China’s central bank said it will conduct a bill swap operation on Thursday to support the issuance and liquidity of perpetual bonds issued by banks to replenish capital. The bill swaps, with a … (…
Monthly Archives For July 2020
RPT-FOCUS-China’s Hengli makes bold $20 bln bet to spin coal into fabric
What to do with China’s abundant stock of coal? Chemical giant Hengli plans to make clothes out of it. It may sound like something from ancient alchemy, but the privately-owned Chinese company surpris … (…
CSCEC Finance (Cayman) II Limited — Moody’s affirms China State Construction Engineering Corp’s A2 ratings; outlook stable
Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed the A2 issuer rating of China State Construction Engineering Corp Ltd (CSCECL) and the A2 senior unsecured ratings on the debt issued by CSCEC Finance (Cayman) I … ( read…
China needs “explosive” buying to meet U.S. farm import target
With nearly seven months gone, an ambitious $36.5 billion target for Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods this year may not be quite out of reach, but it’s looking like a big, big stretch. (…
China Stock Market Draws Another Green Light For Thursday’s Trade
The China stock market has climbed higher in three straight sessions, advancing almost 100 points or 3.1 percent along the way. The … ( read original story …)
Mainland China reports 105 new coronavirus cases, including 96 in Xinjiang
China reported 105 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 29, up from 101 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Thursday. ( read original story …)
U.S. goods are sold in Beijing, China
A Chinese woman walks through a Western grocery store specializing in imported goods in Beijing on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. China continues to lag behind the pace of imports from the U.S. needed to ……
China and US Must Learn From One Another and Collaborate on CBDC
The governments of China and the U.S. frame digital currency as part of their great-power competition, but instead they should work on this technology together … ( read original story …)
Study: 65% of early COVID-19 cases globally linked to Italy, China, Iran travel
Almost two-thirds of confirmed COVID-19 cases outside China during early stages of the pandemic occurr among people who had traveled to Italy, China or Iran or to their close contacts, an analysis in … (…
Why Trump Will Never Win His New Cold War with China
Unlike the Cold War with Moscow, it would be a lonely campaign, as the U.S. now lacks the allies, economic power, and standing to prevail over Beijing. ( read original story …)
CNN ends White House interview because it doesn’t want people to know COVID-19 came from China
There are some things you can and cannot say on CNN. For example, you can’t say “China virus,” but you can say “bullshit.” … ( read original story …)
As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, misinformation on the coronavirus is proving highly contagious
There is seemingly no antidote in sight to the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories, hoaxes, anti-mask myths and sham cures. ( read original story …)
China’s flag flies outside a state bank in Beijing, China
China’s national flag flies in front of one of the country’s major state banks, CITIC, in Beijing on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Profits at Chin’a industrial firms rose for a second month and at the…