Archive for August 5th, 2020
HDB resale market avoided major price correction during pandemic: OrangeTee & Tie
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and circuit breaker measures, HDB resale prices remained stable. However, HDB resale transactions fell by over 41.9% to 3,426 units during Q2 [...] » More
Pompeo vows to protect HK activists sought abroad
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday vowed to protect Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners who have fled the city and denounced China after Beijing said that police [...] » More
Australian PM says no evidence to suggest TikTok should be banned
Australia has found no evidence showing it should restrict the popular short-video app TikTok, the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, after US [...] » More
Trump’s bid for a piece of Microsoft-TikTok deal could spur legal action
President Donald Trump’s unprecedented demand that the United States get a cut of the proceeds from the forced sale of Chinese internet giant ByteDance’s [...] » More
Philippines reports 6,352 new COVID-19 cases, Southeast Asia’s biggest daily jump
The Philippines reported 6,352 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday (Aug 4), marking the biggest daily jump in cases in Southeast Asia. Tuesday’s figures represent the [...] » More
Malaysian police raid Al Jazeera’s office, seize computers
Malaysian police have raided Al Jazeera’s Kuala Lumpur office and seized two computers, the news network said, condemning the incident as a “troubling [...] » More
Foreign workers, flying cars among highlights at Parliament sitting today
The government’s efforts to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign workers as well as the progress in the development of the flying car industry are among [...] » More
Covid-19: Malaysia logs just one positive case today
Malaysia recorded only one new Covid-19 case today, bringing the country’s total number of cases to 9,002. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said the new patient is a [...] » More
Raid on KL office ‘troubling escalation’ in Putrajaya’s media crackdown, say Al Jazeera
News agency Al Jazeera has condemned the raid by authorities against its bureau office in the capital here earlier today, saying such a move was an escalation in [...] » More
U.S. health chief to visit Taiwan, likely angering China
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days, making the highest level visit by a U.S. official in four decades, his office said on [...] » More
Asian shares extend rally after S&P 500 nears record
Shares advanced across Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street closed broadly higher on encouraging economic reports, starting off August by closing within 3 percent of the record [...] » More
HSBC is biggest loser in never-ending US-China global power play
In most respects HSBC is no different from any other bank. Plunging activity means lending is down, more money is being put aside to cover losses and profits are being [...] » More
UPenn struggles to explain $3M donation from HK shell company: report
The University of Pennsylvania has not explained a $3 million donation from a Hong Kong shell company tied to a Chinese businessperson, the Washington Free Beacon reported. [...] » More
Covid-19 time bomb: HK jobs crisis sparks rise in serious emotional and mental health problems, experts warn
After Ken Yung lost his job in late January, he became irritable, lost his temper easily and kept picking quarrels with his wife over trivial matters. Sometimes, they fought [...] » More
Jittery HK authors seek Taiwan safety after security law
China’s new security law has cast a threatening shadow over Hong Kong’s dynamic book industry, with anxious publishers combing through back catalogues for [...] » More
