ASIA: Swiss bank UBS urged to drop Chinese listing

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Updated October 23, 2007 20:15:16

Rights activists are appealing to Swiss Bank UBS to end its role in launching PetroChina on the Shanghai stock exchange. Petro China is controlled by the China National Petroleum Corporation, the largest operator in the Sudanese oil industry. The activists say the corporation is providing revenue to Sudan and in turn helping to pay for the war in Darfur.

Presenter: Xiaoning Mo
Speakers: Dr Mukesh Kapila, former UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Sudan and signatory to the petition against UBS

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