As the mainland’s retail sales surge, brands need to tap into high-performing categories across fashion, accessories and beauty to keep up with local upstarts. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For March 2021
China Ramps Up Farm Imports to Cover Domestic Food Shortages
The country shipped in almost 5 million tons of corn in January and February, more than five times the amount unloaded a year earlier, according to customs Thursday. That included an all-time monthly … (…
Chinese IoT platform developer Tuya prices US IPO above the range at $21
The article Chinese IoT platform developer Tuya prices US IPO above the range at $21 originally appeared on IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital’s web site renaissancecapital.com. Investment … ( read original story …)
Beijing warns US of ‘no compromise’ on sovereignty, security at Alaska talks
China’s foreign ministry says the government would not make concessions to the US on key issues concerning sovereignty and security, including Xinjiang and Hong Kong, ahead of high-level meetings … ( read original story …)
As U.S., Chinese officials meet, China puts Canadians on trial in case that challenges diplomatic relations
Business executive Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig were detained in China in 2018, days after Vancouver authorities arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. ( read original story …)
US-China talks could end up inflaming trade tensions
Senior officials from the United States and China are meeting in person on Thursday for the first time since US President Joe Biden took office. But progress toward solving major economic sources of … (…
China banking regulator finds $42.6 million in misappropriated loans in property: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s banking regulator has found 277 million yuan ($42.6 million) in loans misappropriated for use in the housing market in the southern state of Guangdong, reported the … ( read original story…
China slams US plan to expel phone carriers in tech clash
China’s government on Thursday called on Washington to drop efforts to expel three state-owned Chinese phone companies from the United States in a new clash over technology and security. The Federal … ( read original…
China’s SAIC partners with U.S. lidar maker Luminar on self-driving cars
Luminar, founded in 2012, is one of several U.S. lidar manufacturers in the past year to go public via reverse mergers with blank-check companies. SAIC, which is partnered in China with General … ( read…
5 things to know for March 18: Spa killings, Covid-19, China, Amazon, storm danger
All 68 teams in the men’s NCAA college basketball tournament have been cleared to play ahead of today’s First Four games. ( read original story …)
Covid-19 drove hundreds of Africans out of Guangzhou, China. A generation of mixed-race children is their legacy
When Covid-19 prevented foreigners from visiting China, the factory owners of the Pearl River Delta — often cited as the world’s biggest urban area — had to rethink their business model. Many in the ……
Shenzhen Shutters Sex Doll Hotels Frequented by Migrant Workers
A Chinese man who claims to have opened the country’s first sex doll hotel is dismayed after authorities in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen forced him to close his businesses. Li Bo, who ran…
SMIC joins Shenzhen government in US$2.35 billion chip foundry as China pushes for self-sufficiency in semiconductors
China’s leading chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) said it has entered into an agreement with the Shenzhen government to build a new wafer fabrication plant in the … ( read original story …)
