Archive for September, 2019
Business Briefs 30 Sep 2019
* Vietnam Travel and Marketing Transports JSC (Vietravel) has issued VND700 billion worth of secured non-convertible bonds. The two-year debts were offered in the book-entry [...] » More
HK braces for weekend of mass protests ahead of China’s National Day
* Hong Kong braces for another weekend of mass protests. * Ahead of China’s National Day, protesters are expected to march the streets on September 28 to commemorate [...] » More
HK’s Carrie Lam faces public anger in first community dialogue since protests began
Hong Kong’s embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam took part in a community dialogue session with members of the public on Thursday, the first such meeting since [...] » More
HK announces HK$1.4 billion package to help needy amid crippling social unrest and US-China trade war
Hong Kong’s embattled government has announced a HK$1.4 billion (US$179.49 million) package of living and training allowances and subsidies to help the city’s [...] » More
HKers kick off days of rallies ahead of China’s birthday
Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists on Friday night kicked off what is expected to be an intense period of protests, aiming to cast a shadow over communist [...] » More
HK Braces For Massive Weekend Protests
Hong Kong is bracing for more rallies and unrest this weekend as two important anniversaries loom, sparking fears that anti-government protests might once again boil over [...] » More
HK protesters denounce police ahead of flashpoint weekend
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters rallied at the harbor side on Friday, chanting slogans accusing the police of brutality and setting the stage for a weekend of [...] » More
Two Taiwan allies face pressure to switch allegiance: US official
The Marshall Islands and Palau, two allies of Taiwan, face great pressure from China to change their allegiance, a US official said Thursday. “There’s tremendous [...] » More
Taiwan economy remains sluggish for 8th straight month: survey
Taiwan’s economic conditions remained sluggish for an eighth consecutive month in August amid the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China, the [...] » More
Taiwan included in Saudi Arabia e-Visa programme
Taiwan will be included in Saudi Arabia’s convenient electronic travel authority (e-Visa) programme, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Friday, touting the [...] » More
Taiwan has 4th longest working hours in world
Taiwanese worked the fourth-most hours in the world in 2018, according to a Ministry of Labour (MOL) report. The average number of hours worked in Taiwan last year was 2,033 [...] » More
Taiwan’s Pingtung high-speed rail line to avoid airport and open in 2029
The new high-speed rail route from Kaohsiung to Pingtung will avoid the centre of Taiwan’s largest southern city as well as its airport when it opens by the end of [...] » More
Taiwan looks to boost artillery forces to counter China
Taiwan is seeking to modernise and lengthen the reach of its artillery with the decision to purchase self-propelled howitzers, even as it weighs acquiring or developing its [...] » More
Korea’s foreign minister on how to reduce nuclear tensions with N Korea
World leaders have been gathered in New York this week for the annual United Nations general Assembly. Among them is South Korean Foreign minister Kang Kyung-Wha, who joins [...] » More
Russia arrests more than 260 N Korean fishermen
Russian border guards have seized three North Korean fishing vessels and 262 crew members for poaching in waters that Moscow considers its exclusive economic zone. The crew [...] » More
