Crypto wipeout deepens as Ether leads declines

The cryptocurrency bear market plumbed a fresh 10-month low, led by a tumble in Bitcoin’s biggest rival. Ether slumped 9.5 percent from its level at 5 p.m.

US wish for zero oil imports from Iran granted by S. Korea

South Korea has become the first of Iran’s top-three oil customers to fulfill a hard-line U.S. demand that buyers cut imports to zero. The Asian nation didn’t import

Ghana on hook for billion-dollar China deal if bauxite plan stalls

Ghana will have to use alternative sources to pay back China’s Sinohydro Corp. for USD2 billion in infrastructure if the revenue from an earmarked bauxite project is

Corporate Bits | CEM to host 6th solar & capacitance model car races

Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM) will host the sixth edition of the Solar & Capacitance Model Car Races on Sunday, September 23, once again inviting

Alibaba | Jack Ma to step down as chairman in September 2019

Jack Ma, who founded e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and helped launch China’s online retailing boom, announced yesterday that he will step down as the company’s chairman

Trade War | Beijing promises retaliation if US imposes more tariffs

China yesterday promised retaliation if U.S. President Donald Trump escalates their tariff battle, raising the risk Beijing might target operations of American companies as it runs out

Religion | Group says officials destroying crosses, burning bibles

China’s government is ratcheting up a crackdown on Christian congregations in Beijing and several provinces, destroying crosses, burning bibles, shutting churches and ordering followers to

Opinion | The US opioid crisis, fentanyl and China

America’s opioid crisis has shifted. As Congress and the White House have dawdled, the overdose death toll has continued its steady climb — reaching more than 49,000 in

Cambodia | Ex-opposition leader freed awaiting treason trial

The leader of Cambodia’s now dissolved opposition party was freed on highly restrictive bail yesterday after being jailed for a year on a treason charge, the latest

Singapore | Court recovers USD11m linked to 1MDB Malaysia Fund

A Singaporean court has ordered the return of 15.3 million Singapore dollars (USD11.1 million) linked to the indebted 1MDB Malaysian state investment fund. Law firm Tan

Philippines | Lawyers alarmed by Duterte moves to jail senator

The largest lawyers’ group in the Philippines asked the country’s courts yesterday to resist “creeping incursions” on their independence and warned of judicial chaos after the

USA | White House Anonymous: Pence confident no one on his staff wrote NY Times column

Vice President Mike Pence says he’s “100 percent confident” that no one on his staff was involved with the anonymous New York Times column criticizing President Donald

Sweden | Country faces weeks of uncertainty after close election

Sweden woke yesterday to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after the country’s two rival blocs failed to secure a clear governing majority in elections that saw a

Offbeat | Midsummer nightmare. Iran detains artists over Shakespeare performance

Iranian authorities have detained two artists over a theatre production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Cultural official Shahram Karami told the official IRNA news agency yesterday

This Day in History | 2001 – US rocked by day of terror

The United States is in a state of shock after a day of attacks which have left thousands dead and New York’s World Trade Center destroyed. The Pentagon

Football – UEFA Nations League | Mbappe, Giroud score as France makes successful return home

FRANCE 2, THE NETHERLANDS 1 Any lingering doubts that Kylian Mbappe is French soccer’s most valuable jewel were erased yesterday as the teenage striker celebrated the world

Football | China appoints Hiddink in hope of Olympic success

China’s soccer federation announced yesterday it has appointed Dutch coach Guus Hiddink to lead the country’s under-21 team to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The 71

World briefs

PHILIPPINES The largest lawyers’ group in the Philippines asked the country’s courts yesterday to resist “creeping incursions” on their independence after the president voided an amnesty for an

The Buzz | In first key speech, new UN human rights chief airs concerns

The new U.N. human rights chief warned Monday about abuses worldwide, citing among others the Trump administration’s “unconscionable” separations of migrant families and urging the European Union to

Moonves becomes latest powerful exec felled in #MeToo era

The #MeToo movement fighting sexual misconduct had already claimed one of Hollywood’s top movie moguls in Harvey Weinstein. Now it has done the same for Leslie Moonves,

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