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China denies that U.S. diplomats were required to take anal swab tests for COVID-19
China shares end higher on gains in property firms
China shares rebounded on Thursday, as strong gains in the property sector helped the market recover from sharp losses made a day earlier. ( read original story …)
The increase of China Resources Land (1109.HK) expanded to over 14%.
Hong Kong property stocks soared, with China Resources Land (1109.HK) rising 14.42 per cent to HK $37.70, the highest since November last year, with a turnover of more than HK $1 billion and a market…
Innovation, not low costs, will energise Hong Kong stock market, finance chief says in defending tax increase
Paul Chan cites sheer volume of mainland securities traded on HKEX in arguing the city’s primary competitor is China. ( read original story …)
Dead cat left at Chinese-American business sparks hate crime investigation
The Sacramento Police Department has opened a hate crime investigation after a man left a dead cat in the parking lot of a Chinese-American business near 6400 Florin-Perkins Road. The man, reportedly … ( read…
WHO mission member says “extremely unlikely” COVID-19 escaped from Wuhan lab
CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, escaped from a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a member of a World Health Organization (WHO) expert team sent to China on a COVID-19 origin-tracing mission said on ……
Hong Kong earmarks 1.08 bln USD to vaccinate majority of population against COVID-19 in 2021
China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has earmarked over 8.4 billion Hong Kong dollars (1.08 billion U.S. dollars) for the procurement and administration of COVID-19 … ( read original story …)
ByteDance said to appoint new R&D head at TikTok as US-China tension eases
Zhu Wenjia, who currently leads ByteDance news aggregator Jinri Toutiao, will supervise TikTok’s product and technologies, Reuters reports. ( read original story …)
Mainland China, Hong Kong shares rebound; property stocks jump
At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite index was up 1.07 per cent at 3,602.28, while China’s blue-chip CSI300 index was up 1.43 per cent to 5,512.23. ( read original story …)
China’s ‘two sessions’: leaders must decide whether to scale back economic stimulus as debt risks loom
Scaling back economic stimulus would align with Beijing’s call for balancing development and security, with efforts focused on curbing “grey rhino” risks that could threaten China’s financial system. ( read original story …)
Economic growth projections of India, China give hope to South African economy: Finance Minister
Delivering his budget speech in Parliament on Wednesday amid an economy ravaged by COVID-19 and the associated lockdowns, Mbowani said the damage caused by the pandemic runs deep, but “we are not … ( read…
Tencent-Backed WeDoctor’s Hong Kong IPO Looms With Valuation Near $7 Billion
WeDoctor is planning to file for an initial public offering in Hong Kong as soon as next month after fetching a valuation of $6.8 billion in its latest funding round, according to people familiar with…
China-Australia relations: more than 23,000 litres of wine stopped at Chinese ports as trade spat continues
Batches of wine from Penfolds and Badger’s Brook Estate are the latest Australian products to be stopped at Chinese ports, reportedly over labelling issues. ( read original story …)
