Jefferies is on a hiring spree as it seeks to strengthen its foothold in Asia, focusing specifically on India and Southeast Asia. The American investment bank is bullish on a long-term deal making rebound in China.Its Asia offices have enjoyed a reasonable amount of success, prompting the firm to embark on a second phase of headcount expansion. It will be “cherry-picking the best of the best”, said Christopher Laskowski, head of Asia investment banking, in an interview. Read More...
In the span of the 25 official films released in the past 60 years, Bond fans have seen six actors take on the role on the big screen: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig (there was also David Niven, but it was in the 1967 parody Casino Royale, so doesn’t count, we say).
So who’s going to be the next James Bond? Henry Cavill is still in the running, as are Tom Hardy, Aaron Taylor Johnson and Rege-Jean Page. Read More...
Residue on pottery from an archaeological site has revealed the earliest evidence of beer brewing in China left from a 5,000-year-old recipe, researchers said Monday.
The artifacts show that people of the era had already mastered an “advanced beer brewing technique” that contained elements from East and West, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal.
Yellowish residue gleaned from pottery funnels and wide-mouthed pots show traces of ingredients that had been fermented together -- broomcorn millet, barley, a chewy grain known as Job’s tears, and tubers. Read More...
