China’s two largest cities are tightening some Covid controls again just days after loosening them as the virus appeared under control.
Monthly Archives For June 2022
Analysis: China’s regulatory thaw leaves investors eager yet uneasy
As Chinese authorities signal that a two-year crackdown on the domestic technology sector is over, global investors are relieved and yet loath to take the government at its word.
China slowdown to put pressure on metal and energy commodities
Though May import data points to a decent growth in dollar terms, its GDP is likely to plunge to 4 per cent While lockdown-related restrictions in parts of China in recent months caused a slowdown…
China’s Securities Regulator Denies Conducting Review Of Ant Group’s IPO
China’s securities regulator said that it isn’t currently reviewing nor conducting research to revive the initial public offering of billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group, after multiple media reports …
Xi Jinping says ‘persistence is victory’ as Covid restrictions return to Shanghai and Beijing
Both cities back on high alert, with new lockdowns in Shanghai , and the shutdown of entertainment venues in Beijing …
A court in China ordered a man to compensate his ex-wife $4,490 for all the housework and childcare duties she took on during their marriage
The case sparked wide debate online over the value of domestic work, with many saying the compensation was too little for seven years of labor.
Has China Lost Europe?
In April and May, as Russia’s war in Ukraine entered its third month, China sent a special envoy to meet with officials in eight central and eastern European countries. The timing was not coincidental …
Uninvestable? On the slippery precipice of China’s great Tech Unwreck
Beijing is sending smoke signals that tech is back, and regulators are going to, carefully, take their foot off the neck of the industry.
Shangri-La Latest: US, China Defense Chiefs Arrive in Singapore
The US and China will use a major Asian security forum to press their competing visions for regional stability, even as the war in Ukraine consumes Washington’s attention and Beijing struggles with …
WHO now says theory that COVID-19 leaked from Chinese lab should be studied more
Over two years after the coronavirus was first detected in China, and after at least 6.3 million deaths have been counted worldwide from the pandemic, the World Health Organization is recommending in …
China-made mobile phones gaining popularity in Russia
Major China mobile phone brands are seeing robust demand in Russia lately. Xiaomi, Realme and Honor alone accounted for almost half (42%) of Russia’s …
COVID-19 origin: WHO takes U-turn, says Chinese lab leak theory needs study
Over two years after the coronavirus was first detected in China, and after at least 6.3 million deaths have been counted worldwide from the pandemic, the World Health Organization is recommending in …
China’s Producer Inflation Eases to 14-Month Low in May
China’s factory-gate inflation cooled to its slowest pace in 14 months in May, official data showed on Friday, depressed by weak demand for steel, aluminium and other key industrial commodities due to …
