Archive for January 24th, 2020
HK green groups demand action after Malaysia ships nine containers of waste back to city
Hong Kong environmental authorities have asked the Malaysian government to provide details on nine containers of plastic waste it sent back to the city. This came as local [...] » More
Singapore, HK and India all slip in democracy rankings
Singapore, Hong Kong and India have all dropped in a new ranking of democracies around the world, with violent protests and threats to civil liberties challenging freedoms [...] » More
HK leader Lam insists to stay on to tackle crises
A confident Carrie Lam said on Wednesday that Hong Kong had several crises to manage, but insisted she was staying on as the Chinese-ruled city’s leader, dismissing [...] » More
Lam says government is forming independent committee to review HK situation
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday that the government was about to announce the formation of an independent committee to study the situation in the city, which [...] » More
HK leader Carrie Lam reveals she is ‘facing a lot of pressure’ to rein in journalists amid ongoing protests rocking city
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has disclosed to an audience of global business and political chiefs that she has faced pressure to tighten control of the [...] » More
China coronavirus: after union fury, HK’s Cathay Pacific Airways will let staff wear surgical masks on flights
Cathay Pacific Airways will let flight attendants wear surgical masks on all routes, amid the spread of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus. The change of policy comes after workers [...] » More
Taiwan’s jobless rate down at 3.67pct in December
Taiwan’s unemployment rate for December 2019 dropped slightly from a month earlier, indicating that the local job market remained stable, the Directorate General of [...] » More
The case for a Taiwan sovereign wealth fund
Taiwan needs to address a glaring gap in its financial toolkit the absence of a sovereign wealth fund (SWF). An SWF brings not just the potential for higher financial returns [...] » More
Taiwan president appeals to Pope Francis over China’s ‘abuse of power’
Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen has written to Pope Francis describing China’s aggression and persecution of religion as “obstacles to peace,” and detailing [...] » More
China says Taiwan’s role in international bodies must be under ‘One China’ principle
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the central government cares for the health and well-being of its Taiwan compatriots more than anyone else. [...] » More
Taiwan only affected country not invited to WHO coronavirus discussion
Taiwan is the only country with a case of China coronavirus that has not been invited to a World Health Organization (WHO) discussion of the outbreak, reports said Wednesday [...] » More
Taiwan’s exports to mainland China fall 2.6 per cent in 2019 on weak electronics trade
Taiwan’s exports to mainland China fell 2.6 per cent last year, their first slump since 2016, on the back of a weak electronics sector and the impact of China’s [...] » More
Australia denies using Chinese spy case to influence Taiwan elections
The Australian representative office in Taipei said Tuesday that its government’s disclosure of a case involving a self-confessed spy from China, who was seeking asylum [...] » More
Taiwan’s GDP growth rate leaped to top of Asia’s 4 tigers in 2019
Taiwan roared ahead of the rest of Asia’s four tigers in 2019 with a growth rate of 2.73 percent. On Tuesday (January 21), the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting [...] » More
Transport minister calls for halt to Taiwan-Wuhan flights amid outbreak
After a Taiwanese woman tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus on Tuesday (January 21), Transportation Minister Lin Chia-lungHe said that he has also coordinated with [...] » More
