Archive for December 19th, 2016
Beijing sees U.S. drone as part of South China Sea spying efforts
An underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea last week is part of U.S. surveillance efforts in the disputed waterway, but Beijing won’t [...] » More
VN-Index hits 675 points
Strong increases on all indexes from impressive liquidity on December 16. With strong support from the food and beverage sector the VN-Index increased 9.24 points (1.39 per [...] » More
Local stocks up for a third day
Vietnam’s stock market advanced for a third day on the two local exchanges on December 16, driven by domestic purchases of local shares on the day foreign funds finished [...] » More
Business Briefs Dec 19
* HCMC Power Corporation (EVN HCMC) will require all customers in the city to pay electricity bills via banks by 2019. At present, 55% of 2.2 million households in the city [...] » More
US says China will return underwater drone; Trump slams Beijing
China has agreed to return the US underwater drone that it seized in international waters earlier this week, the Pentagon said Saturday. “We have registered our [...] » More
Indonesia air force aircraft crash kills 13 including 10 military personnel
All 13 people who were on board in the Hercules C130 plane have been killed after the Indonesian air force aircraft crashed into a mountain, confirmed the rescue agency on [...] » More
Exclusive: Xi Jinping Behind Unexpected Political Changes in HK, Insider Says
Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese regime, is directly involved in swaying the political fates of the top Hong Kong leader and the top Chinese official in the [...] » More
HK Airlines Celebrates Flight to Seoul
Hong Kong Airlines made its inaugural daily flight service to Seoul, Korea on 16 December. To commemorate the official launch of this new route, Hong Kong Airlines held [...] » More
HK to hold individuals to account with new financial rules
Hong Kong’s financial firms must register managers responsible for the day-to-day running of regulated activities in an effort to make individuals more accountable, its [...] » More
Fire at HK International Airport lounge raises No 2 alarm
A VIP lounge inside the restricted area of Hong Kong International Airport caught fire on Friday night, but nobody was hurt. At 9.50pm, the fabric surrounding construction [...] » More
Taiwan fears becoming Donald Trump’s bargaining chip
BY THE end of this month, say Chinese officials, work will be completed on a big upgrade of facilities at a monument to one of the scariest moments in the recent history of [...] » More
Conflict between China and Taiwan is complex
The telephone conversation on December 2 between President-elect Donald Trump and President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan was relatively brief but continues to reverberate [...] » More
President Obama Says Donald Trump Should Deal Cautiously With Taiwan, China
President Barack Obama said President-elect Donald Trump’s protocol-breaking phone call with Taiwan’s leader could elicit a significant response from China, given [...] » More
The Guardian view on Taiwan: Trump should handle with care
No one exactly expected the Chinese to seize a United States underwater drone in the South China Sea on Friday. But Beijing has so far proved rather more predictable than the [...] » More
Obama cautions Trump over provoking China on Taiwan issue
US President Barack Obama warned his successor Donald Trump on Friday against provoking a “very significant” response from China by reaching out to Taiwan. Trump [...] » More
