Today in News History
On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1911, IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York. In 1946, Karen Dunnell, English statistician and academic was born. In 1953, Margaret Bondfield, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (born 1873) passed away. In 1962, Anthony Wong, Hong Kong singer was born. In 1963, In an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam, a Joint Communique was signed between President Ngo Dinh Diem and Buddhist leaders. In 1969, Shami Chakrabarti, English lawyer and academic was born. In 1977, Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California, as Software Development Laboratories (SDL), by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates. In 2015, Charles Correa, Indian architect and urban planner (born 1930) passed away. In 2019, Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019-20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history. In 2024, Barbara Gladstone, American art dealer and film producer (born 1934) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Hong Kong developer Lai Sun seeks note swap in bid to ease liquidity pressure
Hong Kong developer Lai Sun Development, chaired by businessman Peter Lam Kin-ngok, who also chairs the city’s Tourism Board, has launched an exchange offer for its outstanding US493 million worth of 5 per cent guaranteed notes due July 2026, in an effort to relieve short-term liquidity pressures, the company said Monday in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. Eligible noteholders can swap their existing holdings for new, US dollar-denominated senior guaranteed notes carrying an 8 per cent...
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