The company would continue to explore additional partnership opportunities in China to leverage its global portfolio including complex generics and specialty medicines, Lupin President – Growth …
Monthly Archives For January 2022
COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, WHO says
The worst of the coronavirus pandemic — deaths, hospitalizations and lockdowns — could be over this year if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines are addressed quickly, the head of emergencies …
Shanghai, Shenzhen register most newly listed firms in 2021
China’s A-share market set a record high of 524 newly listed companies in 2021, with Shanghai and Shenzhen topping the list by having 48 and 41 newly listed enterprises, respectively, with Beijing (40 …
China warns foreign Olympic athletes against speaking out on politics at Winter Games
Beijing’s warning came amid discussion in the West over expected political restrictions and surveillance at the Games next month.
Tencent pursues quieter investment strategy amid China’s Big Tech crackdown
Pony Ma, Tencent chief executive, boasted to other Chinese business leaders that his company was so vital it was becoming “more and more like a supplier of …
Netizens mock China’s suggestion that Omicron was brought to Beijing via a letter from Toronto
Based on the assumption that Omicron could spread through China via international mail, the Chinese authorities urged the public to reduce importing goods and receiving mail from overseas.
Chinese freestyle skier Gu flags Beijing arrival with dumpling meal
China’s freestyle skier Eileen Gu announced her arrival in Beijing to her 1.3 million followers on China’s Weibo platform late on Tuesday, as the 18-year-old prepares to take part in the upcoming …
Beijing 2022 official says athlete protests will lead to punishment
A Beijing 2022 official said on Wednesday that any athlete behaviour that is against the Olympic spirit or Chinese rules or laws will be subject to “certain punishment”, when asked about the …
China’s high-tech rise sharpens rivalry with the US
As the harbingers of China’s rise to superpower status proliferate, the urge in Washington to decouple from its “strategic competitor” intensifies. But, in 2022, the increasingly bipolar world that …
China plays lonely game of Covid whack-a-hamster
Hamsters have become the latest victims of China’s Covid-zero policy. Hong Kong is culling 2,000 of them after 11 tested positive, while Beijing curiously blames the mail for spreading the Omicron …
China bond yields dip after c.bank flags more easing
Chinese government bond yields fell across the curve on Wednesday after the central bank’s vice governor said it would roll out more policy measures to stabilise the economy amid signs of weakening …
China’s central bank to maintain continuity in real estate financial policy
BEIJING – The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, will maintain the continuity, consistency and stability of real estate financial policy, a PBOC official said at a press …
Expect Backlogs, Not Valentines, from China in February
Expect More Backups Ports in China have also been impacted by Omicron … Shipping containers by sea is the single largest challenge that the Chinese export engine must address, and keeping ports open …