May’s caseload had not been seen since early January, when three out of every five people tested in hospitals were confirmed to be infected. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Monthly Archives For June 2023
Hungry Hong Kong customers call on Shenzhen couriers for braised bullfrog, duck neck, bubble tea and other mainland Chinese delicacies
Daigou’ couriers take orders online before picking up food, drinks and snacks to bring to Hong Kong Customers are a mix of Hongkongers and mainland Chinese who miss specialities from across the border …
19th China Int’l Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen
Staff members in ancient costumes at China’s Shaanxi booth welcome visitors during the 19th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, June …
In the Market: For firms, China policy semantics are not the point
De-risk, not decouple’ are the new buzzwords for Western policy toward China, drawing skepticism from Beijing about whether there is any difference between the two. For businesses caught in the middle,
China’s Covid-Positive Test Rate Jumped to 40% Last Month
China was walloped by a Covid-19 resurgence in May, with a positive test rate nearing the peak seen during the tsunami wave at the end of 2022, according to government data released over the weekend.
Why the Battle for Supremacy in Asia Begins With China’s Coast Guard
Beijing’s patrol vessels often resemble warships. Now other nations are trying to compete with tougher coast guards of their own.
China’s property sector set to be persistently weak for years -Goldman
China’s property sector is expected to grapple with “persistent weakness” for years, Goldman Sachs analysts said, adding that its problems would continue to drag on the country’s economic growth.
China Unicom Hunan Launches FTTR Broadband and Gigabit Wi-Fi Solution to Improve Digital Experience of Home and Enterprise Users
At the conference, Hunan Unicom, together with its strategic partner Huawei, officially launched the FTTR broadband and Gigabit Wi-Fi solution based on Huawei FTTR OptiXstar F30 and B30 series product …
China looks at cracking down on AirDrop, Bluetooth file sharing amid national security concerns
The Cyberspace Administration of China has launched a month-long public consultation and issued draft regulations on close-range wireless communications like Bluetooth, WiFi and other technologies.
China IPOs are uncoupling from Wall Street too
China’s primary capital market has never been strongly connected to local economic performance thanks to Beijing’s micromanagement of initial public offerings. Increasingly it is detaching from Wall …
Ahead of Blinken’s Beijing visit, Singapore urges the U.S. and China to stave off conflict
Confrontation and conflict between China and the U.S. is “not an inevitability,” Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Kiat said.
China struggles with surprisingly weak post-COVID economic recovery
China’s economy rebounded at the start of 2023, but after a good first quarter, factory output and consumer spending are weakening.
China struggles with weak post-COVID economic recovery
Sales of Yizhuan Automobile Co.’s trash trucks picked up after China ended anti-virus controls in December, but their growth is in low gear as managers struggle to rebuild business lost during the …