Archive for March 5th, 2020
Coronavirus: there are 2 types, Chinese researchers find, while authorities say faeces and urine can transmit the infection
The coronavirus has evolved into two major types, with differing transmission rates and geographical distribution, according to a study published in the National Science [...] » More
South Korea reports lowest new infections for a week
South Korea reported its lowest number of new novel coronavirus cases for a week Wednesday, as the government proposed a near-$10 billion additional budget to try to address [...] » More
Business Briefs 05 March 2020
* No Va Land Investment Group Corporation (NVL), or Novaland, is planning to issue some 378 million shares to its current shareholders to raise its chartered capital to [...] » More
Asian markets swing after shock Fed cut sinks Wall St
Most Asian equities rose Wednesday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus, brushing off a Wall Street sell-off [...] » More
Coronavirus sends HK February business activity plunging to record low: PMI
The coronavirus epidemic dealt a severe blow to businesses in Hong Kong in February with activity plummeting to the lowest on record, a private survey showed on Wednesday, in [...] » More
Robbers wielding axes and hammers steal HK$1 million in gold from HK jewellery store
Hong Kong police are scouring the city for a smash-and-grab gang who broke the display counters of a jewellery store and made off with gold ornaments worth about HK$1 million [...] » More
HK cuts interest rate after US Fed’s surprise move to bolster sagging economy as coronavirus outbreak spreads worldwide
Hong Kong’s monetary authority reduced its base lending rate by half a percentage point after the US Federal Reserve conducted an emergency cut for the first time since [...] » More
Dispute over HK$1.37 billion fee for scandal-hit project pits HK rail giant the MTR Corporation against its biggest shareholder, the city’s government
Hong Kong’s rail operator the MTR Corporation on Tuesday left open the possibility of taking legal action against the government, its biggest shareholder, for payment [...] » More
Coronavirus: top WHO official praises HK, Singapore for ‘very effective’ measures to suppress transmission of disease
A top official from a global health watchdog has praised the “very effective” measures Hong Kong is taking to suppress transmission of the new coronavirus, as the [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK begins evacuation of residents stranded in epicentre of deadly outbreak
Two top Hong Kong officials led a task force to Wuhan on Wednesday to evacuate 522 city residents stranded in the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic, and warned some of [...] » More
HK government extends HK$10,000 handout scheme to new arrivals on low incomes
A HK$10,000 handout for permanent residents will be extended to some of the hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers who have recently moved to the city, the government revealed [...] » More
Coronavirus: monk from contagion-hit HK temple tests initially positive
A Buddhist monk from the Hong Kong worship hall linked to 16 confirmed coronavirus cases tested positive on Wednesday morning in an initial screening, according to two [...] » More
Bipartisan delegation to offer competing visions of HK at forum with US officials in San Francisco this week
A bipartisan group of executive councillors and opposition lawmakers will meet with US officials in California this week, the first such delegation since the Hong Kong Human [...] » More
Inquiry into HK MTR train derailing finds staff maintaining the track lacked knowledge, failed to follow protocols
Railway maintenance workers lacking knowledge and relying on their instincts more than scientific data contributed to the Hong Kong’s most serious derailment in more [...] » More
Taiwanese man who evaded coronavirus quarantine fined maximum NT$1 million
Lin drove from Hsinchu County to Taipei, the north coast, and back A man who traveled from Hsinchu County to Taipei City and the north coast instead of staying in coronavirus [...] » More
