Wilsons head of research James Ferrier said a2 Milk still faces conjecture from investors over the macro picture in China, such as the falling birth rate, consumers favouring local brands and the …
Monthly Archives For February 2022
Analysis: Will foreign investors remain interested in China? Analysis: Will foreign investors remain interested in China?
Global investors are betting on China’s economic future. The business community is capable of dealing with business cycles and geopolitical uncertainties. What’s hard to find is a stable macroeconomic …
The Olympics was a success inside of China. And that’s the audience Beijing cares about
But the past two weeks have also shown the world two very different Games: For China, Beijing 2022 was a resounding success that exceeded all expectations. To the rest of the world, it remained a…
Hong Kong to consider transporting fresh goods by sea from mainland China, ‘could import 70 per cent of original volume for vegetables’
Hong Kong could ease the crunch in fresh food supplies by transporting goods from mainland China by sea, a method which could bring … earlier on Tuesday that the government was considering importing …
Singaporeans fall prey to Chinese-origin ‘pig-butchering’ crypto scam
The Singapore daily cited news reports saying that pig-butchering scams started in China in 2016. Back then, scammers groomed their victims to place bets on fake gambling websites. The Chinese …
Mikaela Shiffrin leaves Beijing without a medal after Americans lose bronze matchup in Alpine team event
BEIJING — Mikaela Shiffrin will leave the Beijing Olympics empty-handed. Shiffrin and the Americans lost to Norway in the bronze-medal race of the Alpine team event Sunday. Each country won two …
Eve Muirhead ends long wait for Olympic gold as GB beat Japan in Beijing final
Her road to Beijing itself had been scattered with setbacks, from failing to secure an initial place in Beijing through last year’s World Championships to a torrid start to the final qualifying …
Washington urged to end costly tariff war on China amid surging inflation
[Photo/Xinhua] A growing number of U.S. business groups and lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to end the costly tariff war on China as U.S. inflation surged to a 40-year high last month.
Beijing 2022 reports no new COVID cases among Games-related personnel on Feb. 19
BEIJING, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Beijing 2022 Olympics organiser said on Sunday that no new COVID-19 cases were detected among Games-related personnel on Feb. 19. Reuters, the news and media division of …
A look at Eileen Gu’s million-dollar brand collaborations and endorsements
In 2021, Gu was endorsing 16 brands and the following year, she added seven more labels from the USA and China combined to her portfolio. This is a testimony to her rapidly rising popularity even…
Catch-22 for firms: Winning in China risks losing elsewhere, and vice versa
It will further make them prone to China’s crackdown on them … which represents companies that do business internationally, reported the newspaper. Notably, in June, the United States will enact a …
China’s Shenzhen reports 8 local COVID-19 cases
SHENZHEN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen reported eight new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the municipal health commission said Sunday. Six …
Once savvy, NBC’s Olympics deal is shakier after Beijing
As the Beijing winter games come to a close, it’s harder to see them now. These Olympics were a disaster for the network: a buzz-free, hermetically-sealed event in an authoritarian country a …