Benjamin Daviet and Maxime Montaggioni were France’s heroes on Friday at the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games with victories in the biathlon cross-country skiing and snowboarding to push their …
Monthly Archives For March 2022
China faces multiple challenges amid ‘rising uncertainties’
China has stood apart from much of the world in refusing to condemn Russia’s military action, or even call it an invasion. On China’s economy, Li said that after an 8.1% expansion last year, achieving…
China amplifies unsupported Russian claim of Ukraine biolabs
As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine, it is getting a helping hand from China in spreading inflammatory and unsubstantiated claims that the U.S. is financing biological weapons labs in Ukraine …
Huawei, China Unicom and Industry Partners Jointly Release the Achievements of 5G Private Network PLUS
During MWC22 Barcelona, Huawei and China Unicom, GSMA, Midea, Ferrotec, Chang’an Automobile, Hikrobot, and Shanxi Xiangning Coking Coal Group jointly held the China Unicom 5G Private Network PLUS …
US attempts to coerce China’s semiconductor supply chain will backfire
America’s saturation over the chain is deep, but piece by piece Chinese firms are localizing and pushing hard to establish their own replacements in every domain. As the United States imposed …
China Feb new bank loans fall more than expected
New bank lending in China fell more than expected in February from a record high in January, even as the central bank keeps policy accommodative to support the slowing economy. Feb M2 money supply +9.
China Feb new bank loans fall to 1.23 trln yuan, below forecast
Chinese banks extended 1.23 trillion yuan ($195 billion) in new yuan loans in February, down sharply from January and falling short of analyst expectations.Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted new …
China’s New Bank Loans Plunged More Than Expected in February
BEIJING–New bank loans in China plunged in February due to seasonal factors and weak demand, slowing significantly from record-high levels in January.
Standard Bank in discussions with ICBC over exiting London-based joint venture
South Africa’s Standard Bank has commenced discussions with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) around exiting its 40% stake in the two lenders’ London-based joint venture ICBC Standard …
Govt Finally Addresses Loopholes in Laws Regarding Petroleum Imports From China
The Federal Government is considering imposing a 10% regulatory duty on petroleum imports from China. In this regard, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) …
Chinese Imports Edging Out Kenya’s Local Products
Njoroge Macharia has been making charcoal stoves, commonly known as jikos in Swahili, for four decades. He says imports from China have edged out his business. Jikos from China are affecting us, he …
COMMENT: Beijing performing a delicate balancing act in its support for Moscow
China’s support for Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine is largely rhetorical and Beijing won’t endanger its own relations with the west to …
British Nordic skier’s Beijing 2022 chances jeopardised by positive COVID-19 test
Britain’s Nordic skier Steve Arnold has been given a minute chance of competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games after testing positive …