Archive for January 21st, 2020
As China seeks to spark night economy, on-demand chauffeurs for drunk drivers see surge
It was freezing and the streets were slick as substitute driver Liu Pengfei bade farewell to his mother, wife and son before riding into Beijing on his tiny scooter. Liu, 33, [...] » More
Asian markets mixed after recent gains but mood remains upbeat
Most Asian markets were mixed Monday as investors took a step back after last week’s rally, though the mood remains upbeat after the China-US trade pact was signed, and [...] » More
Rupiah could take baht’s crown as Asia’s strongest currency in 2020
The Thai baht was Asia’s best-performing currency by a country mile last year. This year’s winner looks to have been already decided: the Indonesian rupiah. The [...] » More
Global sustainability standards are needed to curb climate crisis, says environmental director
Businesses need to be singing from the same hymn sheet if they want to make meaningful progress in combatting the climate crisis, said the environmental director of one of [...] » More
HK police defend pepper spray tactics at Mong Kok protest after ‘misfire’ at journalists
Hong Kong police have defended their use of pepper spray after journalists were caught up in the dispersal of anti-government protesters in Mong Kok on Sunday night. The [...] » More
Police arrest organiser of HK protest after rally turns violent
A prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was arrested by police, his organisation said on Monday, after a protest he helped organise in the financial district a day [...] » More
Taiwan civic group advocates political asylum for HKers
A Taiwan-based civic group took to the streets of Taipei on Sunday, calling for law amendments that would allow Taiwan to grant political asylum to Hong Kongers, particularly [...] » More
Toy Story: HK protest models become major hit
Intricately detailed Hong Kong protester figurines have become the latest must-have collectables as toy stores recreate the pro-democracy movement’s street battles with [...] » More
Lunar New Year market stalls in Victoria Park shut down by officials over HK protest displays
A pro-democracy group has been ordered to close its stalls at a government-run Lunar New Year market in Hong Kong after they were deemed political and in breach of their [...] » More
Plans to give HK’s privacy watchdog some teeth in battle against doxxing receive cautious welcome from legal experts
Hong Kong’s legal experts have given a cautious welcome to plans to give the city’s privacy watchdog the power to launch criminal investigations into doxxing, but [...] » More
China stocks rise on signs of steadying economy, HK dips
China stocks rose on Monday on signs of a stabilising domestic economy and increasing expectations of government stimulus to aid growth, while Hong Kong shares dipped. ** The [...] » More
Cross-strait standoff unlikely to end in Tsai’s 2nd term: US scholar
China is unlikely to back down from its hardline stance against Taiwan in the wake of the January 11 general elections that resoundingly gave Taiwan’s President Tsai [...] » More
Taiwan civic group advocates political asylum for HKers
A Taiwan-based civic group took to the streets of Taipei on Sunday, calling for law amendments that would allow Taiwan to grant political asylum to Hong Kongers, particularly [...] » More
The children’s storyteller helping Taiwan sort fact from fiction
Concerns about disinformation, particularly from mainland China, have grown since Tsai Ing-wen first took power in 2016. Children’s storyteller Billion Lee is on the [...] » More
Taiwan’s foreign ministry rejects Beijing-Burma joint statement over sovereignty
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
