China will hit 1 billion 5G users within a couple of years, new research shows, and operators may have already passed the peak of investment in the technology. The world’s biggest mobile market is set…
Monthly Archives For March 2023
People’s Republic of China: CSRC Expanding Registration Based IPO Regime
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) released a series of rules on reform of the regulatory regime for initial public offering (IPO) on Chinese stock exchanges (Reform). The Reform …
Tim Cook Touts Apple’s ‘Symbiotic’ Relationship With China Even as Tensions Rise
The next day, he attended the China Development Forum 2023, a government-organized annual business conference that was paused during the pandemic. At a keynote speech on March 25, Cook said Apple and …
Raccoon dogs, hedgehogs, and the wet market: The competing theories for COVID-19’s origins
Meanwhile, the Chinese government has spent three years variously claiming that COVID-19 only entered China through the frozen food “cold chain” rather than originating there, as it has pointed the …
Tim Cook touts Apple’s ‘symbiotic relationship’ with China during overseas visit
Cook was reportedly greeted with applause as he took the stage at the state-sponsored China Development Forum in Beijing in what was his first in-person trip to the country since the COVID-19 pandemic …
The latest US bank crisis is opening doors for China to assert global ascendancy, Yale economist says
The latest bank crisis is opening doors for China to raise its standing in the world, according to Yale economist Stephen Roach. He pointed to recent turmoil rocking the US banking sector, starting …
Bank failures have ‘increased’ threats to global financial stability, IMF says
China’s reopening was a leading reason behind the IMF’s improved economic growth forecast in January, but despite potential tailwinds to the global economy this year, the banking crisis has …
China Official Says Debt Fix Slowed by Global Development Banks
Chinese creditors are more hesitant to participate in sovereign debt restructuring because multilateral development banks are not offering debt relief, a senior official at China’s central bank said.
After fining Deloitte £25m, China vows to discipline the Big Four
After meeting with Deloitte’s global chair Sharon Thorne, China’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) outlined plans yesterday to “strengthen” its supervision of the country’s audit sector by “strictly” …
Latest “Blockchain in Fintech Market” Highlights 2023-2029, with Global Regional Outlook
China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia, etc. It also throws light on the progress of key regional Blockchain in Fintech Markets such as North America, Europe, …
Changpeng Zhao: a crypto king under pressure
True grit? – If the charges stick, it would be a major wrinkle in a carefully orchestrated rags-to-riches tale that has become almost mythical in crypto circles. Zhao’s early life in China was scarred …
China Using Mormon Church to Influence U.S. Politics, Investigation Finds
China allegedly fostered connections in Utah, some by way of the Mormon church, in order to influence U.S. affairs, according to a new report. The findings originate from an Associated Press report published on Monday,
Alibaba founder Jack Ma back in China after months abroad in sign Beijing may be warming to tech
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been spotted in China after spending months abroad in a potential sign that Beijing is warming to technology giants again after a roughly 18-month crackdown on the sector.
