Sydney bids farewell to futuristic monorail
SYDNEY: Sydney will bid farewell to what has been termed a transport ‘white elephant’ — a futuristic monorail which has…
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No repeat of 1997 Asian crisis as China trembles
ASIA’S 1997 financial crisis won’t repeat itself, even as a slowing Chinese economy unnerves the region’s financial markets. So says…
Checking the SCORE board
SCORE for Sarawak: Towards a developed state echelon Sarawak – having seen an average economic growth rate of less than…
No ‘butts’ about Asean healthcare
In the Philippines, there is no need to fear committing a faux pas by taking a cigarette from an open…
Basquiat sells for US$29 million, contemporary sales start
A Jean-Michel Basquiat painting sold for US$29 million is the first of a series of sales that concludes a hectic…
Geeks oust miners among Aussie’s new rich as boom fades
SYDNEY: In a country synonymous with larger-than-life mining tycoons and Outback heroes, the geeks are quietly inheriting the earth. As…
Americans exit Harrods top 10 as Chinese flock to store
The days of Americans being the biggest overseas shoppers at London’s Harrods store are over. While seven years ago US…
Equities Weekly: Fed taper talk torpedoes markets
Markets continued their retreat for the week ended June 21, 2013, falling by 0.03 per cent on the back of…