The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said it would lend Indonesia about $10.7 billion between 2020 to 2023 for government programmes including coronavirus pandemic relief. ( read original story ...)
China Wants to Be Carbon Neutral By 2060. Is That Possible?
President Xi Jinping’s surprise announcement that China plans to go carbon-neutral by 2060 has left many questions, none more important than: “How?” ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalists forced to register or be banned
Hong Kong has banned journalists from working in the former British colony if they are not registered with the authorities to keep out “fake reporters”.The new rule — effective immediately — was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and China stocks snap two-day run of losses after changing direction at least 10 times
Hong Kong and China stocks rose for the first time this week, as traders assessed prospects of global growth and the fallout from a resurgence in the coronavirus epidemic in Europe. The Hang Seng ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police tighten control on media with new accreditation rules
Experts say new policy enables government to decide who is a journalist and curbs power of student and online journalism ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong customs makes first-ever arrests for selling fake goods via live webcast
Hong Kong customs has made its first-ever arrests for selling counterfeit goods via a live webcast on social media, detaining a couple and seizing HK$100,000 (US$13,000) worth of knock-off brand ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government ends Disney’s option for expanding theme park
Walt Disney Co will lose its option to buy a plot of land next to its Hong Kong theme park that was to allow for future expansion after the city's government said on Wednesday it would not ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court rejects Joshua Wong’s challenge to 2019 election disqualification
A Hong Kong court rejected on procedural grounds on Wednesday a challenge by pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to his disqualification from district elections in the city last year. ( read original story ...)
Richard Li’s FWD Plans Up to $3 Billion Hong Kong IPO
FWD Group Ltd., the Asian insurer backed by billionaire Richard Li, is planning a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise as much as $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter ... ( read original story ...)
The United States Should Put ‘Tripwire’ Ground Forces In Taiwan: Expert
The U. S. military shouldn’t just prepare to surge ground forces to Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack on the island nation—it also should keep a small contingent of troops in Taiwan as a ... ( read original story ...)