China on Tuesday announced changes to its Covid-19 controls that will make it easier to enter the country, the first step towards easing its border restrictions.
Monthly Archives For June 2022
Coronavirus: China eases quarantine for overseas arrivals based on ‘lessons learned’ in Shanghai
Travellers will now have to spend seven days in a government-run facility, plus another three days in home isolation EU business group welcomes the move but says it remains to be seen if it will…
US stocks seen opening higher helped by news China is loosening its coronavirus travel restrictions
News that China’s National Health Commission has said it would loosen its strict quarantine requirements for international travelers helped lift the mood on Tuesday. Travel firm stocks rose pre-market …
Why China Unicom Hong Kong passes three vital dividend tests
For investors right across the market-cap range, decent dividends are a pointer to potentially good quality stocks – but is this the case at China Unicom Hong Kong (HKG:762)? The hard part is knowing …
China’s yuan eases after PBOC chief vows to keep policy accommodative
China’s yuan eased against the dollar on Tuesday, after its central bank head said monetary policy would continue to be accommodative to support economic recovery. SHANGHAI, June 28 (Reuters) – …
FTSE 100 hits over two-week high as China eases COVID curbs
China slashed the quarantine time for inbound … The UK insurer index edged 1.9% higher after finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday the state wants to reform insurer solvency rules quickly.
A Cold War with China, Global Warming, and Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Most of the actors in China’s manufacturing export boom in the first decade of this century were low-paid (by US standards) and relatively uneducated workers in factories. In this story of …
Xi Jinping says China has consulted millions of citizens about its government as part of a ‘whole-process democracy’ that Beijing claims is better than the West’s
While Xi claimed that 8.54 million opinions had been gathered, it’s unclear if the views accurately represent the “people’s voices.” …
New issuers line up for Hong Kong IPOs
Five Chinese companies took their Hong Kong IPO plans to the next step this week despite a difficult market environment. Weilong Delicious Global Holdings and Miniso Group have passed their listing …
China slashes quarantine restrictions as Covid-19 cases fall
China has cut its required quarantine period for international travellers by half, to one week, in the first significant nationwide relaxation of restrictions since outbreaks in Shanghai and Beijing …
China cuts quarantine time for international travelers in big step toward easing Covid controls
Overseas travelers now only need to quarantine at a centralized facility for seven days upon arrival in mainland China, followed by three days at home.
Africa’s dream of feeding China hits hard reality
President Xi Jinping announced a raft of initiatives to boost China’s imports from Africa to $300 billion over the next three years and $300 billion a year by 2035. In theory, agriculture is one the…
China’s blockchain boosters slam crypto as Ponzi scheme
Executives at China’s Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) – a state-backed initiative aimed at driving the commercial adoption of blockchain technology – labelled cryptocurrency “the biggest Ponzi …
