With mass COVID testing underway in Beijing after an outbreak of the virus, concerns are growing that lockdowns could be implemented.
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China urged to give cash handouts, as its economy and most vulnerable citizens are desperate for a lifeline
The sooner the central government starts giving out Hong Kong- and US-style consumption vouchers, the better, according to economists.
What Wall Street expects from China Citic Bank A’s earnings
China Citic Bank A will release earnings for Q1 on April 29.Wall Street analysts are expecting earnings per share of CNY 0.300.Track China Citic …
Zero Covid Is Breaking China
Xi Jinping appears to have no way out of the all-or-nothing approach he’s forced on China, Brian P. Klein writes in a commentary essay.
Sinopec expects China’s oil demand to recover in Q2, positive growth in 2022
BEIJING: China’s Sinopec Corp expects demand for refined oil products to recover in the second quarter as COVID-19 outbreaks in the country are gradually controlled, and sees full year oil consumption …
Across China, cities crack down to avoid virus surge, upending business
The swift measures, from mass-testing drives to lockdowns, for just a mere handful of COVID-19 cases, aim to keep flareups at bay and avoid the economic hardship endured by Shanghai.
X Financial Files Annual Report on Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2021
X Financial (NYSE: XYF) (the “Company” or “we”), a leading online personal finance company in China, today announced it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 …
Ping An Life becomes first China insurance company to issue ESG bond index
Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An” or the “Group”, HKEx:2318; SSE:601318) announced that the ChinaBond Ping An Life Insurance ESG Integration Strategy Credit Bond Index has been jointly …
165 million people impacted by China’s Covid lockdowns. Here’s what you need to know
By Jessie Yeung, CNN China has introduced lockdown measures in its two biggest cities, Beijing and Shanghai — the twin engines that power much of the nation’s economy — in an uncompromising bid to …
China Matters documents the encounter of an American family and the Grand Song of the Dong ethnic group in Guizhou
Among dozens of minority groups in southwestern China’s Guizhou province, the Dong ethnic group is widely known for its tradition of passing on culture and knowledge in music, especially in “dage,” or …
China should worry less about its currency
But in at least one respect China resembles a classic emerging market: it retains a palpable fear of floating its currency. Instead China keeps a close eye on the yuan’s value against the dollar and…
China cuts coal import taxes to zero to ensure energy supply
China will slash coal import tariffs to ensure energy security, the finance ministry said Thursday, the latest move to cast doubt on the country’s environmental promises. Beijing is the world’s …
China struggles for options as COVID threatens economic goals
China’s policymakers are struggling to find ways to ward off an economic slowdown that threatens job losses in a politically sensitive year, as COVID-19 lockdowns disrupt supply chains and jolt …
