Archive for August 5th, 2019
Business Briefs 05 Aug 2019
* Power Engineering Consulting JSC 2 (TV2) booked over VND1.6 trillion in revenue in the second quarter of the year, up a staggering 292% against 2018, its after-tax profit [...] » More
Refinitiv removes Reuters story on HK protests from screens in China
Under pressure from Chinese regulators, financial information provider Refinitiv has removed from its Eikon terminals in China a Reuters story detailing how an official with [...] » More
Protesters gather in HK as rival rally supports police
Hong Kong police fired multiple tear gas rounds on Saturday night in confrontations with black-clad activists in the city’s Kowloon area, as the Chinese-controlled [...] » More
Is it safe to visit HK while the city is being rocked by mass protests?
“Don’t shoot me.” That was the message one pro-democracy protester held up, on the sort of sign usually reserved for the names of hotel guests, as [...] » More
Civil servants join HK protests as Beijing accuses US
Hong Kong civil servants and supporters crowded into a public park Friday to join a pro-democracy movement that China’s top diplomat accused Western nations of [...] » More
HK civil servants embarrass government with protest against extradition bill and determination to ‘stand together with citizens’
Hong Kong civil servants risked the wrath of their embarrassed employer on Friday night as they gathered for an unprecedented rally in the city’s business district and [...] » More
ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS IS THE BEST SYSTEM FOR HONG KONG, CHINA AND THE WORLDINCLUDING AMERICA | OPINION
Recent events in Hong Kong have drawn significant international speculation. Problematically, some commentators have gone so far as to question the efficacy and even [...] » More
HK protesters defy China warnings with weekend rallies
Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong kicked off a new mass rally on Saturday as they defy increasingly stern warnings from China over weeks-long unrest that has plunged [...] » More
Lawmakers urge US to block sales of crowd-control gear to HK
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Friday urged the Trump Administration to suspend future sales of munitions and crowd-control equipment to Hong Kong police which has [...] » More
HK police warn protests off designated route illegal
On one end of a Hong Kong street, protesters dressed in black ducked behind umbrellas and makeshift barricades, occasionally throwing bricks or slinging rocks. On the other [...] » More
Number of Taiwanese visiting US rises in first half of 2019
Taiwan is 17th-largest source of tourists for the US The number of Taiwanese travelling to the United States rose by 5.2 percent during the first half of 2019 compared to the [...] » More
Taiwan tells China to ‘back off’ of HK
Taiwan tells China to ‘back off’ after PLA posts video of PLA troops crushing Hong Kong protests After video surfaced on Wednesday showing People’s [...] » More
Taiwan manufacturing activity contracts for 3rd month
Taiwan’s manufacturing activity contracted for the third consecutive month in July, according to the latest purchasing managers’ index (PMI) reading released by [...] » More
Korean anti-bullying campaigner wins Asia’s ‘Nobel prize’
A campaigner who tackles youth suicide in South Korea, two journalists, and a human rights activist were named Friday among the winners of Asia’s equivalent of the [...] » More
N Korea want to host World Cup qualifier with South in Pyongyang
North Korea have nominated Pyongyang as the host venue for their World Cup qualifying match against South Korea in October, clearing the way for the two countries to play on [...] » More
