Corporate bits | Jacky Cheung to perform at the Venetian

Hong Kong actor and singer Jacky Cheung will perform on August 11, 12, 18 and 19 at The Venetian Macao as part of “Sun City Group Presents: A

HKSAR 20th anniversary | Hong Kong needs close China ties to prosper, next leader says

Hong Kong’s importance to the global economy will increase due to integration with China, Chief Executive-elect Carrie Lam said, dismissing concerns that Beijing was undermining the

Billionaire says Lotus car may be domestic-produced

Chinese billionaire Li Shufu said his Zhejiang Geely Holding Group will consider producing Lotus sports cars in China after agreeing to purchase stakes in Malaysian carmaker Proton

Parents alarmed by miniature crossbow craze

Powerful mini-crossbows that shoot toothpicks and needles are the new must-have toy for schoolkids across China — and a nightmare for concerned parents and school officials.

Li Ka-Shing: Hong Kong handover created beneficial ties

Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule almost 20 years ago set the stage for a smooth transition that paved the way for a mutually beneficial relationship,

Mongolia | Pro-IMF party looks to consolidate power over populists

The head of Mongolia’s ruling party could consolidate power in today’s presidential election. First, he must survive one of the ugliest campaigns in the country’s

Briefs | Cable car crashes in tourist resort

Police say four Indian tourists and a local resident died when a cable car came crashing down from a height of at least 30 meters after derailing from

Shopkeepers rush to comply as India switches to single tax

The daily bustle of tourists and shoppers has died down in an upscale market in central New Delhi, but a toy shop owner is still busy poring

Pakistan | Overturned oil tanker explodes, killing 148 

An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan yesterday, killing 148 people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel,

Norway to Brazil: Curb deforestation or we stop the money

Norway’s prime minister warned Brazil’s president on Friday to curb deforestation in the Amazon or Norway will reduce its financial contribution to the project this year.

Indonesia | Militants hit police; 1 officer, 1 attacker dead 

Two suspected militants attacked a provincial police headquarters in western Indonesia yesterday, leaving an officer and an assailant dead during Islam’s most important holiday, an official

War and waste: Cautionary tales as US ponders Afghan boost

One shirt, one pair of pants. Those are the basics for outfitting an Afghan soldier. But in that simple uniform combination are the threads of two

Mozambique | Debt probe sees USD500 million in unexplained loans

Mozambican state companies have failed to account for about a quarter of the proceeds of USD2 billion in loans being investigated, according to a report by

Offbeat | Al Capone song, pocket watch fetch over USD100K at auction 

Artifacts connected to some of the nation’s most notorious gangsters sold for more than USD100,000 at auction Saturday. A diamond pocket watch that belonged to Al Capone

This Day in History | 1986 – Branson on course for Blue Riband

Entrepreneur Richard Branson has set off on his second attempt to claim the transatlantic crossing record for Britain. Mr Branson and his team left New York

BBAM holds annual ball

200 people attended the British Business Association of Macau (BBAM) annual ball at StarWorld on June 17, with the theme of “Life’s a Circus”. “When the master of the ring opened

Tennis | Mellower now, John McEnroe wants today’s players to get mad

John McEnroe wants more anger in tennis. Not the kind of racket- smashing, profanity-flying tantrums he threw as a player, when he could go from the sport’s best player to

F1 | Ricciardo wins chaotic Azerbaijan GP; Vettel leads overall 

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo profited from the chaos to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix yesterday, while Sebastian Vettel extended his championship lead over Lewis Hamilton.

World briefs

CHINA’s foreign minister says Beijing will hold a dialogue with Afghanistan and Pakistan to help improve relations between the two South Asian neighbors. Wang Yi said during

China’s imports from North Korea slump in May

China’s imports from North Korea dropped almost 32 percent in May to USD123.75 million from a year earlier, after the world’s second-largest economy stopped buying coal from the

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