Archive for January 23rd, 2020
Asian shares higher after selloffs spurred by Chinese virus
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday after US stocks tumbled overnight as a virus outbreak in China rattled global markets. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed [...] » More
Asian markets mostly up but killer virus fuels new SARS fears
Asian investors shifted cautiously Wednesday after the previous day’s sharp losses but they remained on edge after a deadly virus from China was confirmed to have [...] » More
Cathay Pacific cabin crew warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences of not guarding against Wuhan virus as they demand right to wear masks on all flights
Cathay Pacific flight attendants are fighting for the right to wear face masks on all flights as the Wuhan coronavirus spreads, with their union warning against the [...] » More
TVB chair plans to sell stake in broadcaster, step down from board next month
Hong Kong’s maverick deal-maker Charles Chan Kwok-keung is planning to sell all his stake in Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and step down as chair of the [...] » More
HK’s Lam in Davos charm drive as protests persist
For Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam the World Economic Forum in Davos is a chance to convince global business and political leaders that the Asian financial hub is back on track. [...] » More
Wuhan coronavirus: Macau confirms first case as new disease looms over HK
Macau confirmed its first case of the new China coronavirus on Wednesday in a development highlighting the challenges of detection after the patient passed through health [...] » More
HK man who sneaked into Chinese University campus dormitory to molest sleeping women told to expect prison term
A repeat sexual offender on Wednesday admitted intruding into a university dormitory to molest two sleeping women last year. The magistrate told Cheung Tsz-ning a prison term [...] » More
HK on high alert to tackle coronavirus outbreak
Hong Kong’s government is on high alert to deal with a new flu-like coronavirus that has killed nine people in mainland China, the city’s commerce secretary, [...] » More
HK activists turn Lunar New Year fairs into protest bazaars
The politics of protest was a running theme at Lunar New Year fairs in Hong Kong this week, as stall holders sold t-shirts, tattoo transfers, tote bags, and coasters bearing [...] » More
Cathay says cabin crew can wear masks on mainland China flights due to virus
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will allow cabin crew to wear a surgical mask while operating mainland China flights due to concerns over a new coronavirus, and [...] » More
United Airlines’ $300 Million Skeleton In The Closet: HK Route Impairment
United has taken a $296 million impairment on its Hong Kong routes in two tranches, first a $206 million charge announced in January 2019 before the civil disruption in Hong [...] » More
HK protests: ‘unfair’ to burden Independent Police Complaints Council with unrest probe without powers, its former chief says
The former chair of Hong Kong’s police watchdog has said it was unfair to burden it with investigating the city’s anti-government protests when it was not [...] » More
Wuhan virus compounds HK’s economic woes
The emergence of a SARS-like virus in China is the last thing Hong Kong’s struggling economy needs, analysts say, as the city reels from the twin storms of the global [...] » More
Outbreak: Could new virus inflict more pain on HK economy?
Scary headlines about a new viral outbreak. People peering nervously over their surgical masks while on public transport. Colleagues and friends refusing to shake hands. Ask [...] » More
Carrie Lam suggests foreign influence in HK protests: ‘Perhaps there is something at work’
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hasn’t ruled out the possibility that a foreign country has funded political protests that have roiled the city-state over the last nine [...] » More
