Southwest China’s Yunnan Province reported 16 imported confirmed COVID-19 cases and one imported asymptomatic carrier on Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday. Fourteen of the …
Monthly Archives For July 2021
China reports 49 new COVID-19 cases on July 28 vs 86 a day earlier
China reported 49 new COVID-19 cases on July 28, compared with 86 cases a day earlier, according to China’s national health authority. Local infections accounted for 24 of the new cases, down from 55 …
China Sends Sharp-Tongued Diplomat as Ambassador to U.S.
China dispatched a veteran diplomat known for pushing back against Western criticism to serve as its next ambassador to the U.S., an appointment that suggests Beijing is bracing for a period of …
China regulator talks to investment banks to calm market jitters – sources
China’s Securities and Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Wednesday night held a meeting with executives of top global investment banks with an aim to calm financial markets nerves, people familiar with …
For American investors, US and China regulations are a primary risk for Chinese shares
China’s financial watchdog has ramped up scrutiny of the country’s biggest tech firms even as US has sought to de-list Chinese companies from US capital markets.
China’s coronavirus crew-change concerns infect shipping markets
Beijing has fired a warning shot at ship managers to step up measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic following a recent spike in infections in South Asia. A ban of …
China’s new ambassador arrives in U.S. with words of optimism
China’s new ambassador to Washington, Qin Gang, on Wednesday wished the United States victory against COVID-19 and said great potential awaited bilateral relations, striking an optimistic tone as he …
FirstFT: Wall Street angst over China stocks
The value of Chinese shares on Wall Street has soared from just a few billion dollars to $2tn over the past two decades as investors turned a blind eye to the precarious legal str …
Asia Stocks Set to Rise as Traders Mull Fed, China: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks look set to rise Thursday after the Federal Reserve inched closer to tapering substantial stimulus but said more economic progress is needed and as traders weigh efforts by China to …
Biden nominates Huawei prosecutor Thea Kendler for key China export post
US prosecutor Thea Kendler, a lawyer on the criminal case against China’s Huawei Technologies Co. and its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, will be nominated for a Commerce Department post vital …
China’s regulatory crackdown continues to send shivers through financial markets
A third-straight day of losses across Asia stock markets amid Chinese regulatory crackdown. Plus: The most senior Roman Catholic official at the Vatican has gone on trial charged with financial crimes …
Antony Blinken meets WHO chief, supports new coronavirus origins probe in China
The session with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Kuwait had not been on the top US diplomat’s published schedule.
Markets are finally waking up to the threat posed by Beijing
One of the surprises of the past two years has been the extraordinary indifference of financial markets towards the fate of Hong Kong. When Beijing broke a solemn treaty obligation to maintain “one …
