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Biggest-ever Asian Games ready for liftoff in China after Covid delay
AFP, Published on 21/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - The biggest Asian Games in history, boasting about 12,000 competitors -- more than the Olympics -- will open on Saturday in the Chinese city of Hangzhou after a year's delay because of Covid.
China banking tycoon Bao Fan 'cooperating with investigation'
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» BEIJING - Chinese billionaire Bao Fan is "cooperating in an investigation" by authorities, his company said, almost two weeks after his disappearance sparked fears of a renewed crackdown on the nation's financial services industry.
Jack Ma reported living in Japan after China tech crackdown
AFP, Published on 30/11/2022
» TOKYO: Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo for almost six months after disappearing from public view following China's crackdown on the tech sector, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing multiple unnamed sources.
China's Singles Day shopping spree enters final stretch
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» BEIJING - China's Singles Day shopping bonanza entered its final stretch Friday, with all eyes on whether sales can top a record one trillion yuan ($140 billion) despite the country's struggling economy.
Buckingham Palace becomes shrine for a grieving nation
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» LONDON - A stream of mourners laid flowers and tributes outside Buckingham Palace on Friday, as it became the focal point of a country grieving the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Elizabeth II: Queen of the world
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» LONDON - Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was not just Queen Elizabeth II. She was simply The Queen.
India's year of the unicorn: Startups in spotlight of 2021 tech boom
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» MUMBAI - Sumit Gupta has had a big year -- turning 30, getting married and seeing his startup become one of India's newest tech unicorns.
India's biggest-ever IPO Paytm slumps on market debut
AFP, Published on 18/11/2021
» MUMBAI - Indian mobile payments giant Paytm lost a quarter of its value on its market debut Thursday, after raising $2.5 billion in the country's biggest ever IPO, as traders questioned whether the loss-making firm would ever turn a profit.
China's 'Single's Day' shopping fest subdued by tech crackdown
AFP, Published on 11/11/2021
» SHANGHAI: China on Thursday held a subdued version of its annual "Single's Day" shopping spree, shorn of the usual boasting on sales volume as the country's chastened e-commerce sector reels under a government crackdown on platforms like Alibaba.
Mobile payments firm Paytm kicks off India's biggest IPO
AFP, Published on 08/11/2021
» MUMBAI - India's biggest-ever initial public offering opened Monday with digital payments platform Paytm looking to raise nearly $2.5 billion, in what has already been a record year for share listings.