BEIJING – The U.S. Navy has joined the search for 32 missing from an Iranian oil tanker that caught fire after colliding with a bulk freighter off China’s east coast. China, South Korea and the…
Monthly Archives For January 2018
China’s property sales may finally stop growing this year, UBS says
The Chinese government’s efforts to cool the property sector may finally pay off in 2018, with UBS forecasting zero growth in real estate transactions for the entire year. Real estate purchases slowed in the second…
Five most highly-anticipated Chinese tech IPOs for 2018
After a slow start, Chinese tech firm sped up its IPO rush in the latter half of 2017, marked by hefty IPOs like the ones from China Literature, ZhongAn, Qudian, and Sogou. The past year…
China’s IPO strength isn’t extending to equity capital markets: Gadfly
The great overseas push by China’s investment banks has gone as far as locking up initial public offerings in Hong Kong. Beyond taking public some big names on their doorstep, they’ve made little headway in…
China ‘can’t stand’ Justin Trudeau’s talk of human rights, diversity: Ian Bremmer
The president of the world’s largest political risk consultancy firm says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can talk until he’s blue in the face about democracy and human rights, but it’s not going to make a…
Iranian oil tanker catches fire after colliding with freighter off China, 32 missing
An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China’s eastern coast, leaving its entire crew of 32 missing and causing the tanker to spill oil into the sea, authorities said…
China slashes number of baby formula brands in quality drive
China has slashed the number of permitted milk powder brands by 1,400, to boost the market share of the bigger domestic brands damaged by a safety scandal a decade ago, which led overseas companies to…
Back on track: China’s rural poor regain sight and self-reliance aboard hospital train
It’s estimated tens of millions of people in rural China have cataracts but little to no access to the treatment they need. Along came the Lifeline Express, a private Hong Kong-based foundation that deploys hospital…
China pushes for artificial intelligence in cars
SHANGHAI — China aims to implement artificial intelligence technology in at least half of all its new cars by 2020 and cover 90 percent of its big cities and highways with a wireless network that…
China tightens rules on commercial lender shareholders
The rules are aimed at tackling “disorder” in the banking sector, including the abuse of rights by major shareholders and the prevalence of “invisible shareholders”. AP China’s banking regulator has introduced new measures to increase…
Will #MeToo spread in China?
These are external links and will open in a new window On New Year’s Day, China finally had its own #MeToo moment. Luo Xixi, an academic with a PhD from the prestigious Beihang University in…
China Mobile A4 With Low-End Features Launched at 499 Yuan
Back in 2017 at the China Mobile Global Partnership Event the world’s largest mobile operator, China Mobile announced its own first smartphone. Today the China Mobile A4 has gone on sale officially. And though this…
‘The Last Jedi’ is struggling at the China box office — and an industry analyst says there’s a big reason why
“The ‘Star Wars’ brand doesn’t resonate in China like it does in other parts of the world because there has not been a long-term relationship with the franchise,” comScore box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian told Business…