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Asian markets mostly fell Thursday as optimism over the China-US trade talks took a jolt after Donald Trump signed into law a bill recognising Hong Kong’s rights, prompting an angry response from Beijing.

Hong Kong stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday after US President Donald Trump signed a law backing the city’s rights, despite warnings from China, fuelling concerns about the fate of ongoing trade talks.

Before the discovery of oil transformed the Gulf into one of the world’s wealthiest regions, the fortunes of its people depended on pearling — a tradition that Abdullah al-Suwaidi hopes to revive.

Asian shares rose on Wednesday as upbeat signals from Sino-US trade talks fanned hopes of an easing of tariff hostilities, while expectations the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low supported sentiment.

The National Board of Revenue could not implement a cabinet decision on signing an international convention facilitating temporary import of goods even after 19 years of the decision due to a difference of opinion between two leading trade bodies in the country over control of the system.

People’s Leasing and Financial Services (PLFS) Limited has received around Tk 5 crore from borrowers in five months since the government’s approval for the liquidation of the ailing non-bank financial institution.

Business leaders of the Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday emphasised on smooth connectivity and network among the regional countries to tap the potentials of trade and business in the region.

Onion prices kept rising across the country on Tuesday with the item imported from Egypt and China becoming Tk 40-50 costlier a kilogram while the local variety price saw a Tk 10 increase.

Dhaka stocks advanced on Tuesday with the turnover hitting a two-month high as investors went for buying shares of banks, non-bank financial institutions and textile companies after the recent price fall.

According to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) data, 24 pharmaceutical companies, out of a total of 32, disclosed their first-quarterly unaudited financial reports. Most of the listed pharmaceutical and chemical companies have reported higher earnings per share (EPS) in the first three months of the current fiscal (2019-20), compared to …