When Alex Almeida surveys his family farm in a rural corner of landlocked Paraguay, he sees mainly fields, punctuated by small houses with sheet-metal roofs and, in the distance, native lapacho trees … ( read…
Monthly Archives For February 2021
UK strips China’s state media channel of broadcast license
The U.K. has stripped China’s state-owned TV channel of its broadcasting license, after an investigation found the license holder lacked editorial control and had links to China’s ruling Communist Par … ( read original story…
Biden Promised to Confront China with an ‘Alliance of Values.’ Europe said No, Thanks | Opinion
China’s $14 trillion economy is forcing U.S. allies to choose between the Enlightenment values they presumably share, the economic opportunities they desperately need, and the possibilities for … ( read original story …)
China’s struggle to control stock bubble offers lessons in investor mania
What happens when millions of individuals suddenly decide to dabble in a frothy stock market? It is not a new question, but a timely one, as US regulators weigh the implications of a sudden burst…
What Global Luxury Brands Need To Know About The China Market In 2021
China’s economy has been well-equipped to bounce back from the pandemic. But what new opportunities and challenges will luxury brands face in 2021? ( read original story …)
The rise of China’s cosmetic brands
Behind their masks, they are wearing lipstick and other makeup with determination, a resilience that has nurtured domestic brands and propped international brands that performed dismally elsewhere. ( read original story …)
China smartphone market to contract in 1Q21, says Digitimes Research
Smartphone shipments to the China market are expected to fall over 10% sequentially in the first quarter of 2021, after growing 19.2% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Digitimes Research’s … ( read…
Chinese Video IPO Goes Viral With Investors
Shares in Kuaishou Technology surged in gray-market trading ahead of its Hong Kong debut, after investors placed about $370 billion of orders for the $5.4 billion deal. ( read original story …)
Kuaishou seen rallying 170 per cent in Hong Kong IPO windfall that Ant Group failed to deliver for retail investors
Kuaishou, Hong Kong’s hottest-ever retail stock offering, is set to hand investors a massive windfall based on pre-trading prices in the gray market, according to data published by local brokerages. ( read original story …)
The 2022 Beijing Olympics Are One Year Away. Covid Concerns Are Already on the Agenda.
The one-year countdown to the Winter Games has begun even as this summer’s Tokyo Games still face uncertainty because of the pandemic. ( read original story …)
Olympics-Before Beijing 2022 top Olympians focused on medals not pandemic, politics
Two of the world’s top winter athletes, Italian skier Sofia Goggia and Australian snowboarder Scotty James, said they were focusing on winning medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, not the new … ( read original…
The Floundering Town-Builder of the Future Shows China’s Real-Estate Risks
The latest Chinese property developer to struggle with its liabilities shows that no corner of China’s financial markets can escape the heavily leveraged real-estate sector. ( read original story …)
China Overseas (00688) Jan property sales up 33.3%
ET Net News Agency, 4 February 2021] China Overseas Land & Investment Limited (00688) said for January 2021, the contracted property sales of the China Overseas Series of Companies amounted to … ( read original…
