Tsai reassures Taiwanese amid 'no joke' outbreak Taiwan's leader has sought to reassure the public that the government is capable of withstanding a Covid-19 outbreak after 16 local cases were detected. "The challenge at this moment is still severe. Please be alert and follow the guidelines," President Tsai Ing-wen cautioned in televised remarks...

New iBond bonanza targets up to $20b Victor Zhong The government will launch the eighth batch of inflation-linked retail bonds - also known as iBonds - according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. The scale of the three-year iBonds is HK$15 billion, with a minimum interest rate of 2 percent, the authority said yesterday. The...