Buyer beware, or caveat crypto, is the essential call that would be best to heed. As the values of bitcoins, cryptocurrencies, and crypto-assets have risen and attracted more and more interest, … ( read original…
Monthly Archives For February 2021
Nigeria cautions financial institutions against crypto-currency dealing
Nigeria’s apex bank has warned all financial institutions in the country to desist from dealing in crypto-currencies as it is illegal. The warning was in furtherance of a 2017 circular, which … ( read original…
Inside China Tech: Big week for Alibaba, Kuaishou’s trading debut pops and the firm powering social-media hit Clubhouse
This week’s highlights include the improved prospects for e-commerce giant Alibaba and short video app platform Kuaishou, as well as tech provider Agora. ( read original story …)
US, China top diplomats discuss key issues, show differences
The top American and Chinese diplomats spoke Saturday in the first major exchange between the countries since President Joe Biden took office and touched on several critical … ( read original story …)
8 questions for David Culver about what it was like to return to Wuhan, China
More than a year after the first cases of Covid-19 were detected in Wuhan, China, David Culver travels back to the city of 11 million people to hear about the lessons learned from the pandemic.…
Tesla to recall 36,126 Model S and X vehicles in China over touchscreen failures
Tesla is recalling up to 36,126 of its Model S and Model X vehicles in China over touch-screen failures. According to JL Warren Capital, Tesla’s market share of the “new energy vehicle” category in ……
Antony Blinken blasts China in first phone call
Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, warned China that Washington would hold Beijing “accountable for its abuses”, in the first high-level interaction between the countries since Joe Biden became … ( read original story …)
US funds ignore China tiff, turning to world’s second-largest economy to solve a trillion dollar problem: where to find yield
Flush with zero-interest capital unleashed by the Federal Reserve to bolster an economy wrecked by the coronavirus pandemic, US private equity funds, asset managers and pension fund investors had been … ( read original story…
China to launch public platform to track, crack down on polluters
China will set up a new information platform to allow the public to track the emissions of polluting enterprises and help authorities prosecute those that break the rules or try to “evade supervision” … (…
Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing’s top diplomat
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on Friday the United States will stand up for human rights and democratic values in Xinjiang, Tibet and ……
Mexico gets China’s Sinovac vaccine paperwork for approval
Mexico announced Friday that Sinovac, the Chinese manufacturer of the CoronaVac vaccine, has submitted paperwork for approval in Mexico. Another Chinese firm, CanSino, … ( read original story …)
China Securities Regulatory Commission approves merger of Shenzhen exchange’s main board, SME board
The SME board was created in 2004 to help small companies raise funds. According to the CSRC, the combined new main board will complement the start-up ChiNext board “The merger will optimise the … (…
China approves merging Shenzhen bourse’s main, SME boards
China’s securities regulator on Friday approved merging the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s main board with the SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) board. The merger will follow the general principles … ( read original story …)