The southern Chinese city has set out ambitious plans to become one of the world’s top wealth-management centres. With one of China’s largest onshore pools of private wealth, there is everything to …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
FBI chief says he’s ‘deeply concerned’ by China’s AI program
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday that he was “deeply concerned” about the Chinese government’s artificial intelligence program, asserting that it was “not constrained by the rule of law.” …
Singapore’s GIC Says China Policy on Big Tech Has Become Clearer
The regulatory uncertainty caused by years of Chinese government crackdowns on the country’s technology giants has started to clear, potentially easing the way for wary investors, according to …
China’s Hyperloop Technology Advances with Successful Test Runs of Full-Sized Passenger Capsule
China completes first successful test runs of hyperloop passenger capsule, sets sights on ultra-fast land transport.
China’s tech crackdown starts to ease
China’s clampdown on its best and brightest tech companies came quickly in late 2020. Two years later authorities in Beijing are swerving rapidly back towards more predictable policymaking. On January …
Russia, China to Hold Naval Drills Off South Africa
Russia and China will conduct naval drills in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa next month, in another indication of their strengthening relationships with Africa’s most developed country …
Web3.0 With Chinese Characteristics: Can China Develop A Thriving Web3.0 Ecosystem Of Its Own?
Beijing has not expressed any opposition to blockchain/DLT technology; on the contrary, the Chinese government believes that it can use blockchain for a wide variety of applications, from trade …
Yellen to Visit Beijing in Further Sign of US-China Thaw
Plans are under way for US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterparts to hold meetings in Beijing and Washington later this year, continuing the governments’ efforts to ramp up …
China Facing Severe COVID Wave in Holiday Rush—Pandemic Model
The nationwide outbreak, which modeling showed had peaked last week, is sweeping through the countryside ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday on Saturday.
Another Central Bank Official Snared in Graft Probe
Li Guo, a deputy director of the secretariat bureau at the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), has been placed under investigation by the country’s top anti-graft agency, as Beijing continues its drive to …
In from the cold? Australia and China eye first meeting of trade ministers in more than three years
Officials move towards virtual chat as Don Farrell pursues removal of hefty tariffs on Australian produce …
China-Africa trade hits record US$282 billion with boost from Beijing and soaring commodity prices
Chinese initiatives to address imbalance and import more African agricultural goods help grow trade by 11 per cent in 2022 Surges in oil, copper and cobalt prices bolster value of exports from …
India flexes its muscle at Davos as China’s star fades
The promenade at the World Economic Forum, dusted in a blanket of fresh snow, is cluttered with signs and pavilions from companies and governments courting attention or deals. There’s the tech giants, …
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