China on Sunday August 1 reported 75 new cases of COVID 19 on the mainland for July 31 up from 55 cases a day earlier …
Monthly Archives For August 2021
Covid-19: China considers plans to give most vulnerable people vaccine booster shots
China is considering plans to give vulnerable people a booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine as the Delta variant causes a surge of cases around the world. Shao Yiming, an infectious diseases researcher …
Bowing to Beijing
Out of fear of losing access to the huge Chinese market, Hollywood film studios are censoring themselves …
Hong Kong finance chief welcomes Beijing’s anti-sanctions law, dangles prospect of local legislation
Paul Chan says China ‘cannot keep on taking a beating’, backs Beijing’s fightback as ‘necessary and reasonable’.
Taiwan, Hong Kong welcome at Beijing Winter Olympics–IOC
TOKYO —Hong Kong and Taiwan will be able to send teams to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics in February just as for any other Games despite any ongoing political tension with China, the …
China’s inclusive finance loans rise in H1
China’s inclusive finance loans expanded by 3.26 trillion yuan (503.86 billion yuan) in the first half of the year, 832.4 billion yuan more than the same period last year, the People’s Bank of China …
Export fetters by China, Russia spell good news for Indian steelmakers
China has removed export tax rebates for 23 steel products. Export tax on key steel-making inputs pig iron and ferrochrome is set to rise …
Chinese FUD: China Vows To Continue Cracking Down On Crypto ‘Hype’
China Vows To Continue Cracking Down On Crypto ‘Hype’ – The People’s Bank of China said in a statement Saturday …
Tokyo Olympics: silence is golden at Games as Western teams keep quiet over suspected use of Xinjiang cotton by Chinese brands
Human rights groups have alleged forced labour in the Uygur autonomous region is being used to produce clothing for well-known fashion brands. Beijing has consistently denied the accusations.
Games over, Bukalapak IPO and ASEAN forums
Ten cornerstone investors who together accounted for almost half the shares sold in Kuaishou’s $5.4 billion IPO in Hong Kong in February, including BlackRock, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund and …
China tech crackdown spooks global investors
Alibaba’s Jack Ma was the first to be targeted by Beijing’s crackdown on private enterprise. Now ride-hailing, streaming, delivery and tuition firms have run foul of authorities and investors are …
China reports 328 new locally transmitted Covid cases in July: Official
Several places in China have recently seen cluster infections linked to imported cases, said Mi Feng, spokesperson for National Health Commission, at a press conference.
China has 5 of the world’s tallest buildings. New concerns mean they won’t build any higher.
There will still be very tall buildings in China,” said Daniel Safarik of the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
