AIIB loans $250m for Beijing coal-to-gas conversion The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank announced on Monday a $250 million loan for a natural gas project in Beijing, the bank's first such investment in China, to help cut coal use and improve air quality in the capital area.
AIIB loans $250m for Beijing coal-to-gas conversion The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank announced on Monday a $250 million loan for a natural gas project in Beijing, the bank's first such investment in China, to help cut coal use and improve air quality in the capital area.
AIIB loans $250m for Beijing coal-to-gas conversion The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank announced on Monday a $250 million loan for a natural gas project in Beijing, the bank's first such investment in China, to help cut coal use and improve air quality in the capital area.
Asia's tallest wooden pagoda destroyed The 16-story structure was said to be the tallest wooden pagoda in Asia. No casualties were reported in the incident. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Asia's tallest wooden pagoda destroyed The 16-story structure was said to be the tallest wooden pagoda in Asia. No casualties were reported in the incident. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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Ukraine probe: John Bolton was so alarmed by Rudy Giuliani’s ‘drug deal’ he asked aide to alert White House lawyers The former US national security adviser, John Bolton, was reportedly so alarmed at a backchannel effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Donald Trump’s political rivals that he told a senior aide to report it to White House lawyers.The revelation of Bolton’s involvement in the effort to block a shadow foreign policy aimed at Trump’s political benefit emerged from congressional testimony given by his former aide, Fiona Hill, the former top Russia expert in the White House.Hill, the British…
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:48:03 +0800 China's economy cause of growing concern in Beijing as US-China trade war takes toll on growth Chinese premier Li Keqiang has urged local government officials to do everything possible to keep economic growth on track, sending a strong signal that Beijing is increasingly concerned about a deeper-than-expected economic slowdown amid a trade war with the United States.Li told five provincial governors on Monday that local officials must “enhance the sense of urgency and responsibility” to ensure stable economic growth and “must put growth in a more prominent position” on their work agenda,…
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:14:48 +0800 Japan’s secret weapon against childhood obesity: school lunches Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children – high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.A landmark report by the UN’s children agency Unicef released on Tuesday shows Japan topping the charts for childhood health indicators, with low rates of infant mortality and few underweight children.But it also manages the lowest incidence of childhood obesity among the 41 developed countries in the Organisation for…
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:13:29 +0800 Philippine powerhouse Ayala says it may look outside the founder’s family for a chief executive to lead it into the future The head of a family-owned empire that’s worth tens of billions of dollars said his company may be ready for an outsider at the helm.Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Philippines’ Ayala Corporation, said a CEO from outside the family is one option when the group passes power to new leaders. Part of his legacy, he said, has been paving the way to make such a move possible.“I like to think the team we have in place could provide leadership at any…
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:00:16 +0800 Office tenants in Singapore’s central business district push back on landlords’ attempt to raise rental charges Some office tenants in Singapore’s central business district (CBD) are resisting further increases in rents, following nine consecutive quarters of increase in grade A office rents in the business area, according to a market report by Colliers International. Cumulatively, grade A office rents in the CBD have risen by 27 per cent since the second quarter of 2017, driven by tightening supply.Average monthly grade A office rents in the CBD have climbed 1.5 per cent to S$10.08 (US$7.36) per square…
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:35:25 +0800 China’s pork crisis sends consumer inflation rising to the brink of Beijing’s limit, highest level in six years China’s pork crisis sent prices spiralling to their highest reading since November 2013 as consumer inflation reached 3.0 per cent in September, according to official government data released on Tuesday.The world’s most populous nation has been ravaged by an outbreak of African swine fever that added 1.65 percentage points to its consumer inflation last month.The 3.0 per cent mark is the upper limit of Beijing’s target for whole-year consumer price index (CPI), placing more pressure on the…
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:03:22 +0800 Hong Kong woman cleared in jaywalking trial that finally ends after nearly two years A woman charged with jaywalking has been acquitted at the end of a 21-month-long trial which was slammed by a city judge for bringing Hong Kong’s courts into disrepute.Kamala Thapa denied one count of negligently endangering her own safety, after she was hit by a taxi while crossing Tai Tam Road outside the American Club in Stanley on April 25, 2016.Her trial at Eastern Court over a traffic summons, which would have cost her a fine of no more than HK$500 (US$64) if convicted, had sparked three…
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:02:07 +0800 Japan ups security for ‘koban’ police boxes after violent attacks on officers Japanese police will introduce a range of new security measures at the network of over 6,000 koban police boxes across the country after a series of attacks resulted in the deaths of two officers.Koban is a compound of the Japanese words for “rotation” and “standing watch”. These facilities ensure a visible police presence in many towns and cities, which is credited as a major factor in the nation’s low crime rate. In the past 16 months, though, there have been four incidents of intruders…
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:00:20 +0800 Hong Kong Golf Club swings into action for Cup of Kindness in support of Operation Santa Claus and other good causes Nearly 200 contestants took a swing at raising money for those in need at an annual charity event hosted by Hong Kong Golf Club in Sheung Shui.
The Cup of Kindness, which is sponsored by a broad spectrum of Hong Kong companies, is traditionally held in the latter months of the year for worthy causes.
Beneficiaries of its 32nd instalment, staged on October 13, included Operation Santa Claus, the annual fundraiser jointly organised by the South China Morning Post and public broadcaster RTHK.
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Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:00:18 +0800 Owners of Hong Kong villas and luxury homes turn to daily leases to find tenants to occupy their investments as buyers stay away
Investors of Hong Kong’s luxury villas and bungalows, struggling to keep prices aloft amid the city’s unprecedented civil strife and the US-China trade war, are resorting to innovative ways to find tenants and keep their property occupied.Some owners are putting their landed property out for rent on a daily basis on Airbnb, while others are hiring agents to find medium-term tenants, while fewer buyers are looking at investing in multimillion dollar homes.A four-bedroom home measuring about 2…
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:44:30 +0000 Turkey edges closer to Russia Putin and Erdogan discuss sales of advanced Russian fighter jets to Turkey, pulling it even more from NATO.
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:40:53 +0000 Japan Credit Rating Agency rates BRICS Bank AAA The BRICS' New Development Bank mobilizes resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects.
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 10:38:49 +0000 India launches Moon lander India wants to be the fourth nation - after the US, Russia, and China - to land on the moon.
Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:00:05 GMT U.S. and China May Be Headed for Mini-Deal on Trade This Week A U.S. Chamber of Commerce official said a limited deal that would prevent President Trump’s planned tariff increase this month and set rules around how China manages its currency could be announced.
Thu, 10 Oct 2019 12:58:55 GMT China Trade Talks Restart as White House Explores Escalation Options Expectations for a limited deal grew, even as the Trump administration separately considered limiting China’s access to U.S. capital markets and imposing greater scrutiny on Chinese companies.
Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:00:08 GMT Apple Removes App That Helps Hong Kong Protesters Track the Police Apple said it was removing the HKmap.live app, which was criticized by Chinese state media, because the Hong Kong authorities said protesters used it to attack the police.
