HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's visitor arrivals dropped to about 3.59 million in August, down 39.1 percent compared with the same month a year ago, Hong Kong Tourism Board said on Monday.

The statistics showed that visitor arrivals from the Chinese mainland decreased by 42.3 percent year on year to about 2.78 million.(Hong Kong-Visitors)

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HONG KONG -- A total of 157 people have been arrested over the weekend for illegal and violent acts, the Hong Kong police said on Monday, warning that violence may escalate in the near future and the rioters' acts are "one step closer to terrorism."

"As Hong Kong entered its 17th week of social unrest and widespread violence, with mass property destruction, fierce street fires, indiscriminate attacks on innocent citizens and petrol bombs, rioters have wrecked havoc across the city," said Tse Chun-chung, chief superintendent of the Police Public Relations Branch (PPRB).(Hong Kong-Violence)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will continue to be key economic driver with the expected global economic slowdown, Malaysian International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Ong Kian Ming said on Monday.

Speaking at the World Bank's launch of a report on BRI in Malaysia, Ong explained the ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions would move China to seek new markets. Enditem

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