Archive for May 7th, 2022
International Finance Forum 2022: China and Central Asia to Boost Cooperation on Green Finance and Regional Connectivity
BEIJING, May 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 28, as part of the spring meetings, International Finance Forum (IFF) joined hands with [...] » More
LONGi Solar achieves a significant milestone with over 7GW of high-efficiency solar panels supplied to the Indian market, the highest for Mono-Crystalline.
With India on track to achieve its renewable energy targets, LONGi Solar, the largest supplier of solar panels [...] » More
Foreign companies in China confronting unprecedented threats, executives say
Multinational companies operating in China face unprecedented risks as US-China relations crater, supply chains swoon and hardline nationalism on both sides of the Pacific [...] » More
China builds permanent COVID testing stations for life after lockdown
China is setting up thousands of permanent PCR testing stations, with 9,000 already completed in Shanghai alone, as authorities seek to “normalise” tough pandemic [...] » More
Australia, Solomons diplomats meet to calm China security deal nerves
Australia said it remains the “partner of choice” for Solomon Islands following talks with the Pacific state, which has reacted angrily to criticism of its recent [...] » More
Breaking up HSBC: Ping An’s call to debate the future of HK’s largest bank raises vexing question if its value is greater than the sum of its parts
HSBC’s decision in 2020 to scrap dividends infuriated the bank’s legion of Hong Kong shareholders from retirees to pension funds who depend on regular payouts by [...] » More
How John Lee’s election rally compares with those of other HK chief executive candidates
Hong Kong’s sole chief executive candidate John Lee Ka-chiu ended his 53-minute rally on Friday with his campaign team members raising their fists on stage, chanting [...] » More
Coronavirus: home quarantine for arrivals into HK with 3 vaccine jabs? government health adviser suggests scheme amid optimism over falling caseloads
Arrivals into Hong Kong who have received three doses of a Covid-19 vaccine should be allowed to quarantine at home, a government health adviser has said while projecting [...] » More
Taiwan reports 36,213 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths
Taiwan on Friday reported 36,213 new COVID-19 cases, a single-day high, and 10 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC). The new [...] » More
Taiwan adds Belarus to export control list due to Ukraine war
Taiwan’s government imposed controls on exports of technology to Belarus on Friday, saying Minsk was directly involved in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The [...] » More
Taiwan announces sanctions against Belarus over invasion of Ukraine
Taiwan announced on Friday a ban on exports of high-tech products to Belarus for its role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with immediate effect, according to the [...] » More
PM affirms neutral Ukraine war stance
Thailand will not take sides in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, confirmed prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in advance of a top-level US-Asean meeting that he will be attending [...] » More
PM defies efforts to oust him from office
Prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has defied attempts to unseat him, saying the country will not be better off even if he is forced from office. Commenting on reports of a [...] » More
Campaign period ends today
The campaign period for the May 9 national and local elections officially ends at midnight today. “Tomorrow (May 7) is the last day of campaigning,” Commission on [...] » More
Dirty tricks allegations mar last days of Philippine election campaign
Philippine election rivals traded allegations of dirty tricks and vote-rigging Friday, in the final stretch of an acerbic campaign that is tipped to bring the son of former [...] » More
