The world’s three biggest public financiers of coal can target Southeast Asia’s renewable energy market, worth up to US$205 billion over the next 10 years. China can show by example that climate … ( read…
Monthly Archives For December 2020
Either the U.S. Leads on Crypto, or China Will
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Apple and 5 More Stocks That Benefit as China’s Economy Keeps Surging
While most countries’ economies will shrink as a result of the coronavirus crisis, China’s gross domestic product is expected to grow 1.9% for 2020. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong art and collectibles platform Oriental Culture hopes Nasdaq IPO will burnish its image, give sector credibility
The government should grow Hong Kong as a hub for Chinese artefacts such as vintage stamps and Kweichow Moutai spirits, CEO of art and collectibles platform Oriental Culture says. ( read original story …)
Hackers leak documents revealing China’s coronavirus censorship
The documents reveal that China’s censorship on information about the outbreak began in early January, before coronavirus had even been decisively identified … ( read original story …)
China could restrict bank tie-ups with fintech platforms, official suggests
China’s former finance minister Lou Jiwei suggested that China could restrict the number of banks a single fintech platform can partner with, to prevent any platform from gaining too much market share … ( read…
Crypto is crossing the Rubicon
For global regulators and central banks, crypto is no longer an abstract curiosity. It represents a threat to the financial orthodoxy, and to the social compact that underpins both the East and West. ( read…
China tails US warship as it sails through Taiwan Strait
Chinese warplanes and naval ships “tailed and monitored” an American destroyer as it sailed through the Taiwan Strait Saturday. The US Navy said the guided missile destroyer USS Mustin had conducted … ( read original…
Cyberattack: Pompeo says ‘clearly’ Russia; Trump tweets ‘China’
In his first comments on the matter, Mr. Trump scoffed at the focus on the Kremlin and downplayed the cyberattack, which the nation’s cybersecurity agency has warned posed a “grave” risk. ( read original story…
China outlines system to subject foreign investors to national security review
Rules cover everything from defence and technology to infrastructure, transport and financial services but officials insist they are not protectionist. ( read original story …)
China’s position in World Bank doing business report slumps by 7 places in corrected assessment
After China and three other countries submitted data that was inappropriately altered with regard to the Ease of Doing Business Report, the World Bank has now corrected the data and now China has … (…
China Is Overselling What Its New Trade Deal Can Deliver.
Last month, fifteen countries signed what could be the biggest trade deal in history. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) covers a third of the world’s population and a … ( read original story …)
Hunter Biden and China: A timeline of his business ties to the Far East
For at least seven years, many when his father was vice president, Hunter Biden pursued a lucrative deal to run an investment firm founded by millions of dollars from a Chinese partnership. Joe … (…
