Xiaomi is preparing for a supposedly large flagship smartphone launch event next month in July, as the tech giant is reportedly going to launch 4 of their new flagship offerings for H2 2022, which are…
Monthly Archives For June 2022
China’s population is about to shrink, here’s what it means for the world
After four extraordinary decades in which China’s population has swelled from 660 million to 1.4 billion, its population is on track to turn down this year, for the first time since the great famine …
Week In Review: Joincare Plans $300-$400 Million IPO On Swiss Exchange
Unofficial sources said Joincare would seek to raise around $300 to $400 million. Click here to read a weekly update on China biopharma companies.
Gramercy sees value in buying up indebted China real estate
Founder Robert Koenigsberger notes parallels to Russia in the 1990s and is loading up on property company bonds …
Fiscal Self-Sufficiency of China’s Local Gov’ts to Drop This Year as Revenues Stall
A gauge of Chinese local governments’ financial independence is expected to fall below 50 percent this year as revenue growth slows. The fiscal self-sufficiency rate, which is the ratio of a local …
China’s population is about to shrink for the first time, what does it mean for the world?
After four extraordinary decades in which China’s population has swelled from 660 million to 1.4 billion, its population is on track to turn down this year, for the first time since the great famine …
Companies in China teeter under zero-COVID pressure
Fiona Shi lost her job twice during the pandemic—first, in 2020 when Covid ravaged the travel industry, and then …
Beijing resumes normal operation of all subway stations
All metro stations in Beijing that were closed due to epidemic prevention and control resumed operation on Sunday, according to the municipal transport commission. The bus services that were earlier …
US lawmakers push for more money to counter China in Indo-Pacific
Democratic and Republican lawmakers will next week introduce legislation to spur the White House to funnel more money to the Indo-Pacific region to help counter China. Ami Bera, the Democratic chair …
Families push Biden for release of jailed Americans in China
The U.S.-China relationship, hobbled by bitter feuds over tariffs and Taiwan, is facing new tensions as family members urge the Biden administration to get tough with Beijing to win the release of …
China urges IMF to approve US$1.4 billion Zambia bailout, but told it must reach deal with other lenders
China has urged the International Monetary Fund to approve a US$1.4 billion bailout for Zambia but the fund responded by telling Beijing and other official creditors they must first agree a relief …
Enterprises and restaurants in Beijing punished for insufficient epidemic prevention measures
Five restaurants in Beijing were reprimanded for the adoption of inadequate epidemic prevention measures on Sunday, 10 days after the capital city has weathered unprecedented challenges and risks …
China makes world’s 1st optical all-sky survey by commercial telescope China makes world’s 1st optical all-sky survey by commercial telescope
China’s commercial space telescope Yangwang-1 completed an optical survey of the whole sky, according to its developer Origin Space, marking the world’s first optical survey using a commercial space …