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China’s Clampdown On Tech Firms And The Risk It Poses For Investors
The impact that regulatory changes are having on businesses and share prices is causing investors to reassess whether China is investable.
Autonomous Driving Speeds up in China as Startups Including HoloMatic Receive Significant Financing and Business Orders
BEIJING, CHINA / ACCESSWIRE / August 3, 2021 / While the global economy has been suffering from the impact of covid-19 since 2020, the autonomous driving market has shown an upward trend in defiance …
Baffled investors fear nothing’s off limits in China regulatory crackdown
Bewildered investors in China’s tech sector scrambled once again from regulators on Tuesday, fearing that a state media story that likened internet gaming to opium signals a new front in the barrage …
Kenya: Why Govt is Seeking to Ban Chinese Fish Imports
Kenya has enough fish stocks in its lakes, rivers and the ocean, the lawmakers said. The legislation, said chairperson Silas Tiren (Moiben), will improve the fisheries sector. “I don’t see why we …
Column: China loses its lustre as driver of rally in metals prices
What is likely to be a bigger factor for China’s demand for imported metals – the ongoing release of copper, zinc and aluminium from strategic reserves or the weakening manufacturing outlook as …
Alibaba to face investors as Beijing’s business crackdown grows
Beijing banned it from app stores over cybersecurity concerns. The stock plunged, and is still trading well below its IPO price of $14 a share. US securities regulators have also expressed concern …
Why One Longtime Asia Investor Thinks the Reaction to China’s Crackdown Is Overblown
Barron’s spoke with Matthews Asia’s Robert Horrocks about China’s latest regulatory moves, the VIE structure, and what the latest moves mean for China’s views on private enterprises.
COLUMN-China loses its lustre as driver of rally in metals prices: Russell
What is likely to be a bigger factor for China’s demand for imported metals – the ongoing release of copper, zinc and aluminium from strategic reserves or the weakening manufacturing outlook as …
Shares slide after China brands online games ‘electronic drugs’
Shares in two of China’s biggest online gaming firms have slipped after a state media outlet called them “electronic drugs”. Tencent and NetEase shares fell more than 10% in early Hong Kong trade …
BGT Group’s IPO to debut on Shenzhen Stock Exchange
BGT Group (300774) to start trading on the Shenzhen ChiNext Market Aug 4, tomorrow. The firm has issued 40.88 mln shares priced at RMB 4.57 per share raising RMB 186.8 mln. Its price-to-earnings ratio …
Why China cracked down on education and upended a US$70 billion tutoring industry, with millions of jobs and students affected
Discourse and ideology need to be controlled by the central government’, and Beijing ‘aims to rectify education itself’, industry insider says.
China brands online games as ‘electronic drugs’
Shares in two of China’s biggest online gaming firms have slumped after a state media outlet called them “electronic drugs” and asked for more curbs on the industry.Tencent and NetEase shares fell by …
