SHANGHAI: The ongoing deepened reforms in the Chinese capital market have borne fruit, with vibrant initial public offerings (IPOs) as solid proof, a report released by services provider Deloitte said …
Monthly Archives For December 2021
China Expects ‘Certain Number’ of COVID-19 Cases Due to Olympics Arrivals
An official with the Beijing Winter Olympics, which will take place in a “closed loop”, said on Thursday that there was a high possibility of a “certain number” of COVID-19 cases in China due to…
Winter Olympics: NHL will not send players to Beijing
The National Hockey League (NHL) says it will not send its players to the men’s ice hockey tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
China’s economic downturn ramps up urgency for Beijing to keep market expectations in check
Analyst expects China’s gross domestic product growth will weaken to 2.9 per cent in the coming quarter, and Beijing is urged to exercise caution in introducing policies that have a contractionary …
China’s economic growth will slow sharply in 2022: World Bank
China’s economic growth has been given a bleak picture by World Bank’s report as the world’s second-largest economy faces mounting headwinds from the new Omicron variant to a severe property sector …
How Defaults in China Are Reshaping Its Credit Market: QuickTake
Chinese policy makers have long sought to liberalize the nation’s credit market by allowing more defaults, to disabuse investors of the notion that some companies are too big to fail. They’ve …
CX Daily: Cost of Shipping From China to Southeast Asia Spikes
Shipping / Cost of shipping from China to Southeast Asia spikes to 10 times pre-pandemic rate. As Southeast Asian countries reopen their borders and ease pandemic restrictions, de …
Big brands in business: The Top 10 most-read APAC food and beverage brands stories in 2021
We reveal the top 10 most viewed brands stories from the APAC food and beverage industry in 2020, featuring big brand names like Amul, Nestle and Mars Wrigley.
China reports 100 new COVID-19 cases on Dec 22, vs 77 a day earlier
China reported 100 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Dec. 22, up from 77 a day earlier, its health authority said on Thursday.
Life expectancy, population growth rate drop in US as COVID-19 pandemic takes hold
U.S. life expectancy in 2020 fell by a deep degree not seen since at least World War II and COVID-19 was the third-ranking cause of death, final data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease…
China steps up efforts to accelerate reform, opening-up
China is on full throttle to becoming a new highland in reform and opening-up. The country’s efforts in this regard are evident — the southern city of Shenzhen is building a pilot demonstration area …
China’s Xi Tells Lam Hong Kong Is Heading in Right Direction
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam the city is developing in a good direction, days after an election installed a legislature of Beijing loyalists in the Asian financial hub …
China Cements Rare Earths Dominance With New Global Giant
China approved a merger of key rare-earths companies, creating a behemoth that will strengthen its control over the global sector it has dominated for decades.
