So, it’s significant that its founder Masayoshi Son has announced SoftBank will cut its investment in Chinese start-ups until the extent of Beijing’s scrutiny of the tech sector becomes clear. In …
Monthly Archives For August 2021
COVID-19: China Continues To Witness Rise In Cases; Officials Punished For Negligence
COVID-19: China continues to witness rise in Coronavirus cases. The Chinese authorities have punished at least 47 officials for their negligence.
China’s Strict Covid-19 Strategy Risks Slowing Its Economic Recovery
Economists are lowering full-year growth forecasts as Beijing imposes tough measures to try to curb the spread of the Delta variant.
China approves mixed-use Covid-19 vaccine trials to start in autumn
DNA vaccine developed by American biotech company Inovio. The trials are set to begin in the autumn in China and will evaluate the safety and ability of the combined vaccines to induce an immune …
Boycott the Beijing Olympics? RealClearPolitics Takeaway August 10
RealClearPolitics co-founder and president Tom Bevan joins RCP Washington Bureau Chief Carl Cannon look back at the Tokyo Olympics and forward to the 2022 Winter Olympics in China just a few months …
Chinese Wear Masks on a Sidewalk in Beijing, China
Chinese wearing masks walk by a soon-to-open diamond store in Beijing, on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. China, the world’s most populous country, for the last decade has been the focus of Western luxury …
China Telecom banks on 5G as mobile revenue exceeds wireline
China Telecom now has over 131 million 5G subscribersOperator readying for its Shanghai listingAsia Pacific forging ahead with 5G: report …
Yes, the WHO receives funding from China as it does from every other member country
Each country that makes up the World Health Organization pays a fee. Data shows China contributes far less to the WHO than many other countries, including the U.S.
Analysts Cut China’s Growth Forecast as Delta Variant Cases Rise. What Investors Need to Know.
Top banks including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan trimmed China’s economic forecast for the third quarter. Yet most analysts see a rebound by the fourth quarter.
What’s Behind China’s Crackdowns? Morgan Stanley Has an Answer.
The regulatory moves may be aimed at addressing income inequality and shifting the economy toward consumption, the bank says.
China Internet Rallies As Mainland Investors Buy Overnight
Asian equities were mixed, but mostly higher overnight as Mainland China continues to lead Asian index gains this week.
Merck, Novo, Sanofi and more pull off China growth thanks to price maneuvering. But anxiety grows over outlook for biologics
As innovative products ginned up sales growth for Big Pharma in China, companies have also found themselves playing defense for their mature brands against cheap generics. Meanwhile, a continually …
China: Delta variant steps up infection rates
In this article, we explore the recent surge of the Delta variant in China and ask why it has occurred, and whether they need to change their approach.
