Benny Kung, Author at Asia Times

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton makes a campaign stop at a restaurant in Perris, California. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Blake

China, World

What China’s Weibo users have to say about Trump and Clinton

by Benny Kung November 8, 2016February 18, 2020

Pro-independence legislator elects Yau Wai-ching (L) and Baggio Leung meet reporters inside Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, China November 4, 2016. Photos: Reuters/Bobby Yip

Beijing, China, Hong Kong

Basic Law interpretation comes before judicial verdict

by Poo Yee Kai and Benny Kung November 7, 2016February 18, 2020

A man walks past a panel displaying stock indices of Hong Kong, U.S. and China markets, outside a bank in Hong Kong June 7, 2016. Photo: Reuters, Bobby Yip

China, Hong Kong, Shanghai

Boost for cornerstone investors on China firms’ IPOs in HK

by Lin Wanxia, Poo Yee Kai and Benny Kung November 7, 2016February 18, 2020

Security guards block pro-Hong Kong independence legislator-elect Yau Wai-ching (right) from entering the city's Legislative Council chamber to re-take her oath. Photo: REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Middle East

‘Hong Kong autonomy in peril’ if Beijing rules on local saga

by Benny Kung November 2, 2016February 18, 2020

A man walks past a poster about the People's Liberation Army featuring a portrait of President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter

Beijing, China

Age rule can be ignored by Party’s leadership, says insider

by Benny Kung November 2, 2016February 18, 2020

China

Surprise SME surge pushes China’s PMI to a two-year high

by Steve Wang and Benny Kung November 1, 2016February 18, 2020

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (L) and Financial Secretary John Tsang attend a news conference held to clarify the decision on scaling down a housing project in Hong Kong, China September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Beijing, China, Hong Kong

Cracks open between Hong Kong leaders as election nears

by Benny Kung October 28, 2016February 18, 2020

Retired judge Woo Kwok-hing attends a news conference to announce he'll run for chief executive, the city's top post, in Hong Kong, China, October 27, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Bobby Yip

China, Hong Kong

Retired judge Woo Kwok-hing aims to heal a divided Hong Kong

by Benny Kung October 27, 2016February 18, 2020

Mr Justice Woo Kwok-hing speaks to the media during a district council by-election in his role as chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission in 2006. He is now retired and plans to run in the 2017 chief executive election. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Middle East

Retired judge first to join Hong Kong’s Chief Executive race

by Benny Kung and Sandra Lowe October 26, 2016February 18, 2020

A surge in China property sales boosted real estate-related tax income for the first nine months of 2016. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Beijing, China, Shanghai

Housing sales boost tax revenue in first nine months

by Lin Wanxia, Poo Yee Kai and Benny Kung October 20, 2016February 18, 2020

Activist Baggio Leung stands beside a monitor showing a nearly empty chamber after pro-Beijing lawmakers staged a walk-out to stall his swearing-in at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. Photo: REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

HK pro-independence lawmakers prevented from retaking oath

by Benny Kung October 19, 2016February 18, 2020

China, European Union, Italy, Shanghai, World

Rare Earth output faces cap of 140,000 metric tons in 2020

by Lin Wanxia, Poo Yee Kai and Benny Kung October 19, 2016February 18, 2020

Employees set up model apartments as they prepare a real estate exhibition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: Reuters

China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong

Property sales drop 34% as government curbs start to bite

by Lin Wanxia, Poo Yee Kai and Benny Kung October 18, 2016February 18, 2020

New apartment buildings under construction in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Reuters/China Daily

China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai

China’s economists expect bottoming out: Survey

by Lin Wanxia, Poo Yee Kai and Benny Kung October 17, 2016February 18, 2020

A woman walks past a Samsung store with an Note 7 display in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, October 10, 2016. Picture: China Daily via Reuters

China, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Samsung recalls Note 7 smartphones in China

by Benny Kung October 11, 2016February 18, 2020

Uncategorized

Maintaining Cross-Strait Status Quo, A Promise to Voter: Taiwan’s Tsai

by Benny Kung October 10, 2016February 18, 2020

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Author Archives: Benny Kung

What China’s Weibo users have to say about Trump and Clinton

Basic Law interpretation comes before judicial verdict

Boost for cornerstone investors on China firms’ IPOs in HK

‘Hong Kong autonomy in peril’ if Beijing rules on local saga

Age rule can be ignored by Party’s leadership, says insider

Surprise SME surge pushes China’s PMI to a two-year high

Cracks open between Hong Kong leaders as election nears

Retired judge Woo Kwok-hing aims to heal a divided Hong Kong

Retired judge first to join Hong Kong’s Chief Executive race

Housing sales boost tax revenue in first nine months

HK pro-independence lawmakers prevented from retaking oath

Rare Earth output faces cap of 140,000 metric tons in 2020

Property sales drop 34% as government curbs start to bite

China’s economists expect bottoming out: Survey

Samsung recalls Note 7 smartphones in China

Maintaining Cross-Strait Status Quo, A Promise to Voter: Taiwan’s Tsai

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