Hints and tips:
...Beijing brokered a truce between the junta and rebel forces in January in north-eastern Shan state....
...“China’s diplomatic clout is extremely limited,” said Alan Chong, senior fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore....
...Elsewhere in the region, Japan’s Topix index rose 1.5 per cent and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.6 per cent....
...China’s benchmark CSI 300 index of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed stocks is down more than 2 per cent this year, compared with a rise of almost 14 per cent for the S&P 500....
...Incremental progress has also been made in domestic alternatives for C919’s foreign suppliers, such as aluminium-lithium alloys, ultra-high strength steel carbon fibres and some avionics components....
...Meanwhile read Tabby’s profile of PAG’s Shan here....
...Each was priced at TW$300,000 (about $9,700) on 3812’s stand, but did not immediately find buyers....
...It said senior generals should be “investigated and prosecuted for genocide in the north of Rakhine State, as well as for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan States”....
...Ms Hu categorised 2017’s advances in external finance as moving towards a higher quality of foreign investment....
...That's the busiest start to a year since 2001 and eclipses the entirety of 2017's haul. Woof....
...I shan’t be doing either. I was not a thin child. Billy Bunter, that was me. Despite all manner of parental bribery, diets never worked. Our dog, Humphrey, inspired my first successful diet....
...“If [foreign agencies] can actually operate here, it will definitely be well received by foreign investors,” said Shan Kun, head of China local markets strategy at BNP Paribas in Shanghai....
...Clarke and Cornell S....
...Starbucks trades at 17.6 times ebitda for the past 12 months, according to S&P Capital IQ, implying a £1.6bn valuation for Pret....
...The businesses, including China, Taiwan and Indonesia as well as the two Asian financial hubs, represent total deposits of S$17bn and loans of S$11bn, writes Jeevan Vasagar in Singapore....
...While I galloped through acres of wild edelweiss towards the Tien Shan mountains of western China, I had no idea what was happening at home....
...This service mentality — offering the wealthiest customers limo pickups, access to top courses in a golf-obsessed region and a S$1m ($753,000) credit card — did not come naturally....
...DBS shares closed up 0.1 per cent on Monday in Singapore at S$103.92....
...We shan’t mention exactly who it was, but suffice to say the person in question seemed to know more about what’s what in the world of global security than anyone else doing the public speaking rounds these...
...“This is the first time a mainland collector has given works to the museum,” says Lars Nittve, M+’s executive director....
...But for the 12 months to June 30, TPG VI returned 29 per cent, outperforming the S&P 500....
...Hui Shan, Goldman economist, said housing may finally rebound on increased construction after stagnating at depressed levels since the recession ended in 2009. Pulte climbed 6 per cent to $15.55....
...“We ask Mr Chung if he needs Taiwanese dollars for his trip to Taipei and we arrange for somebody to meet him from the plane and fast-track him through immigration to a waiting limo,” says Su Shan Tan, group...
...Christopher Bradley-Hole used it to devastating effect in his 2004 Chelsea Garden, Hortus Conclusus, where he combined S gigantea with shrub roses....
...An official of Ernst & Young in India forwarded a statement from S.R....
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