Corporate bits | The 13 hotel commissions two gold-plated Rolls-Royce Phantoms

Two bespoke, gold-plated vehicles will become the flagship cars of the 30 collection of Rolls-Royce Phantoms, commissioned by luxury entrepreneur Stephen Hung, Joint Chairman of The 13

New Silk Road? | First China-London freight train arrives

The first direct freight train service from China to Britain arrived in London yesterday, another leg in Beijing’s plans for closer trade ties with Europe along

Hong Kong housing curbs may give Singapore property some relief

Singapore’s three-year decline in home prices could see relief from an unexpected quarter in 2017: Hong Kong. So says Cushman & Wakefield Inc., which expects

Davos | Chinese mogul urges Trump against scrutinizing media investments

China’s biggest media mogul said he’d be a “happy buyer” of a top Hollywood studio if one were for sale and urged president- elect Donald Trump

Xi extols multilateral approach, climate accord

Chinese President Xi Jinping extolled the merits of multilateral cooperation yesterday , declaring that the Paris accord to combat climate change must be kept on track

Myanmar | OIC hopes to send team to study Rohingya’s plight 

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation plans to send a high-level delegation to Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state to assess the plight of the Rohingya Muslim minority, Malaysia

Australia | Leader of most populous state quits

The leader of Australia’s most populous state resigned yesterday after his popularity plummeted over a series of decisions during 2016. Sydney-based New South Wales Premier Mike Baird

India | At least 24 children killed in road crash

A truck loaded with sand collided with a school bus early yesterday, killing at least 24 young children in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,

Unending vigil for S. Koreans camped near sex-slave statue

Every night they sleep above cold concrete, curled up in sleeping bags on rubber mattresses in a tent made of plastic sheets held together with tape. Their heads are

Indonesia | Ex-Garuda CEO named as suspect in corruption case

Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency named Emirsyah Satar, a former chief executive officer of state-owned PT Garuda Indonesia, as a suspect in an international bribery case. The agency,

30 missing in central Italy avalanche that buried hotel

An avalanche buried a four-star spa hotel in a mountainous earthquake-hit region of central Italy, leaving at least 30 people missing, authorities said yesterday. The civil

Briefs | Gambia president refuses to step down

Gambia’s president-elect says he will be sworn in to office at the Gambian embassy in neighboring Senegal, as his country’s political crisis continues. Barrow won the December election, but

Inaugural things to watch: The speech, the dress and more 

From a morning stop at church through the swearing-in to the last dance of the evening, it’s going to be an inaugural marathon today. Donald Trump will take

Collapse of Tehran high-rise on fire kills 30 firefighters

A high-rise building in Tehran engulfed by a fire collapsed yesterday, killing at least 30 firefighters and injuring some 75 people, state media reported. The disaster struck

This Day in History | 1958 Explorers meet at South Pole

Members of the team attempting the first surface crossing of the Antarctic have joined up at the South Pole. New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary - who has

Offbeat | Raccoons recover at california zoo after cross-country ride

Baby raccoons that inadvertently hitched a cross-country ride to Northern California are recovering at the Oakland Zoo. Animal care authorities said this week that in September

China Super League | Football pioneer calls for rational signings to avoid bubble

Days after China abruptly began scrutinizing the recruitment of foreign players into the country’s dominant Super League, one of the most influential men in Chinese football

Tennis | Australian Open Djokovic out in second round, loses to Istomin

It started badly for Novak Djokovic, who needed 24 serves, six break-point saves and 15 minutes just to hold his first game in the second round. This was

Cycling – Tour Down Under | Caleb Ewan wins third stage

Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan won yesterday’s third stage of the Tour Down Under cycle race while compatriot Richie Porte retained the overall lead with three stages

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ITALY Rescue workers on skis reached a four-star spa hotel buried by an avalanche in earthquake-stricken central Italy yesterday, reporting no signs of life as they searched for

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