01 Feb 2023 – One year after the Games, all the Beijing 2022 venues are being enjoyed by the public and local athletes, and the winter sports industry in the country is booming. Driven by Olympic …
Monthly Archives For February 2023
NATO Chief Wants More ‘Friends’ as Russia, China Move Closer
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says China’s growing assertiveness and collaboration with Russia poses a threat not only to Asia but also to Europe.
Is this China’s next economic tsar? Central bank visit by He Lifeng ramps up public profile
Signs are increasingly suggesting that the current chairman of China’s top economic planner will be named vice-premier next month Beijing again puts He Lifeng alongside senior cadres during …
China Has Not Done Enough on Sri Lanka Debt Restructuring – U.S. Diplomat
The United States wants China to provide credible and specific assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) along with other creditors to help Sri Lanka unlock a $2.9 billion bailout, a senior …
India raises defence budget to $72.6 bln amid tensions with China
India proposed on Wednesday 5.94 trillion rupees ($72.6 billion) in defence spending for the 2023-24 financial year, 13% up from the previous period’s initial estimates, aiming to add more fighter …
China Focus: China makes progress on reform of state-owned enterprises
Remarkable progress has been made in reforming China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs), with major tasks in a three-year action plan all now completed, involving about 80,000 enterprises. The action …
China claims to have cloned 3 ‘super cows’ that can produce more milk
Despite being the world’s third-largest milk producer, China’s output meets only about 70% of its domestic needs. The country has come to heavily rely on importing cattle from Europe.
China to expand registration-based, U.S.-style IPO system
Expanding the U.S.-style IPO mechanism to all corners of China’s stock market will speed up listings and corporate fundraising, as Beijing seeks to revive a COVID-ravaged economy. The fresh reform …
China expands IPO reform to help companies raise capital
China published draft rules on Wednesday to broaden the registration-based initial public offering (IPO) system, marking a big step towards reforming the world’s second-biggest stock market.Expanding …
China Proposes IPO Reforms to Overhaul $11 Trillion Stock Market
China’s regulator issued a draft proposal to ease rules for initial public offerings across all its trading venues in a bid fuel access to funding in the nation’s $11 trillion equity market for …
The Great People Shortage hits China
Fewer children = fewer workers = a shrinking economy. China’s declining population will have catastrophic ripple effects on the global economy.
China’s shrinking population is a grim omen for the rest of the world
Fewer children = fewer workers = a shrinking economy. China’s declining population will have catastrophic ripple effects on the global economy.
Who gets to be a tech entrepreneur in China?
A new book, The Labor of Reinvention, explores the increasingly blurry line between employment and entrepreneurship in the country’s digital economy.