On Dec. 14, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly cancelled her trip to China after the news the two Canadians were detained by Chinese officials. Joly was set to attend the closing ceremony for the … (…
Monthly Archives For December 2018
China’s financial commission deny tax cut rumour during key economic meeting
China’s powerful financial stability commission, led by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s top economic aide, on Friday publicly denied a market rumour that Beijing had no plan to cut taxes at this week’s … ( read…
Ofo, Pioneer of China’s Bike-Sharing Boom, Is in a Crisis
Or the maddening height of venture-backed technology hubris? Dockless rented bicycles swept into Chinese cities two years ago. Their arrival inspired a wave of similar mobility experiments around the … ( read original story …)
China denies any role in theft of western commercial secrets
China has denied any involvement in the theft of western commercial secrets, in a sharp rebuff to allegations by the US and the UK that Beijing has for several years run a cyber-based operation to…
Exclusive: China hacked HPE, IBM and then attacked clients – sources
WASHINGTON/LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hackers working on behalf of China’s Ministry of State … and Britain on Thursday said infected technology service providers in order to steal … ( read original story …)
Nomura says China’s about to juice its property market again
Buildings under construction in Chongqing, China. (Photo by China Photos / Getty Images). Nomura says China’s economic slowdown in likely to get worse early in the new year. In attempt to support econ… ( read…
China Unicom (Hong Kong) (CHU) Rating Increased to Buy at ValuEngine
China Unicom (Hong Kong) (NYSE:CHU) was upgraded by ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday. Other equities research analysts have also issued resea… ( read…
Clock is ticking for Beijing to stimulate economy
The answer, according to a selection of analysts, is that if Beijing does not launch an economic stimulus package, things could get a whole lot worse. Capturing the sense of gloom was a tweet this…
China Is Said to Prioritize Capital Market Reform in Coming Year
Authorities came to a consensus on these key aims for China’s financial markets during the annual Central Economic Work Conference, according to the person, who asked not to be named as the decision i… (…
Hong Kong takes global IPO crown, looks to a quieter 2019
Across Asia, companies raised a total of $109 billion in IPOs, up 27 percent from 2017, Refinitiv data showed, much of it driven by China whose companies accounted for almost a third of global issuers…
HK takes top slot in global IPO rankings
[Photo/Agencies] Mainland companies’ listings help financial hub to regain title in 2018 Companies from the Chinese mainland are driving a bumper year for Hong Kong IPOs in 2018, helping the city to r… ( read…
China City Eases Home Curbs, Signaling Possible Policy Shift
Some investors have begun to bet that China’s leaders could turn to property easing measures to soften the blow from a burgeoning trade war on an already slowing economy. An index of property firms li……
China’s private firms shy away from bank borrowing, delaying investment
Small business owner Philip Chen has never borrowed a penny from a bank, even during his darkest days back in 2003, when he had to turn to friends and relatives for the money to pay…