A woman accused of killing seven people has gone on trial in southeastern China after spending more than 20 years on the run. ( read original story ...)
Ezra F. Vogel, Eminent Scholar of China and Japan, Dies at 90
A longtime scholar at Harvard, Professor Vogel wrote books that helped shape how the world viewed the two ascendant economic powers. ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Tea bubble is set to inflate in China
Get ready for a tea comeback in China. The drink so closely associated with the country’s history has been supplanted of late in the zeitgeist and financial markets as a bitter battle for coffee ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar may tap debt market in 2022-25, pending North Field expansion ramp-up: Fitch
Qatar may tap the debt market again in 2022-25, pending North Field expansion ramp-up, according to Fitch, an international credit rating agency. ( read original story ...)
Vernon Jordan: Make It Plain
The film chronicles Jordan’s modest origins through his rise to national renown as a pioneering attorney, businessman, civil rights leader and counselor to presidents spanning the era from LBJ to ... ( read original story ...)
Saints DE Cameron Jordan says there was ‘no maliciousness’ on play vs. Chiefs that led to ejection
Wims was suspended two games for that. Jordan, though, will still be subject to fines for the hit to Wylie. If there is a financial penalty to go along with it, the price tag could be a hefty one, ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Iraq’s cabinet approves 2021 draft budget of $103 bln
BAGHDAD, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Iraq’s cabinet on Monday approved a 2021 draft budget of 150 trillion Iraqi dinars ($103 billion) as the country wrestles with an economic and financial crisis due to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based open finance startup Finantier gets backing from Y Combinator
Being “underbanked” doesn’t mean that someone lacks access to financial services. Instead, it often means they don’t have traditional bank accounts or credit cards. But in markets like Indonesia, many ... ( read original story ...)
Rethinking the business of charity
A former M&A lawyer, Save the Children's Paul Ronalds is bringing his dealmaking acumen to the charity sector in a bid to rescue struggling organisations. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares May Test Support At 2,800-Point Level
The Singapore stock market has ended lower in four straight sessions, sinking more than 45 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The ... ( read original story ...)