Hong Kong-Shanghai stock link gets green light

In a joint statement, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission said trading via the long-awaited Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect link would start on Nov. 17. Approval had

Deutsche Bank’s Rankin named CEO of Packer’s Consolidated Press

Deutsche Bank AG’s co-head of corporate banking and securities, Robert Rankin, will leave to join Australian billionaire James Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd. Rankin, an Australian, will leave his job in

Corporate Bits | Count Basie Orchestra to perform at the Venetian Macao

Founded by jazz icon William James “Count” Basie in 1935, the “The Swingingest Band in All the Land” has continued to tour and release albums since the death of Basie

Angolan president’s daughter bids to buy Portugal Telecom

Terra Peregrin – Participações SGPS, owned by Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s president, has launched a tender offer for the entire share capital of Portugal Telecom

Joint Mozambique S Korea plant to assemble Hyundai cars

An assembly plant of South Korean car brand Hyundai was inaugurated Thursday in the industrial zone of the city of Matola, near Maputo, as part of a Mozambican-South Korean partnership,

Hong Kong | Domestic workers struggle in risky jobs 

At every stop, the path from Tritin Kartika’s poor Indonesian hometown to her job as a live-in maid in a Hong Kong apartment put her at risk of exploitation. Back home, she signed an

APEC | Summit Xi and Abe hold ice-breaking meeting 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took a major step in easing more than two years of high tensions over contested islands and wartime history with

Briefs: Afghanistan | Insurgents kill 9 police officers in separate attacks

India’s Supreme Court yesterday ordered the lifting of a ban on women working as makeup artists in the movie industry, ending a decades-long discriminatory practice. India’s film industry is among

South Korea | Seoul, Beijing agree to sign free trade deal 

South Korea says it has agreed to sign a free trade deal with China that will remove tariffs on more than 90 percent of goods over two decades but won’t include rice

Seoul fires warning shots near N. Korea border 

South Korean troops fired warning shots yesterday after North Korean soldiers approached too close to the border separating the rival countries, Seoul defense officials said. The firing heightens animosities between the

Diplomacy | In China, Obama tests global clout post-election

His influence at home quickly fading, President Barack Obama is looking east to China, the opening stop of a three-country tour that will test his ability to play a commanding role on

This Day In History: 2004 Veteran leader Yasser Arafat is dead

The man who led his people’s struggle for more than 40 years suffered multiple organ failure at 0330 local time (0230 GMT). He had been in a coma since 3 November

Offbeat | US woman celebrates 100th birthday with sky dive

Cunningham kissed her 7-month-old great-great-granddaughter before suiting up for her 100th birthday jump Saturday at Saratoga Skydiving in Gansevoort. It was her third jump, after taking up the sport at

Rugby | Australia beats Samoa 44-18 in 4 Nations Champs

Greg Inglis and Cooper Crock shared four of Australia’s eight tries in a 44-18 win over Samoa to seal a place opposite New Zealand in the final of rugby league’s

All Blacks beat England 24-21 at Twickenham

New Zealand defeated England 24-21 on Saturday, bossing a home side that’s desperate to make Twickenham a fortress heading toward the Rugby World Cup it will host in 10 months. Instead,

Former NBA player Ernie Vandeweghe dies at 86

Ernie Vandeweghe, a New York Knicks player in the post-World War II era and father of former NBA star Kiki Vandeweghe and three other top athletes, has died. He was

Football | European Roundup : Arsenal stumbles, Juventus cruises and PSG wins

Arsenal was left to rue its defensive vulnerabilities for the second time in a week after again failing to defend a lead in a 2-1 away loss to Swansea on

World Views: Putin’s Hitler-pact defense should worry everyone

Russian President Vladimir Putin made headlines around the world last week when he defended the 1939 Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact, by which Stalin and Hitler agreed secretly to divide Eastern Europe between them.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 – edition no. 2188

* Gov’t backtracks, domestic violence to be listed as public crime * Cage, Arnold & Sly may attend clash in Cotai * Cases of ‘naked chat’ blackmail soar * SJM announces Q3 results,

The Buzz: Alex Marquez becomes Moto3 champion in Valencia

Alex Marquez won his first Moto3 world championship after finishing third in the season-ending race at the Valencia Grand Prix yesterday. Marc Marquez — Alex’s older brother — successfully defended

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