go corona” at a prayer meeting went viral on social media. The video was reportedly shot at the Gateway of India here on February 20 during a prayer session to stop the spread of coronavirus…
Monthly Archives For December 2020
China pushes Ant Group overhaul in latest crackdown on Ma
China’s central bank disclosed on Sunday it had asked the country’s payments giant Ant Group Co Ltd to shake up its lending and other consumer finance operations, the latest blow to its billionaire … (…
Beijing moves to break up Jack Ma’s financial empire
Chinese regulators have ordered Jack Ma’s Ant Group to scale back its operations and focus on payments after accusing the fintech giant of “turning a bling eye” to compliance requ … ( read original story…
China’s Central Bank Orders Ant Group To Rectify Operations : Reports
China’s central bank has ordered Ant Group to rectify its operations and comply with regulatory requirements, according to several media reports. Billionaire Jack Ma’s Alibaba holds about 33 percent … ( read original story …)
China’s telecom sector posts steady revenue growth
China’s telecommunications industry registered steady growth in revenue in the first 11 months of this year, official data shows. The combined industrial revenue rose 3.5 percent year on year to 1.25 … ( read original…
Coronavirus: Turkey says delivery of China’s COVID-19 Sinovac vaccines postponed
A box of China’s Sinovac, a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Reuters) The delivery of the first shipment of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine from China to Turkey has been postponed “1-2 … ( read original…
China Tells Ant to Return to Its Roots, Imposes Curbs
Chinese regulators ordered Jack Ma’s online financial titan Ant Group Co. to return to its roots as a provider of payments services, threatening to throttle growth in its most lucrative businesses of … ( read…
China Tells Ant Group to Refocus on Its Payments Business
Chinese financial regulators moved to rein in Ant Group, the financial-technology giant controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, telling it to switch its focus back to its mainstay payments business and … ( read original story…
While China is knocking at the door of key trade agreement, will the US find its way in under Biden?
Neither China nor the US are included in CPTPP, a high-standards pact that includes e-commerce, intellectual property, labour and environmental rules. ( read original story …)
Jack Ma episode has made global investors jittery about China
Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The ugly face-off between Chinese President Xi Jinping and billionaire entrepreneur Jack Ma is set to deal a big blow to investments in the country. At a … (…
‘No Corona’: Athawale’s new slogan for new strain
Union minister Ramdas Athawale, whose ‘go corona, go’ chant became a national sensation, on Sunday came out with a new slogan, ‘No Corona’, saying it was in response to the new strain of the novel…
China’s Shenzhen reports one asymptomatic COVID-19 case
Students of grade 9 learn how to properly wear a face mask at Shenzhen Foreign Languages School in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, April 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Liang Xu) SHENZHEN, Dec. 27 … ( read original…
CCP’s Witch Hunt of Jack Ma and Alibaba Will Cripple Foreign Investments Into China
Jack Ma is a vociferous critic of the Chinese government and the nature of financial regulations in the country. ( read original story …)