Private bankers seeking break from Swiss crisis-era rules

A David vs. Goliath battle is brewing in the world’s biggest hub for offshore wealth. Big banks are pushing back against Swiss plans to relax rules that

Ikea on Amazon? Swedish firm to test sales in online stores

Ikea will start selling furniture through third- party websites to find new ways to reach customers in the digital age, though “no decisions are made

Uber riders in Dubai can now select electric-powered Tesla

Ride-hailing service Uber yesterday began offering its customers in Dubai the option to ride in one of 50 new Tesla electric-powered vehicles — a stark contrast

Central bank boss calls for reform amid congress countdown

People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan made a fresh call to open up the nation’s financial sector, and warned that reform will become more difficult if

Taiwan | Tsai vows to protect regional stability amid China tension

Taiwan’s independence-leaning government will defend the self-governing island’s freedoms and democratic system amid heightened tensions with rival China, President Tsai Ing- wen said yesterday. In

United Nations | Four ships banned from all ports for violating N. Korea sanctions

The U.N. Security Council has banned all nations from allowing four ships that transported prohibited goods to and from North Korea to enter any port in their

Lawyer says Filipino doctor to fight US extradition, terror case

A Filipino doctor accused by U.S. authorities of plotting attacks in New York City, including in concert venues and Times Square, denies that he helped finance the

Malaysia | Chemist says Kim had 1.4 times lethal dosage of VX on face

The estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader had about 1.4 times the lethal dosage of VX nerve agent on his face after he was attacked at

Japan | Election campaign begins; PM Abe pledges stability

Hundreds of candidates took to the streets yesterday as the official 12-day campaigning period for Japan’s Oct. 22 lower house election kicked off, with Prime Minister Shinzo

USA | 1,000 leads later, authorities still stumped by Vegas gunman

More than a week after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history investigators are stumped about the key question: What led a 64-year-old high-stakes gambler to

Offbeat | Shark-suit wearer runs afoul of Austria’s ‘burqa ban’ law

An Austrian law that forbids any kind of full-face covering including Islamic veils has claimed an unusual victim — a man wearing a shark suit. Police say

This Day in History | 1976 – China’s ‘Gang of Four’ arrested

The new chairman of China’s Communist Party, Hua Guofeng, has ordered the arrest of four leading radicals in Peking. It is a sign that China is

Football | Syria’s World Cup hopes end in extra-time loss to Australia

War-torn Syria’s hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup have ended in a 2-1 extra-time loss to Australia. Tim Cahill again delivered for his

Cricket | Sri Lanka hands Pakistan first test series defeat in UAE

Dilruwan Perera grabbed 5-98 as the offspinner anchored Sri Lanka to a 68-run victory against Pakistan in the second test and clinched the two-match series 2-0 yesterday.

World briefs

THAILAND More than three years after seizing power in a coup, the head of Thailand’s military government yesterday promised elections in November next year. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told

The Buzz | Catalan parliament not acting on vote results

An official at the Catalan parliament says its governing board has “taken notice” of the results in last week’s disputed independence referendum — but that it won’t put

Smoke, wildfires damage California’s famed wine country

Workers in Northern California’s renowned wine country picked through charred debris and plotted what to do with pricey grapes after wildfires swept through lush vineyards, destroying at

Macau Matters | Emergency Button App

Over Summer I spent two months living in the family home with my father in Australia. While there he explained the red emergency button on his old-fashioned traditional

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 – edition no. 2903

* AL new voices | Agnes Lam | ‘I don’t want to be the populist or the protectionist’ * More property supply than demand * Lusofonia festival returns * Tsai vows to protect

Food & Beverage | Jak’s Kitchen puts itself on par with top restaurants in integrated resorts

With the aim of providing guests with competitively- priced quality Western cuisine outside of integrated resorts, two entrepreneurs opened Jak’s Kitchen in One Oasis earlier this year.

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