China’s biggest cities including Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou eased requirements for home downpayments and mortgages, following through on the central government’s aid for the embattled property sector.
Monthly Archives For May 2024
China And 11 Countries That Aren’t As Rich As You Think
Whether because of an affluent past or popular misconceptions, these nations aren’t as wealthy as many people believe.
China helps Nepal look for oil, vying with India for influence in Himalayan nation
Observers say if Beijing-funded oil and gas search is successful, it could help Kathmandu strike better balance in ties with neighbouring giants China and India.
Russian Firms Embrace Crypto for China Trade
Russian commodities firms facing challenges in executing financial transactions with Chinese counterparts are turning to stablecoins as a new method for …
University of Florida employee, students implicated in illegal plot to ship drugs, toxins to China
A University of Florida research employee and students have been implicated in an illegal, multi-million dollar scheme investigated by the Justice Department to fraudulently buy thousands of biochemic
China Can’t Use Canada as Trade Path for Cheap Goods, Freeland Says
Canada won’t allow itself to become a foothold for oversupplied Chinese goods that could pass through to its democratic allies, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said.
Jaishankar highlights India’s opportunity amid reduced dependence on China post-pandemic
“One thing is that today, especially after COVID-19, the world wants that everything should not be dependent on China. They saw during COVID-19 that very ordinary things had to be imported from China.
Taiwan’s president thanks fighter pilots who scrambled against China’s ‘punishment’ drills
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te thanked fighter pilots who scrambled against China during its war games around the island, which it launched as “punishment” for Lai’s inauguration speech.
China says it will use more tech to clamp down on online counterfeits
As it ramps up IP and counterfeit enforcement, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation commits to more tech.
Finance minister says talks are underway over visit to China, meeting with Japan
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said that talks have begun in response to an invitation to visit by China as well as a possible ministerial meeting with Japan.
All that’s left: A self-defeating semiconductor export tactic for China
The Biden administration has two tactics to slow — or ideally halt — China’s indigenous development of its advanced semiconductor sector. The core tactic is extensive, unprecedented, unilateral export …
Shein Promised to Have a Big U.S. IPO. Its China Roots Got in the Way.
The fast-fashion giant aimed to bridge the divide between Beijing and Washington, but hopes for a splashy U.S. public offering have faded.
University of Florida employee, students implicated in plot to ship drugs, toxins to China
The university on Saturday banned Nongnong “Leticia” Zheng, the president of UF’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association, from campus for 3 years.
