The city has been plagued by
unrest for months due to political tensions.
由于政治紧张局势，这座城市几个月来一直动荡不安。
The government imposed a curfew in an attempt to quell the
unrest.
政府实施了宵禁，试图平息骚乱。
Economic hardship and unemployment fueled social
unrest in the region.
经济困难和失业加剧了该地区的社会动荡。
The protests started peacefully but soon escalated into violent
unrest.
抗议活动起初是和平的，但很快升级为暴力骚乱。
The police were deployed to areas of civil
unrest to maintain order.
警察被部署到发生民事骚乱的地区以维护秩序。
The news of the unfair policy sparked
unrest among the population.
不公平政策的消息激起了民众的不满。
The country's leadership is struggling to address the underlying causes of the
unrest.
该国领导层正努力解决导致动荡的根本原因。
The prolonged
unrest has had a detrimental effect on the nation's economy.
长期的动荡对国家经济产生了不利影响。
International mediators have been called in to help resolve the
unrest.
国际调解人已被请来帮助解决动荡局面。
Despite efforts to restore calm,
unrest continues to simmer beneath the surface.
尽管努力恢复平静，动荡仍然在表面下暗流涌动。
PetroChina, China's largest oil and gas producer, reported expansion in revenue in 2019, while its net profit saw a remarkable drop due to the slowing global economic growth and unrest in the international oil market.
It is fortunate that the impact from the nearly-half-year social unrest remains limited in Hong Kong's financial sector, though the broader economy and people's livelihood have been severely affected, Chan said.
HONG KONG/NEW YORK - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is eyeing a listing in Hong Kong as early as November to raise up to $15 billion, after political unrest put the move on ice earlier this year, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The company had been preparing to launch the listing in late August, but delayed it because of the political unrest.
Mobs harassing and assaulting police have not been uncommon during the recent social unrest.
Causeway Bay, in particular, remains the worst-hit amid the drawn-out social unrest.
The company has successfully reallocated employees from non-core to core business without unrest in society or the company.
When companies seek overseas expansion, risks in host countries included political unrest, changeable local policies and fluctuations in exchange rates, according to Feng Guanghua, chairman of China Bond Rating Co Ltd.
Developed countries, led by the United States, bear an inescapable responsibility for the poverty, war, pollution and social unrest in many countries.
IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said the increase in global food and fuel prices is likely to "intensify commodity hoarding, export controls, and domestic restrictions" which in turn will lead to "supply disruptions … and social unrest".
After the city's social unrest in 2019, with the National Security Law for Hong Kong and a revamped electoral system in place, the city is gradually achieving true reunification of the hearts of Hong Kong people.
Meanwhile, Chan wrote that it's important to improve society's understanding of "One Country, Two Systems" in light of last year's social unrest.
The event has been held annually since 1997 to promote investment between the nation's capital and the special administrative region but was suspended in 2019 due to Hong Kong's social unrest.
Following unrest in neighboring Kazakhstan over fuel price hikes, power industry experts in China on Friday highlighted three key measures that they said would ensure energy security in the country.
The unrest caused concern among industry insiders about potential risks to both asset operations and employees.
"It is widely hoped that the unrest will subside soon.
"Slowing economic growth, trade wars, geopolitical tensions and social unrest, plus continuing uncertainty over Brexit all came together to create a tougher than anticipated business environment for airlines," said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA's director general and CEO.
Fast-rising petrol prices attributed to the unrest in Ukraine was the main driver for the increased interest in electric vehicles.
Sri Lanka, Zambia and Argentina have successively defaulted on their bonds, triggering serious economic and social unrest.
A number of developments could, however, trigger a decline in risk assets' prices, including a deeper and longer-than-anticipated recession, a second wave of infections with ensuing containment measures, as well as geopolitical tensions or broadening social unrest in response to rising global inequality, said the updated report.
The city's economy has been hit by a set of factors including global economic slowdown, trade tension between Beijing and Washington and local social unrest, which have led to a sharp drop of retail sales and the number of tourist arrivals.
Investment banks and research houses have joined in a chorus of concern over the deal, as ongoing social unrest and a geopolitical storm rock the two major financial centers.
But, as we've seen repeatedly throughout history, banks create huge risks that can be immensely expensive and cause terrible destruction and societal unrest.
"Special institutional arrangements should be made as the enterprise bankruptcy law cannot satisfy the needs of commercial banks due to the complicated debtor-creditor relationship, not to mention that it may lead to social unrest if a bank goes bust," Xiong said.
This raised concerns about possible market speculation, financial fraud and potential social unrest.
"While some countries are plagued by unrest, people in China live in unity and harmony.
"Concerted efforts from all countries are needed to deal with growing security risks from food, energy and finance at a time when the world is faced with a sluggish economy and continued unrest in the security situation," Zhao said.
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