Terence Lau, who was previously a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright and at Hogan Lovells, has joined the Hong Kong office of Chinese firm Commerce & Finance Law Offices.
Monthly Archives For May 2023
First Mover Asia: Crypto’s Narrative of This Season Is No Narrative at All
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Crypto’s narrative this year has varied so widely that one dominant thread is difficult to pin down.BTC was hovering comfortably above $27K. Insights: …
US Must Widen China Chip Curbs in Micron Response, Lawmaker Says
A prominent US lawmaker is urging Washington to strike back against China for its decision to bar Micron Technology Inc.’s memory chips, threatening to further inflame tensions between the two …
China’s new ambassador to the U.S. arrives to ‘safeguard’ Beijing’s interests
Xie Feng, China’s new ambassador to the U.S., arrived in New York Tuesday with a call to “safeguard the interests of China,” according to a release.
South China Sea shipwrecks give clues about historic Silk Road trade routes
Archaeologists begin excavation of two 500-year-old vessels filled with porcelain and timber
Communication is key, but dreams of a US-China detente are fiction
High-level communication between the U.S. and China is key. Absent that communication, mistrust and miscalculation might see this increasingly hostile relationship inadvertently slip into war. But beyond limited improvements to communication,
Iron ore hits one-week low as China demand woes persist
when sentiment was positive as China entered its peak spring construction season and following its exit from strict COVID-19 restrictions. With the construction season now winding down and steel …
U.S. House votes 400-5 to pass China Financial Threat Mitigation Act
One thing, maybe the only thing, you will see Democrats and Republicans in Washington agree on is that China is bad.
Xi’s Micron Ban Shows China’s Limited Options to Hit Back at US
China’s move to ban Micron Technology Inc.’s products marked its most meaningful retaliation yet against US export controls. Now the question is whether President Xi Jinping will go after even bigger …
Chinese toner cartridge maker Planet Image updates terms for $18M IPO
Chinese toner cartridge maker Planet Image (YIBO) has updated terms for a proposed $18M US initial public offering. Planet Image said in a filing that it is now interested in offering 4M shares priced …
Dingell challenges GOP lawmaker over claim that Ford does China’s bidding
A GOP lawmaker from Virginia used a Congressional subcommittee hearing Tuesday to allege that a Chinese company will control Ford Motor Co.’s $3.5 billion battery plant in Marshall. By the end of the …
Top 10 Chinese specialized equipment manufacturers
The top 10 listed companies in China’s specialized equipment industry for 2022 has been published by market research company AskCI Consulting. Andon Health, one of the major medical equipment …
What China wants to improve relations with U.S. and why it may be a tall order
Relations between the world’s largest economies have plummeted to a decades-low nadir after a “spy balloon” was spotted allegedly gathering information by flying over sensitive U.S. military sites.
