Lenzing to focus on Thailand expansion after halting U.S. project Kirsti Knolle, Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich 3 MIN READ VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian fibers producer Lenzing (LENV.VI) will focus on setting up a new production facility in Thailand after halting its planned U.S. expansion due in part to rising trade tensions, its chief executive said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Stefan Doboczky, CEO of… Read more »
Hong Kong queue of IPO hopefuls faces market reckoning Julia Fioretti 4 MIN READ * Long queue of companies wanting to go public in Hong Kong * Most companies are trading below IPO price in Hong Kong * Asia IPO activity up 23 percent in Jan-Sept year-on-year By Julia Fioretti HONG KONG, Sept 28 (Reuters) – The number of companies… Read more »
Leah Snyder Analysis Post #2 Vietnamese Domestic workers A woman in Vietnam is living with her 7 year old daughter in an abandoned house after working for a family in Saudi Arabia and finally returning back. According to Vietnamese Labour Ministry, there are currently 20,000 Vietnamese workers and nearly 7,000 are working as domestic workers for saudi families. They… Read more »
Toggle navigation VIETNAMOverworked, abused, hungry: Vietnamese domestic workers in Saudi FEATURE / VIETNAM Overworked, abused, hungry: Vietnamese domestic workers in Saudi Women say they are forced to work at least 18 hours a day, denied food, assaulted and prevented from returning home. by Yen Duong 19 Sept 2018 Pham Thi Dao, 46, says she worked more than 18 hours… Read more »
While semi-autonomous Hong Kong has the opportunity to enjoy freedoms that are completely prohibited on the mainland, their political rights are beginning to dwindle as China continues to tighten its grip on them. In 2014, pro-democracy activists failed to win reforms in a number of mass rallies, sparking a major independence movement across the region. Hong Kong activists, however, continued… Read more »
Following the previous analysis post, the approaching Indonesian presidential election is well on its way in the Southeast Asian nation. On the 23rd of September, the two candidates released white doves, declaring a peaceful race between the two. Already in the election so far President Widodo has been accused of being a part of the PKI ( Indonesian Communist Party),… Read more »
The growing tensions between the U.S and China are concerning to me, especially after President Trump accused the Chinese of attempting to meddle in the upcoming midterm elections. While not mentioned in any of the articles I posted, the U.S. also recently arrested a Chinese man on a student visa on the grounds of spying, which makes the situation even… Read more »
Abe said he is willing to meet Kim to resolve the long-standing issue of kidnapped Japanese citizens in North Korea. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a longtime hardliner on North Korea, said he was willing to meet Kim Jong-un at a speech at the UN General Assembly.
WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 / 5:51 AM / UPDATED 14 HOURS AGO Vietnam jails another Facebook user for comments critical of government 3 MIN READ HANOI (Reuters) – A court in Vietnam has jailed a Facebook user for 2-1/2 years over anti-government comments he posted on the social media website, police said on Thursday, as the Southeast Asian country… Read more »
Trump didn’t provide any evidence for his allegation against China, nor did he mention the ongoing Russia investigation. US President Donald Trump accused China of seeking to meddle in the November 6 US congressional elections, saying Beijing didn’t want his Republican Party to do well because of his hardline stance on trade.