Archive for June 16th, 2020
Business first, tourists later, say air chiefs
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) will begin talks on the resumption of international services with airline representatives on Tuesday, according to [...]
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Factional undercurrents cause Health Ministry waves
Despite the respect the Ministry of Public Health has garnered over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, the protest at Khon Kaen Hospital last month against the abrupt [...]
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China’s new virus outbreak needs further testing after ‘hypothesis’ on causeWHO
The origins of a new cluster of coronavirus infections in Beijing are uncertain, World Health Organization officials said on Monday, but the claim that it might have been [...]
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Virus fears weigh on European, Asian stocks, but Fed boosts Wall Street
European and Asian bourses fell Monday on fears of a second wave of coronavirus infection, while US stocks shrugged off early weakness following fresh Federal Reserve [...]
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Asian stocks set to track US gains as Fed steps up support
Asian stocks were set to follow a late Wall Street surge on Tuesday, after the Federal Reserve’s fresh move to support financial markets through the coronavirus [...]
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Philippine Grocer Soars on Trading Debut, Defying Market Slump
MerryMart Consumer Corp., a Philippine grocer that went public amid the pandemic, sold like hotcakes on its first trading day. Its shares surged by the daily limit of 50 [...]
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Philippine Stocks Lead Losses in Asia as Remittances Drop
Philippine stocks slumped the most in two months as overseas funds dumped the nation’s equities after remittances from overseas Filipinos in March contracted the most [...]
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Beijing puts fresh curbs to stop spread of coronavirus out of Chinese capital
Beijing authorities imposed more restrictions to stop the spread of a fresh outbreak of coronavirus in the Chinese capital to other provinces, banning outbound travel of [...]
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US, China to hold top-level talks on tensions: reports
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet a top Chinese official in Hawaii Wednesday in the powers’ first senior-level talks since tensions skyrocketed over the [...]
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Huawei CFO raises new argument to fight US extradition in Canada court
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in a bid to fight extradition to the United States on bank fraud charges, court [...]
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Defense alleges abuse of process in Canada arrest of Huawei exec
Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on Monday accused Canadian police and border agents, in collusion with the FBI, of abuse of process in her arrest on a US warrant. [...]
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HK protests: how tycoons went from trusted advisers to Beijing’s ‘bogeymen’ who refused to step up
Rebel City: Hong Kong’s Year of Water and Fire is a new book of essays by the South China Morning Post chronicling the political crisis triggered by the now-withdrawn [...]
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Asian shares fall on fears virus outbreaks are rebounding
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Monday on concern over a resurgence of coronavirus cases and pessimism after Wall Street posted its worst week in nearly three months. [...]
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Asian markets slip on fears of second virus wave
Equities tumbled Monday, extending last week’s losses on fears of a second wave of virus infections around the world that could put the brakes on the easing of [...]
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HK security law will not be retroactiveChinese official
Hong Kong’s national security legislation will not punish people retroactively, a senior Chinese official said on Monday, touching on a key question raised by local [...]
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