Archive for January 1st, 2021

UnionBank acclaimed by Frost & Sullivan for leveraging innovative digital capabilities to deliver exceptional customer experiences
Bank takes customer experience to next level by harnessing the power of 5G, in line with the launch of its smart branch SINGAPORE, Jan. 1, [...] » More

Xpeng Partners with Livox to Deploy Lidar Technology in the New 2021 Production Model
GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$XPEV #EV--Xpeng Inc. (“Xpeng” or the “Company”, NYSE: XPEV), a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company, [...] » More
Asian prices jump to six-year highs on record imports
Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) jumped 17 percent this week, riding six-year highs, as a cold spell in some countries prompted record imports into the [...] » More
Asian shares set to finish 2020 at record high after quiet trading day
Asian shares edged up on Thursday and were set to end a tumultuous 2020 at record highs, after growing investor hopes for a global economic recovery caused the dollar to fall [...] » More
China drops Philadelphia 76ers broadcasts as HK row continues
Chinese streaming giant Tencent has stopped live broadcasts of games by the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers in apparent protest at their new president Daryl Morey, who sparked [...] » More
US consulate HK property sale stuck in diplomatic row
A multi million-dollar property sale by the United States Consulate in Hong Kong has been put on ice because it has not received permission from Beijing, the prospective [...] » More
HK’s top court puts media tycoon Jimmy Lai back in custody
Hong Kong’s top court has remanded media and publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person to be charged under the Chinese-ruled city’s national [...] » More
China-US ties hold up property deal with HK consulate, Hang Lung says
Hong Kong developer Hang Lung Properties said it was unable to complete the purchase of a property owned by the US consulate as scheduled on Wednesday because it involved [...] » More

HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai ordered back to jail
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was ordered back to jail Thursday as the city’s highest court granted prosecutors an appeal against his bail. Lai, a [...] » More
UPDATE 1-US sale of HK consulate property held up by China
The sale of property owned by the US consulate in Hong Kong failed to be completed as scheduled on Wednesday after China unexpectedly stepped in and said its approval is [...] » More

China sentences HK activists to up to three years in jail for border crossing
A Chinese court sentenced 10 Hong Kong activists to between seven months and three years in jail on Wednesday for illegally crossing the border, in a case that has drawn [...] » More
Chinese trustbusters’ pursuit of Alibaba is only the start
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation [SAMR] has began investigation [into] Alibaba Group for alleged monopoly conduct together with implementing an [...] » More
TSMC, other foundries’ revenue expected to reach new high in 2021
Revenue for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and other global foundries is expected to have reached $84.6 billion in 2020, representing 23.7 percent [...] » More
Taiwan reports 2nd case of mutant UK Covid strain
Taiwan on New Year’s Eve reported two new imported coronavirus cases and its second imported case of the new mutant COVID-19 strain from the UK. The new strain, [...] » More
Taiwan scales back New Year events, tells people to watch at home
Major Taiwanese cities have scaled back New Year’s Eve events and are telling people to watch fireworks and other festivities from home, after the island’s first [...] » More