Archive for December 2nd, 2016
Indonesia blasphemy protest swells to crowd of 200,000
At least 200,000 conservative Muslims rallied in the Indonesian capital on Friday in the second major protest in a month against its minority Christian governor who is being [...] » More
Energy stocks fuel market surge
Oil and gas stocks lifted the market on December 1 as global oil prices surged after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members finally reached a [...] » More
Business Briefs December 2
* Thanh Vu Tay Ninh Company has registered to sell seven million shares in Bamboo Capital Company (BCG) to reduce its ownership from 11.9 percent to 5.4 percent in nearly one [...] » More
Vajiralongkorn becomes Thailand’s new king
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn became the king of Thailand late Thursday, opening a new chapter for the powerful monarchy in a country still mourning the death of his [...] » More
The bizarre political scandal bringing down Korea’s president
While Americans watch the Twitter-fueled drama surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to build his new Cabinet, South Koreans thousands of miles away are [...] » More
Asian markets higher after China factory data
Asian stock markets moved higher on Thursday as upbeat factory data from China boosted investor sentiment. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.1 percent to [...] » More
ADB’s Nakao: don’t expect Fed policy to have lasting impact on capital flows
Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao said on Thursday he does not think US Federal Reserve policy will have a lasting impact on capital flows between emerging [...] » More
Asian factories show growth in November, but outlook clouded
China’s factories notched their strongest growth in activity in two years and Japanese firms order books rose in November, masking concern about the protectionist [...] » More
Icy reception for Disneyland’s $1.4bn ‘Frozen’ reboot in HK
City government to defer support for theme park expansion Disney’s plans for a $1.4bn Frozen-themed reboot of loss-making Hong Kong Disneyland has met with an icy [...] » More
Beijing threat as HK top in freedoms
Hong Kong is in danger of losing its top rank as the “freest” jurisdiction in the world in the near future as it has no democracy, international think tanks say. [...] » More
How HK’s Patchy Sex Work Laws Enable Predatory Cops
The lurid saga of Rurik Jutting came to an end in Hong Kong early this month when the former British banker was convicted of murdering two Indonesian women at his luxury [...] » More
HK stocks rebound but gains capped ahead of OPEC meeting
Hong Kong stocks followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday but gains were limited as investors were reluctant to buy shares ahead of an OPEC meeting and Italy’s [...] » More
Double Whammy Slams HK Developers
ong Kong developer stocks have gone from being the top performers to the worst, slammed by home price curbs and the expectation of rate hikes following Donald Trump’s [...] » More
New Silk Road still open for Taiwanese firms despite tensions, Beijing says
But President Tsai Ing-wen’s reluctance to recognise 1992 consensus is blamed for clouding other cross-strait economic opportunities Beijing said Taiwan’s entry [...] » More
Indonesian president meets Taiwanese business delegation
Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with a Taiwanese business delegation Wednesday and expressed gratitude for Taiwan’s investment in his country over the years, while [...] » More
