

British Prime Minister Theresa May was hunkered in 10 Downing St. with close allies on yesterday as she considered whether to give in to relentless

Iran | Senior German diplomat in Tehran for nuclear deal talks

A senior German diplomat headed yesterday to Tehran to press Iran to continue to respect the landmark nuclear deal, despite the unilateral withdrawal of the U.S. and increasing

Offbeat | Fugitive says he’ll surrender if people like wanted poster

A Connecticut police department has reached a deal with a fugitive that would have him surrender if enough people respond to a wanted poster on social media, an

This Day in History | 1975 – Journalists leave fallen Saigon

A group of 80 reporters and cameramen - including nine Britons - have been allowed to fly out of Saigon to Vientiane in Laos. They are the

PSG president targeted by French corruption probe

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al- Khelaifi is under investigation for corruption related to Qatar’s bids to host the 2017 and 2019 track world championships, a judicial

Football | Borussia Dortmund shows its ambition with 3 new signings

Borussia Dortmund isn’t wasting any time. Days after narrowly losing out to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Dortmund signed three internationals to better challenge for the

Motorsport | Hamilton fastest for Mercedes in 1st practice for Monaco GP

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time yesterday in first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver and championship leader was .059

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