Debt risk in the real estate sector deserves higher levels of attention and must be properly dealt with. The “gray rhino” of debt risk in the real estate sector has started to emerge and deserves…
Monthly Archives For October 2021
China’s Little Red Book Plans to Shift IPO to Hong Kong From U.S., Sources Say
Chinese startup Xiaohongshu, or “Little Red Book,” is weighing a Hong Kong initial public offering to raise at least $500 million, after putting its U.S. listing plans on hold, according to people …
Syngenta’s planned IPO in China suspended for missing financial info
Syngenta Group’s planned $10 billion initial public offering (IPO) in China has been suspended because the agrochemicals giant has not updated its application with its latest financial results, the …
Metals trader Concord eyes possible IPO in 2022 on resources boom
Concord Resources, a trading house set up six years ago to challenge the dominance of Glencore and Trafigura Group in metals markets, may list its shares as soon as next year. The private …
Myanmar to launch Covid-19 vaccination programme for schoolchildren
Myanmar will launch a Covid-19 vaccination programme for schoolchildren aged over 12 years next week, state-run media reported on Sunday night (Oct 11).
China administered total of 2.221 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Oct 10
China administered about 1.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Oct 10, bringing the total number of doses administered to 2.221 billion, data from the National Health Commission showed on Monday.
Will Beijing’s Behavior Bring Australia and Canada Closer?
The two “strategic cousins” could grow closer as a result of their shared frictions with an increasingly assertive China.
Canal cultural festival opens in Beijing
The opening ceremony of the 2021 Beijing International Canal Cultural Festival was held last Saturday evening at the Grand Canal Forest Park in Beijing’s Tongzhou district. The event will run through …
Apple picking in Beijing’s suburbs
A woman picks apples in Lipao village, Badaling town, northwestern Beijing’s Yanqing district, Oct. 10. [Photo by Yuan Yi] A farmers’ art festival was held Sunday to celebrate the fall harvest in …
China’s military assertiveness over Taiwan will likely persist, says defense analyst
China this month sent a record number of military aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone — raising concerns of a military accident.
China vows to include biodiversity in economic plans as UN talks begin
China will incorporate biodiversity protection in the development plans of all regions and sectors and draw up a national conservation strategy, Vice Premier Han Zheng said at the launch of U.N.
China improves regulatory system to address fintech challenges: official
BEIJING – China has made continuous efforts on shoring up weak links in the financial regulatory system in the face of new challenges posed by financial technology, Yi Gang, governor of the People’s …
China has won AI battle with U.S., Pentagon’s ex-software chief says
China has won the artificial intelligence battle with the United States and is heading towards global dominance because of its technological advances, the Pentagon’s former software chief told the …