Archive for November 15th, 2019
Chinese state media deletes HK curfew tweet
Chinese state media deleted a tweet Thursday claiming Hong Kong’s government was to announce a weekend curfew, after some of the worst violence in months of [...] » More
The Latest: HK protesters shoot arrows at police
The Latest on the protests in Hong Kong (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Police say protesters shot an arrow at officers patrolling near Hong Kong Polytechnic University, then [...] » More
Cathay Pacific to delay delivery of four Airbus planes and speed up retirement of older jets in 2020 as it battles HK protest fallout
Cathay Pacific has deferred the delivery of four Airbus aircraft and will retire an extra two planes in 2020, the company told analysts on Thursday, as civil unrest in Hong [...] » More
Chinese students flee HK as campuses burn
Having fled Hong Kong universities they had thought were a ticket to success, Chinese students from the mainland sit in hostels and noodle shops in the neighbouring city of [...] » More
Alibaba to pioneer paperless listing in break with HK norm
Alibaba’s planned $13.4 billion share sale will be Hong Kong’s first paperless stock market listing, a source with knowledge of the matter said, breaking with a [...] » More
Citigroup warns HK staff after arrest of investment banker in protests
Citigroup Inc warned Hong Kong staff to steer clear of dangerous places after police grabbed one of its investment bankers off a sidewalk. As protests raged, firms across the [...] » More
HK endures more transit disruptions, more violence
Hong Kong residents endured a fourth day of traffic snarls and mass transit disruptions Thursday as protesters closed some major arteries and rail networks while police [...] » More
China says Taiwan scaremongering with attack talk
China said on Wednesday Taiwan was scaremongering with talk of a possible Chinese attack, after Taiwan’s foreign minister said Beijing could resort to military conflict [...] » More
Taiwan receives draft LOA on tank sale from US: MND
Taiwan has received a draft letter of offer and acceptance (LOA), a contract between the United States military and a foreign customer, detailing an offer from the Pentagon [...] » More
NCC demands smartphone makers list Taiwan properly after Huawei alters caller IDs
NCC to revoke certifications if smartphone makers such as Huawei do not properly list Taiwan In response to reports of Huawei smartphones suddenly changing Taiwan’s [...] » More
Taiwan’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm inaugurated
Wind farm in Miaoli County to generate 128 MW of clean energy, enough for 128,000 Taiwanese households Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm to reach a commercial scale was [...] » More
Taiwan president says blood of HK youth should not be shed to ‘decorate faces of Beijing authorities’
Recalling White Terror, Taiwan President Tsai calls on Hong Kong government to ‘stop acts of repression before it’s too late’ As violence continues to erupt [...] » More
Google bans campaign ads ahead of January 2020 Taiwan elections
Internet giant Google Inc. has announced that it will not run political campaign ads on its online advertising platform starting Friday ahead of Taiwan’s presidential [...] » More
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen urges HK’s leaders to pull city ‘back from the brink’
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday urged the Hong Kong government to bring the city “back from the brink”, after likening the chaotic clashes on a [...] » More
Taiwan colleges sign petition in support of HK protesting students
Student associations across Taiwan also issue statement condemning Hong Kong police for using excessive force Student associations in Taiwan are voicing support for [...] » More
