Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 241,094,716, according to Johns Hopkins …
Monthly Archives For October 2021
Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing ‘genocide’ Olympics
Hours before Tuesday’s handover of the Olympic flame for the 2022 Winter Olympics, human rights activists urged international governments, sponsors and athletes to boycott what they called China’s …
China’s capital Beijing reports one new local COVID case
China’s capital Beijing has found one locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 case for Oct. 19, a Beijing city official said on Tuesday.
Britain will not ‘pitchfork away’ China investment: PM
Britain will not “pitchfork away” Chinese investment, despite strained relations between London and Beijing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an interview published before a global financing …
China’s economic wobbles cast long shadow for Asia
China’s economic setbacks have darkened the outlook for countries in its orbit, from South Korea to Thailand, as a sharp factory slowdown and trade bottlenecks in the world’s second-largest economy …
Explainer: Is China finally ready to roll out a property tax?
China’s long-mooted – and long-resisted – property tax is set to gain new momentum as President Xi Jinping throws his support behind what would be the most profound policy change in a generation.
Barclays appoints CEO of China
Barclays announced last week October 11 the appointment of Angela Liu pictured as country CEO for China, with immediate effect. Based in Hong Kong, Liu reports into Jaideep Khanna who leads the bank …
China’s real estate, construction sectors shrink for first time since Covid-19 began
Tuesday’s report also showed growth in China’s manufacturing output slowed to 4.6 per cent in the third quarter, down from 9.2 per cent in the previous three months, as production curbs at factories …
Soft lockdown imposed in China’s Erenhot city amid fears over latest COVID-19 outbreak
Vehicles were banned from leaving or entering the city except for essential cars with official clearance the Erenhot health authority said in a statement on Monday …
Shares of China’s Xiaomi jump 5% on news it will mass produce its own electric cars in 2024
In March, Xiaomi announced its entrance into the electric car race and said it plans to invest $10 billion into the business over the next 10 years.
Tech stocks help Asian markets shake off China blues
Asian shares bounced on Tuesday, led by technology names across the region and as Chinese markets clawed back ground lost after disappointing economic data, while the improved investor confidence …
The Guardian view on China’s missile launch: the arrival of a peer competitor
Editorial: Unlike the Soviet Union, China is an economic, technological and military challenger to the US. That raises questions – especially for Taiwan …
China’s economic growth could see a ‘sharp slowdown’ after 2022, says professor
Michael Pettis of Peking University says growth in consumption would likely not fall as much even as China’s GDP growth would “drop a lot.” …
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