The China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), which is to open in Beijing on Thursday, aims to promote deeper cooperation and wider opening-up in service trade and beyond. The trade …
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China’s Corn-Buying Binge May Fall Short as Bumper Harvest Looms
China’s record corn-buying spree — a cornerstone of its trade deal with the U.S. — may be running out of steam, with risks growing that imports by the top buyer will fall short of U.S.…
China Hedge Funds Pay $300,000 to Beat Wall Street to Best Graduates
In the end, the Peking University graduate chose Ubiquant, a local hedge fund managing $8 billion of assets which is offering top college leavers annual salaries of as much as $300,000. After a year, …
China Threatens to Ban E-Commerce Sites That Flout IP Laws
China plans to tighten oversight of e-commerce companies like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Pinduoduo Inc., including by holding them accountable for intellectual property violations. E-commerce …
WTO establishes panel to review China’s compliance with agriculture import quotas
The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) granted China’s request on Monday to establish a panel to determine its compliance with agricultural import quotas, called Tariff Rate …
Leading Business School in China Launches Report on the Chinese Economy’s Trends and Changes
Leading business school in China, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), launches a report, “China’s Economy: Its Past, Present and Future,” featuring eight Chinese and global experts who …
British sports car brand Lotus to produce EVs in Wuhan
Lotus Cars is to unveil four electric vehicles by 2026, as the British sports car maker owned by China’s Geely Holding Group accelerates its electrification campaign. Of them, there will be an SUV …
China’s 2021 internet sector in 5 snapshots, from tighter regulations to bumpy IPOs and shifting demographics
Bitcoin mining required so much energy that the sector would rank ninth among China’s 10 biggest carbon-emitting industrial urban centres by 2024, a dubious honour that explains why the Chinese …
China Opens Border to Mongolian Coal But Market Remains Tight
China has reopened its border crossing for Mongolian coal imports, but shipments remain limited and so far insufficient to alleviate a persistent supply crunch, particularly of steel-making coal.
Korean firm will become first BSN portal operator outside of China
Korean developers will be able to build on China’s Blockchain Service Network once MetaverseSociety launches its BSN portal in November.
Where China’s Big Tech antitrust crackdown is headed next
Chinese regulators have targeted various tech giants since late 2020. The barrage of regulations has confounded investors, who are left guessing where Chinese regulators will strike next. Xi said this …
China Manufacturing Sector Sinks Into Contraction – Caixin
The manufacturing sector in China fell into contraction in August, the latest survey from Caixin revealed on Wednesday with a …
Standard Chartered and Linklogis to Offer Blockchain based Trade Finance Platform, Olea
Standard Chartered has launched a joint initiative with Linklogis, a supply chain finance tech solution provider from China, in order to provide a blockchain or DLT-powered trade …
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