Archive for August 3rd, 2020
Forett At Bukit Timah to be launched for sales this Saturday
The balloting and booking process will be conducted online via teleconference on the Forett At Bukit Timah Facebook [...] » More
HK third wave: 115 new Covid-19 cases emerge and elderly patient dies
Daily coronavirus infections in Hong Kong continued to stretch into the triple digits as 115 cases emerged on Sunday, while an elderly man became the city’s 34th [...] » More
HK third wave: officials to prioritise next round of testing for Covid-19 as first experts from mainland China arrive to help with fight
Hong Kong will prioritise testing groups deemed at high risk of contracting the coronavirus, including the elderly, as the first group of medical experts arrived from [...] » More
HK elections: set up polling stations for locals based in Greater Bay Area to cast votes, pro-establishment heavyweight urges
Hongkongers based across the border should be allowed to vote in the city’s future elections through polling stations set up in Guangdong, a pro-establishment [...] » More
Beijing repression forces HK opposition into new tactics
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have responded to China’s crackdown on opposition politicians, student campaigners and tenured academics by considering tactics [...] » More
US-China relations: Mike Pompeo urges HK to reverse decision to suspend elections
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Hong Kong to reverse a decision to suspend its legislative elections for a year amid a resurgence of the coronavirus, saying the [...] » More
Heavy rain hammers Korea, leaving 6 dead, 7 missing
Torrential rain pounded most of South Korea over the weekend, leaving six people dead and seven others missing, officials said Sunday. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety [...] » More
Samsung crafts India comeback as anti-China wave surges
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is forging a comeback in India’s smartphone market with a new range of budget devices and a ramped-up online presence, aiming to [...] » More
Samsung Electronics to halt production at its last computer factory in China
Samsung Electronics Co will halt operations of its last computer factory in China, the South Korean tech giant said on Saturday, the latest manufacturer to shift production [...] » More
China reports 43 new coronavirus cases in mainland vs 49 a day earlier
China reported 43 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland as of August 2, down from 49 a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Monday. [...] » More
China tells US businesses they’re still welcome in country
China has stepped up its efforts to reassure American businesses, saying that Beijing still welcomes their presence in the country. Last week the vice-minister for commerce [...] » More
Trump to act on Chinese software companies in coming days, Pompeo says
President Donald Trump will take action shortly on Chinese software companies that are feeding data directly to the Beijing government, posing a risk to US national security, [...] » More
Republican senators back plan to sell TikTok’s US operations
Several Republican senators on Sunday backed a plan by China’s ByteDance to divest the US operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had [...] » More
TikTok faces Australian security investigation as Donald Trump threatens US ban
Australia has launched a security investigation into TikTok, according to local media reports, as the Chinese-owned video sharing app comes under increasing pressure [...] » More
TikTok sale uncertain as Trump ban looms: reports
Negotiations for Microsoft to buy the US operations of Chinese-owned TikTok are on hold after President Donald Trump threatened to bar the social media app and came out [...] » More
