Asia stock confidence in trade truce has a number: USD325b

Just how much is this 90-day truce worth in Asian stock markets? Roughly USD325 billion, yesterday at least. That’s how much market value got added

Macquarie said to be in final talks for China joint venture

Macquarie Group Ltd. is in advanced talks to create a majority-owned securities joint- venture firm in China, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest

Could anyone have stopped gene-edited babies experiment?

Early last year, a little-known Chinese researcher turned up at an elite meeting in Berkeley, California, where scientists and ethicists were discussing a technology that had shaken

Argentina and China sign deals strengthening ties after G-20

China’s president signed new trade deals with Argentina yesterday as the Asian giant expands its growing role in Latin American economies. Presidents Mauricio Macri

State media praise Bush as ‘statesman of vision’

Chinese state media yesterday praised George H.W. Bush as a “statesman of vision,” recalling the late president’s role in helping end the Cold War and establishing the

New Chinese Cinema | SIX FILMS IN COMPETITION

Screen International is partnering with IFFAM to showcase the uniqueness that is Chinese cinema and introduce to the world the best contemporary Chinese-speaking directors. There is a total

RETROSPECTIVE

Both the 2016 and 2017 editions of IFFAM have been lauded for shining a light on Asian cinema and for its recognition of new directors and producers.

The geography of crafty filmmaking in THE COMPETITION – II

Eleven feature films of a variety of topics and origins are in competition for the top IFFAM Award 2018. They will be shown in Macau venues – from

Japan | Ghosn’s legal woes highlight governance failings

One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the arrest of Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn is over how he allegedly could have underreported his income by millions of

Koreas | Ban Ki-moon urges North to take denuclearization steps

Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday to take concrete steps toward complete denuclearization and gain the trust of the

Analysis | For Trump, low drama on trip, signs of acceptance

If there has been a constant to President Donald Trump’s tumultuous first two years in office, it has been that his foreign trips have tended to be

Saudi Arabia | Friend of Khashoggi sues Israeli surveillance company

A Saudi dissident has filed a lawsuit against an Israeli surveillance company, claiming its sophisticated spyware targeted him and helped lead to the killing of his friend,

Royal Mail delivers: Postman, can you take this to heaven?

A 7-year-old Scottish boy who sent a birthday card to his father in heaven has received a heart-warming reply. A Royal Mail official responded to Jase

This Day in History | 2003 – US pulls back from steel trade war

The US President, George W Bush, has withdrawn a punitive tax on imported steel to avoid a damaging trade war between the United States and Europe. The

EPL | Ozil problem weighs heavy at new-look Arsenal

The questions came thick and fast, and Arsenal manager Unai Emery had no real answers. At least he chose not to give any answers. Could

Booed after scoring, Spartak Moscow player faces fan fury

When Denis Glushakov scores a goal for Spartak Moscow, some fans cheer and some fans jeer. Others take it even further. Glushakov has become a target

The Buzz | Japan nabs 11 Chinese for allegedly working without visas

Japanese police have arrested 11 Chinese nationals in northern Japan for allegedly working at a construction site without passports or proper visas, and later discovered dozens of fellow

World briefs

PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte, whose controversial war on drugs has cost thousands of lives, says he used marijuana to keep awake at a recent regional meeting, but later disavowed

Philippine journalist contesting tax charges freed on bail

An award-winning Philippine journalist who along with the online news service she heads has been sued for tax evasion has declared her innocence and was freed

Our Desk | No hint of progress

The fight to establish a minimum wage law for domestic helpers is obviously not coming to an end any time soon. The decision made by lawmaker Sulu Sou to

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