As China’s top leaders ramp up a campaign to address inequality, the government needs to increase taxes on individuals, including rolling out a property tax and inheritance tax, and boost …
Monthly Archives For September 2021
The Week Ahead – OPR, China data, RBA decision
UOB said the government has begun to ease restrictions for business operations and social activities based … path towards recovery in the fourth quarter of 2021 and into 2022. China trade data, …
Qualcomm: Regardless of number of users, China is the world’s 5G leader
Qualcomm: Regardless of base station or the number of users, China is the world’s 5G leader. China is well ahead of the rest of the world …
Wang Wentao: who is China’s ‘tall and loud’ commerce minister who once sold photocopiers?
Wang Wentao, a former governor of Heilongjiang province, was appointed China’s minister of commerce in December 2020.
Brazil suspends beef exports to China after cases of mad cow disease
Brazil has suspended beef exports to China, its largest market, after this weekend confirming two cases of “atypical” mad cow disease in separate meat plants. The Latin American nation is the world’s …
China’s property bubble may be about to burst, and it could cost Australia dearly
Once a symbol of glittering success, China’s biggest property group is tanking, dragging many of its competitors with it as global investors try to parachute out of the country’s troubled property …
China’s Ministry of Commerce: what is Mofcom and what is it responsible for?
China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) was established in March 2003 and is responsible for trade negotiations and the relationship with the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Economy Week Ahead: China Trade, Fed Talk, ECB’s Next Move
An outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19 that started at the end of July shut coastal ports in Southeast China and created new bottlenecks for shippers during the peak late-summer season.
China to specify operation rules for Beijing stock exchange
China on Sunday started to solicit public opinion for the detailed operation rules of the new stock exchange which is to be set up …
Proposed Beijing Exchange a Bolt from the Blue
A plan for a new stock exchange in Beijing has raised eyebrows in Asian financial markets, coming as it did last Thursday without any notice. What, prey tell, is the government up to?
Frydenberg pushes business to double down on China
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will urge Australian business to bolster its resilience against increasingly aggressive strategic competition from China and adopt a ‘China-plus’ plan.
Investors feel the burn from China Evergrande
Foreign investors are becoming increasingly fretful that Beijing is preparing to separate out Evergrande’s real estate arm, leaving them with major losses.
China roundup: Beijing wants tech giants to shoulder more social responsibilities
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. This week, the gaming industry …