Archive for October 15th, 2019
Business Briefs 15 Oct 2019
* The University Medical Center in HCMC and mobile payment company MoMo on October 10 signed an agreement to promote cashless payments at the hospital, said the Vietnam News [...] » More
Property investors turn to Southeast Asia amid HK unrest
From luxury Singapore apartments to Malaysian seafront condos, Hong Kong investors are shifting cash into Southeast Asian property, demoralised by increasingly violent [...] » More
Animated film ‘Abominable’ pulled in Vietnam over S. China Sea map
Vietnam has pulled the animated film “Abominable” from theatres over a scene featuring a map of the South China Sea showing Beijing’s claims in the [...] » More
Multiple arrests in HK as ‘flashmob’ protests hit pro-Bejing targets
Riot police clashed with anti-government protesters across Hong Kong Sunday as masked activists vandalised businesses deemed sympathetic to Beijing in another weekend of [...] » More
HK equality watchdog calls for more cultural sensitivity after Islamic expression is daubed on roads during protests
Hong Kong’s equal opportunities watchdog has called for more sensitivity towards ethnic minority cultures after the use of an Islamic expression by anti-government [...] » More
HK police make arrests as small flashmob protests erupt
Hong Kong riot police spent much of Sunday afternoon skirmishing with small groups of masked pro-democracy protesters who held flashmob gatherings in multiple [...] » More
HK protests have caused 100 restaurants to close
About 100 Hong Kong restaurants have shut down because of the months-long protests in the city, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in a blog post today. Around 2,000 [...] » More
HK broadcaster Now News accuses police of ‘violent treatment’ of its driver after he was allegedly shot by suspected beanbag round during protests
A Hong Kong news outlet accused officers on Monday of assaulting one of its drivers after he was allegedly shot by a suspected beanbag round outside a police station during a [...] » More
HK protesters and police clash, metro and shops targeted
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists and riot police clashed in chaotic scenes around the city on Sunday, with police in riot gear chasing protesters through crowds of lunchtime [...] » More
HK violence prompts debate but no division among protesters
Hong Kong’s more hardline pro-democracy protesters have embraced increased violence towards private property, businesses and even people, triggering some soul-searching [...] » More
US senator warns HK becoming ‘police state’
Strife-torn Hong Kong is sliding towards becoming a police state, US senator Josh Hawley warned Monday, as the financial hub braces for a rally calling on Washington to [...] » More
China President Xi Jinping’s balancing act over HK
Hong Kong’s summer of discontent has spilled over into fall, bringing with it tear gas, petrol bombs and widespread transport disruptionsall the elements that have [...] » More
HK Bond Connect scheme could play crucial role in getting China’s onshore bonds into global indices, say analysts
Bond traders and portfolio managers say liquidity in the China onshore bond market has improved over the past year, partly because the Hong Kong Bond Connect scheme has given [...] » More
HK gears up for pro-democracy rally after latest weekend of unrest
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists plan a rally on Monday evening after another weekend of unrest that saw protesters hurl petrol bombs and police reply with tear gas and [...] » More
HK man with learning disabilities arrested during protests was denied treatment for 15 hours by police, his lawyer says
A man with learning disabilities who was arrested in Hong Kong on Saturday night on suspicion of being involved in an anti-government protest was denied treatment for 15 [...] » More
