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China Shadow Bank That Oversaw $108 Billion Faces Liquidation
Zhongrong International Trust Co., which was one of China’s largest shadow banks before it defaulted on billions of dollars of wealth products, is facing liquidation after its two state-appointed …
Zhipu AI Prepares for IPO Amid China’s Generative AI Boom
The company didn’t disclose the size nor the timing of its IPO.
Briefing on Practice Cases and WIC Awards held in Hong Kong
The 2025 Briefing on Practice Cases of Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace (Practice Cases) & WIC Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology (WIC Awards) debuted in Hong …
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China tariff war, TikTok has become flooded with content from Chinese factories. In these viral videos, factory workers and business owners allege that many “high-end” luxury brands from around the …
Chinese TikTok Users Claim Luxury Brands Use Cheap Local Manufacturers
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China Suppliers Mock Tariffs With Nike, Lululemon Deals on TikTok
TikTok users in the US are being inundated with videos from Chinese influencers encouraging American buyers to overcome punitive Trump tariffs by buying direct from the “world’s factory” — China.Most …
How Trump’s 2025 tariffs impact e-commerce: What brands need to know and next steps to stay ahead
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China AI unicorn Zhipu eyes IPO filing this year after DeepSeek’s success
The Beijing-based start-up, which is sanctioned by the US, has submitted pre-IPO documents on the mainland with plans to file for an IPO by October.
Exclusive: China has considered opening its $520 billion ETF market to Western market makers, sources say
China has been looking at allowing Western firms such as Citadel Securities and Jane Street to act as market makers in its rapidly growing exchange-traded fund (ETF) sector, two people with direct knowledge of the…
China says ‘sky won’t fall’ as exports surge ahead of Donald Trump’s tariffs
China’s exports surged last month in a sign of a rush to dispatch shipments before Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs triggered a full-blown trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Exports rose 12.
China’s economy likely grew 5.1% in Q1 on export surge: AFP poll
China is expected to post first-quarter growth of around five percent on Wednesday, buoyed by exporters rushing to stave off higher US tariffs but still weighed by sluggish domestic consumption, …
