The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to ban the import of products from China’s Xinjiang region, the latest effort in Washington to punish Beijing for what U.S. officials say is an ongoing …
Monthly Archives For July 2021
Hong Kong’s Booming IPO Market Set for Lift From China Curbs
The tailwinds lifting the Hong Kong bourse’s prospects are blowing from east and west: China is applying heavy scrutiny on overseas listings as well as its homegrown exchanges, sending companies to …
Asian shares advance as China data better than feared
Asian shares advanced on Thursday as economic data from China was largely more resilient than expected, and as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said tapering of its massive stimulus was still …
Swaying skyscraper in S China’s Shenzhen caused by resonance of wind and masts: experts
The sideways swaying of SEG Plaza in Shenzhen of South China’s Guangdong Province in May was caused by a vortex induced resonance brought by wind and aged masts of the building, and the whole …
China’s economy grows more slowly than expected in second quarter
China’s economy grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter, official data showed on Thursday, as higher raw material costs hurt factory activity and new COVID-19 outbreaks curbed consumer …
Asian shares trading mixed as China reports growth slowed
Asian shares are mixed, taking their cue from a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Thursday, taking their cue from a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street.…
China’s crude oil runs hit record highs in June
China’s crude oil throughput hit a record high in June, rising 3.9% on a daily basis from the previous record set in May as more refineries resumed operations after maintenance.
Senate Passes Bill to Curtail Imports from Xinjiang over Uyghur Forced Labor
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, introduced by Senators Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) and Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.) and passed by a voice vote, seeks to prevent importation of all goods made in Xinjiang …
China’s economic growth slows to still-robust 7.9%
China has reported its economic growth slowed to a still-strong 7.9% over a year earlier in the three months ending in June as a rebound from the coronavirus leveled off …
China reports 28 new COVID-19 cases
China reported on Thursday 28 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 14, compared with 24 a day earlier, according to the …
China’s Yunnan reports 5 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Southwest China’s Yunnan Province reported five new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and seven imported ones on Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday. Among the locally …
Sen. Josh Hawley rips Biden’s push for text message surveillance: ‘It sounds like something out of Beijing’
Sen. Josh Hawley sounded off on the Biden administration’s push for text surveillance in an attempt to dispel vaccine “misinformation” on Wednesday’s “Fox News Primetime.” …
China’s economic recovery is flashing some warning signs
By Laura He, CNN Business China is releasing its latest quarterly economic growth figures on Thursday, offering clues about how the world’s second largest economy is continuing to recover from the …
