Beijing has endorsed the most controversial and sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system since its return to Chinese rule in 1997, one expected to slash the number of directly elected seats …
Monthly Archives For March 2021
State Grid Corporation of China Selects Wanchain’s Blockchain Technology to Upgrade National Data Management System
integrated data management system using Wanchain’s blockchain technology. State Grid is a central state-owned enterprise (“SOE”) established on December 29, 2002 under the Company Law of the People’s …
China’s Business Environment More Difficult Than Ever: Wuttke
Joerg Wuttke, president of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, discusses China’s boycott of western retailers over their human rights concerns in Xinjiang and its implication for foreign companies …
To build a ‘Digital China’, the country must first deal with its rampant black market for personal information
Striking a balance between stronger government control, protecting personal privacy and encouraging companies to leverage the full potential of data is the challenge facing China’s policymakers amid a …
WEEKLY: China’s steel export quiet, import active
However, market enthusiasm for importing strengthened noticeably … In recent weeks, widespread rumours have been circulating that China may announce a cut in tax rebates on certain steel exports …
China’s Iran oil imports seen hitting new high in March, curbing OPEC output options
China will receive another large influx of cheap Iranian oil in March passed off as crude from other origins, curbing the top importer’s appetite for crudes from other suppliers, according to traders …
China’s parliament approves Hong Kong electoral system reform plan: SCMP
The top decisionmaking body of the Chinese parliament unanimously approved a plan on Tuesday to reform Hong Kong’s electoral system, the …
ByteDance valued at US$250 billion in private trades ahead of potential IPO
Shares of ByteDance, the Chinese parent of hit video app TikTok, are trading at a valuation of more than US$250 billion (S$336.9 billion) in the secondary market, according to people familiar with the …
Shenzhen releases first guideline on preventing sexual harassment
China’s first guideline setting out a mechanism to prevent sexual harassment, released recently by Shenzhen authorities, sets a good example in improving the practicality of anti-sexual harassment …
Australia-China trade: Wine export industry in for upheaval as China tariffs bite
AUSTRALIA’s wine export industry will be in for a structural change after China locked in crippling tariffs of more than 200 per cent, the sector says.
What Is Going On With China, Cotton and All of These Clothing Brands?
What’s all this I’m hearing about fashion brands and China? Did someone make another dumb racist ad? No, it’s much more complicated than an offensive and obvious cultural faux pas. The issue centers …
Analysis: Ready to roll: China flat steelmakers set to cash in on manufacturing boom
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s top flat steel producers are primed for profit from a post-COVID-19 recovery in global manufacturing and goods demand in 2021, as well as from an …
Xi tells Gota, China will work with Lanka to enhance Belt and Road Initiative
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday told Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that China is willing to work with Sri Lanka to enhance Belt and Road Cooperation and contribute to the economic …