While China has indicated its readiness to buy U.S. agricultural products, it has also called the U.S. the “black hand” behind anti-government protests in Hong Kong and said Friday an investigation … ( read original…
Monthly Archives For July 2019
China’s U.S. Soybean Purchases Slump to 2004 Low
(Bloomberg) — U.S. soybean supplies to China, the world’s biggest market, slumped in the first half of 2019 to the lowest level in more than a decade as little progress was made on ending a…
China Commercial Property Investment Slows in Q2 as Caution Prevails over Growing Supply
HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – 28 July 2019 – According to Cushman & Wakefield Research’s latest Greater China Capital Markets Express report, Mainland China’s commercial property investment … ( read original story …)
Beijing-friendly candidate says elections a ‘battle’ for Taiwan
Taiwan’s upcoming elections will be a “heart-pounding, soul-stirring battle” for the island’s future, Beijing-friendly candidate Han Kuo-yu said Sunday in his first speech since becoming the … ( read original story …)
Jack Ma’s $290 Billion Loan Machine Is Changing Chinese Banking
(Bloomberg) — Jack Ma’s online bank is leading a quiet revolution in the way China lends to small businesses, taking aim at a credit bottleneck that has held back Asia’s largest economy for decades. ……
China’s industrial profits fall in June, add to fears of slowdown
… have been softening since the second half of 2018 as the economy slowed and the U.S.-China trade dispute escalated, with many industrial firms putting off business decisions and scaling back … ( read original…
How Does China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (HKG:762) Fare As A Dividend Stock?
Could China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (HKG:762) be an attractive dividend share to own for the long haul? Investors are often drawn to strong companies with the idea of reinvesting the dividends. … ( read…
Trump Says China May Delay Trade Deal Until After 2020 Elections
“I think that China will probably say … The White House confirmed Wednesday an earlier Bloomberg News report that senior officials will be in Shanghai next week to cover a range of issues including ……
China’s Iran oil imports plunge as U.S. sanctions bite
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s crude oil imports from Iran sank almost 60% in June from a year earlier, Chinese customs data showed on Saturday, following the end of a waiver on U.S. sanctions … (…
Bank of China is bullish for bitcoin
There’s no doubting the Bank of China’s favorable stance on bitcoin: Yesterday, it posted an infographic on its website, explaining how cryptocurrency works, its uses and value. Until recently … ( read original story …)
China’s central bank issues draft rules on financial holding companies in move to rein in risk
China’s central bank on Friday released a draft regulation on financial holding companies, as it seeks to contain the potential spread of risk from their business to other sectors. “There is a … ( read…
Trump says China may try to delay trade deal until 2020 election
… the two countries have disrupted global supply chains and shaken financial markets in their dispute over how China does business with the rest of the world. Trump said China may be delaying a deal…
Beijing boosts its claims in South China Sea with delivery of new ocean-going research vessel
China has taken delivery of a new long-range research vessel which it says heralds a “new era” in maritime exploration, though the news may set alarm bells ringing in the region as Beijing remains ……
