Archive for August 6th, 2020
Trump says U.S. action on Hong Kong likely to boost U.S. exchanges
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said stock exchanges in the United States will likely pick up more business after his administration ended Hong Kong’s special [...] » More
Hong Kong stocks end higher on global stimulus, recovery hopes
Hong Kong shares ended higher on Wednesday, tracking gains in Asia and mainland China, on hopes for more economic stimulus from global policymakers and a gradual recovery in [...] » More
Japan Airlines Posts Biggest Loss Since 2012 Listing
Japan Airlines Co. posted its biggest quarterly net loss in at least eight years and decided to forgo paying an interim dividend as it contends with the devastating impact of [...] » More
Japanese FM in UK for post-Brexit trade talks
Japan’s foreign minister on Wednesday began a three-day trip to Britain in a bid to wrap up negotiations on a post-Brexit trade agreement. Toshimitsu Motegi will meet [...] » More
Indonesia sends condolences to Lebanon following explosions
The Indonesian government has expressed its deepest condolences to the people of Lebanon and the victims of the deadly twin blasts that shook the port in the capital Beirut [...] » More
Indonesia’s economy shrinks for first time in more than 20 years
Indonesia’s economy contracted for the first time in more than 20 years in the second quarter as efforts to contain the coronavirus dealt a blow to consumer demand and [...] » More
Four-Storey Mixed-Use Building at River Valley Road On Sale for 24mil
A four-storey mixed-use building at 286 and 288 River Valley Road has been put up for sale via expression of interest (EOI), with a guide price of $24 million or $5,742 on [...] » More
COVID-19: Malaysia ready to allow pilgrims to perform umrah
There is no problem to allow Malaysian pilgrims to perform the minor haj (umrah) but it depends on the current COVID-19 situation in Saudi Arabia. Minister in the Prime [...] » More
Dr Noor Hisham urges Putrajaya, Singapore to streamline SOPs before allowing resumption of cross-border travel
Malaysia and Singapore need to streamline the standard operating procedures (SOPs) before allowing cross-border travel between the two countries to resume after being halted [...] » More
Dewan Rakyat to discuss Covid-19 outbreak in Kedah, Sarawak today
The Parliament sitting, which enters its 15th day today, is expected to focus on measures by the government to prevent a new wave of Covid-19 in Kedah and Sarawak. According [...] » More
Apple and Google should remove ‘untrusted’ Chinese apps like WeChat and TikTok, says Mike Pompeo
The United States has signalled that it may soon order Apple and Google to remove certain Chinese apps from their smartphone app stores, citing TikTok and WeChat as [...] » More
US wants to eliminate Chinese apps from US app stores
The US is expanding its China-targeted Clean Network programme to include Chinese-made cellphone apps and cloud computing services that it claims are security risks, [...] » More
US talks tougher on Chinese tech, but offers few specifics
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for a big expansion of US government curbs on Chinese technology, saying that it wants to see “untrusted Chinese [...] » More
Kim directs aid to N Korean town under virus lockdown
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un directed his government agencies to act immediately to stabilise the livelihoods of residents in a city locked down over coronavirus concerns, [...] » More
Japan marks 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
Japan on Thursday marked 75 years since the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with the coronavirus pandemic forcing a scaling back of ceremonies to remember the [...] » More
