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Monthly Archives For August 2021
Coronavirus amplifies China’s regional economic divide, as some provinces struggle to reset consumption
The pandemic has inflamed economic disparities between provinces in the north and south of China, with data indicating the divergence is closely correlated to consumer spending.
How Riot Blockchain Shares Fell 12.5% Last Month Despite Rising Bitcoin Prices
Shares of Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) fell 12.5% in July 2021, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The Bitcoin miner’s negative move ran counter to a 16.6% increase in the price …
China Telecom eyes $8.4 bil Shanghai IPO, world’s biggest, in 2021
China Telecom could raise more than $8 billion in a Shanghai initial public offering that would be the biggest this year, months after it was delisted in the United States amid Washington’s stand-off …
Democratic senator: Biden’s lack of clarity on Myanmar ethnic cleansing potentially undermines China policy
The Biden administration has been quick to label the atrocities committed by the Chinese government against the Uighurs and other ethnic minorities a genocide, and President Biden also bucked …
China uses Rebekah Jones conspiracies to criticize DeSantis and spread COVID-19 lies
The Chinese Communist Party is embracing claims by a fired Florida health department employee to cast doubt on the origins of COVID-19.
Oil slides to 3-week low on China’s virus curbs, strong dollar
Oil prices fell over 2% to a three-week low on Monday, extending last week’s steep losses on the back of a firmer U.S. dollar and concerns that new coronavirus-related restrictions in Asia, especially …
China Is Said to Weigh Unprecedented Didi Penalty After IPO (1)
Chinese regulators are considering serious, perhaps unprecedented, penalties for Didi Global Inc. after its controversial initial public offering last month, according to people familiar with the …
Summer Palace Remains Open in Beijing, China
Palace, the summer resort for the Qing dynasty’s royal family, in Beijing, on Monday, August 9, 2021. The once imperial palace is a UNESCO World Heritage site, being declared a “masterpiece of Chinese …
Commodity prices in retreat, with lower China imports likely here to stay, says forecaster
Previously surging commodity prices are setting back, with the blame being placed partly on a slowdown in China’s voracious appetite for imports …
China’s Zhengzhou reports 35 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases
Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province, reported 35 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases between Sunday midnight and 6 p.m. Monday, local authorities said. All of the cases were …
China’s biggest tech losers
Beijing’s regulatory assault on China’s tech industry has lopped $87bn off the net worth of the sector’s wealthiest tycoons since the start of July, hitting the fortunes of magnates such as Tencent’s …
China’s central bank to keep monetary policy stable
China’s central bank on Monday said it will maintain the stability of monetary policy and make it more forward-looking and effective, to render strong support to the real economy while avoiding a …
