Of those largest real estate companies, only four violated all three metrics. With China’s property sector accounting for about 29% of economic output, regulators are determined to rein in its risk, …
Monthly Archives For April 2021
Ant Group to become a financial holding company overseen by China’s central bank
Ant Group will apply to become a financial holding company that is overseen by China’s central bank as part of efforts to appease regulatory concerns over the way it conducts its online payments …
Chinese tech start-ups pull IPO plans as Beijing tightens scrutiny
SHANGHAI: A growing number of Chinese tech start-ups are cancelling plans to list on Nasdaq-style markets at home with some eyeing Hong Kong share …
China reports 9 new COVID-19 cases vs 16 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported nine new COVID-19 cases on April 12, down from 16 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Tuesday. The National Health Commission said …
Ghanaian footballers Wakaso, Acheampong sign for China’s Shenzhen FC
ACCRA, April 12 (Xinhua) — Ghanaian midfielders Mubarak Wakaso and Frank Acheampong, who both play for the country’s senior national team the Black Stars, have been signed by the Chinese Super League …
Decades Strong: Chinese Bodybuilders Pump Iron at Old Beijing Gym
Each afternoon without fail, a handful of men mostly in their 60s gather at an old bicycle shed in southwest Beijing, clad in sweatshirts and track pants and ready to pump iron. Up to eight…
‘Aggressive’ Beijing scrambles military jets over Taiwan in year’s biggest airspace breach
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy …
What Is Behind China’s Crackdown on Its Tech Giants: QuickTake
China’s biggest companies got that way with at least tacit support from the government, but doubts are growing about where they stand. Since the last-minute suspension of a record stock offering by …
88 tech startups ditch China IPOs in 2021 as headwinds mount
The impact is especially pronounced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR market, where 88 companies, including some of China’s most promising unicorns, have suspended or canceled planned initial …
Ecuador’s New Leader Needs Help from U.S., but China Will Remain Close
But Guillermo Lasso, who on Sunday handily beat his leftist rival, will also need to court the Biden administration’s biggest rival, China. Mr. Lasso, who is 65, has the challenge of digging his …
Speaker takes lawmaker to task over ‘China virus’ email
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — House Speaker Ryan Fecteau criticized a Republican lawmaker for calling the coronavirus the “Chinese virus” but he has no plans for formal reprimand. House Speaker Ryan Fecteau …
Bipartisan bill calls for Biden to declassify intel on COVID-19 origins in China
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in late March that the WHO-China team had not fully investigated the potential of COVID-19 originating through an accidental leak from a Wuhan lab, …
A Strong U.S. Response to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
The 2022 Winter Olympics are still scheduled to take place in Beijing—despite the Chinese Communist Party’s well-documented and gross human rights violations about which the U.S. and many other …
