Archive for November 16th, 2019
Thousands in HK defy Xi with pro-democracy rallies
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters defied a warning by China’s President Xi Jinping and again took to the city’s streets on Friday, as the political turmoil [...] » More
China Mengniu gets go ahead for buyout of formula maker Bellamy’s
Australia has conditionally approved China Mengniu Dairy Co’s A$1.43 billion ($980.27 million) takeover of infant formula maker Bellamy’s Australia Ltd, the [...] » More
UPDATE 2-China’s BeiGene gets FDA approval for drug to treat rare form of lymphoma
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved BeiGene Ltd’s lymphoma treatment, validating the China-based drugmaker’s strategy of largely using data [...] » More
Kissinger warns US and China their conflicts will be ‘catastrophic’ unless they settle their differences
Conflict between the United States and China will be “inevitable” and result in “a catastrophic outcome” that “will be worse than world [...] » More
US-China trade talks are getting held up because of disagreements on a number of issues
The high-stakes trade negotiations between the US and China are running into trouble as the two countries attempt to finalise a limited trade agreement. The US is trying to [...] » More
Japan wants ‘sensible response’ from Korea over intelligence pact
A senior Japanese diplomat on Friday asked his South Korean counterpart for a “sensible response” regarding Seoul’s decision not to renew an intelligence [...] » More
Japanese man detained in China freed
A Japanese man detained by Beijing reportedly on allegations of spying has been released and returned to the country, government officials in Tokyo said on Friday. Tokyo [...] » More
Japan shares rebound on renewed US-China trade deal hopes
Japan’s Nikkei share average rebounded on Friday after White House comments suggesting Washington and Beijing were close to striking a trade deal sparked buying in [...] » More
Japan’s ageing ‘Hidden Christians’ fear they may be their religion’s last generation
His face weathered from years at sea, kimono-clad Japanese fisherman Masaichi Kawasaki kneels before an altar adorned with images of the Virgin Mary, crossing himself as he [...] » More
Japan’s Emperor has a dinner date with a sun goddess
Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito will take part in a ritual feast with a sun goddess on Thursday night as part of a centuries-old ceremony to celebrate his ascension to the [...] » More
Scorecard of Japan’s ‘Abenomics’ stimulus policies
Just as Shinzo Abe becomes Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, he may be leading the world’s third-biggest economy into a downturn, with little ammunition [...] » More
Japan’s JERA in talks on Taiwan’s Formosa 3 offshore wind project
Japanese power generator JERA is in talks with Macquarie Capital to buy close to a half stake in Taiwan’s Formosa 3 offshore wind project, its president Satoshi Onoda [...] » More
Japan monarch spends symbolic night with goddess to end throne rituals
In the chill pre-dawn hours of Friday, Japan’s Emperor Naruhito emerged from a shrine compound where he had spent a symbolic night with the sun goddess from whom [...] » More
Japan, S Korean envoys, execs discuss ways to cool tensions
Officials and business leaders from Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo on Friday seeking to cool a flare-up in tensions between the two US allies. The head of Japan’s [...] » More
Amendments to Highway Code from December 1 cover PMD use and giving way to emergency vehicles
New provisions will be introduced to the Highway Code from December 1, including guidance on giving way to emergency vehicles and a reminder to users of personal mobility [...] » More
