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this is bbc news, with the latest business headlines china s rocked by widespread protests against the country s strict zero covid measures. the protests leave investors on edge, with financial markets seeing heavy losses in asia. avoiding a cold winter of discontent the uk government announces an extra £1 billion towards insulating the country s least energy efficient homes. blue skies ahead rolls royce swaps kerosene for hydrogen, hoping its latest aircraft will show the path for a greenerfuture. and travel experts head to riyadh for the world travel & tourism summit, with many believing their industry will return to pre covid levels by next year.
bouncing back. i ve been told we have lost gloria so we cannot talk to her, unfortunately, about the situation at the world travel and tourism event taking place in riyadh but let s hope we can reconnect with her at another stage. just to stay, an awful lot to discuss, because although airlines are ready to come back in full capacity, many airports are still not able to cope with that, and there have been cancellations, there have been cancellations, the numbers of flights being reduced certainly at heathrow and other key airports, so there is much to discuss. let s see how the asian markets are faring today. the big story dominating trade is the situation in china, hong kong down by nearly 2.4%. i am told we have got gloria able to join us. gloria, welcome to the
is there for us. tell us how the markets have reacted. ,, tell us how the markets have reacted, ,, , , reacted. stocks slumping in asia in response reacted. stocks slumping in asia in response to - reacted. stocks slumping in asia in response to those i asia in response to those unprecedented protests affecting investor sentiment. the hang seng down 2%. as you mention, opening down more than 3%, which is pretty significant. stocks also down injapan, with covid numbers in china is worrying as the protests. as you know, any social unrest will fuel concerns. those covid numbers, more than 40,000 infections on monday, really rattling investor sentiment as well. china s zero covid measures and all that comes with it, the