Chinese trawler fleets are seen as responsible for most of the IUUF in the Indo-Pacific region, and the initiative is likely to be viewed as a Quad pressure point against China.
FINANCE
Earnings pitfall awaits Meituan, Alibaba stock buyers as China lockdown blunts spending
Tencent and JD.com missed the market’s earnings consensus by a wide margin in their first-quarter performance Alibaba is expected to post a 273 per cent gain in earnings, after four consecutive …
China can offset effects of Fed’s rate hikes
Since the international monetary system is dominated by the dollar, the US Federal Reserve’s rate hike is bound to have a spillover effect on other economies and constrain the maneuvering space for …
Effective Investment in China: What should be done when the situation gets complicated?
The current Chinese economy is facing a complex situation and is under unprecedented pressure to maintain steady economic growth. The growth was only 4.8% in the first quarter, making a poor start to …
Singapore still rules China futures market
SINGAPORE: Six months after Hong Kong introduced equity index futures to make it easier for international investors to bet on Chinese stocks, Singapore still rules the market, although its Asian rival …
Foreign investors are fleeing China
But growing fears among foreign investors of a grand policy disaster are. The combination of a serious downturn in the housing market and Xi Jinping’s uncompromising zero-covid policy is just one …
Incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee ‘to meet state leaders in Beijing soon’
Sources say Lee will travel to the capital later this month to receive letter of appointment He is also expected to present his choice for his team for approval, with finance and justice chiefs …
Chinese green bond issuers must improve disclosures to ensure growth of sustainable finance market, report says
Chinese green bond issuers lag behind global peers in disclosing how the proceeds are used, highlighting the need for improved disclosures, report says.
How Singapore is still atop China’s futures market even as Hong Kong is edging in
Six months after Hong Kong introduced equity index futures to make it easier for international investors to bet on Chinese stocks, Singapore still rules the market, although its Asian rival is making …
Finance & Development
Retiring IMF chief economist Maurice Obstfeld on trade tensions, widening inequality, the importance of education, and relations between United States and China.
Quad meet and China: Expectations, objectives | All you need to know
PM Narendra Modi, US president Joe Biden, Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and Australian PM Anthony Albanese will attend the Quad summit in Tokyo on May 24. Here are the details of what is to be…
U.S., Japan, Australia, and India to launch tracking system to monitor illegal fishing by China, Financial Times reports
U.S., Japan, Australia, and India will unveil a maritime initiative at the Quad summit in Tokyo to curb illegal fishing in the Indo-Pacific, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing a U.S.
China rate cut boosts Asian, European stocks
Asian and European stocks rebounded on Friday on China’s interest rate cut, but US equities gyrated amid fears that sky-high inflation will spark a recession.”Markets have been looking for an excuse …
