January 23, 2025 – Page 5 – From Inside Asia

China channels pension, insurance funds into nation’s A shares to anchor stock market

Published: 9:35am, 23 Jan 2025Updated: 10:09am, 23 Jan 2025 China’s financial regulators are channelling pension and insurance funds into the nation’s equities to establish...

by Cao Li January 23, 2025 0 comment

World

Hong Kong won’t extend open hours at borders during Lunar New Year holiday

Published: 9:32am, 23 Jan 2025Updated: 9:33am, 23 Jan 2025 Hong Kong border checkpoints will not operate beyond working hours during the Lunar New Year...

by Jeffie Lam,Danny Mok January 23, 2025 0 comment

World

Japan mum hopes Trump will get Kim to release her daughter after 48 years in North Korea

The family of a Japanese national who was just 13 when she was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 have called on US...

by Julian Ryall January 23, 2025 0 comment

World

Rising US-China tensions top concerns of American firms in China, US trade group finds

Among American companies operating in China, US President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has coincided with growing concerns about a further deterioration...

by Carol Yang January 23, 2025 0 comment

World

How Hong Kong can ride the ‘China travel’ wave to boost tourism

Recent figures from the Hong Kong Tourism Board suggest a robust recovery of our city’s tourism sector, with a surge in both the number...

by Ken Chu January 23, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

Trump Administration Hit With Multiple Lawsuits

The suits target the president’s executive orders on birthright citizenship, DOGE, and federal workers. President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20 and immediately...

by FIA Staff January 23, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

Federal Communications Commission Ends DEI After Trump’s Directive

The FCC is ending DEI programs, following President Donald Trump’s order to dismantle federal diversity initiatives deemed discriminatory and wasteful. The Federal Communications Commission...

by FIA Staff January 23, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

House Passes Laken Riley Act, First Bill Headed to Trump’s Desk

The bill, which would increase the detentions of foreign national criminals, passed both houses of Congress with bipartisan support. The U.S. House of Representatives...

by FIA Staff January 23, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

LIVE 1/23, 9 AM ET: Senate Meeting on Nomination of Doug Collins for Secretary of Veterans Affairs

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee holds a business meeting to consider the nomination of Doug Collins of Georgia to be secretary of veterans affairs...

by FIA Staff January 23, 2025 0 comment