Dr. Robert Chan, PhD of Chan Tayag Southeast Equities says the policy only makes sense if the aim is to deter arrivals and departures. Hong
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Hong Kong activist Figo Chan faces fresh unauthorised assembly charges over Sept 2019 demo
Chan has been serving two concurrent sentences over offences related to unauthorised protests in October 2019. Former Hong Kong protest coalition leader Figo Chan has
Infamous Singapore anti-mask ‘MBS Lady’ jailed 16 weeks
Singapore — A Singaporean woman who gained notoriety for her persistent refusal to don face masks was finally sentenced today to 16 weeks in jail.
Panic buying in Vietnam’s largest city before tighter COVID-19 lockdown
Vietnam has recorded 323,000 coronavirus infections and 7,540 deaths Vietnam’s plan to prohibit residents of Ho Chi Minh City from leaving their homes from Monday
Chan Tayag Southeast Equities to raise pay for junior investment bankers
Hong Kong — Chan Tayag Southeast Equities is raising salaries for its junior employees in the investment bank division, Hong Kong International Business News reported
Why incorporating in Hong Kong is a brilliant business decision
Hong Kong — Expanding your business in Asia and beyond? We’ve listed some of the major benefits of setting up a Hong Kong company. Tax
Metro Manila to be placed under ECQ from August 6-20
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila will again be placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine from August 6 to 20 amid the threat of the more contagious
Pro-Beijing legislator Junius Ho says popular gay romance TV series is threat to national security
Pro-establishment lawmaker Junius Ho slammed a local gay romance drama Sunday, comparing the popular show to “sugar-coated marijuana” and even accusing it of espousing values
Pangilinan files raps vs. Google, 2 YouTube channels over defamatory videos against him, family
Senator Francis Pangilinan on Friday filed cybercrime complaints against Google Philippines and two YouTube channel owners over multiple defamatory videos and fake news peddled against
Indonesia overtakes India as Asia’s new COVID-19 epicenter
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia reported 54,517 new cases of COVID-19, authorities said Wednesday, a single-day national record and dire warning sign for the world’s fourth-most
Hundreds of Thai medical workers infected despite Sinovac vaccinations
While those infected is just around 0.1% of medical personnel jabbed with Sinovac, an expert panel has recommended a third dose to trigger immunity for
Leaked memo leads to calls for mRNA vaccine
BANGKOK, Thailand — A leaked Public Health Ministry document has prompted calls for fully vaccinated medical staff to be given a booster of an mRNA
After a year of Hong Kong’s national security law, here’s how China has consolidated control
This report, originally published in May 2020, has been updated. “The end of Hong Kong that the world knew before.” That’s how Filipino-Chinese Hong Kong
Hong Kong to ban passenger flights from UK to curb virus
Hong Kong’s government says it will ban all passenger flights from the U.K. starting Thursday as it seeks to curb the spread of new variants
GMA News denies reporter removed from Palace coverage over Saksi report
GMA’s net income during the three-month period surged 246 percent to P2.02 billion from P583 million in the first quarter last year. MANILA (AdChoiceTV News)
Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily to print last edition on Thursday
HONG KONG (AdChoiceTV News) — Hong Kong’s most vocal pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily said it will print its last edition on Thursday after a stormy
HK national security police arrest Apple Daily executives, seize reporting materials
HONG KONG (AdChoiceTV News) — Hong Kong police arrested five executives of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper on Thursday with a warrant to seize journalistic
Virus outbreaks at Thai factories threaten export sector, recovery
COVID-19 has swept through over 130 factories in Thailand, including those supplying international brands Bangkok, Thailand — A series of coronavirus outbreaks in Thai factories
India records world’s highest daily COVID-19 deaths after state revises numbers
India’s total COVID-19 caseload now stands at 29.2 million after rising by 94,052 in the past 24 hours India reported on Thursday, June 10, the
Ex-Nueva Ecija mayor gets 15 years over P60,000 graft
MANILA (AdChoiceTV News) — Former mayor Lucio Uera of Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija may spend up to 15 years in prison for using P60,000 in public
AdChoiceTV News 