Shares in Hong Kong and mainland China rocketed Monday (Sep 30), extending last week's surge after Chinese authorities unveiled a raft of measures aimed at kickstarting the world's number two economy.

Stocks plunged more than four percent in Tokyo on Monday after the yen surged in reaction to Shigeru Ishiba's election last week as the head of Japan's ruling party, which boosted expectations the Bank of Japan will continue hiking interest rates.

Shares in Hong Kong and mainland China rocketed Monday, extending last week's surge after Chinese authorities unveiled a raft of measures aimed at kickstarting the world's number two economy. The euphoria in China and Hong Kong was in stark contrast to Tokyo,

They gave birth to the celebrity giant panda Xiang Xiang in 2017, which was returned to China last year, as well as twin cubs Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei in 2021. All the three pandas, born and raised at the zoo, attracted crowds of panda lovers from both home and abroad.

Thousands of thankful, sobbing fans flocked to a Tokyo zoo Saturday to bid an emotional farewell to a pair of beloved pandas before their imminent return to China.

A pair of giant pandas who have been in Japan for 13 years on loan returned safely to a giant panda reserve in southwestern China's S