Archive for October 22nd, 2019
Business Briefs 22 Oct 2019
* Dairy company FrieslandCampina Vietnam, the owner of Dutch Lady brand, on October 15 cut a deal to set up strategic partnership with Bach Hoa Xanh grocery store chain [...] » More
Asian shares mixed amid uncertainties on Brexit, China trade
Global shares are mostly higher after China’s top trade negotiator said over the weekend that Beijing and Washington were making progress in trade talks. [...] » More
HK leader visits mosque struck by blue water-cannon dye
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader and the city’s police chief visited a mosque on Monday that was struck with blue dye from a water cannon during the latest bout of [...] » More
Seconds of violence in HKthen hours of verification
The policeman raises his pistol in a melee of protesters, the gun barrel flashes and a young man falls onto his back clutching his chest 60 seconds of video caught on camera [...] » More
HK descends into chaos again as protesters defy ban
Hong Kong streets descended into chaotic scenes following an unauthorised pro-democracy rally Sunday, as protesters set up roadblocks and torched businesses, and police [...] » More
HK leaders apologise for water cannon use at mosque
Hong Kong officials apologised to Muslim leaders Monday after riot police sprayed a mosque and bystanders with a water cannon while trying to contain pro-democracy [...] » More
UPDATE 8-Resurgent HK protesters stage huge rally, violence erupts again
* Tens of thousands defy police in illegal march * Protest crowds flare up after period of relative calm * Police, protesters exchange tear gas, petrol bombs * Water cannon [...] » More
Consumer Council chief Paul Lam calls for lawmakers to stick to timeline on mandatory cooling-off period for gym and beauty service contracts
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog chief has urged the city’s lawmakers to pass a mandatory cooling-off period for gym and beauty salon contracts by next July, warning [...] » More
HK ‘chaos’ spurring on Catalan protests, Scottish independence movement, former Chinese envoy says
The recent demonstrations and violent protests in Barcelona in support of Catalonian independence show that the anti-government “chaos” in Hong Kong has spread to [...] » More
HK rail passengers hit with double whammy as signal failure compounds protest disruption
It was double trouble for Hong Kong’s high-speed rail link on Sunday as several cross-border trains were cancelled because of a signal failure, while enhanced security [...] » More
Rampaging mobs stage an arson spree in HK setting mainland Chinese-linked shops and metro stations ablaze and hurling petrol bombs at police
Hong Kong protesters went on a rampage on Sunday hurling petrol bombs and setting ablaze multiple stores along Kowloon’s main thoroughfare, as police fired tear gas and [...] » More
HK firms, lacking riot insurance, pick up pieces from protest damage
Hong Kong’s businesses will likely foot the bill for vandalism inflicted over the past four months during the territory’s most violent protests in living memory [...] » More
HK tightens security ahead of planned protest
Hong Kong tightened security ahead of a planned anti-government march on Sunday afternoon, with some metro services halted and public facilities shuttering as pro-democracy [...] » More
HK leader Carrie Lam defends minister Patrick Nip over family property purchases made before unveiling of new housing measures
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has sought to exonerate one of her ministers whose family bought properties shortly before the government unveiled housing [...] » More
Muslim Council of HK appeals for calm after police water cannons spray blue dye at front of Kowloon Mosque
The Muslim Council of Hong Kong has appealed for calm, saying the city’s biggest mosque was not police’s intended target when their water cannons sprayed its [...] » More
