Hong Kong stocks fell for a second day yesterday, but managed to recover by the close on Monday, as casinos led declines after gaming revenue in Macau
China’s box-office receipts fell last month as Hollywood blockbusters failed to compensate for poor showings by local films. June movie ticket sales dropped 5 percent to
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security lifted its ban on electronic devices in the cabins of commercial jetliners flying to the U.S. from Abu Dhabi after validating
Sands Resorts Macau is offering suite packages as part of its “Macau Summer Celebration” promotion. The promotion includes discounts of up to 35 percent for visitors to enjoy
President Xi Jinping’s complaint about a “negative” turn in China’s relationship with the U.S. showed the challenge facing Donald Trump when the two leaders meet in
Trading on China’s new bond link to the rest of the world started yesterday, with little in the way of a market reaction. First-day turnover on
A friend of imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo said yesterday that he doubts the government’s claims that the ailing dissident is too sick to leave the
Iran yesterday signed a USD5 billion agreement with France’s Total SA and a Chinese oil company to develop its massive offshore natural gas field, the first
Scandal-hit Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces one of his biggest tests since coming to power in late 2012, after his ruling party lost to an upstart
With a landmark goods and services tax (GST) now rolling out across India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to turn his focus to job creation
A dispute between the children of late Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew has damaged the country’s reputation and could dent public confidence in the government if it
The leader of the militants who laid siege to a southern Philippine city is suspected to be hiding in a mosque there, the Philippines’ defense
Fearful that Thailand’s new labor rules will get them into trouble, tens of thousands of migrant workers are returning to neighboring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, causing hardship to
President Donald Trump crowned his weekend rage against the news media with a mock video that shows him pummeling a man in a business suit —
A bus carrying German senior citizens on vacation crashed into a truck yesterday on a highway in Bavaria and burst into flames, killing 18 people and
With the fight for Mosul in its final stage yesterday, Islamic State militants sent female suicide bombers hidden among fleeing civilians, while Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led
French President Emmanuel Macron vowed yesterday to lift a state of emergency that has been in place since 2015, but also to harden permanent security
A Chinese rocket launch failed on Sunday evening due to abnormality during the flight following what appeared to be a successful liftoff, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Israeli commandos have rescued 100 hostages, mostly Israelis or Jews, held by pro-Palestinian hijackers at Entebbe airport in Uganda. At about 0100 local time (2200GMT), Ugandan
Russia’s dress rehearsal for the World Cup is over, and it looks comfortable in the spotlight. When FIFA’s Gianni Infantino sat with Russian President Vladimir
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