SINGAPORE, May 21 (Bloomberg): Six months after Hong Kong introduced equity index futures to make it easier for international investors to bet on Chinese stocks, Singapore still rules the market, although its Asian rival is making inroads. Hong Kong’s contracts linked to one index of 50 of the largest mainland-listed companies accounted for about 4% of volume in the segment … [Read more...] about Singapore still rules China futures market as Hong Kong edges In
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Aquino vetoes bill amending American-era Baguio charter
BAGUIO CITY—President Benigno Aquino III has vetoed a bill updating the 1909 Baguio City Charter, which the American colonial government enacted 104 years ago. City officials, however, have yet to receive any explanation for the decision to nullify House Bill No. 121, Baguio Rep. Bernardo Vergara said Monday. “I spent a year and six months talking to every senator about the … [Read more...] about Aquino vetoes bill amending American-era Baguio charter
Biden heads to Japan after warning on North Korea threat
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (centre L) and US President Joe Biden arrive for a state dinner at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on May 21, 2022. (AFP) SEOUL, South Korea – President Joe Biden flies Sunday to Japan for the second leg of a trip intended to reinforce US leadership across Asia in the face of a rising China and dangerously unpredictable, … [Read more...] about Biden heads to Japan after warning on North Korea threat
Cancer ‘most likely a reaction’ to her childhood trauma: Indonesian-Chinese author on the guilt of having been born a girl
With a career spanning more than half a century, Indonesian-Chinese writer Marga T is one of the country’s most prolific authors. Born in Jakarta to ethnic Chinese parents in 1943, she showed an early gift for writing, with her first two novels, the romance titles Karmila and Badai Pasti Berlalu ( The Storm Will Surely Pass ), being instant hits. Among the 69 books … [Read more...] about Cancer ‘most likely a reaction’ to her childhood trauma: Indonesian-Chinese author on the guilt of having been born a girl
Baguio’s gains, losses in modern charter
A CENTURY HENCE | Among the country’s cities, Baguio is the only one designed and built as a hill station by the American colonial government in the early 1900s. It was in the summer capital where the members of the Philippine Commission held their first session in 1904. But Baguio’s 1909 colonial charter was updated and replaced only this year, or some 113 years later. —Photo … [Read more...] about Baguio’s gains, losses in modern charter