Chinese cinemas are back, and busting even pre-pandemic levels, according to data tracking the first few days of the Lunar New Year. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For February 2021
Dusit International signs for latest China property
Dusit International has signed a management agreement with Fengshun Jindebao Kaiyue International Hot Springs Hotel to rebrand and manage its property. ( read original story …)
A Bored China Propels Box Office Sales to a Record
Detective Chinatown 3” received tepid reviews, but Covid-19 travel restrictions drove many to the movies when they might have been journeying to their hometowns instead. ( read original story …)
Anger is falling on China admist growing tensions in Myanmar
CNN’s Nic Robertson decodes the relationship between China and Myanmar as the Southeast Asian country is gripped by continuing protests following a military takeover in February 2021. ( read original story …)
The Self-Employed Online Freelancing Market in China – A Growing HR Business Sector and Resource
COVID-19 and the rise of digital technologies are pushing economies with traditional work environments to adopt flexible hiring strategies like freelancing. ( read original story …)
China’s Gen Z drive growth in domestic brands due to rising spending power
China’s Gen Z consumers are driving the growth of domestic Chinese brands, due to their rising purchasing power, says Charlotte Chang, vice-president of consumer insights at L Catterton, a private … ( read original story…
China Eyes Rare Earth Export Curbs for U.S. Defense, FT Says
China is exploring whether it can hurt U.S. defense contractors by limiting supplies of rare-earth minerals that are critical to the industry, the Financial Times reported. ( read original story …)
China Exploring Export Curbs On Rare Earth Minerals In A Bid To Target US Defence Manufacturers: Report
China is exploring ways to curb the exports of rare earth minerals that are critical to US defence contractors such as Lockheed Martin Corp for the manufacture of sophisticated weaponry and F-35 … ( read…
China’s ethylene glycols imports could decline by 45% in 2021
By John Richardson LET ME start with the good news first. As with the global polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) markets, the ethylene glycols (EG)* business isn’t likely to find that demand will … (…
Cybersecurity: Biden expected to embrace tough-on-China policy, think tank says
New US administration will continue strategic rivalry but there is room for cooperation, according to report by Chinese government-affiliated institute. ( read original story …)
Beijing provides grants for migrant workers who stay put over holiday
Beijing has provided approximately 6.8 million yuan (about 1.05 million U.S. dollars) in grants for roughly 17,000 migrant construction workers who have stayed put in the city during the Spring … ( read original story…
Engineer conned of RM71,000 by bogus Beijing cop in Macau scam
MELAKA: A 26-year-old engineer from Bukit Beruang lost RM71,000 after getting a call from the “Beijing police” in the latest Macau scam case reported here. ( read original story …)
Southeast Asia would choose the U.S. over China if forced to pick sides, survey shows
The region’s support for the U.S. appeared to increase after Joe Biden won the presidential election, said Singaporean think tank ISEAS Yusof-Ishak Institute. ( read original story …)
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