Archive for January 20th, 2020
Business Briefs 20 January 2020
* Over 32 million shares of Joint Stock Company for Telecoms and Informatics (ICT) were listed on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange on January 15. The share on the debut date [...] » More
Why HK protesters aren’t cheering this police officer’s arrest
It seemed for a moment like a breakthrough for demonstrators in Hong Kong the first arrest of a police officer in connection with the protest movement after months of violent [...] » More
‘HK is at a crossroads’: inside prison with the student who took on Beijing
DAY 2 Friday, 18 August 2017 The last words I said before I was taken away from the courtroom were: “Hong Kong people, carry on!” That sums up how I feel about [...] » More
Over 1,000 gather in central HK park to call for democracy
Police fired tear gas on Sunday to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters who gathered in a central Hong Kong park but later spilled onto the streets, briefly [...] » More
Wuhan pneumonia: HK widens net for suspected cases but medical workers fear already overstretched hospitals will suffer
The strain on Hong Kong’s public hospitals, already overstretched by the peak flu season, could worsen after health authorities widened the net for suspected cases [...] » More
HK airline made woman take pregnancy test
A Hong Kong airline forced a Japanese woman to take a pregnancy test before allowing her on a flight to a Pacific island popular with mothers seeking US citizenship for their [...] » More
HK protesters call for boycott of Communist Party
Clashes broke out between protesters and police in Hong Kong on Sunday, cutting short a rally after thousands had gathered at a park to call for electoral reforms and a [...] » More
HK Express apologises for making women travelling to Saipan take pregnancy tests
The airline Hong Kong Express has apologised for having required some female passengers bound for the US territory of Saipan to take pregnancy tests. The low-cost carrier [...] » More
HK cancels Chinese New Year celebrations
People in Hong Kong are preparing to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Fearing continued anti-government unrest, authorities have cancelled some of the main events. They have [...] » More
Taiwan Needs More Than Election Victories to Fend Off China
The victory of incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen in Taiwan’s presidential elections on January 11 represents a resounding repudiation of Beijing’s increasing [...] » More
Japan’s Abe congratulates Taiwan’s president on re-election
In a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen (???) on Friday (January 17), Japanese Diet member Keiji Furuya delivered prime minister Shinzo Abe’s message as of [...] » More
Taiwan not part of China as claimed by Burma, Beijing: MOFA
Taiwan’s foreign ministry on Sunday pushed back against a joint statement between Beijing and Myanmar that said Taiwan was undisputedly part of China’s territory. [...] » More
S. Korea’s first locally built space rocket on track for launch in 2021
South Korea’s first locally built satellite-carrying rocket is on track for a launch in early 2021, the state-run aerospace research institute said Sunday, opening a [...] » More
No. 2 US general says N Korea building new missiles ‘as fast as anybody on the planet’
North Korea is “building new missiles, new capabilities, new weapons as fast as anybody on the planet,” and learning from its mistakes as it makes advances in its [...] » More
N Korean foreign minister replaced report
North Korean Foreign minister Ri Yong Ho has been replaced, Seoul-based NK News reported on Saturday. The usually well-informed outlet, citing multiple unnamed sources in [...] » More
