11-08-2019 09:54
Cathay Pacific on Saturday (Aug 10) confirmed it had suspended a pilot charged with rioting and fired two ground employees for misconduct apparently related to the protest movement that has engulfed the city.
09-08-2019 17:09
Pro-democracy activists kicked off three days of rallies at Hong Kong's airport on Friday (Aug 9), hoping to win international support from arriving passengers as the protests that have rocked the city enter a third month.
09-08-2019 10:05
President Donald Trump on Thursday (Aug 8) took a step closer to sparking a currency war in the escalating conflict with China, saying he is not happy with the strong US dollar.
08-08-2019 15:51
A powerful typhoon will hit Taiwan later on Thursday (Aug 8), bringing the risk of landslides and high seas, weather forecasters said, hours after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the island.
08-08-2019 10:38
Papua New Guinea has asked Beijing to refinance its US$8 billion debt, in a request likely to rile Australia and the US as they try to maintain their influence in the Pacific in the face of a rising China.
07-08-2019 15:00
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued Decision No.2334/QD-BCT on launching anti-dumping investigation on Biaxial Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film originating from China, Thailand and Malaysia.
06-08-2019 15:28
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has warned of possible disruptions of flights from/to Hong Kong International Airport in the wake of demonstrations in Hong Kong (China) going on since last month.
06-08-2019 10:14
HSBC ousted John Flint as chief executive after just 18 months in a shock move the chairman of Europe's biggest bank said was needed to speed up progress on priority areas such as the turnaround of its US business.
05-08-2019 09:00
Although the US-China trade dispute remains unpredictable, long term tensions will still push investors to pursue the ‘China plus one’ approach, with the ASEAN standing to benefit as companies change supply chain strategies and consider moving out of mainland China to new locations.
04-08-2019 11:26
Sharp Corporation, a Japanese-Taiwanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products, announced plans to remove its facility from China to Vietnam in order to avoid the impacts of the US-China trade war.
03-08-2019 09:04
Six small bombs exploded at three locations in Bangkok on Friday (Aug 2), injuring four people and rattling the Thai capital as it hosted a Southeast Asian security meeting that includes top diplomats from the United States and China.
02-08-2019 14:42
Vietnamese shares dipped on Friday morning after global markets tumbled following the US president’s latest announcement on imposing more tariffs on Chinese goods.
02-08-2019 14:19
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday (Aug 1) he will hit China with punitive tariffs on another US$300 billion in goods, escalating the trade war after accusing Beijing of reneging on more promises.
02-08-2019 09:36
China has high demand for fruits but new measures are needed to encourage Vietnamese exporters to export their fruits officially to China rather than through border trade, a seminar heard in Ben Tre Province on Wednesday.
31-07-2019 21:36
US and Chinese negotiators agreed to meet again in the United States in September after holding "frank" and "constructive" talks in Shanghai on Wednesday (Jul 31), state media said following meetings overshadowed by a Twitter tirade from President Donald Trump.