Evergrande’s EV unit resumes trading after deal suspension.Shares in the electric vehicle arm of Chinese property giant Evergrande resumed trading on Monday after more than a week’s suspension and a halt on its new share deal triggered by a criminal probe against its boss last month. Trading in Hong Kong was only open in the […]

Indonesia fire haze pushes Singapore air quality into unealthy range.Air quality in parts of Singapore hit unhealthy levels on Saturday as winds brought haze from Indonesian forest fires to the city-state, its environment agency said.A prolonged dry season has led to a higher risk of wildfires on Indonesia’s major islands, stoking fears of a repeat […]

FTX co-founder testifies against Bankman-Fried.Sam Bankman-Fried knowingly used FTX clients’ funds without permission to invest through his personal hedge fund, the disgraced crypto titan’s former business partner testified in court on Friday.Zixiao “Gary” Wang, a co-founder of FTX with Bankman-Fried, has already pleaded guilty to multiple counts related to the crypto trading platform’s stunning collapse, […]

Syria army shelling kills five civilians: sources.Syrian army shelling killed an elderly woman and four of her children in the war-torn country’s northwest, rescue workers and a monitor said on Thursday.The overnight bombardment targeted their house in Kfar Nuran, close to the front line in the last rebel stronghold in the western province of Aleppo. […]

Sri Lanka cuts interest rates as IMF delays loan.Crisis-hit Sri Lanka cut interest rates by 100 basis points Thursday as the second instalment of an IMF bailout was held up after the government missed several loan conditions. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said it reduced the benchmark lending rate to 11 percent as […]