HSBC posts higher Q3 profit as Asian pivot pays off

HSBC said yesterday that its profit rose in the third quarter as a sweeping corporate overhaul aimed at winning more business in Asia paid

Google blasts EU’s untried theories in USD2.8b appeal

Google attacked the European Union for basing its record-breaking 2.4 billion-euro (USD2.8 billion) penalty in June against the search-engine giant on untested antitrust theories and ignoring

China change on recyclables could impact Alaska

A policy change in China has officials in the Alaska panhandle city of Sitka anticipating a major change in the city’s recycling program. China is the top purchaser

Corporate Bits | Sheraton Grand Macao and Soda Panda pair up to launch tourist program

The Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central is pairing up with a talented team of local artists and the creators of the popular Soda Panda character

Economy | Big four Chinese banks post double-digit gains in lending income

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Bank of China Ltd. and Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. yesterday reported average net interest income gains of 15

Japan offers Duterte aid for rebuilding, fighting terrorism

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won pledges from Japan of help with fighting terrorism and assistance in building the country’s crumbling infrastructure, as he met with Japan’s prime

Japan | Ship with sailors rescued at sea reaches US base in Okinawa

Two women from Hawaii who were adrift on a storm-battered sailboat in the Pacific for months set foot on solid ground yesterday at a U.S. Naval base

Korean crisis | Seoul: A North nuke test risks radiation leak at test site

Any future nuclear test by North Korea risks collapsing its mountain test site and triggering a radiation leak, South Korea’s weather agency chief said yesterday. The

Spain | Catalans return to work after Madrid takes charge of region

Catalonia’s civil servants returned to work yesterday for the first time since Spain’s central government rejected an independence declaration by firing the region’s elected leaders and

Offbeat | Viral photos of college student spurs modeling agency calls

Two photographs of a New Hampshire college student that have gone viral on social media are bringing her dreams of becoming a model closer to reality.

This Day in History | 1984 – Indian prime minister shot dead

Mrs Gandhi was thought to have been walking through her gardens this morning when she was shot. She was taken to the All India Medical

Saudi women to be allowed into sports stadiums next year

Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums as of next year, the kingdom’s latest step toward easing rules on gender segregation — but they will be

Rugby | Cooper Cronk signs two-year deal to join Roosters in NRL

Australian playmaker Cooper Cronk has signed a two-year deal to join the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, ending months of speculation about where he’d play

Catalan secession threatens Spain’s golden age for sports

Catalonia’s audacious attempt to secede from the rest of Spain represents a threat to one of the world’s sporting powers. For more than a decade, Spain has punched above

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SPAIN’s state prosecutor said yesterday that he would seek charges of rebellion, sedition and embezzlement against members of Catalonia’s ousted secessionist government, pushing the crisis over the region’s

The Buzz | May calls for changes in handling UK sex harassment cases

British Prime Minister Theresa May is calling for changes in the way Parliament handles allegations of inappropriate behavior as she responds to suggestions that dozens of lawmakers are

Spacey apologizes after actor alleges past sexual advance

Actor Kevin Spacey said yesterday he is “beyond horrified” by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time

Our Desk | Forget trade unions, focus on minimum wage

The new legislators elected and appointed to the Legislative Assembly (AL) last month were seemingly not enough to tip the balance in favor of the ayes when it

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Transport | First batch of LRT trains arrives

The trains, manufactured by Japan’s Mitsubishi Group, had been shipped to Macau from Japan on October 20. According to a statement published yesterday by

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