China’s factory activity grew at a faster clip in June after the government lifted coronavirus lockdown measures and ramped up support steps, but the health crisis continues to pressure exports and … ( read original…
Monthly Archives For July 2020
China’s blue chip index near 2-1/2-year high on stimulus, Hong Kong up
China stocks rallied on Thursday, with the blue chip index hitting a near a two-and-half-year high, boosted by more government spending to prop up the economy. Hong Kong shares also gained after a … (…
Apple to China 5G iPhone Manufacturers: Ramp it Up Stat
Apple is reportedly putting pressure on its China suppliers to ramp up production of its pending 5G-enabled iPhones amid what it expects to be hot demand. ( read original story …)
China Appears to Have Tamed a Second Wave of Coronavirus in Just 21 Days with No Deaths
China appears to have gotten a second wave of COVID-19 under control following an outbreak at a sprawling Beijing produce market last month that led to at least 328 new cases and the partial shutdown…
U.K. Grants Asylum to Ex-Consulate Worker Who Told of Torture in China
Simon Cheng was held during the height of the Hong Kong protests last year, and his treatment highlighted concerns about China’s legal system. ( read original story …)
Ending China’s poverty in 2020 was going to be Xi Jinping’s crowning achievement. Coronavirus might have ruined it
This was supposed to be the year that Beijing would announce it had ended absolute poverty in China, fulfilling a key pledge of President Xi and one of the founding missions of the Chinese Communist…
Britain creates citizenship path for Hong Kong residents after China imposes new law
Britain will create a path to citizenship for some 3 million Hong Kong residents, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday. ( read original story …)
House passes bill rebuking China over Hong Kong; Senate next
The House on Wednesday joined the Senate in approving a bill to rebuke China over its crackdown in Hong Kong by imposing sanctions on groups that undermine the city’s autonomy … ( read original story…
The Latest: China has only 1 new local virus case in Beijing
China is reporting three newly confirmed cases of coronavirus, and says just one of them involved local transmission in the capital of Beijing … ( read original story …)
China reports three new coronavirus cases in mainland on July 1
China on Thursday reported three new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 1, compared with three cases a day earlier, the health authority said. ( read original story …)
Beijing’s law threatens Hong Kong students at our universities, warns MP
Hong Kong’s new security law will have “direct implications” for freedom of speech at British universities, a senior Conservative MP said yesterday.Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the Commons foreign … ( read original story …)
China could prevent Hongkongers moving to UK, says Dominic Raab
Foreign secretary admits there is not much Britain could do to force China to let citizens leave … ( read original story …)
China’s Central Bank Is Signaling a Slowing in Pace of Easing
China’s central bank is slowing down the pace of monetary easing amid signs of economic recovery, handing disappointment to investors who have worried about tightening liquidity and rising bond yields … ( read original story…
