China’s overall activity in BRI countries is down about 40 per cent from its 2018 peak. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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China ramps up liquidity support to banking system
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Ex-Bank of China boss arrested on bribery charges
The former chairman of the Bank of China has been arrested over suspicions of bribery and giving illegal loans. Liu Liange, chairman of the state-owned bank from 2019 to 2023, had resigned from his …
Fall of a Financial Titan: Former Bank of China Chairman Arrested in Anti-Corruption Drive
The air was heavy with anticipation as the news broke. Liu Liange, the former chairman of the Bank of China, a figure who once stood at the pinnacle of the country’s financial empire, was now…
Former Bank of China boss arrested on bribery charges
The former chairman of the Bank of China has been arrested over suspicions of bribery and giving illegal loans. Liu Liange, chairman of the state-owned bank from 2019 to 2023, had resigned from his …
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The U.S. will take steps to prevent American chipmakers from selling semiconductors to China that circumvent government restrictions, a U.S. official said, as part of the Biden administration’s …
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China is Wacker’s largest market, accounting for about a third of its global sales in 2022 with nearly EUR2.5 billion (USD2.6 billion). Last year, the company bought a 60 percent stake in Sico …
China Got a Big Contract. Nepal Got Debt and a Pricey Airport.
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In China’s Calls for Mideast Peace, Hamas Assault Goes Unmentioned
China has called for peace and de-escalation in the region but has avoided any condemnation of the deadly assault on Israel by the Gaza-based militant group.
Leaders from emerging economies are visiting China for the ‘Belt and Road’ forum
A stream of leaders of emerging market countries are arriving in Beijing for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative.
