Asia is one of the most populous regions in the world. With a population of 4.69 billion, it holds well over half of the people in the world. This makes …
Monthly Archives For October 2021
China Roundup: ByteDance delays IPO to 2022, and more
Also, Tencent gets compensated by a website that trades WeChat accounts, while Hong Kong and mainland China push for cross-border fintech products.
Allison Transmission to invest $42m in China’s Jing-Jin Electric Technologies
As part of JJE’s upcoming IPO at The Science and Technology Innovation (STAR) Board on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Allison will make a strategic investment of ¥264 million CNY (approximately US$ 42 …
India Roundup: Nykaa to launch IPO on Oct 28, and more
Also, Google may invest in Facebook-backed social commerce firm Meesho, and Paytm will scrap its pre-IPO share sale to speed up its public listing.
China’s Beijing launches new mass testing after new COVID-19 cases found
Beijing plans to test tens of thousands of people after four new COVID-19 cases were found in a suburban district on Friday, as a new outbreak prompts …
Cases Climb in Germany; China Boost for Olympics: Virus Update
In Europe, Germany recorded its steepest one-day increase in new coronavirus cases in more than five months. Meanwhile, a majority of Swiss are seen backing a law allowing the government to issue …
China’s CNOOC makes rare diesel imports, trading sources say
China’s state-run CNOOC has booked two diesel shipments totalling about 50,000 tonnes for early November delivery into south China, a rare purchase spurred by a strong domestic diesel market, several …
China remains world’s second importer for 11 years
China has been the world’s second importer for 11 consecutive years, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on October 21. In the January September period, China imported goods worth nearly $2 trillion, …
AntChain Launches Its First Security Chip and New Blockchain Platform Powered by Privacy Computing Technology
AntChain, the flagship technology brand of Ant Group, today unveiled two new products at the Apsara Conference 2021 in Hangzhou – the FAIR platform and the T1 security chip – to ensure the security …
Take Five: ECB, FAANG and China’s bond conundrum
Bitcoin’s latest peak came six months after its last, its journey inbetween peppered by wild price swings dominated by a cryptocurrency crackdown in China. Crypto analysts reckon the dawn of U.S. ETFs …
This Is Sanmenxia City, China, Where the Yangshao Culture Was Discovered 100 Years Ago
On October 17, the Yangshao Village National Archaeological Site Park opened, which is located in Mianchi County, Sanmenxia City, central China’s Henan Province, where the Yangshao culture was …
Beijing launches new mass testing wave after four Covid cases found
Beijing plans to test tens of thousands of people after four new Covid-19 cases were found in a suburban district on Friday, as a new outbreak prompts school closures and flight cancellations across …
China policy and markets round-up: Beijing seeks to calm property sector
This round-up focuses on comments from various regulators on a host of issues, including risks in China’s real estate sector …
