... -tank said. China’s economic development over the past 40 years has taken place through a financial system that has high government intervention and is “absolutely dominated by banks”, the China Finan ...More
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... d defense”. Speaking to Fox News Sunday, Pompeo added that he is confident President Donald Trump will take action if such deterrence measures fail and that this was well understood by the Iranian le ...More
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... Hong Kong. It was the biggest of several clashes across the city, most taking place in or near Mass Transit Railway (MTR) stations, now a familiar target of attack. Hundreds of protesters, young and ...More
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... ed eyeball. The drink, which refers to a gruesome injury suffered by a medic, is on offer along with an “Eye for an Eye” mocktail, featuring a round rubbery longan fruit punctured by strawberry syrup, ...More
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We have recently published, once again through the publishing department of the Hong Kong Economic Journal, our third Chinese book on real estate investment trusts (REITs). The previous incarnation of ...More
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Britain’s Thomas Cook scrambled on Friday to find an extra 200 million pounds ($251 million) to satisfy its lenders and secure the survival of the world’s oldest holiday company. Last month Thomas Coo ...More
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China Investment Corp. said on Friday the Sino-US trade war has made it more cautious about investing in the United States, after the Chinese sovereign wealth fund posted a dive in yearly profit, Reut ...More
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... rs reports. “We didn’t light it, but we’re trying to fight it,” read one sign carried by a student in Sydney, as social media posts showed huge demonstrations around the country including outback town ...More
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... rs reports. China claims Taiwan as its territory, and says the democratic island has no right to formal ties with any country. The Kiribati president’s office and China’s foreign ministry did not imme ...More
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... next week. The first session of the Community Dialogue will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. Aside from ...More
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... rs reports. There are currently 13 US stock exchanges, 12 of which are run by Intercontinental Exchange Inc.’s NYSE, Nasdaq Inc. and Cboe Global Markets. IEX Group runs the only independent exchange. ...More
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... rs reports. Trump posted a photo with Zuckerberg on Twitter and called their session a “nice meeting” in the Oval Office. Facebook said the tech executive “had a good, constructive meeting with Presid ...More
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... rs reports. The Liberal Party leader’s campaign has been upended since Time magazine on Wednesday published an image of the prime minister, who is known to be strong advocate for multiculturalism, wit ...More
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... d violence. Anti-government protesters, many masked and wearing black, have thrown petrol bombs at police and government offices, stormed the Legislative Council, blocked roads to the airport, trashed ...More
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... rs reports. Netanyahu’s surprise move was an abrupt change of strategy for the right-wing leader. Benny Gantz’s rejection of this offer could spell weeks of wrangling after Tuesday’s election, which f ...More
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... g to touch. I agree that reactivating constitutional reform with a view to achieving universal suffrage would be good, but must admit that it won't be easy now to start discussions on the matter anew. ...More
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... rs reports. Former Tepco chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata and one-time executives Sakae Muto and Ichiro Takekuro were all found not guilty by the Tokyo District Court. Dressed in dark suits and ties the d ...More
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... rs reports. A spokeswoman for Gantz, leader of the centrist Blue and White party, had no immediate response to the surprise offer from Netanyahu, head of the right-wing Likud party. The change of stra ...More
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