Archive for March 27th, 2019
Business Briefs 27 March 2019
* SSI Securities Corporation (SSI) has signed an unsecured-loan contract worth $55 million with a financial institution group led by Taiwan’s SinoPac Bank. The loan [...] » More
Thai military accused of ‘rigged’ election by former PM Thaksin
Thailand’s military was accused Monday of rigging the country’s first election since a 2014 coup, with former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his pro-democracy [...] » More
Exclusive: Russia, China tell U.N. they sent home over half North Korean workers in 2018
Russia sent home nearly two-thirds of some 30,000 North Koreans working there during 2018 and China repatriated more than half of those employed there but did not specify a [...] » More
Asian markets rise but traders on edge over global outlook
While equity markets have bounced, there is a lot of uncertainty about the state of the global economy Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday after the previous day’s steep [...] » More
Global stocks rebound after slide on growth worries
Global stock prices rebounded Tuesday a slide on worries about US and European economic growth. In early trading, London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.1 percent to 7,187.13 and [...] » More
Dropping cross-harbour tunnel toll plan for second time ‘does not weaken HK government’, says leader Carrie Lam
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said her government has decided to shelve for the second time a plan to change tolls on Hong Kong’s cross-harbour tunnels, [...] » More
Canada grants asylum to woman who sheltered Snowden in HK
Former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor and whistle blower Edward Snowden speaking on March 15, 2019 via video link from Russia Former US National Security Agency [...] » More
Ex-HK official sentenced to three years in prison in US bribery case
A former Hong Kong government official was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday by a US judge following his conviction for bribing officials in Chad and Uganda in [...] » More
‘No regrets’: Saudi sisters hope for bright future after HK
Two Saudi Arabian sisters are hoping for a “bright, beautiful future” after being granted asylum, fleeing what they describe as an abusive family and a repressive [...] » More
HK and Australia sign deals to open up bilateral free trade and services
Hong Kong and Australia on Tuesday signed deals to open up bilateral free trade and services, allowing the city prized access to the country’s rail and professional [...] » More
Cryptocurrency giant Bitmain gives up on HK IPO amid lay-offs, leadership reshuffle
Bitmain Technologies, the world’s biggest producer of bitcoin mining rigs, has given up on its plan to go public in Hong Kong, after the company struggled through mass [...] » More
Aviation authority investigates why Cathay Pacific allowed pilot with measles to fly seven times in four days as HK tackles growing outbreak of the disease
Hong Kong’s aviation authority is investigating why Cathay Pacific Airways allowed a pilot with measles to fly seven times in four days, while the city grapples with a [...] » More
Saudi sisters free but questions remain over 6-month stay in HK
More than six months after they were stopped by Saudi officials at Hong Kong’s International Airport, two sisters who were determined to leave a life of oppression in [...] » More
HK ex-official Patrick Ho jailed three years for bribery
Hong Kong’s former home affairs secretary Patrick Ho Chi Ping was jailed for three years Monday for a scheme to bribe African officials to boost a top Chinese energy [...] » More
US sends 2 warships through Taiwan Strait ahead of China trade talks
Two American warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday to send a message to the Chinese government ahead of high-level trade talks between the two nations. The US [...] » More
