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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks rise on bets more central banks to ease rates

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery, Tencent among key gainers on A300

5 March 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks advance as Fed cuts rate to mitigate virus impact

Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix , Bank of East Asia gain

4 March 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks gain as G7 finance chiefs move to tackle epidemic

Technology shares among top performers on A300 index

3 March 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks rebound as central banks pledge support to fight virus impact

Samsung Electronics and Tencent among gainers on A300 index

2 March 2020
Carrie Lam's team is missing the bigger plot.
Opinion

Hong Kong's cash handouts ignore city's true problems

Inequality has driven social unrest and threatens territory's future

2 March 2020
A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York.
29 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks plunge amid rising concerns over global virus epidemic

Industrial commodity producers, energy firms among top losers on A300

28 February 2020
Demonstrators appear outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council building, where Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday delivered the annual budget. The deficit for the year ending March 2021 is expected to widen to a historical high.
Economy

Hong Kong crisis will force budget deficits until 2025

Residents to get HK$10,000 after triple whammy of coronavirus, protests and trade war

26 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks recover on hopes of central bank support

Samsung and Amorepacific advance despite jump in South Korean coronavirus cases

25 February 2020
People wait at a crosswalk along the Dongseong-ro shopping street in Daegu, South Korea. The country reported 142 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
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Coronavirus: Week of Feb. 16 to Feb. 22, South Korea cases soar again, to 433

US confirms 34 additional infections and expects more from cruise ship

22 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks decline as coronavirus continues to spread

Ping An slips after results while Lotte Shopping down on Moody's outlook cut

21 February 2020
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19 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks edge higher as China takes more supportive measures

Guangzhou Automobile surges 7.7% despite coronavirus turmoil

17 February 2020
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing waves goodbye after announcing his retirement as the chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings in March 2018.
Society

Li Ka-shing no longer Hong Kong's richest after two decades

Rival property tycoon Lee Shau-kee rises to top with $30.4bn

16 February 2020
A staff member wearing a face mask stands in front of a restaurant on Valentine's Day in Beijing.
15 February 2020
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14 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks decline as coronavirus cases jump

Chinese insurers pace losses among mainland companies

13 February 2020
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7 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks climb as central bank support hopes grow

AirAsia rises after recent drop, while Cathay unveils unpaid leave scheme

5 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian shares rebound even as Wuhan coronavirus fears linger

South Korean carmakers climb after monthly sales numbers

4 February 2020
Medical workers in Hong Kong hold a strike outside the Hospital Authority on Feb. 4 as they demand for the government to completely close off its border with mainland China to reduce the coronavirus from spreading.
Coronavirus

Hong Kong medical workers widen strike to demand border closure

City reports first coronavirus death, as 9,000 hospital staffers join walkout

4 February 2020
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam did not wear a surgical mask at her news conference on Feb. 3 as she had done previously, and as other government officials have done.
Coronavirus

Hong Kong tightens border with mainland over coronavirus

City falls deeper into recession, marking first annual GDP contraction in a decade

3 February 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks fall more amid growing fears over China epidemic

Chinese stocks plunge as mainland market reopens after Lunar New Year break

3 February 2020
Staffers at a Hong Kong hospital transport a patient suspected of contracting the novel coronavirus.
Coronavirus

Hong Kong hospital staffers to strike over virus fears

Union wants complete shutdown of border with China

3 February 2020