Citigroup will be able to act as a custodian bank in China and hold securities for mutual funds and other private funds based there. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tests 656,000; Drugmakers Plan Pledge: Virus Update
India’s coronavirus infections topped 4 million as the country with the third-highest cases closes in on second-ranked Brazil while Hong Kong has tested almost 10% of its population in a government ... ( read original story ...)
Who Lost Hong Kong?
Who Lost Hong Kong? Who Lost Hong Kong?... Hong Kong is dead—or at least, the rule of law and civil liberties there is. The imposition of China’s wide-ranging national security law, enforced by ... ( read original story ...)
U.N. Experts Decry Hong Kong Security Law in Open Letter to China
U.N. human rights experts have told China a new security law for Hong Kong "infringes on certain fundamental rights" and voiced concerns that it could be used to prosecute political activists in the ... ( read original story ...)
Fast-food chain Yum China bags $2bn in Hong Kong listing
Yum China has raised more than $2bn from a secondary share sale in Hong Kong, marking the latest “homecoming” listing by a major US. On Friday the fast ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei: Forest fires destroy over 500 hectares this year
The Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) received 450 calls on forest fires that destroyed 569.73 hectares from January to August 2020 while it responded to 306 calls on bush fires where 151.671 hectares ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei: UBD breaks into top 400 in THE World University Rankings
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) has been placed in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for the second consecutive year. ( read original story ...)
Entry denied: Offshore worker stranded in Brunei
An offshore worker fears he will be stuck stranded in Brunei until Christmas, unable to return home to the Coast and see his partner and young boys. ( read original story ...)
Palestinian couple tie the knot in Gaza amid lockdown
SHOTLIST RAFAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIESSEPTEMBER 3, 2020SOURCE: AFPTV 1. Wide shot Palestinian policeman Jihad Ahmed, 26, and Alaa, 23, getting out of a car, both wearing masks and gloves, to go to ... ( read original story ...)
Image of Palestinian under Israeli soldier’s knee sparks outrage
Footage of an Israeli soldier throwing a Palestinian activist to the ground and kneeling on his neck has sparked outrage in the Palestinian territories and beyond. ( read original story ...)