China’s central bank said on Saturday it has given American Express approval to set up a bank card clearance business in the country.
Hong Kong’s iconic Ocean Park reopens
Lifestyle Hong Kong’s iconic Ocean Park reopens. Posted . Hong Kong’s iconic Ocean Park theme park reopened to thousands of visitors on Saturday after more than four months of tem …
Hong Kong economy’s revival under threat from major delays to rail projects, experts warn
Lengthy delays in Hong Kong’s railway projects are holding back the revival of the city’s battered economy and chalking up foregone losses worth hundreds of billions of dollars, rail experts have …
Taiwan Black Lives Matter protest gets indigenous twist
Hundreds packed into a park in central Taipei on Saturday for a Black Lives Matter protest, with a group of indigenous Taiwanese given prominent billing to draw attention to discrimination against the …
Why Bahrain’s F1 ‘oval’ plan could really happen
When F1 chief Ross Brawn revealed that Bahrain might hold a second race later this year on an ‘almost oval’, it was all too easy to think that this was was just an extreme fantasy.
How Amanda Staveley took on Barclays over its 2008 Qatar rescue
The £1.5bn case of the high-flying businesswoman began its high court hearing this week …
Voter turnout soared in Georgia despite massive primary day problems
Democrats cast close to a million votes in the Senate primary, more than triple the number in the 2016 primary.
Georgia secretary of state showed ‘deliberate indifference’ to voters: Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams, Georgia’s 2018 gubernatorial candidate, joined “The View” Thursday to discuss Tuesday’s primary election problems and her new book, “Our Time is Now.” …
Oman’s pride: 300-year-old Hamra Sablah restored
Traditional town hall in Sultanate provides an elegant setting for village ceremonies Abu Dhabi: Oman’s traditions, history and culture are so enticing that visitors feel swept by their charm. Even as …
Oman on course for best-ever year for deals
News of the global slump in mergers in acquisitions hasn’t reached the farthest corner of the Arabian Peninsula, where a string of potential $1 billion-plus energy deals is helping Oman defy the gloom …