China shares rebounded strongly on Thursday after six straight losing sessions, partly due to big gains on Western stock markets on Wednesday and the ongoing ‘Two Sessions.’ China shares rebounded …
Monthly Archives For March 2022
Soho China dangles 30 per cent discount on commercial properties to trim debt after aborted Blackstone deal
Soho China plans to sell about 32,000 square metres from its portfolio in Beijing and Shanghai Proceeds from the sale will be used to cut debt, says chairman Pan Shiyi Soho China is offering a…
Exclusive-China’s regulators check risks to futures brokers from nickel positions
China’s securities regulators are gathering information from futures brokerages about their clients’ short positions in nickel to prevent spillover risks from rocketing prices this week, three people …
China exports more electric cars than anyone else
China is now the world’s biggest exporter of electric cars. The middle kingdom wrapped them and sent them to Europe and Southeast Asia. According to the General Administration of Customs of China, the …
Can China’s SWIFT Alternative Give Russia a Lifeline?
Can Russia’s increasing use of the RMB and connectivity with China’s international payment system mitigate the economic fallout of sanctions?
China urges state refiners to halt April fuel exports, sources say
Beijing has told Chinese state refiners to consider suspending exports of gasoline and diesel in April as the Ukraine war heightens concern of shortages, three sources with knowledge of the matter …
US finally moves on crypto – but it’s a hug, not a punch
And it must play a leading role in international engagement and the global governance of digital assets consistent with democratic values and US global competitiveness. The big-picture aim, then, is …
‘Late to the game’: Despite Biden executive order, US lags other nations regulating crypto
The US joined the growing list of nations trying to regulate cryptocurrency with the executive order Biden signed, well behind other countries.
HK IPO market withers under volatility
Hong Kong’s IPO market will have to hunker down for a difficult period ahead, with listing applications coming through quickly but deals unlikely to materialise, ECM bankers have warned. The city’s …
China eases control to let ruble fall faster against yuan
China is easing government exchange rate controls to let the Russian ruble fall faster in value against the Chinese yuan in a move that would help to insulate Beijing from economic sanctions on Moscow …
China’s Rural Revitalization Strategy: Opportunities for Investment
A significant amount of China’s populace still live in rural areas, which opens up several investment opportunities under the rural revitalization strategy.
Winter Paralympics: athletes battle melting snow in warm Beijing weather
Warm weather melted artificial snow at Yanqing and caused disruption to the para Alpine skiing events …
Paralympics-Ukraine athletes appeal for peace with banner at Beijing Games
Ukrainian athletes and officials made an appeal for peace at the Beijing Winter Paralympics on Thursday, unfurling a banner, observing a minute of silence and appealing for an end to the war triggered …