President Xi Jinping has said China should foresee various risks and challenges, and make contingency plans for “black swan” and “gray rhino” events, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday. ( read original story…
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China Executes Former Head of Asset Management Firm in Bribery Case
The former head of a Chinese state-owned asset management company was executed Friday on charges of taking bribes in an unusually severe penalty for a recent corruption case. Lai Xiaomin of China … ( read…
China’s property market is a driver — and risk — for steel prices
China’s massive property market serves as a supporter of steel, iron ore and coking coal prices, in addition to a large share of GDP. ( read original story …)
China tells big cities to cool overheating property market
China’s deputy housing minister has urged authorities in major cities to take steps to curb property market speculation following a recent surge in residential real estate prices, state media Xinhua … ( read original story…
Hang Lung has US$132 million in limbo as its purchase of Shouson Hill villas in Hong Kong hits a snag amid US-China spat
Hang Lung Properties said it had paid a US$33 million deposit for the Shouson Hill villas on The Peak – a deal that hangs in the balance as the direction of US-China relations remains to…
China HGS Real Estate (NASDAQ:HGSH) Shares Gap Down to $2.30
China HGS Real Estate Inc. (NASDAQ:HGSH) shares gapped down before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $2.30, but opened at $2.13. China HGS Real Estate shares last … (…
H&M’s Arket, & Other Stories to Open First Physical Stores in China
Other Stories will open in Shanghai’s upscale shopping mall iAPM, while Arket picks Beijing to open first its China flagship this fall. ( read original story …)
China’s plan for anal swabs to test for COVID-19 is ‘not nice but it’s the obvious thing to do,’ says a microbiology professor
Anal swabs could be a useful coronavirus test, because there’s virus in faeces, a microbiology professor said. Faecal testing is preferable because it’s less invasive. ( read original story …)
China offers lessons for debunking COVID-19 misinformation
Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 have accompanied the pandemic from the start. Crucial to managing the pandemic is mitigating the effects of misinformation, which the World Health Organization … ( read original story …)
China to stop recognizing special U.K. passports for Hong Kongers as Britain opens door
China on Friday accused Britain of turning Hong Kong residents into “second-rate” citizens as the country prepares to welcome tens of thousands of people fleeing Beijing’s crackdown in the Asian … ( read original story…
Sen. Jim Inhofe’s Big Idea: ‘Make China play by the same rules as everyone else’
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe this week rolled out legislation that would make China “play by the same rules as everyone else,” and would protect the United States from intellectual property theft. ( read original story…
China challenges U.K. plan to give Hong Kong residents a path to citizenship
Beijing says Britain’s plan to give Hong Kong residents a legal, easy path to citizenship, “infringes on China’s sovereignty.” … ( read original story …)
China to Stop Recognizing Special U.K. Passports for Hong Kongers
The move was in retaliation for Britain’s offer to grant potentially millions of Hong Kong residents a path to citizenship, amid Beijing’s crackdown on the city. ( read original story …)
