South Korea's central bank kept interest rates steady on Thursday, but sharply downgraded its 2020 growth outlook and kept the door open for more monetary stimulus to support an economy hard hit by ... ( read original story ...)
Global Cases Pass 24 Million; S. Korea Has Spike: Virus Update
Worldwide Covid-19 infections exceeded 24 million as cases continued to climb in Europe and Asia, with South Korea, Italy and France reporting the most new infections in months. A shift in guidelines ... ( read original story ...)
‘PSI is pro-business’: Giring plans to boost economy through 2024 presidential bid
Giring Ganesha, the acting chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), who recently declared his intention to run in the 2024 presidential race, says he has plans to make the most of ... ( read original story ...)
86 Macau Scam cases recorded in Kelantan
Kelantan police recorded 86 Macau Scam cases between January and July with losses amounting to RM3.2mil. State Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Ahmad Azizul Mohamed said the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Free Press journalist denied visa amid fears for media freedom
Irish journalist Aaron McNicholas’s visa was rejected in what’s believed to the first such case at a local title ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests Lawmakers and Bars Another Journalist
As a crackdown on dissent continues, officials are trying to frame it as a necessary remedy for an increasingly ungovernable city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong News Site Says Irish Journalist Denied Visa
A Hong Kong news website on Thursday said authorities had denied a visa for an Irish journalist in what press groups described as an alarming acceleration of a government clampdown on the media. The ... ( read original story ...)
Yuen Long attack: Hong Kong police accused of ‘re-writing history’
Hong Kong police have been accused of re-writing history over their account of an attack on protesters in 2019, as two opposition lawmakers are arrested. Last year, masked men suspected to be triad ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teachers told classrooms no longer safe
Under new guidelines teachers at international schools will direct students to avoid public discussion of politically sensitive assignments. ( read original story ...)
HSBC ‘aiding China’s Hong Kong crackdown’
HSBC is facing mounting pressure over its stance on Hong Kong after the United States claimed that the bank was helping China to crack down on pro-democracy supporters.Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of ... ( read original story ...)