Bank of America Corp. is planning to apply to set up a securities firm in China, playing catchup to rivals including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in an expansion into the…
Monthly Archives For November 2021
Bitcoin, Blockchain And The Policy Confusion
Instead of distinguishing between regulation of cryptocurrency investments, use of digital currencies as a medium of exchange and other blockchain technology use cases, we have ended up with an …
China update: G20, Covid-19 and rising cross-strait tensions among our reporter’s picks for top headlines last week
My name is Mimi Lau, China correspondent with a focus on human rights, religious and ethnic affairs, labour issues, and civil society. I spent nearly eight years in southern China from 2009 before …
Shanghai grabs headlines for swift, accurate COVID-19 response at Disneyland, sets model for ‘China speed’
Shanghai Disneyland again hit the headlines on Monday morning across China, not for its thrilling Halloween activities or shows and parades, but Shanghai’s remarkable emergency epidemic response in …
China’s Xi Jinping contributes only a written note to the COP26 climate conference, pushing the world’s biggest polluter further to the margins
Xi Jinping declined to attend this week’s climate change summit. The UK is said to be restricting absent leaders to written communication only.
Abbott echoes Biden warning on China supply chain dependence
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has issued a warning over China supply chain reliance following similar warnings from President Biden.
Biden in Glasgow for COP26 climate conference as China and Russia’s “disappointing” absence lowers expectations
Experts say it’s last chance saloon as world leaders gather for the 26th time to try to limit the planet’s dangerous warming. But some haven’t even bothered to show up.
China launches new regulatory rules to mitigate financial risk
China officially launched regulatory rules to secure capital cushions in big banks to absorb losses and prevent systemic risks in line with global standards, government officials said. Experts called …
Fresh curbs in China as Covid-19 outbreak worsens
Health authorities on Monday asked residents not to leave Beijing and directed those outside to postpone their return to the Capital while some cities in northern China suspended schools and …
A mission for scientists, not spooks: China Daily editorial
He is more interested in giving some substance to the US narrative that blames China for the COVID-19 pandemic. A two-page summary report of the investigation’s “findings” was published in August, …
China’s Shijiazhuang reports 6 COVID-19 cases
Shijiazhuang, capital of north China’s Hebei Province, reported six new local COVID-19 cases from 4 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Monday, and added a medium-risk area on Monday. The risk area is the village …
Covid-19: Single case shuts down Shanghai Disneyland
Shanghai Disneyland has shut down for at least two days after a weekend visitor tested positive for Covid-19 after returning home. The Chinese theme park will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, and all …
China’s leisure, tourism feel chilly grip of COVID curbs
China’s leisure and tourism businesses are feeling the bite of the country’s zero tolerance for COVID-19 as cities with infections, or have concerns about the virus, close entertainment venues, …
