THE Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry is optimistic that China will increase its palm oil imports despite current global challenges. Its minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said the world’s …
Monthly Archives For July 2022
Govt optimistic China will increase palm oil imports
China is expected to increase its palm oil imports despite the current global challenges, including the tight edible oil market.
Authorities in South China Apologize Over COVID-19 Break-Ins
Authorities in southern China are apologizing for breaking into the homes of people quarantined for being suspected of contracting COVID-19.
Chinese Property Giant Vanke Gets Go-Ahead to Spin Off Unit for Hong Kong IPO
Real estate giant China Vanke announced that it received regulatory approval to spin off its property management services unit for an initial public offering in Hong Kong. The China Securities and …
Rising issue as China’s Covid-19 cases near 700 as Shanghai widens testing and thousands of tourists stranded due to lockdown
New Covid-19 cases in China jumped to almost 700, with more infectious strains of the virus continuing to test the country’s hardline approach as outbreaks spread beyond the major cities.
Xi’s Beijing Invite Ignored by Top Europe Leaders, SCMP Says
Top European leaders have left President Xi Jinping hanging over an invitation to meet him in Beijing later this year, according to the South China Morning Post, as tensions fray between Beijing and …
Mortgage strikes threaten China’s economic and political stability
Analysis: worsening meltdown in the country’s debt-laden property market is at the heart of a problem that comes at a precarious time for the Communist party …
China’s Tianjin halts some businesses in fresh COVID curbs
A handful of COVID-19 infections have forced the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin to shut many entertainment venues and some kindergartens and tutoring agencies, the latest big city to fight …
100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints found at restaurant in China
Dinosaur footprints dating back 100 million years have been discovered in southwestern China after a sharp-eyed diner spotted them in a restaurant’s outdoor courtyard.
Uniplan China elevates Sonny Shen and Gordon Wang + adds Robert Paschen as ECD
Global brand experience agency, Uniplan has announced several senior leadership appointments to further optimize the agency’s structure and strengthen the transformation journey.
China’s Covid-19 cases near 700 as Shanghai widens testing
Shanghai rolled out a testing blitz in 12 of the city’s 16 districts home to around 20 million people. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China to Post Record Decline in LNG Imports as Economy Slows
China is set to post a record drop in liquefied natural gas imports this year, which will return Japan to the top spot as the world’s biggest buyer of the seaborne fuel, according to Wood…
TikTok owner ByteDance explores self-designed chips as China aims for semiconductor self-sufficiency
ByteDance’s semiconductor push highlights a focus from firms to create chips for specific purposes as well as China’s desire to become stronger in this tech.
