Beijing authorities extended work-from-home guidance for many of its 22 million residents to stem a persistent COVID-19 outbreak, while Shanghai deployed more testing and curbs to hold on to its …
Monthly Archives For May 2022
WRAPUP 1-Beijing urges millions to keep working from home amid COVID outbreak menace
Beijing authorities extended work-from-home guidance for many of its 22 million residents to stem a persistent COVID-19 outbreak, while Shanghai deployed more testing and curbs to hold on to its …
China stocks fall as Beijing COVID concerns weigh
China stocks fell on Monday as Beijing reported the most number of cases seen during the current COVID-19 outbreak, while profit-taking after two straight weeks of gains also weighed on benchmarks.
China bill yields slump as lenders ‘window dress’ loan books
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Slowing economic growth in China and anaemic demand for loans have sparked heavy buying of low-risk short-term financial instruments by lenders, pushing yields near zero, as banks …
China bill yields slump as lenders ‘window dress’ loan books
SHANGHAI :Slowing economic growth in China and anaemic demand for loans have sparked heavy buying of low-risk short-term financial instruments by lenders, pushing yields near zero, as banks seek to …
Global debt surges to record $305tn in first quarter on US and China borrowing
Total debt climbed by $3.3tn in the January-March quarter, the Institute of International Finance said on Wednesday … “On the back of strict lockdowns in China and tighter global funding conditions, …
Explained: Quad’s plan to check China’s illegal fishing and the role India will play
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo early Monday to attend the second in-person Quadrilateral Security Alliance (Quad) leaders’ summit. High on the agenda of Quad nations – Australia, India, …
How close is China to getting an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine ready?
Since the beginning of the pandemic, China has been developing COVID-19 vaccines from five different approaches. It has so far approved seven COVID-19 vaccines based on inactivated virus, viral vector …
China’s economy hit hard by return of COVID-19; jobless rate zooms to two-year high
China, which once boasted of a robust defence against COVID-19 pandemic, is now hit hard by the return of the virus. Consumer spending and factory output tumbled last month, while growth in …
Beijing urges millions to keep working from home amid COVID-19 outbreak menace
BEIJING: Beijing authorities extended work-from-home guidance for many of its 22 million residents to stem a persistent COVID-19 outbreak, while Shanghai deployed more testing and curbs to hold on to …
Beijing mulls reducing hotel quarantine to one week for international travellers with 7+7 policy, sources say
If the change is enacted, it would be the second reduction in May from previous hotel quarantine requirements of 10 and 14 days, including a week at home The deliberation comes amid tightening social …
China bill yields plunge as banks ‘window dress’ loan books
Slowing economic growth in China and anaemic demand for loans has sparked heavy buying of low-risk short-term financial instruments by lenders, pushing yields near zero, as banks seek to meet internal …
UN human rights chief to begin contentious China visit
The UN human rights chief was Monday due to begin a six-day trip to China that takes in the remote Xinjiang region, stirring fears over access and the propaganda value the visit offers to the…
