STORY: China is one of the world’s last countries to return to something like a pre-COVID way of life…and one sign things are shifting are the hundreds of job fairs like this one in Beijing,…
Monthly Archives For February 2023
China Telecom Stocks Rise Amid AI Chatbot Buzz
Shares of China telecommunication majors gained in morning trade on a report that China Telecom Corp. is developing an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, reflecting investor enthusiasm about the …
Markets respond positively to IPO registration details
Under the new institutional arrangement, the registration-based IPO mechanism will be implemented at the A-share main board, where a large number of large-cap companies are listed. Prior to that, the …
China has to figure out how to care for 400 million people over the age of 60 by 2040 — and it’s off to a rocky start
With life expectancy rising and birthrates sinking to record lows, China’s 1.4 billion population isn’t just shrinking. It’s also aging, fast.
‘Worldwide response’ needed if China supplies lethal aid to Russia: Former U.S. ambassador to China
Gary Locke, U.S. ambassador to China from 2011 to 2014 under the Obama administration, says the United States “cannot do it alone” and a coordinated response would be needed.
Oil rises on China demand hopes, concerns on supply outlook
Oil prices rose on Monday amid optimism over China’s demand recovery, concerns that underinvestment will crimp future oil supply and as major producers keep output limits in place.
China provinces top list of world’s most climate-vulnerable regions – data
China is home to 16 of the 20 global regions most vulnerable to climate change, according to data published on Monday, with some of the world’s most important manufacturing hubs at risk from rising …
Reopening to recovery: Goldman Sachs sees China stocks surging as much as 24% by end of 2023
Goldman Sachs strategists see an economic shift from “reopening to recovery” driving Chinese stocks 24% higher by the end of this year.
Congress delegation visits Taiwan in tense US-China moment
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with the head of Taiwan’s legislature on Monday as part of a five-day visit to the self-ruled island that comes as U.S.-China relations remain tense after weeks of …
China central bank asks banks to slow lending in February – sources
China’s central bank has told some banks to slow the pace of lending to contain risks after new bank loans jumped to a record in January, three bankers with knowledge of the matter said.The People’s…
COLUMN-Asia diesel profits wane as China boosts exports, market adapts to Russia: Russell
The profit for making diesel in Asia has dropped to the lowest in almost a year, a sign that the market is adapting so far to the European ban on imports of the transport fuel…
US-initiated joint export curbs on China leave critical loopholes?
The Netherlands and Japan reportedly have struck a deal with the US to jointly restrict exports of chipmaking tools to China, which will further cripple the development of China’s semiconductor …
Beijing Stock Exchange launches market-making trading on Monday
The Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE … A more important reform of China’s capital market, relevant rules for across-the-board registration-based IPO system came into effect on Friday, basically putting …
