HK passenger feared dead

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Published: 12:00am, 3 Nov 2000

A Hong Kong woman and her Singaporean husband were confirmed yesterday to be among the unaccounted for passengers feared dead.

The couple are Jennifer Loo Tak-wing, 27, and Dr Sung Kah Kay, 35. The Hong Kong-based parents of Ms Loo - a permanent Hong Kong identity card and British National (Overseas) passport-holder - did not know their daughter was on the plane until they were told by the SAR Government yesterday.

It is understood that Singapore Airlines has contacted Dr Sung's family in Singapore. Ms Loo's father was on his way to Taipei last night.

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China hits back at US curbs with multifront probes into American firms

Parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger; chemical-compound exporters; and US chip companies are on radar of China’s commerce authorities and subject to possible retaliation

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Published: 4:43pm, 16 Jan 2025Updated: 2:32am, 17 Jan 2025

China has hit back at the US following intensified curbs by the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden, with Beijing announcing multifront probes of American firms – declaring that the parent company of clothing brands Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger has engaged in “inappropriate conduct” on Xinjiang matters – and threatening to investigate US chip companies.

The tit-for-tat approach, analysts said, could be a sign of Beijing’s rehearsal for negotiations with Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as US president on Monday, and of China’s determination to prepare for a long fight.

China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) said on Thursday that results from initial investigations, which began in late September, showed that clothing firm PVH Group was involved in “inappropriate conduct”. And Mofcom’s office overseeing the Unreliable Entity List (UEL) mechanism – a blacklist similar to the US entity list – will have regulatory discussions with the US firm in the short term, according to an online statement.