China’s crackdown on its real estate sector shows few signs of stopping as officials seek to reduce the risk of a U.S.-style financial crisis.
Monthly Archives For January 2022
Beijing reports first locally transmitted omicron case in lead-up to Olympics
Beijing has reported its first locally transmitted case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus Saturday, about three weeks before the Olympic Winter Games are set to begin in the city on Feb. 4, …
Beijing Reports First Locally Transmitted Omicron Case Ahead of Hosting Winter Olympics
Beijing reported its first locally transmitted case of the Omicron variant on Saturday, just weeks before China’s capital will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Pang Xinghuo, an official at the city …
China is risking a big hit to the economy and supply chains with zero-Omicron approach
The Chinese government’s unwavering insistence on stamping out any trace of the coronavirus is facing its biggest test yet as authorities grapple with Omicron’s quickening spread. And it could cost …
China’s zero-Covid policy poses challenge for manufacturers and supply chains
China’s battle to contain the Omicron variant risks choking already stretched global supply chains, manufacturing managers and analysts have warned, threatening production of goods ranging from …
China’s J-20 Jet Fighter Now Has a Domestically-Sourced Engine
The J-20’s development began, ahead of schedule, because “then-President Donald Trump had stoked fears of a sudden conflict with Washington.” …
China’s Q4 GDP growth seen hitting 1-1/2-year low, raising heat on policymakers
China Q4 GDP growth seen slowing to 3.6% y/y … reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop …
From tuition ban to Evergrande collapse, is China tripping over its chase for ‘common prosperity’?
China’s crackdown on tech and a range of other sectors shows its economic policies are increasingly driven by ideological rather than market considerations But instead of promoting ‘common prosperity’ …
In the War Between Crypto Companies And Regulators, Everyone Loses
The winds currently blowing from the crypto exchange giant give the feeling that the battle might have been won, but the war is far from over. In a long and descriptive tweet, Coinbase Co-founder and…
Beijing reports first Omicron case ahead of Winter Olympics
Officials in Beijing said Saturday that the Chinese capital has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 ahead of the Lunar New Year and the opening of the Winter Olympics.
Beijing reports first omicron case ahead of 2022 Winter Olympics: state media
Officials had tried to double efforts to ensure a COVID-19 infection did not disrupt the games, with forced quarantine in several cities.
No friendly politician is too obscure for insecure China, not even Barry Gardiner
Wasting its money, or rather the money of the subjugated Chinese people, on Barry Gardiner, of all MPs, seems more silly than sinister. Why bother? If you’ve never heard of him, Gardiner is an …
China’s economy grew 8% in 2021 but property, virus threats loom: Poll
China’s economy expanded at its fastest pace for 10 years in 2021, according to an AFP poll of analysts, but its strong recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is threatened by Omicron and a property …
