Archive for February, 2020
U.S. postpones summit with ASEAN leaders amid coronavirus fears – sources
The United States has decided to postpone a meeting with leaders of Southeast Asian countries it had planned to host on March 14 due to worries about the coronavirus [...] » More
Coronavirus: First Briton to die as stocks plunge and WHO raises global risk
A British man infected with coronavirus has died onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner in Japan as the World Health Organisation raised the global risk to “very [...] » More
Coronavirus updates: WHO increases risk to ‘very high,’ tells governments to ‘wake up’
The World Health Organization on Friday increased its coronavirus risk assessment to “very high” as cases outside of China continue to increase. But officials [...] » More
U.S. moves high-level U.S. meeting on China tech, possible new Huawei curbs to March: sources
Trump administration officials have rescheduled for March 11 a critical meeting to discuss potential new U.S. restrictions on sales of technology to Huawei and China, people [...] » More
South Korea reports 594 new coronavirus infections for total of 2,931
South Korea reported 594 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, its biggest daily increase since the first infection was confirmed on Jan. 20, taking its tally to 2,931 [...] » More
Asian markets bomb as virus fears fuel global turmoil
Asian and European equities spiralled downwards Friday, extending a collapse in world markets that has wiped trillions of dollars off valuations as the coronavirus spread [...] » More
Asia stocks tumble on virus fears after Wall Street plunge
Asian stock markets plunged further Friday on spreading virus fears, deepening a global rout after Wall Street endured its biggest one-day drop in nine years. The Tokyo and [...] » More
As coronavirus fears grow, private equity eyes distressed investments
Major private equity firms, which have built up big distressed debt funds in recent years, are ready to snap up assets on the cheap if market disruptions continue, senior [...] » More
Ocean Park staff to take unpaid leave as HK attraction suffers from coronavirus closure
Loss-making Ocean Park has told its entire workforce to take unpaid leave and slashed senior management salaries as the coronavirus adds to its financial woes. In a fresh [...] » More
HK protests: Apple Daily owner Jimmy Lai arrested over August 31 march and intimidation of reporter at 2017 vigil
Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying was arrested on Friday morning for illegal assembly during the anti-government protests in Hong Kong, as well as for intimidating a reporter [...] » More
HK quarantines pets after dog tests positive for coronavirus
All pets of people in Hong Kong infected with the coronavirus will be quarantined, with one dog already in isolation, the city’s authorities said on Friday. The move is [...] » More
HK lawmakers approve pay rise for civil servants despite opposition’s calls to block deal for police over their handling of anti-government protests
Lawmakers approved an annual pay rise for Hong Kong’s 176,000 civil servants on Friday, even as the pro-democracy camp sought to argue that the police force did not [...] » More
HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai, two others arrested on illegal assembly chargesmedia
Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing, and two other pro-democracy activists were arrested by police on Friday on charges of illegal assembly, [...] » More
HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested on illegal assembly charges
Hong Kong police arrested publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing, and two other pro-democracy activists on Friday on charges of illegal assembly, drawing [...] » More
Coronavirus: airlines reluctant to bring Hongkongers back from Japan over infection fears, government says
A number of airlines have expressed reservations about flying home the dozens of Hongkongers who have been in close contact with passengers infected with the coronavirus [...] » More
