Archive for November 21st, 2019
Business Briefs 21 November 2019
* Dat Phuong Company (DPG) plans to issue VND300 billion worth of secured inconvertible bonds in a private placement. The two-year debts will carry a fixed coupon rate of [...] » More
Fake news amplifies fear and confusion in HK
Murder disguised as suicide. A secret massacre at a subway station. Impending ‘terrorist’ attacks: false news online is amplifying fear and confusion in Hong Kong [...] » More
Philippine Red Cross sets up temporary medical facilities in quake-hit Mindanao
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) installed several medical tents in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato to address the health problems caused by the closing of several hospitals in [...] » More
Asian markets sink as HK bill adds to trade jitters
Asian markets sank Wednesday on renewed concerns about the China-US trade talks after Washington lawmakers passed a bill supporting Hong Kong civil rights, a move likely to [...] » More
Asian shares retreat on poor Japan trade data, China jitters
Shares retreated in Asia on Wednesday after Japan reported its worst monthly decline in exports in three years, putting pressure on the economy as growth slows following a [...] » More
Last campus protesters hold out as HK schools reopen
Hong Kong schools reopened Wednesday after a six-day shutdown but students and commuters faced transit disruptions as the last protesters remained holed up on a university [...] » More
US Senate unanimously passes HK rights bill, sending legislation to House
The US Senate, in a unanimous vote, passed legislation on Tuesday aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong amid a crackdown on a pro-democracy protest movement that has [...] » More
HK university standoff nears end as few protesters remain
Dozens of protesters remain holed up at a university in Hong Kong surrounded by police as a days-long standoff appears to be coming to an end. Police said that by 11pm on [...] » More
UK foreign minister Dominic Raab to raise HK protests in talks with French and German counterparts
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will discuss Hong Kong’s situation with his German and French counterparts on Wednesday, his office said on Tuesday. A [...] » More
Even HK’s homegrown bankers are considering moving away
A senior banker born in Hong Kong plans to try getting a US green card, just in case the city’s social unrest worsens. Two other executives in town are working with a [...] » More
US Senate passes HK rights bill, angering China
The US Senate unanimously adopted legislation Tuesday supporting “human rights and democracy” in Hong Kong and threatening to revoke its special economic status, [...] » More
Diehards hold out at HK campus as foreign pressure grows
Dozens of pro-democracy protesters remained holed up inside a besieged Hong Kong university campus for a fourth straight day on Wednesday as supporters took up online calls [...] » More
‘Barbarians’: Inside Chinese media coverage of HK
In China’s state-run media, protests that have rocked Hong Kong for almost six months are the work of bloodthirsty “barbarians” or “terrorists” [...] » More
HK protesters respond to online calls to ‘paralyse’ city by disrupting traffic and rail services
Protesters have responded to online calls to “paralyse” Hong Kong by disrupting road traffic and rail services on Wednesday, with the police siege of a university [...] » More
HK student sees snakes as campus holdouts risk sewer escapes
Some anti-government protesters trapped inside a Hong Kong university on Wednesday tried to flee through the sewers, where one student said she saw snakes, but fireman [...] » More
