After a years-long campaign to tame property prices, China is upping the ante to break a stubborn cycle of gains that’s made homes increasingly unaffordable.
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As China’s population ages, the world’s factory struggles to recruit young migrant workers
For a new generation of Chinese migrant workers, low-paid and labour-intensive factory work no longer has the same appeal as it did for their parents.
Beijing’s threat to VIEs triggers Wall St panic over China stocks
The value of Chinese shares on Wall Street has soared from just a few billion dollars to $2tn over the past two decades as investors turned a blind eye to the precarious legal structure underpinning…
U.S. and China See Hope in New Contact Between North, South Korea on War Anniversary
The U.S. State Department’s Jalina Porter called the resumption of contacts between North and South Korea “a positive step.” …
Flood-relief donation lifts struggling Chinese brand out of financial funk
Erke is an also-ran sneaker and sportswear brand, but a low-key donation for emergency aid to flood-struck Henan Province was noticed by online shoppers and social media users who started a buying …
Commentary: US and China aren’t cooperating on COVID-19 – but it wasn’t always this way
China once had positive perceptions of the US public health model and was willing to adopt their practices, but today sees itself on equal …
China CDC head says COVID origin tracing shouldn’t be politicized China CDC head says COVID origin tracing shouldn’t be politicized
Gao Fu, director of the Chinese CDC, gives keynote speech at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the China Association for Science and Technology in Beijing, July 27, 2021. /CAST The COVID-19 origin-tracing …
Chinese Bike-Sharing Startup Hello Scraps Plans for U.S. IPO
Chinese bike-sharing giant Hello Inc. has formally scrapped plans for a U.S. initial public offering, becoming one of the first big casualties of Beijing’s crackdown on overseas listings.The company …
The 5 Biggest IPO Disasters Of 2021
After a huge slump that lasted several decades, the IPO market appears to be back with a bang. Despite the formidable obstacles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2020 proved to be a major…
Apple Floats Above China Technology Crackdown — For Now
No big U.S. tech company is more exposed to China’s political climate than Apple. But its adroit management of the Chinese market is insulating it from the turmoil gripping the country’s own tech …
2848 cases of corona in Tokyo on the second day of the start of the Olympics
Tokyo: A few days after the start of the Olympics in the capital of Japan, Tokyo has reported the highest number of 2,848 new cases of corona. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has urged people…
‘Pathetic and disgraceful’: U.S. lawmakers blast Coca-Cola, Visa and others over Beijing Olympics
A bipartisan Congressional panel blasted U.S.-based corporate sponsors of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday, including Coca-Cola, Visa Inc. and Airbnb, accusing them of putting profits ahead …
Morocco arrests exiled Uyghur activist at China’s request
Yidiresi Aishan, a Uyghur activist in exile, has been arrested in Morocco based on a Chinese terrorism warrant, and allies fear he’ll be extradited.
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