Despite a message of openness, China’s tech crackdown and deteriorating diplomatic relations complicate any return to business as usual.
Monthly Archives For January 2023
92% population in Beijing to get Covid by January end: Study
Around 92 per cent of the population in the Chinese capital of Beijing will have Covid by January 31, a new study published in peer-reviewed journal Nature Medicine has revealed.
China overseas loan commitments dwindle as firms adapt “small is beautiful” approach
Only 28 new loan commitments were recorded in 2020 and 2021. China’s overseas development financing has been on a downward trend as lenders adapt “small is beautiful” approach and funnel investments …
Australia’s Coronado Global sees coal prices rising on resuming China imports
Australia’s Coronado Global Resources said on Tuesday resuming metallurgical coal imports to China would likely push sea-borne coal prices higher in the short term, with strong realised prices in 2022 …
China greets the Year of the Rabbit with pro-growth policies
“China is a big consumer market and we will see pent up demand further adding excitement to the business. Also, we will see new investments in China. However, this time the investments will be more…
Cherkizovo boosts exports 25% in 2022, half of shipments to China paid for in yuan
Cherkizovo Group , one of Russia’s largest meat producers, increased exports by almost 25% to more than 100,000 tonnes in 2022, the company told Interfax. As in previous years, chicken meat accounted …
Stocks Set To Benefit From China’s Reopening In 2023
China’s reopening from strict COVID lockdowns is likely to lead to strong stock gains for certain companies. Find out the companies to expect strong returns in 2023.
RPT-COLUMN-Iron ore price rally justified as China’s January imports surge: Russell
LAUNCESTON, Australia, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The price of spot iron ore has been one of the major beneficiaries of expectations of strong demand as China re-opens its economy after abandoning its strict …
What a Gay Flight Attendant’s Lost Discrimination Case Says About LGBTQ Rights in China
Chai Cheng’s case is one of the latest chapters in the frustrated struggle of China’s LGBTQ community to obtain legal protection against discrimination.
Biden administration raised concerns with Beijing over Chinese companies’ non-lethal aid in Russian war effort
The Biden administration has raised concerns with China about evidence it has suggesting that Chinese companies have sold non-lethal equipment to Russia for use in Ukraine, in an effort to ascertain …
Over 90 per cent of people in Beijing will have had Covid by the end of January, HKU study estimates
Reproduction rate of Omicron variant BF.7 found to have jumped to 3.44 in November – meaning one person with the virus could infect 3.44 others Researchers say surveillance programmes are needed to …
China’s massive COVID-19 death toll: Social murder at the behest of imperialism
Acting in direct response to demands from giant corporations and imperialist governments, the Beijing bureaucracy has unleashed a wave of infection and death.
Column-Coking Coal Narrows the Gap on Thermal as China Reopens: Russell
The premium of high-grade thermal coal over coking coal in Asia is shrinking as China’s re-opening and ending of a ban on imports from Australia powers a rally for coking coal, a key steelmaking …
