HONG KONG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Trading in shares of China
Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co Ltd 0570.HK was
halted in afternoon trade pending a statement, Hong Kong bourse
said in a filing.
The shares rose 6.7% to HK$4.30 prior to the suspension.
A consortium led by state-owned pharma giant Sinopharm plans
to take China Traditional Chinese Medicine private in a deal
that would value it at a minimum of $3.3 billion, said two
people with direct knowledge of the matter. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2K12G1
(Reporting by Donny Kwok; Editing by Tom Hogue)
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