SMIC, the Chinese flagship semiconductor company, is learnt to have become capable of making chips using the 7 nm technology. Context: Only Taiwan’s TSMC and Korean electronics giant Samsung were …
Monthly Archives For July 2022
Pakistan rice export to China witness increase in first six months
Pakistan’s rice export to China in the first six months of this year is worth around US$345 million, compared with the US$ 258 million …
As Global Brands Exit, Li-Ning Embraces Russian Market
Nike and Adidas are among the brands leaving Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, leaving a gap for Li-Ning to fill. What are the risks and rewards?
Alibaba Aims To Add Primary Listing In Hong Kong, Woo China Investors After Crackdown
Alibaba plans to add a primary listing in Hong Kong to its New York presence, targeting investors in mainland China as it becomes the first big company to take advantage of a rule change in…
As China’s economic challenges grow, will investors lose confidence?
Although it’s looking increasingly unlikely that China will hit its 2022 growth target, Beijing is determined not to resort to aggressive stimulus Youth unemployment, the Henan banking scandal, …
China tariffs see Australia’s wine exports suffer ‘not unexpected’ decline
Australia’s overall wine exports declined by 10 per cent in volume and by 19 per cent in value to A$2.08 billion (US$1.44 billion) in the year ended June 30 Exports to China, including Hong Kong…
China May See An Unprecedented Drop In LNG Imports This Year
China’s LNG imports could see an unprecedented decline this year as a result of high landing prices for the superchilled fuel, increased coal-fired power production, and increased domestic gas supply …
China Has a Crisis Brewing – Will It Be the Final Straw for Global Economy?
The ‘Dragon’ enters an already troubled world: it looks like the China story is going to jolt the global economy like a Bull in a China shop, and no one knows the magnitude of the…
Interview: China Int’l Consumer Products Expo to help promote global economic growth — Egyptian researcher
The second China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) will help promote global economic recovery and growth, an Egyptian researcher has said. The Expo opened Monday on China’s resort island of …
Tourism bounces back in China as COVID-19 eases, school holidays begin
For people like him who work in the tourism sector, the past two years have been difficult. Every time a COVID-19 outbreak occurred, the park was among the first batch of businesses that had to…
Beijing detains high-flying Tsinghua semiconductor boss, report says
The 54-year-old, who led cash-strapped chipmaking giant Tsinghua Unigroup for a decade, has been out of contact after being taken from his home by authorities in mid-July, reported Caixin, a Chinese …
China’s increasing US real estate portfolio a major cause for domestic concern: Carter
Chinese Communist Party-linked businesses are buying up large pieces of US farmland in North Dakota and Texas, plus other real estate interests in Florida.
China’s Jaka Robotics fueled by Saudi Arabia’s Prosperity7 in global push
Jaka Robotics, a Chinese startup that makes collaborative robots, has just pulled in a hefty Series D funding round of over $150 million from a lineup of heavyweight investors to help it expand …
