Asian markets mixed as leaders eye lockdown easing but oil sinks
HONG KONG, Apr 28, 2020, AFP. Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as government moves to…
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.
New anti-viral coating MAP-1 can protect surfaces for 90 days: Hong Kong scientists
HONG KONG, Apr 27, 2020, Reuters. Researchers at a Hong Kong university say they have…
Indonesia’s migrant workers urged not to return home as Widodo declares state of emergency
JAKARTA, Mar 31, 2020, SCMP. Migrant workers from West Java, Indonesia’s most populous province, have…
Coronavirus may cause global food shortages: UN
HONG KONG, Mar 30, 2020, SCMP. The coronavirus pandemic could seriously disrupt global food supply…
Asian markets resume losses as stimulus joy fades
HONG KONG, Mar 30, 2020, Rappler. Asian markets fell on Monday, March 30, following a…
Singapore PM calls for end to US-China blame game
SINGAPORE, Mar 30, 2020, SCMP. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday it…
Hong Kong suspends more facilities and services amid fears of community outbreak
HONG KONG, Mar 28, 2020, The Standard. Public facilities and services including the court trials…
Regular selfies, trackers and phone-based “electronic fence”: How govts to control coronavirus quarantined
WARSAW, Mar 23, 2020, The Business Insider. The Polish government has introduced a new app…
Hong Kong to ban entry of most non-residents and sale of alcoholic drinks
HONG KONG, Mar 23, 2020, The Straits Times. Most non-residents, including tourists, will be banned…
Stay home ‘or share Italy’s Covid experience’: Thai scientist
BANGKOK, Mar 23, 2020, Bangkok Post. People must stay home and not socialise, or Thailand…
Hong Kong faces ‘third wave’ of pandemic
HONG KONG, Mar 22, 2020, Asia Times. The Hong Kong government said its civil servants…
[Analytics] Should AI help make life-or-death decisions in the coronavirus fight?
Chinese researchers say they have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can assist doctors to…