The report came even as individual central banks such as China have marched ahead with trials of their own CBDCs. “You can divide the world into 3 buckets,” Ajeet Khurana, former CEO of Zebpay. (…
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China’s Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts Blockchain Adoption for Charity
Tens of millions of dollars have been reportedly raised to help Wuhan, a city in central China with 11 million people, to recover from its coronavirus outbreak earlier this year. However, charities in … (…
China loses trust internationally over coronavirus handling
China appears to have comprehensively lost the international battle for hearts and minds over its handling of coronavirus with most people believing it was responsible for the start of the outbreak … ( read original…
Time for China to align with global practice in counting coronavirus cases
In a government statement about the latest Covid-19 outbreak in China’s Kashgar city on Tuesday, there were five confirmed cases but a further 178 without symptoms tested positive. The seemingly … ( read original story…
From Beijing to Brussels, Trump’s trade wars at a glance
President Donald Trump said he would shake up American trade policy. From Beijing to Brussels to Mexico City, he waged war with trading partners on multiple fronts. To rebalance America’s lopsided … ( read original…
Decoding China’s Rate Market Conundrum
demonstrated by its effort to rein in the leverage of the property market. We expect credit growth and credit impulse to peak in October or November of this year. Relative Value of China’s … (…
JPMorgan creates new unit for blockchain projects as it says the technology is close to making money
The move by JPMorgan could provide a boost to the broader blockchain and cryptocurrency industries, whose proponents believe that mainstream adoption is nearing. ( read original story …)
Stop sowing discord between China, regional countries: Beijing on Pompeo’s visit to India
China on October 27 urged U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to stop sowing discord between Beijing and countries in the region, undermining the regional peace and stability, amidst his visit to … ( read…
With eye on China, India and U.S. sign accord to deepen military ties
India and the United States signed a pact Tuesday to share geospatial intelligence, paving the way for deeper military cooperation between the two countries as they confront an increasingly assertive … ( read original story…
Blockchain-based traceability framework promotes China, EU food trade
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — Researchers have proposed a conceptual traceability framework based on blockchain to enhance the credibility of food trade between China and the European Union (EU). The … ( read original story…
World’s largest IPO shows power of mobile payments in China
Unlike Alibaba’s IPO in 2014, Ant Group is passing over Western stock markets … with individual shares priced at roughly $10.30. Liu Yang in Beijing contributed to this article. ( read original story …)
Singles’ Day 2020: What Does It Mean?
International pitch. Alibaba also is pushing the international dimension of Singles’ Day, suggesting overseas brands use China as part of a “global brand recovery.” It all has a certain logic given … ( read original…
China says it will impose sanctions on Boeing and Lockheed Martin over Taiwan arms sales
Beijing said Monday that it will impose sanctions on American companies — including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon — that have been involved in selling weapons to Taiwan. ( read original story …)
