Quick reversals in asset prices show how the Communist Party remains an outsized influence on China’s financial markets, despite the increasing presence of foreign investors. While regulators … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For March 2021
Emerging tech trends for Asia Pacific to be defined at Greater Bay Area Blockchain Week 2021
Themes on the GBA Blockchain Week 2021 agenda will spin around … we also saw CBDC experiments move into production, most notably China’s DCEP. The Forum started the year with the release of … (…
China’s Great Wall to launch new brand for off-road vehicles -chairman
China’s Great Wall Motor will launch a new standalone brand for its off-road vehicles, chairman Wei Jianjun said, as automakers pursue new segments when sales in world’s biggest car market pick up. ( read original…
China’s CanSino Biologics COVID-19 vaccine receives emergency use approval in Hungary
China’s CanSino Biologics Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine has been authorised for emergency use in Hungary, the second Chinese vaccine to receive approval in that nation. March 22 (Reuters) – … ( read…
China reports 7 new COVID-19 cases vs 12 a day earlier
March 22 (Reuters) – China reported seven new COVID-19 cases on March 21, down from 12 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Monday. The National Health Commission … ( read…
Canadian Michael Kovrig goes on trial in China
Canadian official is denied court access as former diplomat faces accusations of espionage in case described by Ottawa as ‘hostage diplomacy’ The second of two Canadians detained in China for more … ( read original…
ZTE and China Unicom Jointly Establish a 5G Messaging Openlab
ZTE Corporation has announced that ZTE and the Jiangsu branch of China Unicom have jointly established a 5G Messaging Openlab. The Openlab this time originates from the 5G Messaging project of the … ( read…
Why China is leading the global rebound in luxury spending: more e-commerce, and a growing consumer appetite for shopping rather than experiences
Get the latest insights and analysis from our Global Impact newsletter on the big stories originating in China. Chinese consumers have long been some of the keenest customers of well-known brands such … ( read…
IPO Mania Fizzles in Hong Kong as Mega First-Day Pops Fade
The days of the massive first-day pop in Hong Kong’s initial public offering frenzy may be nearing an end.Even as the pandemic spread for most of 2020, the offshore Chinese city’s IPOs and new ……
Nearly 75M COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China
Nearly 75 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered across China by the end of Saturday, a spokesman for the National Health Commission said on Sunday. “Overall, the COVID-19 response in … ( read original…
South China Sea: Tensions skyrocket as ‘provocative’ Beijing swarms region with militia
THE PHILIPPINES has accused Beijing of “provocative action” in the South China Sea, after hundreds of fishing boats were spotted in waters claimed by Manila. ( read original story …)
Beijing knew national security law was not enough to control Hong Kong, which is why the electoral reforms had to kick in
Two hard truths emerge from meetings over political shake-up: a new power centre is in the making and it will have a tough sidekick. ( read original story …)
Americans are still interested in putting their money in China
“U.S. investors continue to be very interested in investing in (the) Chinese market,” Tao Wang, head of Asia economics and chief China economist at UBS, said Thursday during a webinar with the … ( read…