China’s ABS market is growing rapidly and becoming greener — but is it enough to support the country’s climate initiative and green transformation? Not quite. Latest statistics by Chinese data …
Monthly Archives For October 2021
China sovereign bonds: investors should ask tough questions
Investors seeking clarity on China’s debt market should demand transparency and premium when the sovereign launches its dollar deal …
Record value for July beef exports
U.S. beef exports set another new value record in July, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). July export value climbed 45% from a year ago to…
Farmers face fertiliser shortages, higher prices after China export ban
Victorian farmers are set to be stung with a fertiliser bill up to three times the price of Urea and Phosphate last year.
China turns to stranded Australian coal to combat power crunch
After sitting in warehouses on China’s coast since Beijing’s unofficial ban began last October, an estimated 1 million tonnes of Australian coal is now being put to use, according to traders.
Finnish Counsellor attended conference on China’s meat import in Tianjin
Anna-Stiina Antola, Counsellor for Agriculture, Food, and Veterinary Affairs at the Embassy of Finland in Beijing recently attended the 2021 Summit Forum on the development trend of meat import trade …
Is it not time for blockchain-based CBDC?
On September 23, 2021, the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) of Bhutan issued a press release on the piloting of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in collaboration with Ripple, USA. Ripple, an …
China manufacturing town is again buzzing after being crippled by Samsung’s departure in 2019
Some foreign companies are rethinking or delaying plans to diversify production away from China, despite US tariffs.
China’s WM Motor to raise $500m in Series D funding amid clouds over STAR Market IPO
The financing will include a $300 million-plus Series D1 round led by Hong Kong’s telecom firm PCCW and conglomerate Shun Tak.
Beijing capable of Taiwan invasion by 2025, island’s defence minister says amid expanding PLA sorties
It is the toughest situation I have seen in more than 40 years of my military life,’ Chiu Kuo-cheng told legislature session.
China, Isolated From the World, Is Now the Last Major Country Still Pursuing a ‘Zero COVID’ Strategy
The country is now grappling with its fourth delta-driven flareup in two months and this week locked down a prefecture in the western Xinjiang province over two asymptomatic infections during a peak …
Biden says he and China’s President Xi have agreed to abide by Taiwan agreement
President Biden told reporters Tuesday evening that he’s spoken with China’s President Xi Jinping after the Chinese government sent a record 145 fighter planes into the self-governing island’s air …
Riot Blockchain mined 406 Bitcoins in September and hasn’t sold a single coin
Micahel Saylor shared on Twitter that Riot Blockchain mined 406 Bitcoins in September and hasn’t sold a single coin.
