China’s gasoline exports slid 47% and diesel plunged 88% in the first two months of 2022 from a year ago, customs data showed on Friday, as Beijing halved the export quotas for refined fuel in…
Monthly Archives For March 2022
Just How Green Is Green Crypto?
There are a lot of “green crypto” initiatives that are easy to dismiss as pure hype.
COVID-19: China weighing ‘zero COVID-19’ exit
Even as authorities lock down cities in China’s worst COVID-19 outbreak in two years, they are looking for an exit from what has been an arguably successful, but onerous disease prevention strategy. A …
China says Xi and Biden’s two-hour call focused on the need for peace in Ukraine
The call was seen as a critical test of whether Biden can convince China to stay on the sidelines of the conflict in Ukraine.
China’s Exports of Alumina May Increase Rapidly on Opened Export Window
On March 17, the transaction of 30,000 mt of alumina was made at $527/mt FOB, which was $2/mt higher than in Indonesia on March 16. The goods will be shipped in late April. The price…
Are NFTs the future of digital media business models? South China Morning Post thinks so
The Hong Kong-based news organisation has created a new tech startup to profit from historical content with blockchain technology. In its first auction, it raked in $130k …
Varney: Biden call with China raises the stakes big time
Stuart Varney, during his latest “My Take,” warns that fallout from Biden’s phone call with China’s Xi Jinping could lead to sanctions, raising stakes “big time.” …
Conflict and confrontation not in anyone’s interest, says Beijing at Xi-Biden video call
Washington: Key figures for a war half a world away, President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping spoke for nearly two hours on Friday as the White House looked to deter Beijing from providing military…
Heavy snow hits Beijing, triggering alerts for ice, fog
Beijing was hit by heavy snow on Friday with blizzards in part of the capital while the peak daytime temperature stood at just 2 …
China’s regulatory storm may soon subside for Big Tech firms after Xi Jinping’s right-hand man calls for order, transparency
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He called on regulators to adopt a ‘standardised, transparent and predictable’ approach in overseeing the nation’s internet services giants His directives represent a subtle …
China seen keeping lending benchmarks steady, cut expectations grow: Reuters poll
China is likely to keep benchmark lending rates unchanged at its monthly fixing on Monday, a Reuters survey found, after the central bank surprised investors by forgoing a cut to medium-term lending …
Better financial support for Zhejiang in realizing common prosperity
A guideline issued by Chinese authorities on Friday called for the implementation of a set of financial initiatives to build Zhejiang province, the nation’s private economy hub, into a pilot zone for …
Biden and China’s Xi Hold Two-Hour Call Amid Tension Over Ukraine War
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on a video call on Friday about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Chinese media said Xi underlined that such conflicts are in no-one’s …
