The Walt Disney Co is doubling down on China’s burgeoning consumer market through upgraded e-commerce offerings and one-stop solutions for partners to co-create locally relevant products, especially …
Monthly Archives For October 2021
China policy and markets round-up: Xi, Biden to meet before year-end
Chinese president Xi Jinping and US president Joe Biden are planning to meet virtually before the end of 2021, according to various media reports. The two leaders have reached an “agreement in …
Covid-19 Pandemic Timeline Fast Facts
Here’s some information about the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The coronavirus, called Covid-19 by WHO, originated in China and is the …
Zurich talks help bring China-U.S. ties back to right direction
Though Yang said their relations can be restored through mutual understanding and win-win cooperation, it remains to be seen whether U.S. will commit to mending relations in practice.
Shenzhen, Guangdong get ball rolling on CNH debuts
The Shenzhen government will be the first out of the door with a triple-tranche deal featuring two green bonds …
Tony Abbott warns war with China could break out ‘quite soon’ over Taiwan as he slams Beijing for trade dispute with Australia
In a speech in the Taipei City on Friday, Mr Abbott criticised Beijing for launching ‘intimidatory sorties against Taiwan’ and urged democracies to show ‘solidarity’ with the island of 25million …
China orders coal miners to boost output to counter energy crunch
China has ordered coal miners to boost production urgently as the energy crisis threatens factories across the world’s second-biggest economy and forces Xi Jinping’s administration to backtrack on …
China’s noisy ‘dancing grannies’ silenced by device that disables speakers
Many people are too scared to confront the groups of middle-aged and older women who take over public parks and sports arenas to exercise along to music …
How U.S. Troops in Taiwan Add Even More Fuel to the China-U.S. Tinderbox
“Joe Biden wants extreme competition, but not conflict,” retired PLA Senior Col. Zhou Bo tells TIME. “But my argument is that conflict is just one step away from extreme competition.” …
Tony Abbott raises fears China ‘could lash out disastrously’ as Taiwan tensions grow
The former Australian prime minister uses a speech in Taipei to call on Beijing to ‘scale back the aggression’ …
HSBC Says ‘Buy’ Air China, China Eastern, China Southern
Guest: Parash Jain, head of Asia transport research and global head of shipping and ports equity research at HSBC Holdings Plc, discusses the outlook for Chinese airlines and the region’s shipping …
Analysis: China protest sets stage for U.N. plane emissions debate
Commercial aviation’s key players are backing a target of net zero emissions by 2050, but high costs and opposition from China remain obstacles toward reaching a global climate goal at a United …
Stuck in China, consumers are spending millions for luxury goods in Hainan
Chinese consumers opened their wallets to shop during the week-long National Day holiday that ended Thursday, even as travel numbers fell.
