The WHO’s decision to name the variant from southern Africa ‘Omicron’ has sparked speculation that the WHO deliberately skipped over ‘Xi’ to avoid angering the President of China, Xi Jinping.
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China’s New Mobile Payment Rules Aim to Crack Down on Cross-Border Gambling, Central Bank Says
China’s central bank has issued new regulations (link in Chinese) for the multitrillion-dollar payment sector, in a bid to improve risk control and clamp down on crimes like cross-border gambling that …
PBOC Official Says China to Maintain Ample Liquidity: Sina
China will pursue prudent monetary policy and maintain ample liquidity in order to support employment, Sina.com cited a central bank official as saying. Liquidity can be ensured through the issuance …
Consumer watchdog bashes BlackRock for ‘going woke’ while investing in China
Consumers’ Research, a nonprofit consumers watchdog group, recently kicked off a multimillion-dollar campaign that “highlights the ties between BlackRock and the Chinese governm …
China’s miners face rich rewards and real dangers in Congo gold rush
Killings and kidnappings are rocking the country’s lawless east, where more than 100 rival armed groups are operating.
China opens doors to foreign finance companies, but can they prosper?
China has accelerated the opening of its financial sector, giving foreign institutions unprecedented access to investors in the world’s most populous nation and to one of the biggest capital markets.
China and Africa in the New Era: A Partnership of Equals
While pursuing its own growth, China supports African countries in seeking development and improving their people’s lives. In the new era, China has scaled up assistance to Africa. Foreign aid from …
Beijing’s subcenter aims high
China’s State Council issued a guideline on Friday supporting the high-quality development of Beijing’s sub-city center. “The guideline has given a clear path for the subcenter’s future development, …
China Overseas Land sells stake in Kai Tak land plot for HK$1.35bn amid gloomy mainland market outlook
The stake-backed home builder’s move follows in the wake of a series of deals by cash-strapped Chinese developers to sell down assets …
China c.bank gives go-ahead to credit-scoring venture backed by Ant, state firms
China’s central bank said on Friday it had accepted the application to set up a personal credit-scoring joint venture backed by Alibaba’s fintech affiliate Ant Group and other firms.
China says it will expand scope of banks’ forex derivatives business
China’s foreign exchange regulator said on Friday it would expand the scope of banks’ foreign exchange derivatives business.
Beijing looks into setting up digital asset exchange to push the e-yuan
China is exploring setting up a virtual asset exchange as the government lays out the next step to complement its pilot of the digital yuan, according to a blue print published on the State Council…
China central bank gives go-ahead to credit-scoring venture backed by Ant, state firms
China’s central bank said on Friday it had accepted the application to set up a personal credit-scoring joint venture backed by Alibaba’s fintech affiliate Ant Group and other firms.Qiantang Credit Ra …
