India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday that trust with China had been deeply impaired after last summer’s border clash which resulted in the first combat deaths in 45 years. ( read original story…
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China new bank loans hit record in 2020 despite fall in December
New bank lending in China fell in December from the previous month, but lending for all of 2020 hit a record, as the central bank kept its policy stance accommodative during the pandemic. Chinese ……
The Finance 202: Wall Street titans who fund GOP won’t say if they plan to cut off contributions
Wall Street titans who donated tens of millions of dollars to groups boosting the GOP have offered no indication they are reevaluating their approach. Just three of them — Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, … (…
A year from Beijing Olympics, coronavirus wreaks havoc with winter sports schedules
When sports shut down last March, most winter sports were wrapping up their schedules. Now they’re back, and covid numbers are spiking again. ( read original story …)
China Warns Joe Biden Administration Against Further Taiwan Pronouncements
After Mike Pompeo made the unprecedented move to remove restrictions on U.S.-Taiwan diplomatic exchanges on Saturday, a Biden spokesperson said the president-elect would continue to support Taiwan. ( read original story …)
China and electric cars offer automakers hope after a dire 2020
Sales of luxury cars in China and electric drives in Europe were the two bright spots for European automakers in a 2020 blighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, company updates showed on Tuesday. China’s … (…
India’s Foreign Minister says trust with China ‘disturbed’ after border clash
India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday that trust with China had been deeply impaired after last summer’s border clash which resulted in the first loss of lives in 45 years. ( read original…
India’s army chief expects China talks will solve Himalayan border crisis
India’s army chief said on Tuesday he expected talks with China will lead to an amicable solution to the Himalayan border crisis which escalated after a fight in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed ……
How will China’s GDP be hit by Beijing’s new caps on real estate lending?
Government moves to rein in runaway growth in China’s real estate sector have raised questions about how a slowdown in the industry could affect the wider economy. ( read original story …)
Ant Group fintech rival JD Digits restructures amid Beijing’s Big Tech crackdown
JD Digits, the finance arm of JD.com that was known as JD Finance until September 2019, has been restructured as JD Technology as the Chinese e-commerce giant adjusted its business structure and … ( read…
China Reimposes Covid-19 Lockdowns as It Battles the Worst Outbreak in Months
More than 20 million people have been placed under quarantine, and authorities have cautioned against travel, just weeks ahead of the biggest holiday of the year … ( read original story …)
China imposes lockdown in three cities due to coronavirus
The corona again wreaked havoc in China. A city of about 50 million residents near Beijing on Tuesday was completely closed due to incre..|News Track … ( read original story …)
Coronavirus live news: German lockdown could last up to 10 weeks; China locks down Langfang city
German officials concerned about spread of UK variant; China introduces new curbs in areas surrounding Beijing … ( read original story …)