Archive for January 9th, 2020
Business Briefs 09 January 2020
* Prudential Vietnam and SeABank have entered into a 20-year bancassurance partnership. Prudential will also become the preferred life insurance provider to BRG Group, a [...] » More
Taiwan passport world’s 32nd most powerful: Henley & Partners
Taiwan’s passport ranks 32nd on a list of the world’s most powerful passports, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 146 destinations, according to a [...] » More
Asian markets pull back losses after turmoil over Iran attack
Asian markets pared their morning losses and oil prices came down slightly from their earlier gains Wednesday after Iran said it had “concluded” for now its [...] » More
Asian stocks tumble after Iran missile attack on US troops
Oil prices rose and Asian stock markets fell Wednesday after Iran fired missiles at US bases in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of an Iranian general. Brent crude [...] » More
HK: Create Independent Investigation of Police
Hong Kong authorities should urgently establish an independent, impartial investigation into alleged excessive use of force by the police against protesters, Human Rights [...] » More
HK to add mystery illness to reportable diseases
Hong Kong’s health chief said Tuesday that a respiratory illness whose cause remains unknown will be added to an official list of diseases that medical practitioners [...] » More
HK customs arrests traveller from Tanzania with nearly 1kg of suspected cocaine worth HK$1 million hidden in his body
A 44-year-old traveller who flew into Hong Kong from Africa has been arrested with HK$1 million (US$128,578) worth of cocaine concealed in his body, according to the Customs [...] » More
HK unwelcome mat means city’s loss as mainland Chinese look elsewhere
Hong Kong’s mass street protests started in June as a rejection of the government’s plan to change a law on extradition of legal suspects and quickly morphed into [...] » More
HK government Thinks Disneyland Could Help Ease the City’s Housing Crisis
Hong Kong’s leaders, faced with months of protests and some of the most unaffordable housing in the world, are looking to the “happiest place on Earth” to [...] » More
Taiwan to vote in shadow of China pressure, HK protests
Taiwan votes on Saturday in an election overshadowed by renewed Chinese efforts to get the island to accept their rule, and as Taiwan nervously watches Hong Kong protests, [...] » More
United Airlines plans $90 million write-down against its ‘fully impaired’ HK routes
United Airlines says it will take a $90 million write-down against its Hong Kong routes in the wake of falling ticket sales from the anti-government protests. One of the [...] » More
Mike Pompeo stresses HK autonomy, urges global censure of China over ‘brutal treatment of Uygurs’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday reaffirmed the American government’s support for Hong Kong’s autonomy and called on the international community to [...] » More
FB to roll out ‘voter megaphone’ service in Taiwan for elections
Facebook will again roll out its “voter megaphone” service in Taiwan January 11 for the presidential and legislative elections, to encourage voters to cast their [...] » More
Taiwan launches first international e-commerce incubation centre
Importers and Exporters Association of Taipei is driving force behind initiative Taiwan’s foreign trade is about to receive a major boost after Taipei witnessed the [...] » More
Taiwan to vote in shadow of China pressure, HK protests
Taiwan votes on Saturday in an election overshadowed by renewed Chinese efforts to get the island to accept their rule, and as Taiwan nervously watches Hong Kong protests, [...] » More
