Hong Kong rolls out measures to cool booming property market

Buyers of properties valued at up to HKD7 million (USD900,000) will have to make larger down payments, while mortgage rules for second-home purchases will be tightened, Norman Chan, the head

China said to tax past capital gains by international funds

China plans to collect capital gains taxes from foreign money managers that invested in mainland markets during the five years through November 2014, a move that may compel funds to

Angola takes on loan from South Africa

The order of 20 February justifies the borrowing with the “need to ensure the implementation of the projects listed in the Public Investment Program, promoted by the Ministry of Construction,

Portuguese-speaking countries approve projects for Guinea-Bissau

The Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) has approved projects in the areas of vocational training and health for Guinea-Bissau, the Director of Cooperation of the CPLP Executive Secretariat said Thursday

Party jails ex-vice governor 17 years on graft charges

A former Chinese vice governor known for his appetite for jade and arts was sentenced to 17 years in prison on corruption charges on Saturday, a Chinese court said. Ni Fake,

BLOOMBERG VIEWS: Xinjiang fertile ground for Islamic State recruiters

Three hundred Chinese citizens, members of the country’s Uighur ethnic group, have recently traveled to the Middle East to join Islamic State. Those Uighurs are part of a broader Muslim

Central bank cuts rates again to boost economy 

  China’s central bank cut interest rates for the second time in three months Saturday, adding to signs the country’s leaders are worried the economic slowdown is deepening too sharply. The People’s Bank

Hong Kong | Police arrest 33 in protest against mainland shoppers 

Hong Kong police arrested nearly three dozen people yesterday after scuffles broke out at a protest in a border town, in the latest example of heightened tensions over the growing

Hong Kong | Woman gets 6 years in Indonesian maid abuse case

A Hong Kong mother of two was given a six-year prison term Friday for abusing her Indonesian maid in a case that aroused widespread outrage over its brutality. Law Wan-tung was

Latest survey finds increase in wild giant pandas 

Wild giant pandas in China are doing well. The latest census by China’s State Forestry Administration shows the panda population has grown by 268 to a total of 1,864 since the last survey ending in

MH370 ANNIVERSARY | No plane, many discoveries in yearlong search for flight

  The yearlong search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has turned up no sign of the plane, but that doesn’t mean it’s been unproductive. It has yielded lessons and discoveries that could benefit

Japan | Prince William gets close look at tsunami disaster

Britain’s Prince William stood atop a hill in northeastern Japan yesterday, and stretched below him was barren land known as the “Bay of Destruction,” which was swept by a tsunami

India | Hindu ruling party forms coalition government in Muslim Kashmir 

India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party formed a coalition government in Kashmir yesterday, marking the first time it will hold a leadership position in the disputed Muslim-majority region. Leaders from the ruling

Russia | Opposition gathers in Moscow to honor murdered Nemtsov

  Russia’s opposition gathered in Moscow for march that will be a test of its support two days after a key leader was gunned down near the Kremlin. Protesters began assembling yesterday

Venezuela | Gov’t to shrink US Embassy staff, require tourist visas 

Venezuela will shrink the size of the U.S. Embassy staff, limit the activities of U.S. diplomats and require American citizens to apply for visas if they want to come bask on

Egypt | Court declares Hamas a ‘terrorist organization’ 

An Egyptian court declared Hamas a “terrorist organization” on Saturday, further isolating the blockaded rulers of the Gaza Strip once openly welcomed by the country’s toppled Islamist-dominated government. The ruling is

This Day in History: 2000 Pinochet escapes torture trial charges

A Chilean Air Force jet took off from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire at 1315 GMT with the 84-year-old general on board. General Pinochet was arrested in London in October 1998

Offbeat | 2 loose llamas lassoed after running amok in Arizona

Television footage showed a large white llama and a smaller black llama darting through the streets of Sun City during the lunch hour. Cars and golf carts stopped in their

Blatter concerned by Russian soccer racism before World Cup

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is concerned by a study that highlighted the scale of Russian soccer’s racism problem ahead of the 2018 World Cup, warning there “must be some sanctions”

NBA | Anthony Mason, New York Knicks star for hometown, dies at 48

Anthony Mason, a mainstay on the defensive- minded New York Knicks team that finished one win from a National Basketball Association title in 1994, has died. He was 48. The Knicks

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