Archive for January 13th, 2020
Business Briefs 13 January 2020
* HCMC Infrastructure Investment Company (CII) has settled nearly VND903 billion (US$-10 million) of convertible bonds. CII in 2017 issued US$60 million of convertible bonds [...] » More
A touchy subject: HK government accused of stifling debate in city by organisers of schools’ competition
Fourteen more schools have withdrawn from a debate competition for secondary pupils in Hong Kong, prompting organisers to accuse the Education Bureau of pressuring schools [...] » More
HK buyers snap up SHKP’s Wetland Seasons flats in Tin Shui Wai for the second weekend as sentiments improve
Hong Kong’s homebuyers piled into the first major residential property project to be launched in Tin Shui Wai in a decade, as they snap up most of the 335 homes offered [...] » More
Wuhan pneumonia: new strain ‘bears close similarity to Sars’ as HK health minister assures public city is prepared
A new strain of pneumonia that claimed its first fatality in mainland China on Saturday has been revealed as a Sars-like coronavirus, with close to 80 per cent similarity to [...] » More
Wuhan pneumonia: six more cases in HK take total to more than 50 but professor says risk of spread during Lunar New Year mass migration unlikely
Six more people have been admitted to hospitals in Hong Kong after developing respiratory symptoms on their return from the mainland Chinese city of Wuhan, health authorities [...] » More
City University says donations affected by ongoing HK protests, with sponsors backing out of past commitments
A Hong Kong university has said donations have recently been “inevitably affected” amid the ongoing anti-government protests that have often involved tertiary [...] » More
‘We want this’: HK election tourists join Taiwan rallies
At a raucous election rally for Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen, Hong Konger Karen Leung surveyed the huge crowd of excited flag-waving voters as a rap song blasted over the [...] » More
Nearly 2 million adults are estimated to have shown symptoms of PTSD during HK protests, study finds
Almost 2 million people in Hong Kong – about a third its adult population are estimated to have experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during [...] » More
HK Airlines and Synergy among 33 A350 cancellations
Airbus has revealed cancellations for 33 A350s, all the 900 variant, in its end-of-year backlog revision. Analysis of the airframer’s figures indicate eight aircraft [...] » More
HK protests: rare day of peace as protesters spend Saturday raising awareness of movement
Hong Kong experienced a peaceful Saturday as protesters staged small promotional events in town for like-minded businesses and upcoming rallies. In Admiralty, protesters [...] » More
HK considers the future: ‘If you can afford it, leave’
Everywhere Ivan Lam looks, he sees his possible future. On the news, he watches Hong Kong police beating demonstrators. He sees masked protesters vowing to fight on. He reads [...] » More
Man killed in rock crusher accident at HK building site
Labour chiefs were investigating on Saturday after a man died in an accident involving a rock crusher at a building site in eastern Hong Kong. Police got a report at about [...] » More
US applauds Taiwan president re-election: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on her re-election on Saturday and lauded her for seeking stability with China “in the [...] » More
Tsai vs Han: Taiwan’s top two presidential candidates
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen is seeking a second term against the main challenger Han Kuo-yu in Saturday’s elections. Tsai hails from the independence-leaning [...] » More
Taiwan and Korea move to expand their tech influence as US-China trade war drags on
With the United States and China still locked in a trade battle, non-Chinese tech companies in Asia are looking to seize on the opportunity and expand their influence in the [...] » More
