Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of suspending talks on a landmark investment agreement with China, effectively putting ratification of the agreement on indefinite hold …
Monthly Archives For May 2021
China-EU investment deal suspension seen as more politically symbolic than economic, but risks to trade exist
Almost all EU countries have separate bilateral investment treaties with China, and experts say suspending the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment poses no threat to those deals.
Bitcoin, Ether Prices Continue Falling After China Spurs Regulatory Fears
Cryptocurrency prices extended the week’s selloff after Chinese authorities said tighter regulation was needed to protect the financial system, including taking action against bitcoin mining and …
New England Pats give flight to China’s vaccine diplomacy
The New England Patriots’ team plane has delivered 500,000 Chinese-made COVID vaccines to El Salvador — and in the process inadvertently inserted itself into a testy, geopolitical fight for influence …
In China 88-year-old’s US$465,000 property gift nullified by Shanghai court after family reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis
A court in Shanghai rules that an elderly man who bequeathed his property to a fruit stall owner was unable to ‘perform civil conduct’ because of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 2017, nullifying the gift.
Bitcoin ends week in freefall as China warns of crypto crackdown
Bitcoin is heading into the weekend in freefall again after a fresh warning from Chinese officials over cracking down on cryptocurrencies. The largest digital currency fell as much as 10% in late …
Crypto collapses as bitcoin faces regulatory pressure from China
Bitcoin crashes again after China calls for a crackdown on mining and trading. With CNBC’s Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Karen Finerman, Steve Grasso, James McDonald and Nadine Terman.
New Reports Of China’s Crypto Crackdown Sparks Fears In Crypto Market As Bitcoin Falls To $37,000
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) went into freefall once again as fresh information about China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies emerged. According to Chinese news outlet 8BTCnews, the Financial Stability and …
Trump SUED for Saying ‘China Virus’, ‘Kung Flu’ While He Was in Office
Former President Donald Trump is reportedly being sued for his repeated use of “China virus” — among other phrases — in reference to COVID-19 while he was still in office. Anti-China rhetoric: Blaming …
Here’s Why China is Aggressively Buying New Crop Corn from the U.S.
China’s appetite for new crop corn is now sitting in uncharted waters. It’s now adding up to historic levels, with USDA confirming the sale of 53.5 million bushels of new crop this week. In total,.…
Market Wrap: China Breaks Crypto as Bitcoin Falls to $36K, ETH Drops $300 in Two Hours
News out of China had bitcoin traders hitting the sell button during a two-hour dump Friday before the selling leveled off.
‘Factory of discoveries’: China thinks big for massive science projects to explain the universe
With the biggest cosmic ray detector in the world and the largest radio telescope, China is investing in massive science projects, hoping for grand results.
China Resources Considers $2 Billion Supermarket Hong Kong IPO
China Resources Holdings Co. is weighing a Hong Kong initial public offering for its supermarket business CR Vanguard that could raise as much as $2 billion, according to people familiar with the …
