Paul Chan cites sheer volume of mainland securities traded on HKEX in arguing the city’s primary competitor is China. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For February 2021
Dead cat left at Chinese-American business sparks hate crime investigation
The Sacramento Police Department has opened a hate crime investigation after a man left a dead cat in the parking lot of a Chinese-American business near 6400 Florin-Perkins Road. The man, reportedly … ( read…
WHO mission member says “extremely unlikely” COVID-19 escaped from Wuhan lab
CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, escaped from a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a member of a World Health Organization (WHO) expert team sent to China on a COVID-19 origin-tracing mission said on ……
Hong Kong earmarks 1.08 bln USD to vaccinate majority of population against COVID-19 in 2021
China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has earmarked over 8.4 billion Hong Kong dollars (1.08 billion U.S. dollars) for the procurement and administration of COVID-19 … ( read original story …)
ByteDance said to appoint new R&D head at TikTok as US-China tension eases
Zhu Wenjia, who currently leads ByteDance news aggregator Jinri Toutiao, will supervise TikTok’s product and technologies, Reuters reports. ( read original story …)
Mainland China, Hong Kong shares rebound; property stocks jump
At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index was up 1.07 per cent at 3,602.28, while China’s blue-chip CSI300 index was up 1.43 per cent to 5,512.23. ( read original story …)
China’s ‘two sessions’: leaders must decide whether to scale back economic stimulus as debt risks loom
Scaling back economic stimulus would align with Beijing’s call for balancing development and security, with efforts focused on curbing “grey rhino” risks that could threaten China’s financial system. ( read original story …)
Economic growth projections of India, China give hope to South African economy: Finance Minister
Delivering his budget speech in Parliament on Wednesday amid an economy ravaged by COVID-19 and the associated lockdowns, Mbowani said the damage caused by the pandemic runs deep, but “we are not … ( read…
Tencent-Backed WeDoctor’s Hong Kong IPO Looms With Valuation Near $7 Billion
WeDoctor is planning to file for an initial public offering in Hong Kong as soon as next month after fetching a valuation of $6.8 billion in its latest funding round, according to people familiar with…
China-Australia relations: more than 23,000 litres of wine stopped at Chinese ports as trade spat continues
Batches of wine from Penfolds and Badger’s Brook Estate are the latest Australian products to be stopped at Chinese ports, reportedly over labelling issues. ( read original story …)
Exhibition in Shenzhen shows overseas Chinese art
Dispersion and Convergence, an exhibition now on at the He Xiangning Art Museum, examines the creation of overseas Chinese artists and their insights into the life and identity of Chinese communities … ( read original…
US consulate completes Hong Kong property sale after Beijing greenlight
The US Consulate in Hong Kong has completed a multi-million-dollar property sale that was previously put on ice after Beijing refused to grant permission, the buyer announced Thursday. ( read original story …)
China target to allow air pollution to rise slightly in 2021 – environment ministry
China’s air quality targets for this year will be set at a slightly higher level than last year’s average, an official said on Thursday, after pollution fell significantly in the early part of 2020 ……
