Saudis indicate comfort with higher oil prices

Brent oil traded near the highest level in a week after Saudi Arabia was said to be content with the global benchmark crude breaking above

Gold continues ‘slow dance’ around USD1,200

Gold is sticking to a narrow trading range around USD1,200 an ounce even after holdings in bullion-backed exchange-traded funds plunged to their lowest in a year.

Trade war | Aussie dollar could surge in worst-case scenario, RBA study finds

Australia’s real exchange rate could surge and gross domestic product drop in the event of an all-out global trade war, Reserve Bank research conducted in March

Jack Ma warns China to prepare for 20-year trade war

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. co-founder Jack Ma cautioned China’s business and political leaders to prepare for the trade war with the U.S. to last longer and have

Corporate Bits | BNU collaborates with Unionpay

According to BNU CEO Carlos Álvares, the collaboration opens up doorways for UnionPay credit/debit cardholders from Macau, Mainland China and other global destinations to make purchases

Trade War | US-China dispute could soon pose a serious economic threat

Seeking better-skilled workers, Cedar Electronics decided last year to return some of its manufacturing to the United States from the Philippines, only to run smack into a

Trade War | Li Keqiang appeals for free trade amid tariff battle

China’s No. 2 leader appealed yesterday for support for free trade and promised to improve conditions for foreign companies following tit-for-tat U.S. and Chinese tariff hikes

Belt & Road | Venezuela doubles down on Chinese money to reverse crisis

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday that new investments from China will help his country dramatically boost its oil production, doubling down on financing from the

Koreas | Unfinished business: Moon’s summit dreams echo late mentor

This week’s summit between rivals North and South Korea represents, in part, unfinished business for South Korean President Moon Jae-in. In pursuing engagement with North

Koreas | Kim agrees to dismantle main nuke site if US takes steps too

The leaders of North and South Korea announced a wide range of agreements yesterday which they said were a major step toward peace on the Korean

Middle East | Putin seeks to defuse downing of Russian plane off Syria

A Russian reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by Syrian forces responding to an Israeli airstrike, killing all 15 people aboard, in what President Vladimir Putin said was

Offbeat | Mountain lion visits Colorado motel but doesn’t stay long

A mountain lion has been caught on surveillance camera dashing to the doorstep of a Colorado motel office, venturing toward the open doorway and then wandering away.

This Day in History | 1999 – UN force arrives in East Timor

A multinational peacekeeping force has landed in East Timor in an attempt to restore law and order to the territory. The UN force has been sent

Tennis | US Open champion Osaka dominant on return to action in Japan

Naomi Osaka’s homecoming couldn’t have gone much better. Playing in her first tournament since winning the U.S. Open, third-seeded Osaka impressed her Japanese fans yesterday

American Football | Uber driver suing Bucs’ QB Winston over groping incident

A female Uber driver in Arizona is suing Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston, accusing him of sexual assault. Court documents say the woman filed the suit

World briefs

JAPAN A few months ago, Shinzo Abe faced calls to resign as a cronyism scandal sent his popularity tanking. Today he’s expected to easily win a party

The Buzz | Sesame Street wants to clarify: Bert and Ernie aren’t gay

The producers of “Sesame Street” want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay. Sesame Workshop tweeted yesterday that the characters

LA Times Beijing bureau chief quits after sex investigation

The head of the Los Angeles Times’ Beijing bureau has resigned four months after the newspaper suspended him following sexual harassment complaints brought by two women.

Made in Macao | The other mid-autumn festival stories

Next Monday is the Chinese 八月十五 (fifteenth of the eighth month), better known as the Mid- Autumn Festival, 中秋 (Chong Chao). Last year, I

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