Notable business headlines include the FTC dropping Mark Zuckerberg from Meta’s antitrust suit, Amazon seller Pharmapacks to close after failing to secure financing to remain operating, and Tesla and …
Monthly Archives For August 2022
China Warns of ‘Forceful Measures’ if Canada Interferes in Taiwan
China warned it will take “forceful measures” if Canada interferes in Taiwan, a week after it emerged that a delegation of Canadian parliamentarians was planning to visit the island later this year to …
Sea creature that inspired mermaid tales declared extinct in China
The dugong, a gentle marine mammal that has frequented China’s southern waters for hundreds of years, has become functionally extinct in the country, a new study said on Wednesday. Research by the …
Two new phrases in a top Chinese dictionary highlight Beijing’s economic hopes—and pitfalls
The latest edition of the Standard Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese includes a number of new entries that reflect key political and socioeconomic trends in China. Among them: “sharing economy,” …
China probes defeat by Evergrande youth football team
Chinese authorities have ordered tighter supervision of local football leagues and an investigation into alleged match-fixing following a defeat suffered by an under-15s team from the youth academy of …
Analysts divided on how aggressive Beijing stimulus will be
Analysts differ on whether Beijing could reach into its old bag of aggressive stimulus tricks to kick-start China’s slowing economy.
Analysts divided on how aggressive Beijing stimulus will be
Analysts differ on whether Beijing could reach into its old bag of aggressive stimulus tricks to kick-start China’s slowing economy.
3 Key Takeaways From The Webinar ‘China’s Wellness Beauty Trends: Scoring With Gen Z’
In recent years, technological strides have given China’s young consumers greater access to better … Strategy Director of Tong Digital; and Zoe Ren, Business Development Manager at JD Worldwide.
Agri podcast: Lifting of wool import ban by China widely welcomed
China announced the ban in April this year. The national Department of Agriculture shares that wool producers would have suffered an irrecoverable loss of R730 million if the restrictions …
EXCLUSIVE China regulator warns banks against yuan selling – sources
China’s foreign exchange regulator phoned several banks on Wednesday to warn them against aggressively selling the Chinese currency, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
China’s ‘extremely competitive’ clothing sector continues to be hard sell for foreign brands
Social media posts of sales at Gap stores in China fuelled further speculation that another foreign clothing brand is set to reduce its footprint in the country as an ongoing rise in nationalism …
Cash, Credit Or Crypto? Why Asia Retailers Are Embracing Blockchain And Cryptocurrency Payments
In the surge of cryptocurrency and blockchain applications, here’s how the fast-growing fintech adoption will impact the retail experience in the region.
Power cuts and sleepless nights in China’s record heatwave
The Jialing is a tributary of the mighty Yangtze—a key node for southwestern China’s trade that is now … has compelled the bar to suspend business,” Liu, a singer, told AFP.
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