An employee inspects a bottle of Elixir brand toning lotion on the production line at Shiseido Co’s new factory in Kurume, Japan, on Thursday last week. Photo: Bloomberg The outcome was in line with …
Monthly Archives For June 2022
Alibaba Update: It’s Down 75%. Is It Still A Value Play?
Alibaba is cheaper today than 8 years ago. Is this one of life’s great rarities? – a Second Chance for investors to redeem a missed opportunity? Or is it a sign of stagnation? A huge…
China’s Russia dealings irk U.S., but don’t breach sanctions
China’s support for Russia through oil and gas purchases is irking Washington and raising the risk of U.S. retaliation, foreign observers say, though they see no sign Beijing is helping Mosc …
Volkswagen to strengthen engagement in China, promises no forced labour at plants – RTL
Volkswagen will strengthen its relationship to China and can guarantee that the company does not employ any forced labour in the country, the carmaker’s chief executive Herbert Diess said to German …
COVID-19: Shanghai starts easing lockdown
Shanghai slowly whirred back to life yesterday as a range of COVID-19 restrictions were eased after a two-month lockdown that confined residents of the Chinese city to their homes and battered the …
Don’t ban crypto currencies, regulate them
On April 29, 2022, Bank of Uganda [BoU] released a written paper about an earlier dossier published by the Government of Uganda, through the ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, …
China Orders $120 Billion Credit Line for Infrastructure Growth
Beijing ordered state-owned policy banks to set up an 800 billion yuan ($120 billion) line of credit for infrastructure projects as it leans on construction to stimulate an economy battered by …
Macao needs China’s heft in tech to introduce CBDC, official says
Lei Wai Nong, Macao’s secretary for economy and finance, said China’s expertise in developing its digital yuan could help the specially administered region introduce a central bank digital currency …
China’s population is about to shrink. Here’s what it means for India and the world
This is happening despite Beijing abandoning its one-child policy in 2016 and introducing a three-child policy, backed by tax and other incentives, last year.
Hongqi LS7 SUV At Shenzhen Auto Show, Starts At 236,000 USD
Hong-Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Auto Show – which is a terrible name, so we simply call it the Shenzhen Auto Show because that’s where the show is held. The Hongqi LS7 is named differently from…
Beijing to cautiously return to normal as COVID-19 risks still exist
New COVID-19 cases in Beijing have fallen constantly since May 22, but the risk of a resurgence still exists as the goal of zero community transmission has not yet been achieved, local authorities …
US, Taiwan Launch Trade Talks In Challenge To China
The United States and Taiwan launched talks on Wednesday aimed at deepening their trade ties, in a clear challenge to Beijing. The process, labeled the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, …
Apple to move iPad production out of China for first time: report
Apple is moving portions of manufacturing to Vietnam in order to combat supply chain hurdles from mainland China’s “zero-COVID” policies.
