Hong Kong’s FilMart will be a coming out of sorts for China’s Lian Ray Pictures, which will be operating as a sales company at a major film rights market for the first time. The company…
Monthly Archives For March 2021
Biden Goals Converge in Asia: Rebuilding Alliances and Countering China
By Lara Jakes, John Ismay and Steven Lee Myers WASHINGTON — Two ambitions lie at the center of President Biden’s foreign policy agenda: rebuilding ties with frustrated allies and assembling a united … ( read…
Opinion: China never intended to honor Hong Kong’s ‘One country, two systems’
China continues taking steps to weaken Hong Kong’s multiparty democracy by altering their election laws and appointing more pro-Beijing lawmakers rather than directly elected officials. ( read original story …)
China’s Eye-Popping Data Will Give Clues of Consumer Recovery
China is set to report roaring growth in economic activity in the first two months of the year, with figures largely distorted by comparisons from a year ago when the nation was the first in…
China announced easier visa requirements for foreign travelers who are vaccinated with the Chinese-made COVID-19 shots
China ramped up its vaccine distribution efforts by announcing eased visa requirements for travelers who receive COVID-19 vaccines made in China. ( read original story …)
China’s plan to raise retirement age will be gradual process, government researcher insists
China’s plan to put back the retirement age will be a gradual process rather than a “one-size-fits-all” approach, a leading government researcher has told state media. The proposal prompted by the … ( read original…
China Ramps Up Oil Imports From Iran
With its relationship with the United States looking increasingly stable, Iran is ramping up oil exports to the world’s top crude importer … ( read original story …)
Shaken by Beijing’s plans to overhaul Hong Kong’s election system, city’s opposition camp mulls being excluded, sidelined
which Beijing has cited as a reason for imposing the national security law as well as the imminent overhaul of the electoral system. Last November, the standing committee of Beijing’s top legislature … ( read…
‘Avatar’ Is King Of The Weekend With $21M In China; All-Time Global Record Now $2.81B – International Box Office
As we first reported yesterday, James Cameron’s Avatar is again king of the all-time worldwide box office, having snapped the title back from Avengers: Endgame thanks to a very robust China reissue … ( read…
Should Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers’ IP rights be waived?
We cannot rest until everyone has access, and we need to ensure sustainable vaccine supply chains for the long term,’ WHO chief says. ( read original story …)
Fonterra’s China team makes its mark on Chinese New Year, highlights Anchor brand
In a Chinese New Year marketing double dip, Fonterra raised the Anchor brand profile in China while helping citizens celebrate with family and friends despite being discouraged from travelling because … ( read original story…
China is looking for ‘a significant breakthrough’ by making its next aircraft carrier nuclear-powered
Shipbuilders want to make “a technological leap,” but nuclear propulsion “is full of challenges,” a source told South China Morning Post. ( read original story …)
Belt and Road Initiative: end of the line for China’s Afristar rail firm in Kenya?
Kenya pays Afristar more than US$10 million a month to operate the railway but last year legislators were told that Kenya had defaulted on paying the Chinese company some US$380 m … ( read original…
