Hong Kong braces for higher rates as currency losses quicken

How long can it last? That’s what watchers of Hong Kong’s markets are asking as the gap between local and U.S. interbank rates widens to

Caesars hires two executives to lead expansion beyond gambling

Caesars Entertainment Corp. hired two executives to help expand beyond gambling, including licensing the Caesars and Harrah’s brands to hotels that may not feature casinos. As

Foreign doctors deem ill Chinese Nobel laureate OK to travel

Two foreign specialists who visited Liu Xiaobo said yesterday that the cancer-stricken Nobel Peace Prize laureate would be able to safely travel abroad for treatment, apparently contradicting

G20 summit | Himalayan stand-off makes it an awkward meeting for Xi and Modi

Things might have been a little awkward when Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw each other on the sidelines of the

Nature | Watchdog says Chinese town is major ivory smuggling hub

An environmental watchdog group says its investigation has found that a little-known town in southern China is a major hub for ivory smuggling by organized criminal gangs. The

Sri Lanka | Owners of poached elephants may escape sanction

A group of wealthy businessmen, a Buddhist priest and other social higher-ups on trial in Sri Lanka for allegedly keeping illegally captured elephants may get their

Philippines | President says he’s likely to extend martial law

President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he will likely extend 60 days of martial law he imposed in the southern Philippines to deal with a deadly siege of

Japan | Flood deaths rise to 15

The death toll from heavy rain and flooding in southern Japan this week has risen to 15, officials said Saturday, as rescue workers reached isolated villages

Australia | PM greenlights missile defense development

Australia will press ahead with a missile defense program to protect its forces, but a U.S. shield system isn’t appropriate, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said.

G20 summit | Trump, Asian allies seek counter to North Korean ‘menace’

Wrapping up his second European tour, President Donald Trump searched for consensus with Asian allies Saturday on how to counter the “menace” of North Korea after

Feature | Reporters on how North Korea, other nations view standoff 

One reason North Korea is the world’s most dire nuclear hotspot is that among the most important players, even allies and semi-allies have different desires and priorities.

Venezuela marks 100 days of unrest, at a glance

Anti-government protests in Venezuela hit the symbolic mark of 100 days yesterday with a grim record of at least 92 dead and more than 1,500 injured. The

Offbeat | Professional runner outruns 2 bears while training in woods

A professional runner from Kenya who was out training on a nature trail in the woods near his home in Maine says he encountered two charging black bears

This Day in History | 1943 – Western Allies invade Sicily

The armed forces of Britain, the United States and Canada have landed on the Mediterranean island of Sicily. It is the first major landing of British

Formula One | Valtteri Bottas wins Austrian GP; Sebastian Vettel second

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas made a great start from pole position to win the Austrian Grand Prix yesterday, while Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished just behind in

World briefs

IRAQ Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi celebrated with Iraqi troops yesterday in Mosul after they drove Islamic State militants from some of their last strongholds in a nearly nine-month campaign,

The Buzz | Poland starts evacuating 10,000 people after WWII bomb found

Polish officials say they have started evacuating about 10,000 people in eastern Poland after a huge World War II bomb was recently found during road works. Buses

UNESCO | Gulangyu island joins world heritage list

Gulangyu island in east China’s Fujian Province, famous for its varied architecture and multicultural history, was included on the UNESCO World Heritage list Saturday. The

Views on China | Korean beauty may be fleeting as China embraces color

South Korea’s cosmetic brands may find that beauty isn’t skin deep after all. Amorepacific Corp. and LG Household & Health Care Ltd. shares have had a tough year.

Monday, July 10, 2017 – edition no. 2840

* China’s aircraft carrier celebrated on Hong Kong port call * USD1 million bribe from Ng Lap Seng * Travel industry expo concludes * Couto in surgery after zhuhai crash   DOWNLOAD PDF   * Self-driving cars

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