Lee Ming-che was arrested by Chinese authorities in 2017 and charged with subversion of state power. His arrest was China’s first criminal prosecution of a nonprofit worker since Beijing passed a law …
Monthly Archives For April 2022
China releases jailed Taiwanese activist, sends him home
A Taiwanese activist jailed in China returned to Taiwan on Friday after completing a five-year sentence. Li Ming-che, a community college lecturer and activist at a human rights non-governmental …
Bitcoin price surpasses $41,000! Technical analysts predict crypto to bounce
Bitcoin price climbed above $41,000, advancing along with equities after China indicated it’s about to loosen monetary policy.
China reports 24,268 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 14 vs 3,020 a day earlier
That compares with 29,411 new cases a day earlier – 3,020 symptomatic and 26,391 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately.
China’s new home prices stalled in March month-on-month
China’s new home prices stalled for a second straight month in March, official data showed on Friday, as growing COVID-19 lockdowns dampened consumer confidence and weighed on demand.Average new home …
Mark Keenan: Chinese whispers can’t deny reality of its ghost cities – and what could potentially be the biggest property crash in history
What an incredible skyline! Thank goodness it’s missing the tons of homeless people, drug addicts, graffiti, trash, street gangs, and rag tag street vendors!” …
China Central Bank Unexpectedly Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged
(Bloomberg) — China’s central bank left a key policy rate unchanged, disappointing most economists who had expected a reduction to bolster the economy amid a worsening Covid outbreak. The People’s …
China c.bank keeps medium-term policy rate unchanged, matching expectations
China’s central bank kept the interest rate unchanged on Friday as it rolled over maturing medium-term policy loans, matching market expectations, despite Beijing calling for more monetary stimulus to …
Russia-Ukraine war, Covid-19 surge in China on IMF-World Bank agenda
A key global issue, cryptocurrency regulations, will not feature in the agenda and are unlikely to be discussed on the sidelines as well, Business Standard has learnt …
CX Daily: Four Things to Know About China’s Warning on NFT Financial Risks
Shanghai hosts many of China’s leading semiconductor manufacturers including the country’s largest chip foundry, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC). In 2021, integrated circuit …
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka looks to China for help, but will it step in?
Colombo has asked for US$1 billion loan to meet repayments and a US$1.5 billion credit line to buy Chinese goods Analysts say Beijing is likely to be cautious but will face pressure to be part…
China reports 24,268 news COVID-19 cases on April 14 vs 3,020 a day earlier
Out of the new COVID-19 cases 3,486 were symptomatic and 20,782 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
Level of groundwater in Beijing reaches two-decade high
[Photo by He Jinwen/for China Daily] The level of groundwater in Beijing reached a two decade record high last year, amid local authorities’ consistent efforts to curb overexploitation and ramp up …
