{
  "id": 2114380,
  "title": "China sentenced Evergrande founder to life imprisonment over financial crimes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/china-sentenced-evergrande-founder-to-life-imprisonment-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:17:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1541194/china-sentenced-evergrande-founder-to-life-imprisonment-over-financial-crimes/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China has sentenced Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life imprisonment over financial crimes linked to the property giant’s collapse. A Shenzhen court also imposed a $1.31 billion fine on the former billionaire. Authorities ordered the confiscation of his assets following the verdict. Hui was once among Asia’s wealthiest businessmen and built Evergrande into a […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "China jails Evergrande founder for life, fines firm more than US$2bn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/china-jails-evergrande-founder-for-life-fines-firm-more-than-us-2bn",
        "published": "2026-08-20T10:40:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}