https://www.scmp.com/rss/313837/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Asian Americans are increasingly identifying with the Democratic Party as threats by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to deport illegal immigrants drive voters away from the Republicans, researchers have concluded. Their findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,212 registered Asian-American voters, conducted from April 11 to May 17, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 per cent. In a 2012 survey, 35 per cent of Asian Americans identified themselves as Democrats,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/1953874/asian-american-voters-spurn-donald-trump-and-flock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/1953874/asian-american-voters-spurn-donald-trump-and-flock?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 May 2016 05:15:00 +0000 The Federal Reserve kept US interest rates unchanged and expressed confidence in the economic outlook which may open the door for an interest rate increase in June. In its statement, the Fed said it will “maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at ¼ to ½ per cent.” “The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting further improvement in labour market conditions and a return to 2 per cent inflation,” it said. The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1939419/fed-keeps-interest-rates-flat-voices-confidence-moderate-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1939419/fed-keeps-interest-rates-flat-voices-confidence-moderate-us?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:15:00 +0000 Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to use the economic might of the United States to push China to do more on reining in North Korea and accused Beijing of an economic assault against Americans by spying and stealing secrets from the US government and its companies. He laid the blame for China’s attitude on US President Barack Obama’s administration and his likely rival in presidential elections in November, Hillary Clinton, who used to be the Secretary of State... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1939418/we-have-power-over-china-says-trump-presidential-style-address?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1939418/we-have-power-over-china-says-trump-presidential-style-address?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:15:45 +0000 What do you do on the day you turn 90? If you are Queen Elizabeth II, the entire country throws you a party. But first things first. You pose with the next generation of Windsors. The children in the photo above are: James, Viscount Severn, 8-years-old, left, and Lady Louise, 12-years-old, second left, the children of The Earl and Countess of Wessex. Mia Tindall, holding The Queen's handbag, the two year-old-daughter of Zara and Mike Tindall; Savannah 5-years-old, third right, and Isla... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/1937643/queen-elizabeth-ii-90-what-day-it-was?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/1937643/queen-elizabeth-ii-90-what-day-it-was?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Apr 2016 23:35:36 +0000 Grinning monkey faces, illuminated palm trees and giant hearts are set to light up the sky in Hong Kong when the city celebrates Lunar New Year in February. A total of 23,888 pyrotechnic shells will be fired from three barges during the 23-minute show over Victoria Harbour, the government said. READ MORE: 10 luxury Lunar New Year gift ideas for the Year of the Monkey in Hong Kong A 30-second gun salute will bring the performance on February 9 to a close. The Chinese Manufacturers’ Association... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1905465/lunar-new-year-2016-first-look-fireworks-set-dazzle-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1905465/lunar-new-year-2016-first-look-fireworks-set-dazzle-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:25:52 +0000 Hong Kong shares ended higher on Thursday in light business as most players were already away for Christmas, meanwhile Chinese stocks eased by the close as the markets kept a wary eye on a security alert of possible violence against Westerners in a shopping district in Beijing. The key Hang Seng Index rose 97.54 points or by 0.44 per cent to settle at 22,138.13. The market was only open until noon on Thursday and will reopen for business on Monday. On the week, the Hang Seng gained 382.57 points... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1894492/hong-kong-stocks-ends-christmas-week-higher-chinese-shares-close?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1894492/hong-kong-stocks-ends-christmas-week-higher-chinese-shares-close?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Dec 2015 09:42:09 +0000 China’s PengXin Group is bidding for two huge Australian cattle properties which together could cost more than A$1 billion (US$720 million) and would make the conglomerate the biggest owner of farmland in the country, a newspaper reported on Friday. Shanghai-based PengXin is separately bidding for Consolidated Pastoral Company and S.Kidman & Co, Australia’s biggest landowner, the Australian Financial Review said, citing unnamed sources. The move underscores the importance of agriculture to... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1853338/chinese-group-bid-two-australian-cattle-properties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1853338/chinese-group-bid-two-australian-cattle-properties?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Aug 2015 03:22:10 +0000 The People's Bank of China is most likely to offer help to local government debt restructuring, which is a crucial component of mainland fiscal reform. In the spirit of reform, a quantitative easing programme of directly buying government bonds is out of the question, but a programme resembling a long-term refinancing operation is much more sensible and viable. The central bank will aim at preventing any liquidity tension from derailing the reform process rather than flooding the economy with... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/article/1816013/chart-day-downward-credit-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/article/1816013/chart-day-downward-credit-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Jun 2015 13:45:15 +0000 It is with some irony that the most feared weather anomaly in Asia and around the Pacific rim was named after the Christ child. An El Nino is forming in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and the worry for farmers, weather forecasters and government officials is that its ferocity may match the one which struck in 1997-98, which killed thousands, caused billions of dollars in damage and is acknowledged as the worst in recorded history. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said in a report on Tuesday that... https://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1506929/crops-risk-el-nino-worries-ripple-across-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1506929/crops-risk-el-nino-worries-ripple-across-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 May 2014 17:15:16 +0000