HSBC says profit up as cost-cutting advances

HSBC Corp. said yesterday its latest quarterly profit rose nearly 7 percent over a year earlier as the global bank cut costs and revenue rose. Profit in the third quarter rose

Ferrari raises forecasts after record third quarter earnings

Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari NV revised its earnings guidance upward yesterday after reporting a record third-quarter profit of 113 million euros (USD126 million), up 20 percent over last

Ryanair shares surge on plans to carry 200 million by 2024

Ryanair shares rose 5 percent yesterday after Europe’s top budget airline said it expects to carry more than 200 million passengers annually by 2024, 11 percent higher than previously forecast. The

AP Explains | Beijing’s intervention in Hong Kong legislature

DECISION TO BAR TWO LEGISLATORS China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress, issued an interpretation of the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini constitution, stating that two legislators could not take their seats after

Lou Jiwei | Gov’t replaces finance minister amid debt, stimulus efforts

China’s government replaced its finance minister yesterday with a veteran of its tax bureau, prompting expectations communist leaders plan changes in the tax system. A government announcement that Lou Jiwei, one

NPC approves law to tighten control on internet use

China’s legislature approved a cybersecurity law yesterday that human rights activists warn will tighten political controls and foreign companies say might hamper access to Chinese technology markets. Chinese authorities say the

Myanmar | Police suspect colleague in British teacher’s death

Police say a British teacher has been found dead with chest and head wounds in a colleague’s apartment in Yangon and another British man is the suspect. The body of 47-year old Peter

Myanmar | Railway for Yangon slow-paced window into past

Myanmar’s commercial capital is fast shedding its sleepy backwater trappings as the city builds new roads, hotels and office buildings, but the Circle Line railway remains a world apart from the traffic jams

Brexit on the agenda | India, Britain talk trade and investment during May’s visit

British Prime Minister Theresa May and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, held talks yesterday aimed at deepening ties between their countries and boosting trade and investment as the U.K. prepares to leave the

USA Elections | In White House math, certain places offer clues on outcome

Did Donald Trump succeed in at last winning over college-educated whites uneasy with the billionaire reality TV star? Did he drive a wave of working-class white voters? Did Hillary Clinton

Offbeat | Colorado city uses toilet paper to help repair cracked roads

It’s not pranksters or vandals who placed toilet paper all over the streets of Littleton, Colorado, it was city workers. The Denver Post reports (dpo.st/2e9pIlw) that Littleton crews have used bathroom

This Day in History | 1990 – Ireland elects first woman president

Voters in the Republic of Ireland have chosen their first female president. Unofficial returns suggest that Mary Robinson, who is standing as an independent, took nearly 40% of the vote in

Macau secures semi-final place in Solidarity Cup

Macau secured its place in the semi-finals of the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup on Sunday evening with a 4-1 come-from-behind win over Laos at Sarawak Stadium. Khamphanh Sonthanalay gave Laos the

Ronaldo caps ‘dream year’ after Madrid contract extension

Life in Madrid certainly seems to agree with Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal forward signed a five-year contract extension with Real Madrid yesterday, capping an exceptional year after triumphs with his

The Buzz | China passes law punishing companies for box-office fraud

China is attempting to crack down on box office fraud in the world’s second-biggest movie market by setting out punishments for companies that fabricate ticket sales and other data under

World briefs

PHILIPPINES The senator who initiated an investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly anti-drug campaign asked the Supreme Court yesterday to stop verbal attacks against her by Duterte. Sen. Leila de

‘Thrilla in Manila’ in the making | Ang Lee believes new film technology is worth trying again

Ang Lee believes the new technology that made for hyper-realistic action in “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” is worth trying again. So much so the two-time Oscar-winning director will use the

Our Desk | Paris and the Palace

Two new mega resorts opened in Cotai during the late summer: The Parisian Macao and Wynn Palace. But why has one been off to a sluggish start while the other

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 – edition no. 2016

* Philippines | Abu Sayyaf claims to have kidnapped German, killed woman * Unified exam details unveiled * Autumn salon opens * Hard rock joins race for Japan casino   DOWNLOAD

Thousands in HK protest central gov’t intervention

Thousands of people protested in Hong Kong yesterday, demanding that China’s central government stay out of a political dispute in the southern Chinese city after Beijing indicated that it would

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