Briefs | Zhang to hear opinions on wide range of topics

Chief Executive Chui Sai On said on Friday that he expected the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC),  Zhang Dejiang, would hear

China’s Didi raises over USD5.5b in record tech funding

Ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing raised more than USD5.5 billion from investors, scoring the largest round of funding ever for a technology company to bankroll an expansion

Swiss watchmaker Breitling agrees to sell to CVC

CVC Capital Partners has agreed to buy Breitling, the Swiss watchmaker known for aviation-themed timepieces worn by actor John Travolta, in a deal said to be

Corporate bits | Thriller live returns to the Parisian

Thriller Live, a theatrical concert that commemorates one of the world’s greatest entertainers, Michael Jackson, returned to The Parisian Theatre last Friday. Following its successful run

Ask the Vet | Common questions about queening and breeding cats

Breeding cats can be a wonderful experience. However, unless you are prepared to learn how to take care of a breeding cat and have homes for all the kittens,

Manufacturing growth slowed in April 

Growth in China’s manufacturing sector slowed in April, official data showed yesterday, pointing to an unsteady recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. The monthly purchasing managers’

Sky-high asset valuations a concern for Hong Kong regulator

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission plans to look more closely at corporate asset valuations, according to Chief Executive Officer Ashley Alder. Assets such as coal

China scores tacit victory at Southeast Asian leaders’ meeting

China won approval from Southeast Asian leaders on Saturday at a meeting where U.S. allies in Asia have previously criticized Beijing over its actions in disputed maritime

Trump says China pressuring North Korea on missile, nukes 

President Donald Trump said in a television interview that he believes China’s president has been putting pressure on North Korea as it pursues its missile and nuclear weapons

Philippines says Trump called Duterte to affirm alliance

Presidential spokesman Ernie Abella said Trump mentioned he was looking forward to visiting the Philippines in November to attend an East Asia summit that Duterte will

Briefs | North Korea tests missile…

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile just hours after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson mounted an effort at the United Nations to rally pressure against Kim Jong Un’s

The global growth hotspots of the future are here

If you want to be at the epicenter of global growth in the next few decades, you could do worse than relocate to somewhere like Kigali,

Analysis | Korea Inc. ready to kill major reforms no matter who wins vote

Much of the mess South Korea finds itself in can be traced to billionaire Jay Y. Lee’s attempt to tighten control over Samsung Group, the business his

Parents of missing UK girl still hopeful she’s ‘out there’ 

The parents of Madeleine McCann, the 3-year-old British girl who vanished during a family vacation to Portugal in 2007, say they are still hopeful they will one day be

FIFA scandal spreads as Asia official admits taking bribes

The first Asian football official to be convicted in the FIFA corruption scandal, a member of a committee that oversaw ethics compliance, told a U.S. judge he

Pope’s timely Egypt visit comforts grief-stricken Christians 

Pope Francis wrapped up a brief but deeply symbolic visit to Egypt on Saturday with an open-air Mass for the country’s tiny Catholic community, defying security concerns to show

At 100 days in, Trump seems both outsider and insider 

President Donald Trump is turning from his dramatic debut as an outsider president to focus on advancing his plans to cut taxes and get tough on trade

Offbeat | SeaWorld San Diego gets a furry surprise: a baby sea lion 

SeaWorld San Diego is caring for a sea lion that was unexpectedly born to a sick mother. The park says the pup was discovered Wednesday when a

This Day in History | 1945 – Germany announces Hitler is dead

Adolf Hitler has been killed at the Reich Chancery in Berlin, according to Hamburg radio. At 2230 local time a newsreader announced that reports from

Football | Barcelona, Madrid win as Liga title race nears climax

Barcelona and Real Madrid maintained their neck-and-neck title race in the Spanish league on Saturday, when both teams won to stay level on points at the top.

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