SlashAsia » Hong Kong http://www.slashasia.com Business and Political News from China and Southeast Asia Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:28:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Hong Kong to vaccinate 2.5 million people for H1N1 http://www.slashasia.com/2009-06-15/country/hong-kong/hong-kong-to-vaccinate-25-million-people-for-h1n1 http://www.slashasia.com/2009-06-15/country/hong-kong/hong-kong-to-vaccinate-25-million-people-for-h1n1#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:23:51 +0000 Alexandra Stevenson http://www.slashasia.com/?p=437 The Hong Kong government has announced plans to spend US $ 90 million on H1N1 flu vaccines,  available by October this year, to vaccinate 2.5 million people for free. The aim is to cover all private and public health care workers, young children, seniors and patients with high risk of contracting disease.

Hong Kong to give free H1N1 shots to 2.5 million people, AHN

]]> http://www.slashasia.com/2009-06-15/country/hong-kong/hong-kong-to-vaccinate-25-million-people-for-h1n1/feed Asia: Markets rally, currencies at 2009 high http://www.slashasia.com/2009-03-16/business/asia-markets-rally-currencies-at-2009-high http://www.slashasia.com/2009-03-16/business/asia-markets-rally-currencies-at-2009-high#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:01:56 +0000 Alexandra Stevenson http://www.slashasia.com/?p=224 Asian currencies strengthened this week following an announcement that American banks could stand without government buyout, and optimism about new Chinese and Japanese stimulus packages. Japan’s Nikkei rose 5.15%, South Korea’s Kospi 6.7%, while Singapore’s Strait Times Index rose 5.6%. The Malaysian ringgit increased by 0.3% after the government announced a US $16 billion stimulus plan. The Taiwan dollar rose 0.8%, and the Thai baht 0.4%. Despite a regional rally, the Philippines peso and Vietnam dong were unaffected, and China’s Shanghai Composite actually dropped by 0.2%, after Wen Jiabao expressed concern about the stability of US Treasuries.

The Bank of America Corp., JP Morgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. announced this week that they do not need government support and may even see profits this year, boosting confidence in the Asia region as well as Europe. While analysts say this is just a temporary respite, things may be looking up in Southeast Asia.  Citigroup has indicated it’s confidence that Southeast Asian countries will come out of the crisis soon,  announcing plans to start equity brokerage business in Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia

Links and sources:

Citigroup to boost Asian equity trade , Gulf Daily News

Nikkei surges 5% as US bank hopes lift Asian markets , CNBC News

Asian stocks lifted , The Straits Times

Asian currencies best of week 2009, led by won, rupiah , Bloomberg


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