Archive for April 17th, 2020
COVID-19: S’pore confirms record 728 more cases, 5 new clusters; total at 4,427
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday (16 April) reported a record 728 more COVID-19 cases in Singapore – a 62 per cent jump from the previous daily high – taking its [...] » More
Malaysia reports 110 new coronavirus cases and one more death
Malaysia reported 110 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday (Apr 16), raising the cumulative total to 5,182. The health ministry also reported one new [...] » More
Asian stocks slide after weak US data add to global gloom
Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday after unexpectedly weak US retail and other data added to gloom about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Benchmarks in Tokyo and [...] » More
Asian markets down on virus impact fears
Asian markets fell on Thursday following overnight woes on Wall Street as more negative US economic data fuelled worries about the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic. [...] » More
Asia-Pacific markets mixed as investors anxiously await China GDP data after US figures disappoint
Hong Kong declined while other Asia-Pacific stocks were mixed on Thursday as caution reigned after the US reported dismal retail, manufacturing and home building data. The [...] » More
Coronavirus: China, Asia manufacturing recovery to be short-lived with 2020 growth set to grind to a halt
Any recovery in the manufacturing sector in China and the rest of Asia this year will be short lived as Asia-Pacific’s growth in 2020 is expected to grind to a halt [...] » More
HK protests: police watchdog can review force’s handling of unrest, court rules
Hong Kong’s police watchdog is empowered to review the force’s handling of anti-government protests, a court has ruled. Justice Keith Yeung Kar-hung on Thursday [...] » More
HK confirms four new cases of Covid-19, tally at 1,016
Hong Kong recorded four new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, including a British permanent resident who was infected in his country of birth four weeks ago, cleared to go [...] » More
Cathay Pacific exploring all options to ensure survival and says recovery ‘impossible to predict’
Cathay Pacific is “exploring all options” to ensure the airline group survives the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic, it said on Thursday. Preserving cash [...] » More
Coronavirus: bar manager jailed after breaking HK lockdown laws to throw a birthday party
A Hong Kong bar manager who flouted a government order to close for 14 days was jailed for a week on Thursday, the first such conviction since the rule was brought in to [...] » More
Coronavirus: ‘We need bone marrow donors to save my baby girl’s life from leukaemia’, HK mother of two-year-old pleads amid London lockdown
Two-year-old Livia, the child of a Hong Kong mother and German father, is among patients in a London hospital as Britain grapples with a lockdown wrought by the coronavirus. [...] » More
Sa Sa targets Hongkongers as first-quarter sales fall by more than 56 per cent amid absence of mainland Chinese customers
Beleaguered Hong Kong cosmetics retailer Sa Sa International will focus on Hongkongers’ needs after local customers emerged as the biggest source of revenue in its [...] » More
HK follows most Asia-Pacific markets lower as IMF warns ‘Great Lockdown’ is the worst downturn since Great Depression
Hong Kong and most Asia-Pacific stocks declined Wednesday on fears about the economic pain of the coronavirus as the International Monetary Fund warned the “Great [...] » More
HK top judge denies ‘any form of interference’ by Beijing over city’s judicial independence
Hong Kong’s top judge, Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, has dismissed suggestions he has experienced interference from Beijing over the city’s judicial independence, including [...] » More
HK businessperson, bodyguard rammed by car as they flee afternoon knife assault in Hung Hom
A local businessperson and one of his bodyguards were rammed by a car as they tried to escape a knife attack in broad daylight in Hong Kong’s Hung Hom area on [...] » More
