Moreover, throughout Hong Kong and, more broadly North Asia additional opportunities are also on the horizon. Mainland China has given clear signals indicating its interest in opening a key financial … ( read original story…
Monthly Archives For February 2021
E-Commerce Platform Dmall Is Said to Plan U.S. IPO This Year
Beijing DMall E-commerce Co., an online retail service provider backed by Chinese supermarket Wumart Group, is planning an initial public offering in the U.S., according to people familiar with the … ( read original story…
Ant’s IPO Futile as Jiang Zemin, Other Powerful Men Secretly Hold Stake: Report
A reason for the IPO fiasco of BABA-SW (09988.HK)’s Ant Group was Beijing’s concern about Ant’s complex ownership structure, WSJ citing over a dozen officials and government advisers. Powerful … ( read original story …)
U.S. SPAC Boom Is Poised To Spread To China
All the major SPACs are chasing targets in China right now — especially those with pressure to close this year,” Bernstein said in an email exchange today. “Chinese companies have strong revenue … ( read…
Insights on China’s 2021 White Paper on International Development Cooperation
A major white paper has laid out China’s new vision for its global role and responsibilities in international development. In this week’s podcast, our analysts discern a China that is poised to become … (…
JD Logistics IPO expands the e-commerce empire of China’s largest retail company with third related public listing in nine months
With its fleet of delivery workers, drones and autonomous vehicles, JD Logistics has a powerful role to play in the future of delivery services in China. ( read original story …)
Brazil to vaccinate entire town with China’s CoronaVac jab in coronavirus trial
Ambitious campaign to immunise Serrana’s adult population of 30,000 will help researchers analyse impact of the shots on the badly hit country. ( read original story …)
U.S., Canadian and British Olympic Committees Don’t Support 2022 Beijing Boycott
“We believe the more effective course of action is for the governments of the world and China to engage directly on human rights and geopolitical issues,” the U.S. committee said. ( read original story …)
U.S., China face U.N. cooperation test over UK push for vaccine ceasefires
Britain on Wednesday proposed that the U.N. Security Council call for ceasefires to allow for COVID-19 vaccinations, a move that will be a key test of cooperation at the United Nations between China … (…
China’s rare earth export curbs push Australian miner to fast track Africa project as nations step up diversification plans
Concerns over China’s intentions were heightened when sources said Beijing could restrict exports to the US, a move that could hurt its weapons manufacturing industry. ( read original story …)
China Decoupling Would Cost U.S. Billions, Chamber Says
American companies would lose hundreds of billions of dollars if they slashed investment in China or the nations increased tariffs, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said in a report highlighting the cost … ( read…
Advertising, AI help China’s Baidu beat expectations for revenue
China’s Baidu Inc reported quarterly revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, bolstered by a rise in advertising on its core search and video-streaming platforms in an economy that is … ( read original story…
To lay coronavirus conspiracy theories to rest, both the US and China need to be transparent
The allegations of biowarfare surrounding this pandemic should prompt a review of the Biological Weapons Convention and states’ compliance with it. ( read original story …)