Archive for November 2nd, 2019
Is Vietnam a goldmine for Korean companies
With the market of Korea’s largest trading partner China becoming more saturated, Korean companies have found a more sustainable alternative: investing in Vietnam. [...] » More
Taiwan’s economy grows by 2.91pct in third quarter
Taiwan’s economic growth was revised upwards to 2.91 percent from the 2.67 percent predicted for the third quarter of 2019, performing better than the three other Asian [...] » More
Foreigners in Taiwan have new protections
Ministry of Justice officials on Wednesday said new measures are in place to assist foreign citizens if they are victims of a crime committed in Taiwan, following the case of [...] » More
Asian shares mixed on new US-China trade jitters
Asian shares were mixed on Friday after investors were spooked by a report that cast doubt on the prospects of a long-term U.S-China trade deal. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng [...] » More
Asian markets mostly but trade concerns cast shadow
Most Asian markets rose on Friday as traders overcame early jitters about the China-US trade talks that were fuelled by a report saying Beijing officials had raised doubts [...] » More
HK court rejects TVB’s urgent bid to ban anyone from assaulting staff and damaging property, after broadcaster targeted at protests
A Hong Kong court has turned down an urgent application from the city’s biggest television broadcaster to prohibit anyone from assaulting its crew or damaging its [...] » More
Beijing says it will change how HK’s leader is ‘appointed and removed’
A senior Chinese official has highlighted plans to “improve” the system by which Hong Kong’s leader is appointed or removed, after almost five months of [...] » More
Tear gas as HK protesters don Halloween masks
Hong Kong democracy activists donned Halloween masks lampooning the city’s pro-Beijing leaders on Thursday, defying an emergency law that bans face coverings and [...] » More
‘I stopped dancing, I’m fighting now’: HK protesters take up self-defence classes
Before protests erupted across her Hong Kong hometown five months ago, 31-year-old Pino was a dancer, taking various types of evening classes for years, from jazz to hip-hop [...] » More
ESR Cayman’s shares advance in HK trading debut, helping market claw back some of its mojo lost in trade war, street protests
ESR Cayman, the operator of logistics warehouses and industrial real estate, was lucky the second time around in the capital market, as its shares advanced in their Hong Kong [...] » More
Halloween protests in HK: police fire tear gas in Mong Kok, Central and Sheung Wan as people denounce alleged force brutality and march against mask ban
Halloween festivities in Hong Kong took on a darker than usual hue on Thursday night as police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Mong Kok and Central who had gathered [...] » More
Commentary: Has the use of violence in HK’s protests backfired?
It is strong public consensus and widespread pressure, rather than violence, which have cajoled the Hong Kong government to respond to some of the movement’s demands, [...] » More
‘Bulletproof’ China-backed site attacks HK democracy activists
Using Russia-based servers and promoted by powerful groups linked to China’s ruling Communist Party, a sophisticated anonymous website is targeting Hong Kong [...] » More
Opened or closed? Debate over public access to HK waterfront site under People’s Liberation Army
A waterfront civic group in Hong Kong is pressing the government on whether it has changed its stance on public access to a military pier after comments made by the planning [...] » More
HK just entered a recession. Experts say economy will ‘remain weak’ amid protests, trade war
Hong Kong’s economy will likely “remain weak” for the rest of this year, economists and trade experts told CNBC on Friday. “They’re getting hit [...] » More
