We have now seen ten consecutive months of double-digit year-on-year retail sales declines in Hong Kong. Retailers are wondering if there will be a recovery soon and how much recovery they can expect. ...More
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China loan prime rate (LPR) is down 16 basis points (bps) compared to half a year ago. Authorities have also cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for commercial lenders, and there could be more suc ...More
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Microsoft Corp. rolled out an important security fix after the US National Security Agency tipped off the company to a serious flaw in its widely used Windows operating system, Reuters reports. Micros ...More
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... rs reports. The European powers on Tuesday said they were acting to avoid a crisis over nuclear proliferation adding to an escalating confrontation in the Middle East. Russia, another signatory to the ...More
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As many had expected, Taiwan's incumbent leader Tsai Ing-wen swept to an easy victory in the island's presidential election last Saturday, securing a second term in office. Tsai, from the ruling Democ ...More
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... iyear lows. The alliance, which also includes Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp., is “solid, robust, everything but dead”, the chairman of Renault, Jean-Philippe Senard, told Belgian newspaper L’Echo. Ni ...More
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... c interest. Legal proceedings should be taken up only if the cases pass the public interest test, Philip Dykes said, reminding the government that not all of the arrested persons may need to be taken ...More
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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has revealed the latest developments in the country's pioneering efforts toward launching its own digital currency. In a recent post on its WeChat account, the centra ...More
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... t movement. In his remarks at a ceremony opening the legal year 2020 on Monday, Hong Kong's top judge took exception to criticism that courts have been sluggish in handling such cases, the Hong Kong E ...More
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... the matter. The guidelines could also bolster foreigners with existing China operations such as Citigroup Inc., HSBC Holdings Plc (00005.HK) and Standard Chartered Plc (02888.HK) by allowing them to s ...More
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... of events. Some district councilors have even established concern groups to voice feelings about perceived police brutality, and are determined to prioritize the issue within the DCs. A source who is ...More
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... s doing so. The US Treasury, as part of its semi-annual report on foreign exchange policies of major US trading partners, said it was “concerned” by recent analysis from the US Council of Foreign Rela ...More
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The election last Saturday, in which Tsai Ing-wen won a second term as president, shows democracy maturing in Taiwan, which only started direct presidential elections in 1996. Political power has now ...More
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... es Network. "For this year, we've been looking at 2.5 to 3 percent [GDP growth], as I said, it may be closer to 2.5 because of the adjustment of the Boeing numbers," Mnuchin told Maria Bartiromo on Fo ...More
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This year, we will witness quite a number of important political elections in the world. The list includes Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections, which concluded last Saturday, Hong Kong's l ...More
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... ar in 2020. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) expects a 2 percent fall in vehicle sales. That would compare with an 8.2 percent drop last year, when sales were pressured by new ...More
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... al reports. The government tabled the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 to the Legislative Council on Jan. 8, seeking to increase the statutory maternity leave from the current 10 weeks to 14 weeks. Bu ...More
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