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Must be love: the Tokyo 'clinic' treating stuffed toys
AFP, Published on 05/11/2020
» TOKYO - At a Tokyo clinic, a woman in a white coat carefully records the particulars of the newest patient: a sheep-shaped stuffed toy.
Ant Group's shock IPO suspension hammers Alibaba shares
AFP, Published on 04/11/2020
» SHANGHAI: China's shock, last–minute decision to suspend the record-breaking IPO of fintech giant Ant Group hammered shares of founder Jack Ma's e-commerce titan Alibaba on Wednesday and left investors reeling.
China's Ant Group facing regulatory pressure ahead of record IPO
AFP, Published on 03/11/2020
» SHANGHAI - Fintech giant Ant Group is facing growing Chinese pressure over potential risks in its online lending business, with co-founder Jack Ma and other executives summoned to an unusual meeting with regulators just ahead of its record-breaking IPO this week.
Johnson's back, veterans star: golf talking points
AFP, Published on 03/11/2020
» HONG KONG - The final event before next week's coronavirus-delayed US Masters, and a major champion back in the winner's circle feature in AFP Sport's golf talking points:
Hong Kong teen activist Tony Chung charged with secession
AFP, Published on 29/10/2020
» HONG KONG: A teenage Hong Kong democracy activist was charged on Thursday with secession, the first public political figure to be prosecuted under a sweeping new national security law Beijing imposed on the city.
Hong Kong teen activist Tony Chung charged with secession
AFP, Published on 29/10/2020
» HONG KONG - A teenage Hong Kong activist was charged on Thursday with secession, the first public political figure to be prosecuted under a sweeping new national security law Beijing imposed on the city.