Anthony Sassine, a senior investment strategist at KraneShares, joined Cheddar to discuss Rivian’s historic public debut after the company achieved an $86 billion valuation — more than either Ford or …
Monthly Archives For November 2021
A year from Ant’s IPO shock and the ensuing regulatory crackdown: What are the takeaways?
It is now more than a year since the blockage of Ant Group’s IPO and exactly one year since the antitrust law was drafted, but the concerns over tighter regulations have only exacerbated. Since then,…
Assessing how long China can chase its COVID-19-zero policy
China is resolutely sticking with its zero-tolerance approach to COVID-19, even as the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues to penetrate its formidable defenses. Officials are implementing …
China’s Coal Shortage Threatens Farmers in India and Truckers in South Korea
The countries rely on Chinese exports of urea, which is extracted from coal, for fertilizer and running diesel vehicles.
Beijing joins push to ease pressure on Afghanistan
The so-called Troika Plus group pledged on Thursday to try to ease severe pressure on Afghanistan’s banking system as it warned of possible economic …
Asia’s crude oil refiners profit as China’s fuel exports fade
Stronger fuel demand has boosted profits at crude oil refineries across Asia in recent weeks, but they have also been given a helping hand by lower exports of refined products from regional …
China’s COVID-19 vaccines help emerging states achieve impressive vaccination rates: UK research report
Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines have helped some emerging countries achieve impressive vaccination rates, in some cases faster than richer economies, said a British research report Wednesday. The …
Dutch mull lockdown, China eyes food trade
The Netherlands, one of several European countries facing a spike in COVID-19 infections, is considering a lockdown while Dalian halts handling of frozen foods.
With coal off the menu, can China export its renewables model?
Having said it will stop building coal power plants overseas, could China instead export its renewable energy model to developing nations?
China Adds to 2021 VLSFO Export Quotas
China’s authorities have expanded its refiners’ VLSFO export quotas for the rest of the year. Another 1 million mt of VLSFO can now be exported by CNPC, Sinopec and CNOOC for the remainder of 2021,…
China’s Crypto Ban Has Caused THESE 4 Stocks to Take Strategic Action
Weeks after exiting China, one of the world’s top crypto exchanges Huobi Global, announced it’s halting all services for its Singapore-based users, in response to Beijing’s crackdown on …
Why is Shuji Nakamura building a laser lighting laboratory in Shenzhen? Finally moved by a word
Shuji Nakamura, winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, inventor of blue LED and blue laser. At the end of 2016, Nakamura Shuer Laser Lighting Laboratory was inaugurated in Shenzhen, becoming the …
Beijing Olympic organizers reject accusations of blocking foreign media
Beijing Olympic organizers have rejected accusations by a news media alliance that they are intentionally restricting access to coverage of the upcoming Winter Games by foreign reporters.
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