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Monthly Archives For June 2021
Government ‘dragging feet’ on China forced labour
The government has been accused of rejecting MPs’ recommendations to punish UK firms implicated in forced labour in China.
China Three Gorges to enter in Spain electricity retail market, Cinco Dias reports
China’s state-owned energy and infrastructure giant China Three Gorges is planning a foray into the Spanish electricity retail market, Cinco Dias newspaper reported on Thursday, citing unidentified …
China’s famous trekking elephants are heading home
Heavy rains slowed the herd’s epic journey through China’s fields, towns and cities as they turn around to head home.
The U.S. will be a ‘formidable competitor’ to China in Covid vaccine diplomacy, says expert
The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to send Covid-19 vaccines abroad, said Huang Yanzhong of the Council on Foreign Relations.
China’s top banking regulator warns of bad debt, local real estate bubbles
China’s top banking and insurance regulator said banks should guard against a rise in non-performing assets, as the country rolls back some of the relief measures implemented during the pandemic to …
China-Australia relations: how an underperforming Australian dollar could entice new trade partners
Analysts are looking into whether the Australian dollar has started to weaken recently because of ongoing tensions with China.
Three Gorges Renewables soars in China’s biggest IPO in 17 months
China Three Gorges Renewables (Group), a unit of the operator of the world’s largest hydroelectric power plant, surged the maximum 44% allowed Thursday morning to cap the largest domestic initial …
China’s Shenzhen stocks jump more than 1% as Asia-Pacific markets rise ahead of U.S. inflation data release
Shares in Asia-Pacific rose in Thursday trade, as investors looked ahead to an upcoming release of U.S. inflation data for May. The Shenzhen component in mainland China jumped 1.299% by the afternoon, …
China, U.S. commerce chiefs to cooperate on handling differences, Beijing says
Top U.S. and Chinese commerce officials spoke by telephone and agreed to promote healthy trade and cooperate over differences, China’s commmerce ministry said on Thursday, the latest high-level …
China cbank governor expects inflation to be below 2% this year
China’s central bank governor Yi Gang said he expects the country’s annual average inflation to be below 2% this year, while cautioning against both inflationary and deflationary pressure amid …
China’s Central Bank Governor Sees Inflation Below Target
China’s central bank Governor Yi Gang said consumer inflation is expected to stay under 2% this year, below the government’s official target of about 3%.
China must pursue chip assembly, packaging breakthroughs to catch up with semiconductor leaders, experts say
The stakes are high for China to pursue advanced semiconductor assembly and packaging technologies amid US efforts to counter that move.
