FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the impact of the latest Chinese lockdowns on the supply chains between China and the U.S.
Monthly Archives For April 2022
Is Tencent A Good Stock To Buy, Sell, Or Hold?
Investors viewed the sudden suspension of the mega and highly sought-after IPO at the eleventh hour with shock and the idea that ‘Beijing is capricious’ began to propagate. With the Chinese …
DiDi sinks 22% as the China ride-hail giant plans to hold vote on potential delisting of US shares
The vote comes after Didi’s security practices fell under investigation in China last year. Didi shares have been listed in the US since its $4.4 billion IPO in June 2021. Shares of DiDi Global …
LinkDoc Formally Withdraws Its U.S. IPO. Next Stop, Hong Kong?
LinkDoc has formally withdrawn its plan to raise $200 million from a U.S. IPO, nine months after its 11th hour halt to the listing; Three other Chinese companies wi …
Ukraine war: Trade flows between Shenzhen and Russia thin by nearly a third as freight forwarders bemoan Ukraine uncertainties
Freight shipments from Shenzhen to Russia have shrunk by nearly a third since Moscow began its invasion of Ukraine, according to freight forwarders in the southern tech hub who provide logistics …
Beijing’s ‘stay put’ policy for holidays may curtail travel activities
The Beijing municipal government said on Monday that it will encourage local residents to avoid travel and stay put during the upcoming May Day holidays, which begin on May 1, a move to prevent the…
Assessing the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Soft Power, Politics, and the Future of the Games
This conversation with Dr. Susan Brownell – professor of anthropology in the department of history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and internationally recognized expert on the Olympics and …
Beijing encourages residents to ‘stay put’ during Labor Day holidays
Ahead of the Labor Day holidays on May 1, the Beijing municipal government issued a notice on Monday encouraging local residents to avoid travel and stay put during the holidays, as the travel rush …
China’s Covid-19 Restrictions Threaten Economic Recovery
GDP figures painted a relatively rosy picture, the data didn’t capture the full impact of severe Covid-19 restrictions, which are emerging as the largest threat to growth.
China reports first 3 deaths in Shanghai COVID outbreak, fueling skepticism over official numbers
China has reported its first three deaths linked to the COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, as the country battles its worst surge of infections since the pandemic began.
Crypto Price Check: Bitcoin Hitting One-Month Low
Winston Ma, managing partner of CloudTree Ventures, Author of The Digital War – How China’s Tech Power Shapes the Future … look no further than the recent funding round announced by crypto-payment …
DiDi sinks 21% as the China ride-hail giant plans to hold vote on potential delisting of US shares
DiDi will hold a shareholders’ vote on the delisting of its NYSE-listed shares in May. The company launched its IPO in June 2021.
China coronavirus: new craze sees Shanghai residents pay amateur African actors to dance in videos and send well wishes to others in lockdown
These videos used to be for birthdays, but Shanghai has repurposed them as morale-boosting messages and a way to vent their lockdown frustration The sudden demand from Shanghai has left video makers …
