China’s securities regulator released a series of measures to boost trading with Hong Kong, the country’s latest move to shore up investor confidence after recent stock-market volatility.
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China Eyes Foreign Investments for Tech Ambitions Despite Tepid Global Appetite — Update
Beijing announced a new set of measures to woo foreign investors, in a move to attract more funds to finance China’s technological breakthroughs amid growing rivalry with the west. China’s commerce …
Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing’s orders
HONG KONG (AP) — Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities. The apps were…
Beijing lobbying for Hong Kong to join world’s biggest free-trade pact this year: minister
Hong Kong applied to join Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership two years ago, with bloc representing nearly one-third of world’s population.
China Jan-Mar Foreign Direct Investment Fell 26.1% On Year to CNY301.67 Bln
Foreign direct investment into China dropped in the first three months of the year, underscoring the difficulty for Beijing to attract global …
German cars are the best in the world, its finance minister insists: ‘They do not have to fear Chinese competition’
German cars are “the best in the world” and the country’s carmakers do not have to fear competition from China, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said.
Lawmakers want to make China pay its trillion-dollar debt to Americans
When the People’s Republic of China won recognition as China’s rightful government, it also inherited its predecessor government’s debts …
China writes off interest-free loans given to Zimbabwe
China has written off an unspecified amount of Zimbabwe’s interest-free loans and pledged to help the Southern African country find a way out of its debt crisis, even as activists warned of a …
Former vice president of China Development Bank indicted for bribery
BEIJING — Wang Yongsheng, former vice president of China Development Bank, has been indicted on charges of accepting bribes, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate said in a statement on Friday.
China’s Central Bank Vows to Prioritize Quality of Credit Over Size
There is still room for China’s central bank to take steps to support the economy, but efforts are needed to prevent cash from sloshing around the banking system as real credit demand weakens, senior …
Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing order
Apple said on Friday it had removed Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns.
China’s c.bank signals caution over credit boost as demand weakens
There is still room for China’s central bank to take steps to support the economy, but efforts are needed to prevent cash from sloshing around the banking system as real credit demand weakens, senior …
China’s top lenders face $221 bln loss-absorbing capital shortfall by 2025, Fitch estimates
China’s five globally systemically important banks would have a shortfall in their total loss absorption capital (TLAC) of 1.6 trillion yuan ($221 billion) by January 2025, Fitch Ratings estimates, …