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China's Evergrande resumes Hong Kong trading
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» HONG KONG - Shares in Chinese property giant Evergrande rose as trading resumed on Tuesday, following a suspension last week when the heavily indebted company announced its boss was under criminal investigation.
Hong Kong flooded by heaviest rainfall in 140 years
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on Friday, leaving the city's streets and some subway stations under water and forcing its schools to close.
Super typhoon sweeps towards southern China
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» HONG KONG - Super Typhoon Saola threatened southern China Friday with some of the strongest winds the region has endured, forcing the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen to effectively shut down.
China developer Evergrande plunges on resuming Hong Kong trading
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» HONG KONG - Shares in troubled Chinese property giant Evergrande plummeted more than 80 percent in Hong Kong on Monday morning after the lifting of a 17-month trading suspension.
Thousands evacuated as typhoon nears southern China, Vietnam
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» BEIJING: Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated in southern China and Vietnam on Monday, and dozens of flights cancelled as a typhoon barrelled towards land.
UK ‘disappointed’ by Eurovision ban on Zelensky message
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» LIVERPOOL: The UK government on Friday hit out at European broadcasters for banning a message by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at this weekend's Eurovision final, for fear of politicising the event.
Adani Enterprises shares rocket 20%
AFP, Published on 07/02/2023
» MUMBAI: Shares in the flagship firm of the troubled Indian conglomerate Adani rocketed as much as 20% Tuesday, making up some of the huge slump suffered since last month.
Adani shares dive again as Indian opposition stages demos
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» MUMBAI - Investors dumped more Adani stock on Monday as India's opposition staged protests calling for a full enquiry into allegations of major accounting fraud at the country's biggest conglomerate.
India's Adani denies rise due to Modi as shares slump again
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» MUMBAI - Beleaguered Indian tycoon Gautam Adani denied Friday that his rise to become Asia's richest man -- a title he has lost in a phenomenal stock rout -- was due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as shares in his conglomerate slumped again.
India's Adani shares plunge again after stock sale cancelled
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» MUMBAI - Under-fire Indian tycoon Gautam Adani insisted Thursday that the fundamentals of his conglomerate were "strong" even as shares in its companies plunged again after the group cancelled a multi-billion-dollar stock sale.