Australia says Chow Tai Fook’s Alinta takeover has won approval

Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd., the Hong Kong conglomerate best known for its jewelry stores, has won Australian regulatory approval to acquire gas and electricity provider

Ask the Vet | Transitional cell carcinoma in cats

Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) affects the cat’s bladder. This is an extremely rare cancer; only 0.8 percent of abnormal masses involve this form of cancer, but

Ignore China’s credit risks at your peril, says top manager

Investors in Chinese debt aren’t paying enough attention to rising credit risks, according to a top bond fund manager. Some market participants have focused

Corporate bits | Restaurant at the Parisian presents French Festival menu

Le French GourMay, the festival of French culinary and wine culture, will return to Hong Kong and Macau this May. To commemorate the event, The Parisian

Angola is China’s third largest oil supplier in February

In February Angola was China’s third largest oil supplier, after Saudi Arabia and Russia, with a 10 percent share, compared to 15 percent and 14 percent, respectively, for the

New customs tariff system feeds expectations of growth

The introduction in the coming months of a new customs tariff in Angola is feeding expectations among economic agents that replacing the current regime will be a

Chinese jihadis’ rise in Syria raises concerns at home 

Many don’t speak Arabic and their role in Syria is little known to the outside world, but the Chinese fighters of the Turkistan Islamic Party in

Briefs | Pence wraps up Aussie visit in Sydney

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has wrapped up his visit to Australia with a boat cruise around Sydney Harbour and a tour of the iconic Sydney Opera House.

Nature | GM plans to launch 10 electric cars in China by 2020

General Motors Co. plans to launch 10 electric and gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in China by 2020, an executive said Friday, as automakers speed up the rollout of

China, Philippines argue over defense chief’s island visit 

China has protested the visit by Manila’s defense and military chiefs to a disputed island in the South China Sea, but the Philippine government maintained Saturday that it

Stolen plaque in Thailand a sign of antidemocratic sentiment 

It’s a whodunit worthy of a Dan Brown novel: a small bronze plaque commemorating Thailand’s 1932 revolution is ripped out from a very public place by parties unknown and substituted

N.Korea detains US citizen; at least 3rd American being held

North Korea recently detained a U.S. citizen, officials said yesterday, in the latest case of an American being held in the country. The Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang said

Venezuelans march in memory of those killed in unrest 

Thousands of Venezuelans dressed in white marched in the capital Saturday to pay homage to the at least 20 people killed in anti-government unrest in

Author and conservationist Kuki Gallmann shot in Kenya

The Italian-born author and conservationist Kuki Gallmann was shot at her Kenyan ranch and airlifted for treatment after herders invaded in search of pasture to save

Offbeat | Starbucks barista has meltdown over Unicorn Frappuccino 

A Starbucks barista has taken to social media hoping to make orders for the coffee chain’s much buzzed about Unicorn Frappuccino disappear. Starbucks’ entry into

This Day in History | 1975 – Baader-Meinhof blow up embassy

A tense stand-off at the West German embassy in Stockholm has ended in violence, with the death of at least three people. Five Baader-Meinhof guerrillas had been

The Venetian hosts China Music Awards

THE 21ST Channel China Music Awards and Asian Influential Power Grand Ceremony was held at The Venetian Macao for the sixth consecutive year. The red

Tennis | Nadal beats Ramos-Vinolas to win 10th Monte Carlo Masters

Defending champion Rafael Nadal easily beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-3 in an all-Spanish final yesterday to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the 10th

Athletics | Mary Keitany breaks a marathon record with 3rd London win

Kenyan runner Mary Keitany broke Paula Radcliffe’s women-only marathon world record on yesterday with a third victory in London, while Daniel Wanjiru won the men’s race

World briefs

CHINA’s foreign minister says China insists on the elimination of nuclear weapons in the Korean peninsula and will continue to pursue the resumption of talks among the involved parties.

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