Archive for December 26th, 2016
Shares edge up at the last minute in HCM City
Stocks on the HCM Stock Exchange edged up in the last trading minutes on December 23, but the overall market condition was negative as investors remained cautious prior to [...] » More
HSX up while HNX down
Liquidity down again as two markets have differing results on December 23. Vietnam’s two stock markets saw opposite results on December 23. On HSX the VN Index rose [...] » More
Business Briefs December 26
* Thien Viet Growth Fund has registered to sell its entire stake of 100,000 shares in Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation (REE) from December 26 to January 21. * [...] » More
HK to build outpost of China’s Palace Museum
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities signed an agreement on Friday (December 23) to set up an outpost of Beijing’s famed Palace Museum in Hong Kong, as the city [...] » More
Will Autonomy and Liberty Survive in HK?
Hong Kong remains the freest economy on earth and enjoys the kind of growth one would expect as a result. Its people also exercise the most political and civil liberties of [...] » More
Police investigating Singapore event involving HK activist Joshua Wong
Police in Singapore on Friday (December 23) confirmed that they are investigating an event involving Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, following a police report. The event, [...] » More
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hails HK’s outgoing chief executive CY Leung
Chinese premier Li Keqiang has hailed Hong Kong’s outgoing Chief Executive CY Leung for leaving the quasi-autonomous city-state in a better shape. Li heralded Leung by [...] » More
China’s Xi says supports efforts to curb HK independence
China’s central government strongly supports efforts by the government in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong to curb moves by some promoting independence for the global financial [...] » More
Pro-Taiwan ‘Death By China’ author tapped by Trump for new White House post
A fierce critic of China was tapped Wednesday for a newly created position to head the White House National Trade Council. The appointment is believed to signal a tougher US [...] » More
Trump to bring uncertainty to Asia-Pacific region: Taiwan official
US President-elect Donald Trump will bring tremendous uncertainty to the development in the Asia-Pacific region, and Taiwan will adjust its diplomatic strategy in response to [...] » More
New industry index shows Taiwan’s industrial strength: TIP
The newly unveiled TIP TAIEX+ Industry Elite 30 Index (INE 30 Index) contains major local industrial stocks and showcases Taiwan’s strength in industrial development, [...] » More
Taiwan is third most ignorant country: survey
Taiwan is the third most ignorant country in the world behind India and China based on people’s knowledge about their own nation, according to the 2016 Index of [...] » More
Taiwan: Feeling the Backlash of Potential US Support
Summary After eight years of relative stability, the status of the Taiwan Straits is once again in question. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s pro-independence [...] » More
Obama signs legislation backing military exchanges with Taiwan
US President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law the National Defense Authorisation Act for Fiscal 2017, which included for the first time a section on senior military [...] » More
N. Korea likely to conduct nuke test around S. Korea’s presidential race: ex-N.K diplomat
North Korea is seeking to conduct another nuclear test around South Korea’s presidential election next year, a high-profile North Korean defector has said, in the [...] » More
