U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, who was president and CEO of Salt Lake Organizing Committee for 2002 Games, calls for targeted boycott of Beijing Olympics. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For March 2021
China Bourse May Add To Its Winnings On Tuesday
The China stock market on Monday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had jumped almost 100 points or 3 percent. The Shanghai Composite index now sits just beneath the 3,420-point plateau … (…
China Presses Alibaba to Sell Media Assets, Including SCMP
But his fortunes have waned since he spoke out against China’s regulatory approach to the finance sector. Read more about Ma’s expansive media holdings. Those comments set in motion an … ( read original story…
China Mobile Considers A-Share Listing After U.S. Removal
China Mobile Ltd. is considering an A-share listing after the country’s largest wireless carrier was removed from the New York Stock Exchange under a Donald Trump-era investment ban, according to … ( read original story…
Kohler, Ford, Infiniti in spotlight on China consumer rights show
Known as the “315 Show” in China, the World Consumer Rights Day programme has over the years highlighted foreign and domestic brands over issues ranging from poor-quality products to the illegal … ( read original…
China reports 13 new COVID-19 cases vs 5 a day earlier
The National Health Commission said in a statement that all of the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as … ( read…
WHO Points To Wildlife Farms In Southern China As Likely Source Of Pandemic
Peter Daszak of the investigative team sent to Wuhan says the farms were probably where the coronavirus first jumped from bats to another animal before infecting humans. ( read original story …)
Beijing Holds the Monopoly on Information. Spend Your Money Elsewhere, Alibaba.
China is adamant that it should keep control over information and propaganda. Jack Ma’s company must sell its media assets and invest the profits elsewhere. Go play somewhere else. As Chinese internet … ( read…
Tencent Can Escape Alibaba’s Fate If Beijing Lets It to Behave Like a SPAC
After cracking down on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and its financial services affiliate Ant Group, Beijing now appears to have Tencent … mobile payments and online banking — remain remarkably … ( read original story…
Business worries intensify over China’s tightening grip on Hong Kong
First there was an extradition bill that, if passed as planned in 2019, would have allowed Hong Kong residents to be extradited to China if they are wanted on certain charges there, including offences ……
Worst Dust Storm in a Decade Sweeps Across China
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Massive sandstorm blankets China in thick, orange muck
China’s worst sandstorm in a decade caused mass disruptions on Monday as swaths of the country were engulfed in a thick orange haze of dust and sand, forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights, ……
Carriers rejected at least $1.3 billion in potential U.S. agricultural exports from July to December
This investigation comes at a time where China’s exports hit records. The full year trade surplus reached $535 billion, the highest since 2015. ( read original story …)