As Beijing moves closer to implementing a controversial security law in Hong Kong, questions are growing about the semi-autonomous city’s future as a global financial hub. Once a pawn between China … ( read original…
Monthly Archives For June 2020
JD.com Deal Gives Asia Biggest Week for IPOs in 2020
China’s No. 2 online retailer JD.com Inc.’s $3.9 billion Hong Kong listing has given Asia its biggest week for initial public offerings this year, joining a global rebound in initial share sales. ( read original…
BRIEF-Shenzhen Exchange Filing Shows Block Trade Of Jiangsu Yuyue Medical’s Shares Involving 555.0 Mln Yuan
FILING SHOWS BLOCK TRADE OF JIANGSU YUYUE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO LTD’S 18.6 MLN SHARES INVOLVING 555.0 MILLION YUAN ($78.46 million) ON JUNE 12 Source text in Chinese: bit.ly/3cUtQ2k Further … ( read original…
Beijing city reports 2 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Beijing city government on Friday reported two new confirmed COVID-19 cases, marking the second consecutive day of new infections being reported in the Chinese capital. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus live updates: UK GDP posts steepest on-month fall in April, Twitter takes down China-linked accounts spreading disinformation
The coronavirus has infected more than 7.5 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 421,032 people. ( read original story …)
U.S. Naval Buildup in Indo-Pacific Seen as Warning to China
The U.S. national defense strategy cites China as a top security concern, and Pentagon leaders have been working to shift more resources and military assets to the region … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong-based Crypto Finance Firm Amber Group Secures MSB License in Canada
HONG KONG, CHINA / ACCESSWIRE / June 12, 2020 / On June 11, 2020, UCT, the leading crypto finance firm Amber Group announced that it has obtained the Canadian MSB license (registration number … (…
Coronavirus: Twitter removes more than 170,000 pro-China accounts
Twitter has removed more than 170,000 accounts it says were tied to an operation to spread pro-China messages. Some of those posts were about the coronavirus outbreak, the social media platform has … ( read…
Australian official urges international students to consider studying in the country as China claims racism
“This is a great place to come and study. Like all countries, of course we are managing issues … from time to time, but overwhelmingly, Australia is a very welcoming, open, transparent, friendly … (…
China to ensure centrally allocated funds reach local levels directly: finance ministry
China will ensure the special fiscal funds allocated from the central government this year would reach city and county levels directly to support firms and residents in difficulties, a vice finance … ( read original…
UN Business Falls Victim to Feuding Between the U.S. and China
Even one or two years ago, U.S. diplomats described the Chinese as reasonably pragmatic in the Security Council, despite big differences over issues like Syria,” says Richard Gowan, UN director at the … ( read…
Giant Net City car-free neighbourhood in Shenzhen will cover two million square metres
Net City will be a car-free urban district for Shenzhen masterplanned by architecture firm NBBJ for Chinese technology company Tencent, which owns social media and messaging company WeChat. ( read original story …)
Upcoming Webinar | Behind the scenes of China’s new blockchain-powered internet
If the Blockchain Services Network is successful, it will set global standards for networked blockchain applications. But can it succeed where others have failed? Join us to find out more! ( read original story …)
