Archive for October 8th, 2019
Business Briefs 08 Oct 2019
* SSI Securities Corporation (SSI) held the biggest stockbroking market share on both HCMC and Hanoi stock exchanges in the third quarter of this year, at 13.6% and 10.37%, [...] » More
Asia stocks mostly up on US jobs but growth, trade fears persist
Most markets rose in Asia Monday after a mixed US jobs report eased worries about a recession in the world’s top economy by maintained expectations the Federal Reserve [...] » More
Vietnam again accuses China of violating its fishing rights in its exclusive economic zone
Hanoi has again accused Beijing of violating its rights after three Chinese vessels stopped a local crew from fishing in the country’s exclusive economic zone in the [...] » More
Asian shares mixed on US jobs, eyes on China trade talks
Asian shares were mixed Monday, following a reassuring report on US jobs, while investors cautiously awaited the upcoming trade talks between the US and China. Japan’s [...] » More
Chinese state media calls HK’s ban on masks at protests ‘legal and reasonable’
Chinese state media continued a show of support for Hong Kong’s controversial ban on masks at demonstrations on Sunday after it prompted a rampage by anti-government [...] » More
First suspects charged under HK’s anti-mask law granted bail, after weekend of protests marred by violence
A student and an unemployed woman were granted bail at a court on Monday after they became the first to be charged under the new mask ban targeting anti-government [...] » More
2 protesters charged in 1st use of HK’s new mask ban
Two protesters were charged Monday with violating Hong Kong’s new ban on wearing masks at rallies, a move likely to add to a backlash that has thrown the [...] » More
HK protesters target Chinese PLA soldiers with laser pointers
Hong Kong on Sunday (October 6), protestors in Kowloon marched past the garrison for China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and used laser pointers to target the [...] » More
HK shoppers clear shelves as panic grips a city struggling to cope with chaos of anti-government protests
Protesters unleashed chaos across the city in an angry response to an anti-mask law, introduced by city leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Friday in a bid to quell the [...] » More
HK lashed by fresh violence as thousands defy mask ban
Hong Kong was rocked by fresh violence Sunday as tens of thousands hit the streets to defy a ban on face masks, sparking clashes with police, street fights and vandalism [...] » More
First HKers appear in court for defying mask ban
Hong Kong’s government may censor the internet in a bid to contain months of increasingly violent pro-democracy protests, a cabinet member said Monday, after an [...] » More
HK police make first arrests under new anti-mask law as at least 13 anti-government protesters are taken into custody
At least 13 Hong Kong protesters have been arrested for concealing their faces at public assemblies since the anti-mask law came into force at midnight on Friday. The arrests [...] » More
HK metro system partially reopens as city braces for further protests
Hong Kong’s rail operator partially reopened the city’s metro system on Sunday after an unprecedented shutdown but kept many typically busy stations closed as the [...] » More
Protesters appear to be hit by taxi and man beaten bloody in another violent turn for HK
Hong Kong is entering its fourth day of unprecedented subway closures after a weekend of destructive protests in the wake of new emergency legislation left the city reeling. [...] » More
HK protests leave major industry fearing Christmas downturn
Worsening violence at Hong Kong protests have had a ripple effect on the advertising and marketing sector, according to some industry figures already fearing a Christmas [...] » More
