The EU and China have produced the first fruits of their labour to make their green finance taxonomies mutually intelligible, and perhaps ultimately to harmonise them, with the publication at COP26 of …
Monthly Archives For November 2021
Developing countries put a number on post-2025 climate finance needs: $1.3trn a year
African nations and a group of 24 “like-minded” countries that includes China and India accuse donor countries of ducking substantive talks on finance …
China’s meat import drop to 20-month low
Customs data on Sunday reveal China’s meat imports fell from a year ago October to their lowest in 20 months, as cheap domestic pork cut demand for overseas supplies.
China’s soybean imports fall 41% year over year
Reuter’s reports China’s soybean imports in October fell 41.2% from a year earlier. This, as poor crush margins curb demand and Hurricane Ida continues to limit U.S. shipments. Compared to the 8.59 …
Report: Savings by Banks Using Blockchain to Grow 3K%
Cost savings for banks using Blockchain technology in cross-border settlements will grow by 3,330% by 2030, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
China Leads on Social Commerce. Can Western Brands Catch Up?
China leads the world in social commerce as Western nations race to keep up, adapt and find new growth from social platforms. Creative consultancy Deft ‘s founder Ian Crocombe joined Adweek’s Social …
Medical Device Maker Highlights China Risk as Chinese U.S. IPOs Resume
Meihua International files updated prospectus highlighting China oversight risk in latest filing for its modest $57 million U.S. IPO Hotel operator Atour makes similar updated filing for U.S. IPO plan …
China-India crisis: Beijing army edge exposed ahead of winter ‘PLA troops will falter’
CHINA has been warned it will “lose its edge” this winter after deployed hundreds of rocket launches on the border with India.
Across China: Long-distance relay brings heart to patient in Beijing
Last month the heart of a donor in south China Shenzhen was flown over 2000 km to Beijing where the intended recipient a 44-year …
Wealth management products like Evergrande’s are a big hidden risk for China’s troubled property market, economists say
Often opaque financial products have helped property developers raise money but pose big risks, according to Pantheon Macroeconomics.
China’s coronavirus outbreak reaches a TWENTIETH province
The country’s new locally transmitted Covid cases have spiked to a near three-month high amid what the Chinese government called a ‘serious’ new outbreak of the Delta variant.
China travel industry recovery halted by coronavirus outbreaks, third-quarter trips down over 18 per cent
Domestic trips in China during the third quarter fell by 18.3 per cent as sporadic coronavirus outbreaks put a halt to interprovincial travel.
China’s most widespread coronavirus outbreak since Wuhan reaches a TWENTIETH province despite extreme ‘zero-Covid’ policies
The country’s new locally transmitted Covid cases have spiked to a near three-month high amid what the Chinese government called a ‘serious’ new outbreak of the Delta variant.
