East China’s Nanjing City, which witnessed the country’s latest resurgence of cluster infections of coronavirus attributable to the Delta variant, cleared all medium and high-risk areas for COVID-19 …
Monthly Archives For August 2021
Baidu’s $1bn bond draws strong demand despite China tech crackdown
Baidu, China’s leading search engine, has raised $1bn in a heavily oversubscribed bond sale on strong appetite from investors even as its shares have been hit by Beijing’s regulatory crackdown on tech …
Crypto space too large to ignore now: Experts
Some of the most pressing questions about India and its cryptocurrency stance, answered by experts on Moneycontrol’s Twitter Spaces show- Crypto and India: The Way Ahead …
Tencent warns of more regulations ahead, pledges to work with China regulators on gaming
Chinese regulators have released new rules for the technology sector from antitrust to data protection. Tencent’s president believes there could be more ahead.
Alibaba Sinks to Record Low as China Plans Further Crackdown
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares slumped as much as 4.3% to a record low in Hong Kong on Thursday, extending a selloff in Chinese technology giants after Beijing hit the industry with a fresh round…
Escalating U.S.-China Solar Rift Threatens Biden Clean-Energy Goals
The first big test of Biden’s lofty clean-power ambitions may not be congressional approval of sweeping climate legislation, but managing a solar supply chain that’s being shaken by the seizure of …
China – Increased Scrutiny Of Offline IPO Subscriptions In The A-Share Market.
Regulators have recently strengthened self-disciplinary management of offline investors in the A-share market. The Shanghai Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Exchange (SZSE) (collectively, the …
New runway in Strait puts Beijing’s jets ever closer to Taiwan
China is to build an airport on reclaimed land in the contested Taiwan Strait, amid rising tensions and near-constant drills by its military forces.
Has America Already Lost the South China Sea to Beijing?
Beijing, for instance, has proclaimed repeatedly, loudly and stridently that it commands “indisputable sovereignty” within a nine-dash line enclosing some 80–90 percent of the South China Sea.
China warns Taiwan about U.S. commitment by highlighting Afghanistan retreat
Rodger Baker of Stratfor said China has sought to portray the U.S. as a “weak and unreliable power” following the Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan.
China seen holding benchmark rate steady in Aug, but weak data fans rate cut talk
China is expected to keep its benchmark lending rate unchanged for the 16th straight month at its August fixing on Friday, but some traders and analysts believe a cut may be needed soon amid signs…
China reports further drop in new local COVID-19 cases
China reported on Thursday a further decline in new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the country’s current outbreak, now in its fourth week.
China launches new satellites for scientific experiments
China successfully sent a pair of Tianhui II-02 satellites into orbit from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province on Thursday morning. The satellites, developed by the …
