Asia News Agenda Thursday
ASIA AGENDA ITEMS ON THURSDAY+ Taiwanese fraud suspects face Chinese court sentence+ Pangolin at risk of extinction: studyTAIWAN– Monitoring reax as a Chinese court is due to sentence 44 Taiwanese fraud suspects deported by Kenya to China last year.INDONESIA– Pangolin in Indonesia are at risk of extinction thanks to an illicit trade that sees thousands…
Asia News Agenda Wednesday
ASIA AGENDA ITEMS ON WEDNESDAY+ Hong Kong stages nuclear emergency drill HONG KONG– The Hong Kong government conducts a large two-day nuclear emergency response drill in a far-flung island near the mainland border.– OTHER AGENDA ITEMS – INDIA– Cricket. India take on Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international in Cuttack.NEW ZEALAND– Cricket. First of three one-day…
Asia News Agenda Tuesday
ASIA AGENDA ITEMS ON TUESDAYJAPAN– A Japanese baby panda makes its public debut.– Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers to meet in Tokyo.
CommSec Daily Report Monday
Latest NewsLocal shares have bounced back from two straight sessions of losses with the ASX200 starting the last full week of trade for 2017 on a high. Wall Street provided a springboard for the local market, closing at another record high with a vote for tax reform to likely be held early this week. The…
Asia News Agenda Friday
ASIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ON FRIDAY+ N. Korea UN ambassador due at Security Council meetingUNITED STATES/ NORTH KOREA– North Korea’s UN ambassador is expected to make a rare appearance at a Security Council meeting, where US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will address how to confront the crisis over Pyongyang’s rogue nuclear programme.– OTHER AGENDA ITEMS…
Asia News Agenda Wednesday
ASIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ON WEDNESDAY+ China marks 80th anniversary of Nanjing massacre+ British ex-banker appeals sentence for grisly Hong Kong murders CHINA– Top Chinese leaders preside over services commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing massacre by Japanese troops, an enduring source of bad blood between the two nations.HONG KONG – Former British banker Rurik Jutting who…
CommSec Daily Report Monday
Latest newsAustralian shares are treading water at lunch, with the ASX 200 remaining just below 6000pts despite a positive lead from global markets on Friday. Gains from the banks and miners are offsetting modest losses elsewhere. US equities closed at record highs thanks to encouraging jobs growth while the UK’s FTSE stood out after the…
Asia News Agenda Friday
ASIA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ON FRIDAY+ Malaysians demonstrate against Trump Jerusalem move+ Sentencing of three men in Hong Kong explosives plotMALAYSIA– Demonstration planned outside the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur in protest at President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.HONG KONG– Sentencing of three men found guilty in an explosives plot.– OTHER AGENDA ITEMS…
CommSec Daily Report Thursday
Latest newsAustralian shares are off to a better start on Thursday, lifting by 0.4 per cent and snapping a three day losing streak which led the market to a two-week low yesterday. The ASX 200 remains below 6000pts however but is being well supported today by gains from the major banks.US markets eased overnight with…
TPG hit with first strike on executive pay
TPG Telecom has been hit with a first strike over executive pay as its smaller shareholders lodged a protest vote. Almost 30 per cent of shareholder votes went against TPG’s remuneration package for 2016/17 at the company’s annual general meeting on Wednesday. A no vote of at least 25 per cent at TPG’s next AGM…
