Archive for November 14th, 2019
Asian markets mixed after Wall Street high
Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday amid doubts about the status of a U.S.-Chinese trade deal after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chairman said it is likely to leave its [...] » More
Asian equities swing as trade cues awaited, Hong Kong in focus
Asian markets fluctuated Thursday with investors shifting cautiously following another Wall Street record as Donald Trump hailed progress in the China trade talks, while eyes [...] » More
Business Briefs 14 November 2019
* Nguyen Ho Nam, chair of Bamboo Capital Group (BCG), has registered to buy nine million BCG shares from November 14 to December 13 to raise his ownership to 21.9 million [...] » More
Six injured in ‘suicide bombing’ at Medan Police HQ: National Police
At least six people have been injured in an apparent suicide bombing on Wednesday at Medan Police headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra, the National Police announced. [...] » More
No plan to change Bali, Lake Toba to be ‘Muslim tourist-friendly’ sites, minister says
Tourism and Creative Economy minister Wishnutama has asserted that he has no plans to make Bali and Lake Toba in North Sumatra more Muslim-friendly destinations, rebuking [...] » More
Thailand’s road carnage is getting worse
The Thai government is reporting that deaths on Thailand’s roads are getting worse despite efforts to fix the issue. The secretary of the National Health Security [...] » More
Police investigate 2 Russians for BASE jumping in Busan
Two Russians have been banned from leaving Korea for a maximum of 10 days while an investigation is underway into their unauthorised parachuting off two high-rise buildings [...] » More
Government hit for choosing Jakarta over Bangkok for finance support centre
Timidity leads financial control tower to open in Indonesia The government’s plan to open the Korea-Asean Financial Cooperation centre in Jakarta, Indonesia, has [...] » More
A $5 billion bill and Japan tensions in focus as US defence heads visit Korea
A $5 billion demand to meet the cost of hosting American troops, and tensions between Seoul and Tokyo that threaten to undercut regional cooperation are set to top the agenda [...] » More
Factbox: US and Korea’s security arrangement, cost of troops
The 70-year security alliance between the United States and South Korea is under fresh focus as Washington seeks a sharply higher share of cost to be borne by Seoul for [...] » More
Singapore’s DBS to shut down all of its ATMs in Taiwan
Singaporean bank DBS has decided to shut down all its Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in Taiwan by the end of this year if the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) agrees, [...] » More
Air quality in ‘unhealthy range’ in eastern Singapore
Air quality in the eastern part of Singapore entered the “unhealthy” range at 10am on Wednesday (13 November). The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) of the [...] » More
HK protests: five Chinese University students charged with rioting over Monday’s disturbance on Sha Tin campus
Four young Chinese University students charged with rioting over the protests on school campus on Monday have been granted bail while one of their co-defendants remained in [...] » More
UPDATE 1-Cathay Pacific cuts profit guidance for second time amid HK protests
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd on Wednesday said the short-term outlook remained “challenging and uncertain” due to anti-government protests in its [...] » More
HK faces third day of chaos after night of rage
Hong Kong awoke to a third straight day of chaos Wednesday following a night of intense battles between pro-democracy protesters and riot police on a university campus that [...] » More
