Officials say visas not yet approved for World Health Organization delegation due to visit Wuhan … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For January 2021
WHO’s Tedros ‘very disappointed’ China hasn’t granted entry to coronavirus experts
The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday he was “very disappointed” that China has still not authorised the entry of a team of international experts to examine the origins of the ……
Chinese Regulators Try to Get Jack Ma’s Ant Group to Share Consumer Data
Beijing is trying to get Jack Ma to do something the beleaguered billionaire has long resisted: share the troves of consumer-credit data collected by his financial-technology behemoth. ( read original story …)
UPDATE: Genworth looks to cost cutting, including possible job reductions, with China Oceanwide deal on indefinite hold
That could include a partial IPO for its U.S. mortgage insurance business … family-owned international financial holding company based in Beijing, for $5.43 per share or $2.7 billion. ( read original story …)
China has condemned one of the nation’s top bankers to death after he was found guilty of accepting $277 million in bribes
Ex-finance official Lai Xiaomin has been sentenced to death after he was found guilty of taking $277 million in bribes. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: WHO chief ‘very disappointed’ China hasn’t granted entry to investigation team
International experts looking into the origins of Covid-19 have set out for China and were originally expected to start work on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Boston Private, BP, China Unicom: 5 Top Stock Gainers for Tuesday
Boston Private, BP, Peck Cos., Cerecor and China Unicom are five top stock gainers for Tuesday. Stocks were climbing Tuesday as Wall Street kept an eye on two key Senate runoff elections in Georgia. (…
NYSE U-Turns on China Telecom Delisting Threat, Shares Surge
China Mobile and China Unicom shares surged higher Tuesday after the New York Stock Exchange scrapped plans to delist three China-based telecoms companies with alleged ties to the military. ( read original story …)
2021 Crypto Preview: Here’s What’s Coming Next
Over the last few years, crypto has seen its share of ups and downs. Pundits are everywhere when it comes to guessing the next all-time-high, or trying to pinpoint what level … ( read original…
WHO’s Tedros “very disappointed” China has not authorised entry of coronavirus experts
The head of the World Health Organization is “very disappointed” that China has still not authorised the entry of a team of international experts to examine the origins of the coronavirus. ( read original story…
New York Times accused of ‘shilling for communist China’ with glowing piece about freedoms amid coronavirus
The New York Times was roasted on Monday evening for publishing a glowing story about China that was quickly labeled “propaganda” by critics, as many readers pointed out that the liberal newspaper … ( read…
China’s stock market closes at highest level since 2008 financial crisis
China’s stock market has soared to its highest level since the 2008 financial crisis as the world’s second-largest economy mounts a rapid recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The CSI 300 index, … ( read original…
Facial Recognition And Beyond: Journalist Ventures Inside China’s ‘Surveillance State’
Kai Strittmatter says the Chinese state has amassed an astonishing amount of data about its citizens, which it uses to punish people for even minor offenses. His new book is We Have Been Harmonized. (…
