JD.com, sometimes called China’s Amazon, plans to take its shipping business public, potentially raising $5 billion as the pandemic boosts eCommerce. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For February 2021
JD.com, China’s eCommerce King, Plans IPO For Shipping Division
JD.com, sometimes called China’s Amazon, plans to take its shipping business public, potentially raising $5 billion as the pandemic boosts eCommerce. ( read original story …)
Beijing to plant over 10K hectares of trees this year
Beijing is mulling to plant 10,667 hectares of trees this year, to raise the city’s forest coverage rate to 44.6 per cent, authorities said. Some 400 hectares of urban greenery will be added in 2021,…
Biden on ‘Short Leash’ as Administration Rethinks China Relations
The Biden administration is under intense pressure to maintain former President Donald J. Trump’s curbs on China, even as it tries to develop a more comprehensive and effective strategy. ( read original story …)
What the Fear of China Is Doing to American Science
In what is becoming a familiar scene in American higher education, a Chinese-born scientist at a high-profile university was recently arrested for his ties to the Chinese government. About a month ago … ( read…
Coronavirus: China and US face UN cooperation test over Britain’s push for vaccine ceasefires
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab warns that 160 million people are at risk of missing out on Covid-19 immunisation due to instability and conflict. ( read original story …)
Former top State Department official is Biden’s leading contender to be US ambassador to China
Nick Burns, a former US ambassador and senior State Department official, is the leading contender for US ambassador to China, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. ( read original story …)
China Bank among top winners in ASEAN governance awards
China Banking Corp. again emerged as one of the top winners in the Philippines at the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard Awards of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum for the 2019 assessment year. ( read original…
Future Fintech Partners With Xi’an Jiaotong University to Create Blockchain Finance Research Institute
Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT), a Chinese fintech company and integrated producer of fruit-related products, announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with the School of Economics … ( read original story …)
Reports: North Korea ignored China, Russia COVID-19 vaccine offers
North Korea snubbed offers of COVID-19 vaccines developed in China and Russia, according to Seoul’s spy agency. ( read original story …)
NASA’s Perseverance is about to land on Mars. China and the UAE will be there, too.
NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to land on Mars, joining two other spacecraft from the UAE and China also exploring the red planet. What are they all doing up there? ( read original story …)
Cisco Systems Discloses Possible Embezzlement Scheme at Its China Operations
The company is also investigating alleged payments to employees of Chinese state-owned enterprises, it said. Cisco has disclosed the matter to the U.S. Justice Department and the SEC. ( read original story …)
China Decoupling Would Cost U.S. Economy 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…
