China has ended its nearly three-year diplomatic freeze directed at Australia. It comes after Defence Minister Richard Marles sat down for a discussion with his Chinese counterpart on the sideline of …
Monthly Archives For June 2022
Beijing registers 33 confirmed local COVID-19 infections
Beijing has reported 33 confirmed COVID-19 cases that were locally transmitted as of 3 p.m. on Sunday, the municipal health commission told a press conference. That has brought the number of new cases …
China’s US$1.3 trillion stock rebound rewards contrarian funds with three barriers challenging path to next level
A rebound that added US$1.3 trillion in value to Chinese onshore stocks over the past two months may be facing exhaustion as new hurdles emerge, money managers say.
Renewed Selling Pressure Anticipated For China Stock Market
(RTTNews) – The China stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one session after ending the four-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 80 points or 2.6 percent. The Shanghai …
China Is Walking Back Virus Loosening Just Weeks After Reopening
China is starting to re-impose Covid-19 restrictions just weeks after major easing in key cities, raising concern the country may once again employ strict lockdowns to control its outbreak. Most Read …
China walks back loosening of coronavirus restrictions weeks after reopening
China is starting to re-impose COVID-19 restrictions just weeks after major easing in key cities, raising concern the country may once again employ strict lockdowns to control its outbreak. Beijing …
China vows to ‘crush’ any attempt by Taiwan to pursue independence
China’s defence minister began his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference by claiming inaccurately that China had never started a war against another country. Yet minutes later, General …
China’s Xi Calls for ‘Closer Emotional Bond’ With Hong Kong
President Xi Jinping said people in Hong Kong and on the mainland should develop “a closer emotional bond,” comments that come before the Chinese leader’s potential visit to the city.
Investor flight from China reverses as Beijing shifts sentiment
The global flight from Chinese stocks during the rout earlier this year has reversed, underlining the rapid shift in sentiment as investors bet Beijing can engineer a recovery for the world’s …
Top 10 Chinese listed companies by brand value
Tencent won first place in a ranking of listed companies’ brand value in 2022, followed by Alibaba, Kweichow Moutai, China Mobile and JD, according to a report jointly released by National Business …
Disappearance of China’s online sales king is blow to Alibaba
The abrupt disappearance of China’s top online sales host from Alibaba’s Taobao platform may only deal a short-term blow to the ecommerce group, but it highlights the risks of …
Wall Street’s China Problems Multiply With Warning on Banker Pay
Hopes that banks’ business in China finally might be paying off have been dented and dented again. China’s Covid-19 lockdowns, its volatile markets and moves by its leader, Xi Jinping, to reshape the …
In ‘miracle’ city Shenzhen, fears for China’s economic future
David Fong made his way from a poor village in central China to the southern boomtown of Shenzhen as a young man in 1997. Over the next 25 years he worked for a succession of…