[Analytics] Hong Kong-Singapore ‘travel bubble’: How it’ll work
Leisure travel between Hong Kong and Singapore could resume in the coming weeks as both…
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China, is an economy of 7 million people that joined APEC in 1991. On the year it joined the forum, it had a real GDP of USD 110 billion and a per capita GDP of USD 19,000. By 2016, its real GDP more than doubled at USD 269 billion, while its per capita GDP rose to USD 37,000.
China denies ‘coercive’ diplomacy with Canada, urges release of Huawei executive
BEIJING, Oct 16, 2020, CNN. China on Thursday denied it had taken two Canadian men…
SIA, Cathay Pacific, Far East Hospitality to get fillip from planned travel bubble
SINGAPORE, Oct 16, 2020, BT. Aviation and hospitality stocks listed in Singapore and Hong Kong…
China strikes back at US threat of sanctions on int’l financial institutions over Hong Kong
BEIJING, Oct 16, 2020, Xinhua. China on Thursday expressed firm opposition to and denunciation of…
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam delays 2020 policy address to consult Beijing
HONG KONG, Oct 12, 2020, HKFP. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced that…
Taiwan accuses Beijing of ‘malicious sensationalism’ after Chinese state TV broadcasts ‘spy’s confession’
TAIPEI, Oct 12, 2020, SCMP. Taiwan has accused Beijing of “malicious political sensationalism” after airing…
Giveaway plan by Hong Kong’s two largest supermarket chains is too restrictive: DAB party
HONG KONG, Oct 11, 2020, RTHK. The DAB party on Sunday blasted a giveaway plan…
Hong Kong police arrest 9 suspected of helping 12 activists who fled but were caught in China
HONG KONG, Oct 10, 2020, Reuters. Hong Kong police said on Saturday (Oct 10) they…
Hong Kong govt mulls requiring more to get tested for Covid
HONG KONG, Oct 8, 2020, RTHK. The government said it’s considering requiring more people to…
At UN, Pakistan says Hong Kong affairs are China’s internal matters
UN, Oct 7, 2020, The Nation. Pakistan, speaking for 55 countries at a U.N. panel,…
Hong Kong Games postponed by a year to March 2022
HONG KONG, Oct 7, 2020, RTHK. The Hong Kong Games has been postponed by a…
Airline industry needs billions more in bailouts to survive: International Air Transport Association
HONG KONG, Oct 7, 2020, SCMP. Global airlines need a fresh cash injection worth billions…
Singapore will pay citizens to have a baby during the pandemic
LONDON, Oct 6, 2020, CNN Business. Singapore will offer a one-time payment to aspiring parents…
Singapore moves closer to Hong Kong ‘air travel bubble’, considers opening borders unilaterally
HONG KONG, Oct 6, 2020, SCMP. Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung on Tuesday signalled…
[Analytics] US foreign policy risks chaos due to Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis
‘This underscores the unreliability of the US. It points to the chaotic part of this…