Gaw Capital turns faded properties into gems for fat returns

When InterContinental Hotels Group announced the sale of its Hong Kong flagship for USD938 million to a group led by Gaw Capital Partners on July 10, even insiders were caught

Corporate Bits | Dreamworks launches Summer photo competition

Both local and overseas guests can submit their photographs of the DreamWorks Experience, whether it’s the characters, decorations, activities, or performances such as the DreamWorks Summer Feast, the Kung Fu

Having made Olympic history, Beijing faces challenges

Having made history as the first city to win hosting rights for both the Summer and Winter Olympics, Beijing now faces a slew of challenges, from ensuring adequate snow in

Briefs | Ai Weiwei gets UK business visa after Home Secretary steps in

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was granted a six-month visa to the U.K. on Friday after Home Secretary Theresa May overruled officials in her department who had limited his stay in

Official factory gauge slips as growth slowdown bites

An official Chinese factory gauge slipped to a five-month low, signaling that months of easier monetary policy have yet to kick in and putting pressure on the country’s leadership to

Myanmar | Heavy rains cause more flooding; 9 dead

Heavy rains in Myanmar have caused more flooding and left nine people dead, devastating several townships and forcing more than 18,000 people into temporary shelters, officials said Saturday. Much of the country has

Australia | House speaker quits over travel expense scrutiny

The speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives resigned yesterday following weeks of accusations that she used taxpayer money to pay for extravagant and unnecessary travel. Bronwyn Bishop has faced fierce criticism since it

India-Bangladesh | Delhi and Dhaka swap border enclaves, settle old dispute 

Television images showed people bursting firecrackers and raising an Indian flag in the Masaldanga enclave, which became part of India. On the other side of the new border, thousands of people

Israel | PM vows ‘zero tolerance’ for Jewish extremists after baby burned to death

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government will have “zero tolerance” for Jewish extremists. At his weekly Cabinet meeting yesterday, Netanyahu said Israel was united against “the criminals among our

Turkey | 2 soldiers dead, 24 wounded in PKK suicide attack

Kurdish rebels yesterday detonated an explosives-laden agricultural vehicle at a military police station in eastern Turkey, killing two soldiers and wounding 24 others, authorities said, amid a sharp escalation of

Egypt | Court postpones Al-Jazeera verdict again

An Egyptian court yesterday again postponed announcing a verdict in the retrial of three Al-Jazeera English journalists, extending the long-running trial criticized worldwide by press freedom advocates and human rights

Flight MH370 | New debris found in Reunion not a plane part

A senior Malaysian official says that an object found in Reunion has been confirmed as “a domestic ladder” and is not a plane part, amid media reports that a new

This Day in History | 1957 – Rahman to lead independent Malaya

He was chosen by his fellow Malay rulers in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday and will lead his country to independence at the end of this month. The Tunku, or

Offbeat | Australian seated beside overweight passenger sues Etihad

Etihad Airways said Friday that it will continue to fight a lawsuit by a passenger who says he was left with back pain because he was seated beside an overweight

WADA to investigate new doping allegations in athletics

The World Anti-Doping Agency is alarmed by “wild allegations” made by two European media outlets of widespread suspicious drug tests in track and field, and is asking an independent body

Insight | Non-interventionism is a poor excuse

1. The lack of control for rental increases – both for shops and for residential buildings – remains a problem. Although there has been a slowdown in the rental market,

Ask the Vet | How to Keep Your Dog Cool in the Summer

“Heatstroke is by far the greatest concern,” as most veterinarians agree. A Hebrew University study found that 50% of dogs with heatstroke won’t survive the initial 3 days post the

Nature | Obama to require steeper emissions cuts from US power plants

President Barack Obama will impose even steeper cuts on greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants than previously expected, senior administration officials said yesterday, in what the president called the

Filthy Rio water a threat at 2016 Olympics

The waters where Olympians will compete in swimming and boating events next summer in South America’s first games are rife with human sewage and present a serious health risk for

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