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BUSINESS

A few star performers in the US IPO market

Ko Tin-yau - Jun 25, 2019 4:53pm

Both Uber and Lyft are well below their IPO prices, with their slide stoking concerns that the tech stock boom is coming to an end. But the fact is there have been quite a few star...
Curbing the spread of misinformation online

SC Yeung - Jun 25, 2019 4:03pm

Hong Kong’s extradition bill protests that made headlines around the world in the past two weeks were driven in large part by social media campaigns, with thousands taking to the internet to exhort fellow citizens to...
What is Warren Buffett’s view on US economy?

Hao Chenglin - Jun 25, 2019 10:50am

From time to time, billionaire investor Warren Buffett shares his views on the US economy. When there’s a major crisis lying ahead, Buffett often can sniff out the problem and send a warning in advance to...
Facebook rejects break-up calls, prefers more regulation

Jun 25, 2019 10:13am

Facebook dismissed calls for a break-up of the social network giant and other big internet firms on Monday, saying this would not tackle issues such as privacy, attempts to influence elections or harmful content, Reuters reports....
China says both sides must make compromises in trade talks

Jun 25, 2019 10:00am

China and the United States should both make compromises and offer concessions in trade talks, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said on Monday, Reuters reports. Speaking at a news briefing on this week’s G20 summit...
Huawei’s US research arm builds separate identity: report

Jun 25, 2019 9:34am

Huawei’s US research arm, Futurewei Technologies, has been distancing its operations from that of its Chinese corporate parent since the Trump administration put Huawei on a trade blacklist in May, Reuters reports, citing people familiar with...
Tariffs seen cutting US sales, upgrades of consumer tech goods

Jun 25, 2019 9:12am

US consumers will delay or forgo technology upgrades if President Donald Trump imposes a new round of 25 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, technology industry executives warned on Monday, Reuters reports. Sage Chandler, vice president of...
‘Fake news’ is nothing new

Simon Shen - Jun 24, 2019 6:10pm

US President Donald Trump has given currency to the term “fake news”, a jab on the media that has now become widely known to people around the world. But the phrase is nothing new, nor is...
What a spat between China’s top dairy brands tells us

Ko Tin-yau - Jun 24, 2019 10:28am

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group, China’s largest dairy firm, has openly accused rival China Mengniu Dairy of buying its way into the marketing campaign for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Mengniu was criticized for paying...
Carrefour sells 80% stake in China unit to Suning

Jun 24, 2019 9:32am

French supermarket retailer Carrefour is selling an 80 percent stake in its China operations to Suning.com in a deal worth about US$700 million. The deal values Carrefour China at 1.4 billion euros (US$1.59 billion), including debt,...

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WORLD

Curbing the spread of misinformation online

SC Yeung - Jun 25, 2019 4:03pm

Hong Kong’s extradition bill protests that made headlines around the world in the past two weeks were driven in large part by social media campaigns, with thousands taking to the internet to exhort fellow citizens to...
Corporate America in the crossfire

Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng - Jun 25, 2019 11:02am

American multinationals may like the idea of forcing China to alter the policies and practices – from subsidies for state-owned enterprises to the requirement that foreign firms share proprietary technology in exchange for access to the...
China says both sides must make compromises in trade talks

Jun 25, 2019 10:00am

China and the United States should both make compromises and offer concessions in trade talks, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said on Monday, Reuters reports. Speaking at a news briefing on this week’s G20 summit...
Trump imposes sanctions on Khamenei, other top Iran officials

Jun 25, 2019 8:51am

US President Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials with sanctions on Monday, stepping up pressure after Tehran’s downing of an unmanned American drone, Reuters reports. Trump signed an...
‘Fake news’ is nothing new

Simon Shen - Jun 24, 2019 6:10pm

US President Donald Trump has given currency to the term “fake news”, a jab on the media that has now become widely known to people around the world. But the phrase is nothing new, nor is...

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Hong Kong

Lack of clear protest leader shouldn’t come in way of dialogue

With the “perfect storm” over the extradition bill controversy still raging, some believe the key to resolving the crisis is for the government to open up dialogue with protesters. There is also a view...
Don’t dwell on the wording on fugitive bill suspension: Cheng

As activists and protesters continue to demand complete withdrawal of the extradition bill, the government is sticking to the stand that suspending the bill could effectively amount to scrapping it. Secretary for Justice Teresa...
Country park visits good for health and happiness: survey

A survey has found that a majority of people visited country parks in the past year, and that such trips can be deemed to have a correlation with people’s health and happiness. According to...
Protesters again target key govt buildings

The Inland Revenue Department and the Immigration Department headquarters buildings on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai were once again targeted by anti-government protesters on Monday, causing some disruption in services. After nearly 500 people...
CHRF calls fresh rally over fugitive bill, voicing 5 demands

Keeping up the pressure on the government in relation to the extradition bill, which has been suspended but not withdrawn, and the police’s use of force on demonstrators, an activist group has called another...