The Home Office is exploring stopping a special visa scheme that allows foreigners to come and teach Mandarin for the Confucius Institutes amid criticism of the body’s ties to Beijing. Suella Braverman’s officials are looking…
Monthly Archives For September 2023
Nippon Paint targets China expansion despite property market slowdown
Nippon Paint’s co-president Yuichiro Wakatsuki said he remains “cautiously optimistic” about China despite investor concerns about the impact of the slowdown for the Japanese group, which makes 35 per cent of its revenues in the…
Chinese AI firm Fourth Paradigm leads Hong Kong IPO surge to raise $280 million
Beijing Fourth Paradigm, an AI startup … which equates to 70.6% of the IPO, the filings showed. Fourth Paradigm was added to the U.S. “Entity List” this year, which means U.S. suppliers are barred …
China still has tools to revitalize economy
China’s real estate sector and equity markets have struggled this year, along with negative growth in exports from January to July and a number of economic indexes falling short of expectations.
For all its flaws, China’s belt and road has lifted the Global South
China saw that infrastructure investment paves the way for development, though it perhaps underestimated the challenges of putting together long-gestation infrastructure projects Whatever the criticism and the numerous projects that have fallen short of expectations,
China stored huge volumes of crude oil in August, giving it options: Russell
China’s record crude oil processing and robust imports in August have painted a bullish picture of demand in the world’s largest importer.
Chinese market still offers huge business opportunities
China’s huge market remains a key reason why foreign corporations still regard China as an indispensable part of their global business map, despite Washington’s attempts to get them to view the …
China Hedge Fund Makes Rare Activist Push Targeting US, HK Firms
A Chinese hedge fund manager is launching a rare activist campaign to boost returns. Huakun Ding, founder of Goldenwise Capital Group, set his sights on New York-listed GEE Group Inc., buying a stake …
China, EU should maintain open attitude, reject protectionism -Chinese state media
China and the European Union (EU) should continue to maintain an “open attitude” and “reject protectionism”, Chinese state media said on Monday, citing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. State-backed …
Peak China? Jobs, local services and welfare strain under economy’s structural faults
Faced with record high youth unemployment and bankrupt local councils, the country’s population is beginning to feel the weight of the economy’s flaws
China’s economy shows signs of stabilising
Friday’s data followed better-than-expected bank lending figures, a narrowing in the declines of exports and imports as well as easing deflationary pressure. China’s passenger vehicle sales also …
WHO Chief Pushes China for ‘Full Access’ to Determine COVID’s Origins: Report
New Delhi: The chief of the World Health Organization urged Beijing to offer more information on the origins of COVID-19 and is ready to send a second team to probe the matter, the Financial Times…
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meets with Chinese diplomat in bid to cool US-China relations
National Security Jake Sullivan held “candid, substantive, and constructive” with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Li over the weekend in an effort to ease strained US-China ties.
