Boxing | A confident Algieri heads to Macau for Pacquiao

In the days before his last fight — a stunning upset few in boxing saw coming — Chris Algieri worked his regular job as a personal trainer. At night he

Interview with Algieri and Arum | ‘I am right where I am supposed to be’

Chris Algieri established his training camp at the Venetian Las Vegas before departing for Macau. Here are excerpts of a conference call held on Tuesday, where Algieri was joined by

Hong Kong scraps yuan-conversion limit as stock link begins

Hong Kong is scrapping a daily limit on the amount of yuan residents can buy, helping reinforce its dominance as an offshore trading center for Chinese assets as Shanghai’s stock

Regulators fine global banks in currency probe 

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority said yesterday that Citibank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC Bank and UBS had

Corporate Bits | Local musicians create new song inspired by Venetian boxing events

A group of fans and onlookers gathered yesterday to enjoy the debut of the music video and were treated to a live performance of the song by Lo, Jorge and

Mozambique speeding up economic reforms, minister says

Mozambique’s minister of Industry and Trade, Armando Inroga, has given assurances that the government is speeding up the introduction and implementation of economic reforms in order to improve the country’s

Energias de Portugal sells Brazil assets to China Three Gorges

Portuguese power company EDP – Energias de Portugal has sold half of the 66.67 percent stake held in Brazilian power company Empresa Energia São Manoel (São Manoel) to the subsidiary

HONG KONG | MDT INTERVIEW: Ronny Tong – the way ahead for HK politics

In an interview with Macau Daily Times, prominent Civic party member Ronny Tong says that final settlement on the Chief Executive election model should be put aside until agreement is

First ever Sino-US climate deal aims to prod others to act 

A groundbreaking agreement struck by the United States and China is putting the world’s two worst polluters on a faster track to curbing the heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming. With the clock

Obama says US had no role in Hong Kong protests 

President Barack Obama said yesterday that the U.S. had no role in fostering pro-democracy protests that have shut down parts of Hong Kong for six weeks, denying allegations in Chinese

India | Docs rush to help after sterilization deaths

A team of doctors rushed to central India yesterday after at least 12 women died and dozens of others fell ill following sterilization surgery held as part of a free,

Myanmar | Obama confronts reform shortcomings

When President Barack Obama arrives in Myanmar’s remote capital, he will confront a nation backsliding in its pledges to enact economic and political reforms that were rewarded with U.S. sanctions relief and

SPACE | European probe attempts historic comet landing

The European Space Agency’s unmanned Rosetta probe successfully released a lander toward the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko yesterday, putting it on its final seven-hour journey to a historic rendezvous with the fast-moving

Ebola | Mali reports 2 new deaths in capital

Malian authorities yesterday reported two new deaths from Ebola that are not believed to be linked to the nation’s only other known case, an alarming setback as Mali tries to limit the

USA | Secret tape released shows contrite Reagan apologizing to Thatcher

So sorry we kept it a secret. That was Ronald Reagan’s message to Margaret Thatcher when U.S. troops invaded the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada in 1983 without telling the British leader

This day in history: 1979 Times returns after year-long dispute

The Times newspaper has been published for the first time in nearly a year. The paper’s disappearance from news stands followed a dispute between management and unions over manning levels and

Offbeat | US Veterans, soldiers enjoy massive DC concert

The first-of-its-kind Concert for Valor, staged by HBO, Starbucks and Chase Corp., was intended to raise awareness for issues affecting veterans. While official crowd estimates were unavailable, organizers were expecting

Poker | Swede wins World Series, USD10 million

A Swedish man who got his start playing online poker after late restaurant nights while he trained to be a chef is USD10 million richer after winning the top World

Boxing | New pro competition already a hit

The new professional competition run by the previously amateur boxing world governing body is already showing signs of being a hit with fans. The International Boxing Association’s AIBA Pro Boxing concept

World Views: China deftly changes the subject in Hong Kong

As hedge fund managers declare victory with the launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong stock link, don’t forget the obvious losers: the city’s pro-democracy movement. For almost seven weeks, the students who

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