A surprise interest rate cut by People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, confused financial markets on Monday, sending global equity indexes on a tailspin. The sell-off began in Asia …
Monthly Archives For December 2021
China Matters Shows the Innovative Apple-Growing in Yantai
Yantai, a coastal city in north China, has been known by its high-quality apple varieties and a history of apple growing for over 150 years. With the label of “Yantai apples” worth US$2.35 billion, …
Vinh Hoan’s sales rise due to stronger demand in US, China
Vinh Hoan,Vietnam’s leading pangasius exporter, raised its export value in November through increased sales to the United States and China. The company exported VND 912 billion (USD 39.7 million, EUR …
2021 Notebook: China a huge 2021 story, with Olympics ahead
China was one of the biggest stories of 2021 — from its plans to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in the face of criticism about its human rights records in the Xinjiang region, Tibet and…
The U.S. Pursued Professors Working With China. Cases Are Faltering.
Prominent MIT professor Gang Chen’s academic collaboration in Shenzhen led to criminal charges of concealing ties to China in grant applications he had made to the U.S. government. The university says …
US embargo on dual-use exports leaves Chinese aviation firms vulnerable to financing restrictions
US sanctions have not only made it harder for Chinese aviation companies to buy technology, but they have made financing more difficult too China was once the biggest export destination for US …
Launching Themselves Toward Beijing
If this year’s event in Copper Mountain, Colo., was an indication, the competition in the halfpipe and the slopestyle course at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games is going to be tight, filled with bigger …
Wall Street titans are lying to everyone about China — and investors could wind up getting burned
The titans of finance want you to think everything is fine in China, despite all the warning signs. Their double talk could wind up burning investors.
Adopted US Moguls Skier Eyes Return to China as Olympian
U.S. moguls skier Kai Owens poses with her French bulldog, Mochi, outside a coffee shop in Denver in this photo taken on Oct. 29, 2021. As an infant, she was abandoned at a town square…
The people’s choice? Beijing loyalists win Hong Kong elections.
On Sunday, supporters of China’s Communist Party won the majority of legislative seats in Hong Kong. The elections, which took place under new vetting procedures ensuring only “patriots” can run for …
Blockchain tech is the future
From being a Bitcoin platform, as conceived by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, blockchain has come a long way to emerge as an encompassing innovative backbone technology to add value to businesses across …
BUZZ Beijing summons Zhihu, brings down Chinese ADRs
Shares of Chinese online question-and-answer platform (ZH.N) down ~12% at $5.04 – a record low ** Beijing summons co for “unlawful” release of information, amid broader crackdown ** Authorities have …
China must share more data on virus origins – WHO chief
China must be more forthcoming with data and information related to the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
