Archive for October 30th, 2019
Who are the Vietnamese feared dead in UK truck tragedy?
AFP has spoken to several families of Vietnamese nationals missing in Britain, feared to be among the 39 people found dead in a truck in Essex last week. DNA has been [...] » More
Families of Vietnamese missing in UK stuck with crippling migrant loans
They borrowed thousands of dollars to fund their children’s illegal trips to Europe, and now the Vietnamese parents of missing migrants feared dead in Britain have no [...] » More
Truck driver remanded at UK court over 39 dead migrants
A UK court on Monday remanded in custody a truck driver over the deaths of 39 Asian migrants he had been smuggling in a human trafficking case that has horrified Britain and [...] » More
Business Briefs 30 October 2019
* Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) yesterday divested from Thuan Binh Wind Power JSC (TBW) by auctioning more than four million shares, or a 25% stake, with the reserve price [...] » More
Strong quake kills one in south Philippines
A 6.6-magnitude quake struck the southern Philippines Tuesday, geologists said, killing a boy fleeing his schoolroom, cracking buildings and injuring many in a region still [...] » More
Most Asian markets extend gains on trade, rates, earnings hope
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, taking up the baton after a record close on Wall Street, with investors filled with a renewed sense of hope over China-US talks, while the [...] » More
Asian shares mixed after S&P 500 hits all-time high
Shares were mixed in Asia and Chinese benchmarks fell Tuesday after the S&P 500 index closed at an all-time high. The rally Monday came at the beginning of a busy week of [...] » More
HK police admit adopting more aggressive tactics in bid to quell rising violence as tensions grow between officers and journalists
Hong Kong’s embattled police force has admitted to an aggressive shift in tactics when dealing with the ongoing unrest in the city, while journalist associations have [...] » More
Bold gangs take advantage of HK protests and stretched police resources to smuggle more luxury goods between city and mainland China
Smugglers are taking advantage of anti-government protests in Hong Kong to traffic luxury goods between the city and mainland China over water, while police attention is [...] » More
Democracy activist Joshua Wong barred from running in HK district council election
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung has been banned from running in November’s district council elections because he had not changed his stance on [...] » More
Carrie Lam says she will ‘tackle violence head on’ as recession hits HK
After five months of protests, Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam has said her government will “tackle the violence head on” as the Asian financial hub [...] » More
HK’s luxury flat rentals extend drop in third quarter as trade war, protests dent market sentiment
Luxury flat rentals in Hong Kong have continued their slide into the third quarter as uncertainties stoked by US-China trade war and social unrest helped push the economy [...] » More
HK leader says expects city to record negative growth in 2019
Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she expects the Asian financial hub to record negative economic growth for the full 2019 year, as the city [...] » More
Former police deputy commissioner brought out of retirement to deal with HK protests set to leave force under ‘improved situation’
Former deputy commissioner Alan Lau Yip-shing, who was brought out of retirement in August to tackle Hong Kong’s escalating protest crisis in an unexpected emergency [...] » More
HK excludes activist Joshua Wong from upcoming district poll
Hong Kong authorities disqualified prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Tuesday from taking part in upcoming district elections, a move likely to sow further [...] » More
