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China to drop quota for ‘Shenzhen-Hong Kong link’

  Bloomberg Chinese authorities are planning not to impose an aggregate quota on trading via the Shenzhen-Hong Kong stock exchange link, according to two people familiar with the matter. Daily trading will still be subject to a cap, the people said. Officials are also considering removing the overall limit for equity trades through Hong Kong’s existing link with Shanghai, one ...

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Honda sees 20% sales jump on Indonesian tax amnesty

  Bloomberg Indonesia’s tax amnesty could boost industrywide car sales in the country by a fifth as people spend their newly declared wealth on big-ticket items, according to the local unit of Honda Motor Co. “The car ownership ratio in Indonesia is relatively low and there’s enough room for producers to sell more,” Jonfis Fandy, head of sales and marketing ...

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Indonesia to destroy 71 boats in display of maritime sovereignty

  Bloomberg Indonesia will cap Wednesday’s Independence Day celebrations by scuttling as many as 71 impounded foreign vessels —mostly Vietnamese but also a handful of Chinese —to signal its determination to protect its sovereignty over lucrative fishing grounds in the South China Sea. The destruction of the boats comes amid simmering regional tensions over territorial disputes in the water. Former ...

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