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China’s property crisis could get even uglier. This time, a state-backed developer is the one raising concerns.
China’s Only Nobel Literature Laureate Mo Yan Accused of Violating Patriotism Law
Patriotic campaigns have become more common in recent years in China as online nationalists attack those they say have offended the country’s dignity.
Financial Crisis Hits Elderly Investors as Chinese Trust Company Collapses
In the wake of a severe economic downturn, elderly retirees in China have been hit with significant financial losses following the collapse of Sichuan Trust. The Chengdu-based trust company declared …
China Investigates Another Top Banker For Corruption
China has launched an investigation into another former top banker for suspected corruption, state media reported Wednesday, as President Xi Jinping’s flagship anti-graft drive rages through the …
How China Tried to Fix the Stock Market—and Broke the Quants
China’s biggest quant funds beat the market for years, but they didn’t model a key factor—the government.
US and China, though still entwined, are likely to cut their ties further in 2024, analysts say
China was dethroned as the top source of US imports in 2023, for the first time in 17 years, after being outpaced by Mexico, according to US Census Bureau data. “The share of US imports…
New Covid-19 variant: JN.1 becomes dominant strain in China. Know symptoms, other details
It’s been more than three years but China is still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic. According to an update released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), a new …
China restaurant blast kills one, injures 22
A suspected gas leak caused a blast at a restaurant in China’s northern province of Hebei that ripped facades from buildings, damaged cars and scattered debris to kill one person and injure 22, state …
Nobel Literature laureate Mo Yan is accused in patriotism lawsuit of insulting China’s heroes
His writing won China’s first Nobel Prize for Literature, but is it patriotic enough for Xi Jinping’s China? That’s the question at the center of a high-profile lawsuit now driving a debate about …
Geely-backed smartphone maker DreamSmart taps CICC, Huatai for potential Hong Kong IPO, sources say
DreamSmart, the start-up behind smartphone brand Meizu, may seek a valuation of more than US$2 billion for a potential Hong Kong share sale this year, sources say.
Stocks are mixed as China scrambles to avoid major real estate developer bankruptcy
HONG KONG (AP) — China stocks were mixed Wednesday as the country scrambled to avoid major real estate developer bankruptcy.
African Development Bank chief criticizes opaque loans tied to Africa’s natural resources
The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for oil or critical minerals used in smartphones and electric car batteries …
Former China Development Bank vice-president under investigation
Former vice-president of China Development Bank Li Jiping has been placed under disciplinary and supervisory investigation, an official statement said on Wednesday. Li is being investigated by the …
