Hong Kong tightens liquidity with USD192 million peg defense

Hong Kong faces the likelihood of rising borrowing costs after the city’s de facto central bank intervened to defend its currency peg for the first time since

European Union | Portugal’s Costa opposes strategy of creating European champions

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said he opposes a strategy of creating large European corporate champions at the expense of competition within the region. “We can’t

Courtrooms to canola fields: Huawei-US tensions span globe

Chinese tech giant Huawei’s tensions with Washington, which says the telecom equipment maker is a security risk, stretch across four continents from courtrooms to corporate

Trade war | Officials push against US demands on enforcement, yuan

China’s top trade and monetary policy officials this weekend delivered a subtle push-back against trade demands made by Washington, delivering Beijing’s own interpretation of progress made

Aviation tragedy | Beijing grounds Boeing 737 Max 8 planes after Ethiopia crash

China’s civilian aviation authority ordered all Chinese airlines to temporarily ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes yesterday after one of the aircraft crashed in Ethiopia.

North Korea | Kim Jong Un seen losing more than gaining if he tests missile

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is showing signs he might fire his first rocket in 15 months. Long-time observers suspect he is bluffing. Two days

South Korea | K-Pop takes a hit after Big Bang singer named in sex probe

The popularity of K-Pop is taking a dive - at least in the stock market - after South Korean police confirmed a member of the Big

Japan | Court rejects Ghosn’s request to attend Nissan board meeting

A Japanese court has rejected a request by former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, released on bail last week, to attend the Japanese automaker’s board meeting today.

Pakistan | Anti-graft tribunal indicts ex-premier, six others

A Pakistani anti-graft tribunal has indicted former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and six others over millions of dollars in losses because of delays to a power project.

USA | Trump reviving his border wall fight with new budget request

President Donald Trump is reviving his border wall fight, preparing a new budget that will seek USD8.6 billion for his signature project, impose steep spending cuts

USA | Tesla walks back its plan to close most showrooms

Tesla is walking back its plan to close most retail stores worldwide in a move the company says will force it to raise prices on

This Day in History | 1969 – Paul McCartney weds Linda Eastman

Paul McCartney has married Linda Eastman in a civil ceremony in London. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Marylebone Register Office to catch a glimpse of

Football | English field invasions see players punched, pushed

In an alleged moment of malice, a pitch invader punches a player. In an apparent attempt to join goal celebrations, a fan pushes an opposition player.

Rugby | Cooper finds new home with Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby

Wallabies outcast Quade Cooper has found a comfortable new home at the Melbourne Rebels, playing a major role from flyhalf in the club’s unbeaten start to the

World briefs

CHINA’s top trade and monetary policy officials delivered a subtle push-back against trade demands made by Washington, giving Beijing’s own interpretation of progress made in talks over the

The Buzz | Chicago Symphony musicians trade piccolos for picketing

Striking musicians at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are grabbing picket signs instead of piccolos after a lack of progress in contract talks. The musicians picketed yesterday

Flight 302 | A shredded book, a passport: What 157 victims left behind

What little was left was heartbreaking: A battered passport. A shredded book. Business cards in many languages. Searchers in white gloves and canvas shoes

Our Desk | The State of Education and vice-versa

As an educator by training, and as a father, I have always nurtured both a significant interest in, and a concern for, education. When I first arrived

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 – edition no. 3246

* Aviation tragedy | Flight recorders found in Ethiopian jetliner crash • The plane’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders were found, Ethiopian Airlines said. An airline official, however, said one

Gaming | Massachusetts: MGM signs deal with Red Sox, just miles from Wynn’s encore

U.S. baseball team the Boston Red Sox have announced a multi-year agreement with MGM Resorts International that will see the casino operator’s logo placed around Fenway Park,

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