After going quiet in the months before the election, federal authorities are now actively investigating the business dealings of Hunter Biden, a person with knowledge of the probe said. His father, … ( read original…
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Hong Kong IPO Makes This 33-Year-Old Chinese Toy Tycoon A Billionaire Several Times Over
Wang Ning saw his wealth surge almost three fold this year, thanks to strong investor demand for the initial public offering of his Pop Mart International Group. ( read original story …)
Joe Biden’s son Hunter under investigation over ‘tax affairs’, China business dealings
US president-elect’s son was the focus of attacks from Donald Trump and his allies during the 2020 election campaign. ( read original story …)
Airbnb prices shares at $68 ahead of Thursday IPO
Airbnb initially planned its IPO for the spring but shelved it when the pandemic … were down 20% in September. BEIJING (AP) — China’s government on Thursday slapped more taxes on wine from Australia ……
China’s Great Wall Plans New Electric, Smart Vehicle Brand – Sources
China’s Great Wall Motor plans to launch a new standalone brand for electric and smart vehicles, sources familiar with the plan said, as automakers in world’s biggest car market pursue growth in the … (…
Chinese CRM software provider Infobird files and sets terms for a $25 million US IPO
The article Chinese CRM software provider Infobird files and sets terms for a $25 million US IPO originally appeared on IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital’s web site renaissancecapital.com. ( read original story …)
The Future of U.S.-China Relations
The journalist John Pomfret describes how Joe Biden’s approach to China may differ from that of the Trump Administration. ( read original story …)
10 Predictions for 2021: China, Bitcoin, Taxes, Stablecoins and More
And there are no signs of the momentum slowing down in 2021! Here are my 10 crypto predictions for the coming year: As we predicted last year, 2020 was a banner year for central bank…
China Races Toward Plan to Blacklist, Redlist Firms for Behavior
China is making swift advances with a system for measuring the social creditworthiness of companies, a sweeping data-collection effort that could solidify Beijing’s control over foreign and domestic … ( read original story …)
Luxury Brands Follow Chinese Shoppers Back Home
Even after the pandemic has passed in Europe and the U.S., luxury brands expect to do a lot more business in Asia. Their next job is to reduce the burden of emptier shops in cities…
How Rural China Became an Engine for Global Consumer Capitalism
Xiaowei Wang’s Blockchain Chicken Farm surveys the tech industry in the Chinese countryside to upend the way we talk about the Internet in the West. ( read original story …)
Another Asian Crypto Exchange Suspends Withdrawals as China Detains One of Its Founders
According to CEO Global, one of its founders had been taken under custody by China’s authorities in the midst of an ongoing investigation. ( read original story …)
Consumerisation to Covid: China’s top brands triumphed in a decade of radical transformation
China’s brand landscape has transformed dramatically in the last 10 years. As the economy rebalanced from production to consumption, Chinese consumers became the most sophisticated on the planet. ( read original story …)