Wynn Resorts asks bondholders to shield it as founders fight

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The director of the Tertiary Education Services Office, Sou Chio Fai, said that 40 percent of local residents who graduated from university within the last year drew

Dropbox, valued privately at USD10b, files for IPO

Dropbox Inc., the file-sharing company that’s been privately valued at USD10 billion, filed for a U.S. initial public offering, saying it was at scale

BAIC and Daimler to build USD1.9b China production plant

BAIC Motor Corp. and Daimler AG plan to build a new factory in China for Mercedes-Benz vehicles to meet growing demand as the German automaker deepens its

Mozambique | Lack of gov’t transparency means budget levels likely remain same, EIU says

The Mozambican government’s reluctance to ensure the transparency of public finances is expected to result in direct support for the State Budget remaining at pre-2016 levels

Winter Olympics | Faux snow: Man-made snow to be used in Beijing and beyond

The forecast for the next Winter Olympics: cold with a 100 percent chance of fake snow. In other words, a lot like the Olympics

Two detained for posing in Japanese army uniforms

Chinese police have ordered two men detained for 15 days after they posted pictures on the internet of themselves wearing Japanese World War II army uniforms at

Top economic aide is said to plan US trip amid trade row

President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser Liu He will head to the U.S. this week in a sign of an expanded role managing the mounting trade tensions

Tycoon who considered Kushner investment prosecuted

The founder of one of China’s biggest insurers, who had discussed possibly investing in a Manhattan skyscraper owned by the family of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and

Six months after attacks began, Rohingya see no end in sight

Their houses are often made of plastic sheets. Much of their food comes from aid agencies. Jobs are few, and there is painfully little to do. The

Chol says North Korea open to talks with US

A North Korean envoy making a rare visit to South Korea said yesterday that his country was willing to open talks with the United States, a rare

US weighs Sheldon Adelson offer to fund Jerusalem embassy

The Trump administration is considering an offer from Republican mega-donor and Sands China chairman Sheldon Adelson to pay for at least part of a new U.S. embassy

US | NRA, Florida face backlash after latest school shooting

The National Rifle Association, and now the State of Florida, faced a growing backlash Saturday as companies cut ties to the gun industry following the latest school

Syria | Damascus, its suburbs calm after UN cease-fire vote

The Syrian capital and its embattled eastern suburbs were relatively calm yesterday, following the U.N. Security Council’s unanimous approval of a resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across

EU and Russia vie for influence in volatile Balkans region

For years, Russia has worked to gain influence in Southeast Europe, using Serbia as a foothold to establish a friendly pocket on a hostile continent. The

Offbeat | French customs officials find stolen Degas in luggage on bus

French customs officers have found an impressionist painting by Edgar Degas stowed on a bus, more than eight years after it was reported stolen. The French

This Day in History | 1991 – Iraqi troops flee Kuwait City

The Kuwaiti capital has been liberated by the Gulf War Allies after 208 days of Iraqi occupation. Thousands of Iraqi troops began leaving the city after

Bach: Russian doping scandal didn’t stain Winter Olympics

The massive, state- linked Russian doping scandal didn’t stain the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach said yesterday. It was, however, the subject of the

Winter Olympics | Bjoergen dominates in last race, wins 5th medal

Marit Bjoergen has left a legacy that will be hard to top. In her final Olympic race, the most decorated athlete in the history of the Winter

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KOREA A North Korean envoy making a rare visit to South Korea said yesterday that his country was willing to open talks with the United States, a rare

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