Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a ceremony in Hong Kong celebrating 25 years of the city's handover to China, state media Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday. Xi will also attend the inauguration of the next Hong Kong administration, Xinhua said, in a trip that would mark his first...
Oil prices plunge on China lockdowns, stocks diverge
Oil prices plunged on Tuesday as China, a major energy consumer, placed nearly 30 million people under COVID lockdown, and Hong Kong and Chinese mainland stock markets dove, while Wall Street stocks rallied. Brent oil futures finished under $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly three weeks, reflecting...
