Archive for December 29th, 2016
43 injured in twin bombings in Philippines
Two separate bomb attacks injured at least 43 civilians in the Philippines despite a tight security being implemented by the police and military in the country. The twin [...] » More
Stocks mixed, Novaland shares soar
Shares were mixed yesterday December 28 with moderate trading liquidity as investors chose to stand by on a lack of market information. The benchmark VN Index on the HCM [...] » More
NVL shines on first day on HSX
Novaland stock does well on opening day on December 28 as VN Index alone in falling. The VN Index was the only main index to fall on December 28. It closed 0.36 points (0.05 [...] » More
Business Briefs December 29
* PetroVietnam Low Pressure Gas Distribution Company (PGD) told a review meeting recently that its pre-tax profit would reach an estimated VND268.68 billion this year, [...] » More
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Docks Amid Tensions With Taiwan
China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning docked at a naval base in the southern Chinese province of Hainan after conducting open-sea training exercises in the Western [...] » More
Strong earthquake hits Japan, no tsunami warning
A strong earthquake struck northeast of Tokyo late Wednesday but there was no fear of a tsunami, Japan’s meteorological agency said. It put the magnitude at 6.3, while [...] » More
Live: Sensex up by over 60 points, JSW Energy shares rise 5pct
BSE Sensex is currently trading higher by 174 points, or 0.66 percent, to 26,387, while the Nifty 50 of the NSE rises 56 points, or 0.70 percent, to 8,089 Keeping a positive [...] » More
Asia stocks mixed; Toshiba plunges 20pct after it flags possible one-off loss of several billion dollars
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday, with shares in South Korea down as its political scandal grows more entangled and Toshiba plunges 20 percent on a possible write-down of [...] » More
Asia markets mixed; Toshiba board meeting eyed after shares fall 11.6pct
Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday amid low-volume holiday trading, despite strong growth in China’s industrial profits in November. Investors also awaited a board [...] » More
Asia stocks mostly higher in thin trade
Asian stocks were mostly higher in thin trade and with little to guide them as most major markets were closed on Monday for Christmas holidays, while the US dollar reclaimed [...] » More
HK Stocks Rise From Five-Month Low as Energy Shares Gain
Hong Kong stocks rose, with the benchmark gauge heading for its biggest gain in a month, as banks led a rally by Chinese companies after a technical indicator signaled recent [...] » More
HK’s first bird flu patient this winter dies
An elderly Hong Kong man died on Christmas Day from bird flu, the government said on Tuesday, the first human infection in the city this winter. The Centre for Health [...] » More
Taiwanese exchange tech experience with Nigerians
THE bilateral tie between Nigeria and Taiwan took a new dimension, when Taiwan Friends Association gathered at Chelsea Hotel, Abuja to share their technology experience with [...] » More
Certis Cisco recruiting auxiliary police officers from Taiwan
For the first time, private security firm Certis Cisco is looking to hire Taiwanese nationals to be auxiliary police officers (APOs), making them the first group of potential [...] » More
Taiwan stocks lower at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted down 0.01pct
Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the, Electricity and Information Services sectors led shares lower. At the close in Taiwan, the Taiwan [...] » More
