Alibaba shares jump 8% on HK debut

Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 12:30:27 +0000

HONG KONG: Chinese online retail giant Alibaba surged on Tuesday as it drew back the curtain on a Hong Kong listing the firm described as a vote of confidence in the embattled city. The long-delayed trading day got off to a glitzy start with Chief Executive Officer Daniel Zhang joined on stage at a stock […]

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Hong Kong endures more transit disruptions, more violence

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 03:43:16 +0000

  HONG KONG: Hong Kong residents are enduring a fourth day of traffic snarls and mass transit disruptions as protesters closed some major arteries and rail networks while police skirmished with militant students at major universities. Life in this city of 7.5 million has been under strain as thousands of commuters were unable to make […]

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Daphne Bramham: More oversight needed for Mandarin-language materials used in B.C. schools

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 15:00:02 +0000

OPINION: Why were trailers for China’s most sophisticated film used in a Canadian public school for a Mandarin language assignment?

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