Archive for February 12th, 2020
China reports 97 new deaths from coronavirus on mainland on February 11
The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China had reached 1,113 as of the end of Tuesday, up by 97 from the previous day, the country’s National Health [...] » More
Business Briefs 12 February 2020
* Media firm Yeah l (YEG) incurred a loss of VND 158 billion in the fourth quarter of last year, pushing 2019′s total losses to VND372 billion. From October to [...] » More
New coronavirus cases lowest since Jan. 31 in China province at outbreak’s epicentre
The coronavirus outbreak in China may be over by April, the country’s senior medical adviser said on Tuesday, and the latest numbers of new cases may further feed that [...] » More
Malaysia hoses down MH370 search suggestion
The Malaysian government has moved to hose down suggestions it already has plans to launch a new search for MH370. Reports in News Corporation’s Australian publications [...] » More
Nam O resort set to commence construction soon
The Trung Thuy Group has completed a cooperation deal with American architect Bill Bensley to develop the Nam O Eco-tourism project in the central city’s coastal Lien [...] » More
Asian markets rebound after fresh Wall St records
Asian markets rebounded on Tuesday spurred by fresh Wall Street records but investors remained jittery about the global economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China. [...] » More
Young unemployed Hongkonger accused of robbing same person twice in just over a month denied bail
A young unemployed Hong Kong man accused of robbing the same person twice in just over a month of more than HK$1.7million (US$219,000) in total has been denied bail by a [...] » More
Standard Chartered latest bank to offer relief to mortgage holders, businesses in HK as coronavirus outbreak worsens
Standard Chartered said on Monday it would allow mortgage borrowers and small businesses facing financial burdens to pay only interest on their loans for up to a year, as it [...] » More
Hongkonger who was set on fire by radical protesters in November last year says he will continue to fight injustice
A man who was set on fire by radicals amid Hong Kong’s anti-government protests in November last year has said he will not be frightened off and will continue to fight [...] » More
HK police on the hunt for two people who abscond from coronavirus quarantine
Hong Kong police are hunting for two people who absconded from 14-day quarantines imposed by the government to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. Health minister [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK tycoon Li Ka-shing donates HK$100 million to China’s efforts to fight deadly outbreak
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing has chipped in HK$100 million to China’s efforts to combat the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in Wuhan the city at the epicentre of the [...] » More
Coronavirus: mask giveaways in HK draw thousands with infection fear still gripping city
Thousands queued for free surgical masks at multiple locations in Hong Kong on Monday as the government considered bringing in emergency laws against overcharging, with the [...] » More
HK’s public investigating authorities under pressure to probe unauthorised use of masks meant for civil servants
The heads of two public investigation bodies in Hong Kong are under pressure to probe accusations of unauthorised use and sales of government-produced masks, as the Post [...] » More
HK cosmetics retailer Sa Sa closes 21 outlets in the city and Macau amid coronavirus outbreak
Sa Sa International Holdings, Hong Kong’s biggest cosmetics retailer, has shut 21 stores in the city and Macau as part of cost-saving measures, as the coronavirus [...] » More
Four from HK building show virus symptoms, Lam urges people to stay home
our people evacuated from a residential building in Hong Kong where a man and woman confirmed with coronavirus lived have showed symptoms of the flu-like virus, fuelling [...] » More
