For 1.4 billion Chinese citizens that had the government dictate their movements since the pandemic began, the past six weeks have forced them to sudd …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
Like Uber, but for China: Beijing creates state-owned meta rideshare service
China’s government has announced it’s built its own rideshare and transport-as-a-service platform. News of the Qiangguo Jiaotong service – which translates as “strong nation’s transportation” – was …
Beijing deepens int’l cooperation after optimized COVID response
On Tuesday morning, the CZ309 flight to Hong Kong took off at the Beijing Daxing International Airport, marking the resumption of international and regional passenger flights at the airport, which had …
HK waiting for Beijing’s permission to drop PCR tests
Chief Secretary Eric Chan says the Hong Kong government is ready to scrap the PCR testing requirement for cross-border travellers as daily Covid …
Beijing official Xia Baolong set to bow out amid reshuffle of mainland China’s advisory body, as Hong Kong professionals win delegate roles
Impending retirement of key Beijing official in charge of Hong Kong’s affairs in March follows replacement of liaison office chief last week Beijing also opts for new blood in reshuffle of Chinese …
Australia says it’s ‘troubled’ by delays in writer’s espionage trial verdict in China
A verdict in the espionage trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun, detained by China since his arrest there four years ago, has been delayed until April, the seventh such delay, his supporters said …
China’s Xi Jinping warns of Covid spread as millions travel for lunar new year
The lunar new year could provide a much-needed economic boost, as Chinese consumers typically spend more on food, alcohol and new clothes during the holiday © Noel Celis/AFP/ China’s Xi Jinping warns …
Industrial park in Beijing crucial link between German and Chinese firms
Backed by satisfaction with market performance and supportive policies, foreign companies in Beijing are accelerating the resumption of work and production with a majority running at full capacity, …
China reopening could lead to a global inflationary surge, Norway wealth fund executive warns
China’s long-awaited lifting of COVID-zero policies in December and reopening to the world earlier this month had an immediate impact, as markets surged on the hope that China was back in business.
US investors balance ‘Fomo’ and geopolitics in China
The gains have prompted a flurry of upbeat China views from the likes of Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, with analysts noting depressed valuations and the potential for earnings growth as the world’s second-largest economy…
All eyes are on China and its travel rules
Fashion tastes might flip quickly, but the fortunes of Burberry have not. The collapse in Chinese sales caused by the pandemic and a style drift away from the
Marvel movies are set to return to China, but Covid could weigh on ticket sales
The reopening of the Chinese market is likely a boon for Disney in the long term, but box office analysts worry these upcoming February releases may not provide substantial ticket sales due to online piracy…
GOP Prods Raimondo on Export-Control Files, Citing China Concern
A top Republican lawmaker asked the Commerce Department for documents linked to the enforcement of export controls on sensitive technologies, amid concerns that the Biden administration isn’t doing …
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