Corporate bits | Sands China continues to source from local suppliers

Since launching its Local Supplier Support Program in July of last year, Sands China Ltd. has purchased various products from 74 new local suppliers, leading to a total of  more

Angola | Economy minister proposes structural change of economy

The economic, financial and foreign exchange situation of Angola, owing to an external shock, requires a structural change of the economy to ensure the wellbeing of its citizens, said Economy

Cape Verde’s public debt exceeds USD2 billion

Cape Verde’s public debt amounted to 199.5 billion escudos at the end of March and 205.9 billion escudos (USD2.070 billion) at the end of July 2016, the Bank of Cape

Official says Australian security key to Chinese investment

Australia’s treasurer said yesterday that national security would be his overriding consideration when he makes a decision on whether to allow a Chinese consortium to lease a major Sydney electricity

Economy | Imports, exports fall again in July

China’s exports fell again in July by an unexpectedly wide margin while a decline in imports accelerated in a possible sign of weakness in the world’s second-largest economy. Exports contracted 4.4

South China Sea | US Navy visits Qingdao; Ramos in Hong Kong for talks

A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer arrived in the northern Chinese port of Qingdao yesterday in the first visit by an American warship to the country since Beijing responded angrily

One Belt, One Road China’s ‘Marshall plan’

China’s ambition to revive an ancient trading route stretching from Asia to Europe could leave an economic legacy bigger than the Marshall Plan or the European Union’s enlargement, according to

Laos’ thirst for Mekong River dams imperils fishing, farming

Dismissing its neighbors’ pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia’s poorest people. The site of the Don Sahong dam,

Pakistan | Suicide bombing at hospital in Quetta kills 63

A suicide bomber killed at least 63 people and wounded dozens in an attack that struck a gathering of Pakistani lawyers on the grounds of a government-run hospital in the

Japan | Emperor Akihito suggests he would like to abdicate

Japan’s emperor expressed concern yesterday about fulfilling his duties as he ages, in a public address that was remarkable for its rarity and its suggestion that he would like to

Divided America | Will Trump energize the Latino vote?

It’s a paradox in American politics: Many Hispanic families have an immense personal stake in what happens on Election Day, but despite numbers that should mean political power, Hispanics often

USA | Delta grounds flights due to system problems

Delta Air Lines says limited flights have begun several hours after a computer outage grounded its flights around the world and stranded thousands of people. The Atlanta airline said yesterday that

Gaza Strip World Vision says Israeli charges based on ‘huge gap’ in numbers

The international charity World Vision said yesterday that Israel has accused the charity’s Gaza Strip director of funneling what appears to be an impossible sum of money to Hamas. Israel’s Shin

This Day in History | 1969 – Film star stabbed in ‘ritualistic’ killings

Actress Sharon Tate has been found brutally murdered in her Los Angeles home, along with three high-society friends and a fifth, as yet un-named, victim. All five died from shooting and

Offbeat | US: ‘Pokemon Go’ players blamed for damage at historic fort

A fort destroyed in the Revolutionary War is again fending off attacks — this time from “Pokemon Go” players. Caretakers of Fort Phoenix in Massachusetts say players of the popular smartphone

Rio Olympics | Australian, Chinese swim officials tangle amid doping feud

Swimming officials from Australia and China are jumping into the fray as a feud over doping between swimmers Mack Horton and Sun Yang keeps boiling over at the Rio Olympics. The

With an eye-popping score, US gymnasts put world on notice

The nerves were there. Unmistakable. Unavoidable. Standing in the darkened tunnel before entering Rio Olympic Arena yesterday , the U.S. women’s gymnastics team felt the pressure that comes not from

Briefs | Brazil disappoints again in men’s football

Disappointed yet again, the Brazilian fans jeered their own team and saved their applause for Iraq. Brazil, which has never won the Olympic gold medal in men's soccer, failed to

Rio Olympics | Cycling course leaves riders bloodied, broken

After a series of spills in the men’s Olympic road race left cyclists with broken bones and bloody road rash, it seemed as if the women’s race Sunday was going

The Buzz | Cambodia PM says his potbelly is hurting his golf swing

Hun Sen says his growing potbelly is getting in the way of his golf swing. The Cambodian premier, who is known for his casual comments, went off track yesterday while responding to

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