The tech-dominated measure has surged to become this year’s best performer in Asia Pacific as investors pile into companies seen to benefit from China’s drive to champion homegrown technology. Recent … ( read original story…
Monthly Archives For August 2020
China’s A-share market sees IPO boom in July
BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Initial public offerings (IPO) in China’s A-share market continued apace last month over advanced capital market reform, Shanghai Securities News reported Tuesday. In July, … ( read original story …)
China’s Hog Futures Set to Make Debut, but Faces Big Challenges
China’s long-awaited live hog futures contract is almost ready, offering a vital hedging tool for the world’s largest pork industry, which has been roiled by an African swine fever outbreak that … ( read original…
Coronavirus: China positions itself for ‘vaccine diplomacy’ push to fight Covid-19
Duterte seeks China’s Covid-19 vaccine, rules out US bases in Philippines China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi last month offered US$1 billion in loans for Latin American and Caribbean countries to … ( read original story…
Beijing will retaliate if Chinese journalists forced to leave US: Global Times editor
BEIJING: China will retaliate if all Chinese journalists based in the United States are forced to leave the country, Chinese state media Global Times’ Editor in Chief Hu Xijin said on Tuesday. “Given … (…
Typhoon brings rains to coastal China, heads toward Shanghai
China’s National Meteorological Center said Typhoon Hagiput … but there were no indications of serious damage to property. In the major Zhejiang manufacturing center of Wenzhou, south of Shanghai, … ( read original story …)
China stocks firm as banks lend support; Hong Kong up
China stocks firmed on Tuesday, driven by strong gains in banks as investors cheered Beijing’s latest move to ease pressure on the country’s financial institutions. ** The CSI300 index rose 0.1% to 4, … (…
China only fulfils 5% of Sino-U.S. energy trade deal in first half of 2020
China bought only 5% of the targeted $25.3 billion in energy products from the United States in the first half of 2020, falling well short of its trade deal commitments at a time when relations…
TikTok’s Blake Chandlee on working with U.S. brands despite conflict with the White House
TikTok is hoping to prove indispensable for brands eager to market to its massive and young set of users, according to its vp of global business solutions. ( read original story …)
China will not accept US ‘theft’ of TikTok: Report
Microsoft Corp said on Monday it was in talks with ByteDance to buy parts of TikTok.China had ‘plenty of ways to respond if the administration carries out its planned smash and grab’ … ( read…
COVID-19: Mainland China, Hong Kong report fewer new cases
Out of the 36 cases, 28 were in the northwestern region of Xinjiang and two in Liaoning province in the northeast Both mainland China and Hong Kong reported fewer new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday…
China Will Not Accept U.S. ‘Theft’ of TikTok: China Daily
China will not accept the “theft” of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washington’s move to push ByteDance to sell short-video app TikTok’s U.S. operations to Microsoft, the China … (…
China reports 36 new coronavirus cases in mainland vs 43 a day earlier
China reported 36 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 3, compared to 43 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Tuesday. Of the new infections, six were imported, versus 7 a…