Archive for August 19th, 2020
Time Travel with Madame Tussauds: Images of Singapore to launch new virtual tour
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 19 August 2020 - Madame Tussauds Singapore proudly introduces a brand new experience together with Team Building Team Learning (TBTL) Pte Ltd. [...] » More
Taiwan envoy urges Canadian government to pursue stronger ties
Winston Chen encourages Canada to follow US lead and arrange Taiwan visits for high-ranking officials Taiwan’s representative in Canada, Winston Chen (陳文儀), [...] » More
Japan’s heat wave continues, as temperatures equal highest record
Temperatures in central Japan tied for a national record on Monday, as the country sweltered under a scorching summer heat wave. The mercury rose to 41.1 degrees Celsius [...] » More
Adjusting petrol prices according to market mechanism
Petrol enterprises and the Vietnam Petroleum Association (VINPA) has proposed the government soon abolish the Petrol Price Stabilisation Fund so that the prices of petrol [...] » More
Asian markets struggle as traders await crucial US stimulus
Asian stocks drifted Tuesday with traders struggling to build on the previous day’s broad advance and record lead from Wall Street, with confidence kept in check by [...] » More
Asia shares mixed after tech rally takes S&P 500 near record
Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday, after buying of technology stocks nudged the S&P 500 closer to the record high it set in February before the pandemic crunched the [...] » More
HK leader Carrie Lam hits out at former minister over remarks national security law could be ‘weaponised’
Hong Kong’s leader has refuted comments from a former minister who warned that the national security law could be “weaponised” for unrelated issues under [...] » More
Nutritional contents in some baby milk formulas overstated, HK consumer watchdog finds
Some manufacturers of baby milk formula sold in Hong Kong had overstated the nutritional contents of their products, the city’s consumer watchdog warned on Monday. The [...] » More
HK bans Brazil’s Aurora chicken imports as massive COVID-19 tests scheduled
Brazil’s third largest chicken and pork processor Central Cooperativa Aurora Alimentos has confirmed local press reports on Monday evening that Hong Kong had blocked [...] » More
US sanctions will make everyday life a headache for HK’s political leaders and their families, from closed accounts to blocked payments
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Yuet-ngor and other officials sanctioned by the US government over a national security law are clinging to the premise that the measures [...] » More
HK leader Carrie Lam tells two major supermarkets ParknShop and Wellcome: if you want Covid-19 cash you must cut your prices
Hong Kong’s leader has said she will demand two of the city’s biggest supermarket chains give discounts to customers in return for financial support from the [...] » More
HK facing 38 new Covid-19 cases, as one more patients dies and expert urges targeted measures at venues where people take off masks
Hong Kong is expecting 38 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, which would extend the city’s run of fewer than 100 daily infections to a 16th straight day. The news came as a [...] » More
The heavy hand of this national security law is crushing HK’s press
As I watched the police raid Apple Daily’s newsroom after Jimmy Lai’s arrest, the scale of restrictions on journalism became clear On the early morning of Monday [...] » More
Stamp duty gives HK’s income a boost, to offset impact of US-China tensions, civil unrest and coronavirus
Hong Kong’s income has grown more than expected this year because of a strong financial market, despite the impact of the US-China trade war, civil unrest, the [...] » More
HK leader says won’t take US sanctions against her to heart
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was not too bothered about US sanctions against her but the Chinese-ruled city will complain to the World Trade Organisation [...] » More
