Italian banks have overcome systemic risk, finance elites say

Now that  worries Italian banks will suffer a meltdown have subsided, lenders need to persuade investors they can make money. Both optimistic buyers and more

Corporate bits | K-Pop group to bring ‘Wings tour’ to Macau

Live Nation has announced that the “2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour In Macau” will take place on November 4 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena.

Agreements between Brazil and China could represent USD9.9b in funding

The 14 agreements signed during the official visit of Brazilian President Michel Temer to China to attend the BRICS summit meeting in Xiamen, Fujian province, could represent

Angola loses status as largest oil producer in Africa to Nigeria

Angola was one of three member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), whose output fell in July, along with Iraq and Venezuela, according to

Chinese oil lifeline to N. Korea targeted after nuclear blast

Even before North Korea detonated its most powerful nuclear bomb yet, Japan was calling for moves to cut off its oil supply. Some sort of oil

Taiwan | Premier’s resignation puts spotlight on China ties

Taiwan’s premier tendered his resignation yesterday, raising the possibility of changes in the island’s troubled relationship with mainland China. The Presidential Office said on its website

BRICS countries urge UN reform, cooperation on terrorism

The BRICS group of five major emerging economies called yesterday for reform of the United Nations and tougher measures against terrorist groups, while denouncing North Korea’s latest

Korean crisis | South simulates attack on North’s nuke site after test

Following U.S. warnings to North Korea of a “massive military response,” South Korea fired missiles into the sea to simulate an attack on the North’s main nuclear

Analysis | South Koreans worry N. Korean nukes will damage US alliance

U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter following North Korea’s strongest-ever nuclear test explosion to criticize both Koreas and China. But his tweets will get as

Hurricane | Harvey damage testing Texas infrastructure

The damage Harvey wrought on Texas is testing the state’s infrastructure like never before, challenging regulators, politicians and others on several fronts in the hurricane’s aftermath. 

Offbeat | Zozobra gets political: Flames lick up people’s fears in ritual effigy burning

High anxiety about White House politics, hurricane flooding and even the threat of nuclear war with North Korea is adding an extra spark to the annual burning

This Day in History | 1997 – Mother Teresa dies

Mother Teresa, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who devoted her life to helping the sick and the poor, has died at the age of 87. She

Football – World Cup Qualifiers | Amid war, Syria hopes to reach World Cup for first time

In the midst of a long-running and ruinous war, millions of Syrians may finally have something to be joyful about. Syria’s national soccer team has

Football – World Cup Qualifiers | Switzerland wins 8th straight game, Portugal stays close

Switzerland extended its perfect record in World Cup qualifying by defeating Latvia 3-0 yesterday for its eighth straight victory, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal edged 10-man Hungary

World briefs

KOREA Following U.S. warnings to North Korea of a “massive military response,” South Korea fired missiles into the sea to simulate an attack on the North’s main nuclear

The Buzz | Royal baby: Dukes of Cambridge expecting third child

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace has announced. The Queen and both families are said to be “delighted with the news,”

Odd inheritance: 1889 landmark courthouse with clock tower

George Beckwith got the surprising phone call a few months ago, informing him that he soon would be an owner of a 19th-century courthouse in Connecticut, nearly

Our Desk | Recycling starts early

Around ten years ago, in the city where I grew up, the government one day decided to fine people RMB200 for walking around topless. Of course, we are

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 – edition no. 2880

* Hong Kong replaces 24-hour BBC World Service radio channel * India challenge * More cash handouts * BRICS countries urge UN reform   DOWNLOAD

CCAC may conclude weather bureau probe by October

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has hinted that it will finalize its investigation into the much-criticized Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) by next month. Following residents’

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