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WSJ News Exclusive | China’s New Tech Weapon: Dragging Its Feet on Global Merger Approvals
Beijing has slowed down antitrust reviews of proposed deals by American firms, people close to the process say.
Binance Market Share Plummets As Regulatory Crackdown Shakes Up Crypto Markets
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) lost 16% of its market share of trade volume in recent weeks.
Heaven’s ATM: How Chinese People Have Been Sending Money to the Afterlife For Centuries
Believing money can solve anything — even in the afterlife — Chinese people are continuing the centuries-old practice of innovating new types of “ghost money” for the deceased.
Death in the Modern City
Urbanization has changed Chinese funerary practices, but some traditions live on.
Binance Market Share Hits Lowest Since November After CFTC Lawsuit; Kevin O'Leary on Crypto Markets Outlook
Canadian crypto exchanges WonderFi, Coinsquare and CoinSmart have revealed plans to merge, creating what would be one of the world's largest crypto trading platforms. O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O'Leary, along with WonderFi President and Interim CEO Dean Skurka, join "First Mover" to discuss. Plus, The Tie Co-Founder and CEO Joshua Frank weighs in on dogecoin jumping after Twitter replaces its blue bird logo with the token's dog. And, FTX creditor Sunil Kavuri shares his thoughts on the future of the failed crypto exchange.
Tesla delivers 88,869 China-made EVs in March - CPCA
Tesla sold 88,869 units of China-made electric vehicles (EV) in March for both domestic sales and exports, up 35.0% from a year ago, data published by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Tuesday.
Alibaba launches budget shopping channel on Taobao to heat up online price war
Taobao’s new budget channel, named 99 Temai, initially covers hundreds of thousand of items that include household goods, snacks and plants.
China is on a global hunt for rare earths
Even China, the dominant global force in rare earth minerals, is worried about securing access to new raw materials
Loss of Himalayan Glaciers ‘Larger Than Thought,’ Study Finds
Chinese scientists said the loss of glaciers terminating into lakes in the greater Himalaya between 2000 and 2020 was underestimated by 6.5%.
Foreign cash streaming back to China after Alibaba's plans
Foreign investors are steadily marching into China in the wake of Alibaba's plans to restructure, with money managers reckoning it is the latest sign the national leadership is turning friendlier to business as economic growth gains traction.
Risks loom over China's top tier banks from property downturn, higher costs
China's largest banks will see near-term revenue and margin pressures on a persisting property sector downturn, higher costs and a worsening global macro outlook, analysts said, clouding growth prospects for the world's second-largest economy.
Binance's Market Share Hits Lowest Level Since November After CFTC Lawsuit, End of Zero-Fee Trading
The exchange's share of trading volume has dropped to 54% from 70% over the past two weeks.
China voices concern over Australia's scrutiny of its firms
China's international trade negotiator has expressed concern over Australia's scrutiny of the operations of Chinese firms there, the commerce ministry said, while flagging the potential for economic and trade co-operation.
U.S. allies are on board for China chip tech controls after all
Sharing of costs has reduced corporate grumbling about lost exports
Taiwan defies China pressure before US House speaker meeting
Taiwan pushed back against threats of retaliation by China, ahead of an expected meeting between the island’s president and the U.S. House speaker Wednesday that will underscore her government’s claim to sovereignty. President Tsai Ing-wen is finishing a tour of Taiwan’s remaining diplomatic allies in Latin America, Belize and Guatemala. The most politically sensitive part of her trip will be a meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles while she transits on her way back home. China views Taiwan as its own territory and treats any dealings between U.S. and Taiwanese officials as a challenge to its sovereignty. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the island has never been part of China, and that China’s recent criticism has become increasingly “absurd.”
China art market slumps on virus curbs, falling wealth: report
Hong Kong, mainland sales drop 14% in 2022 to $11.2bn as U.K. overtakes China
Macron heads to China for delicate talks on Ukraine, trade
French President Emmanuel Macron will have to muster all his diplomatic adeptness and political acumen on a three-day state visit to China where the war in Ukraine will be front and center. Macron is expected to warn China against sending weapons to Russia and instead ask that the country use its influence to support peace efforts. Beijing claims to have a neutral stance in the war, but has also stressed its “no-limits friendship” with Russia. Trade will also be a major focus of the visit. Macron asked the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, to join him for a meeting with Xi. Some NGOs have called on Macron to put human rights at the heart of his talks with Chinese authorities.
Binance CEO Says He's Not On Interpol's ‘Red Notice’ List
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is currently grappling with a rumor that claims its CEO Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, is on Interpol’s “red notice” list.
Chinese seed companies abandon hopes of 2023 start for GM corn crops
Agriculture companies in China say it will be at least 2024 before genetically modified (GM) corn can be planted commercially, despite a government push to overhaul rules surrounding GM seed breeding.
A violent dispute on Chinese-Indian border
India and China suffer worst blow to bilateral relations in decades, in an event that perhaps signifies the end to their previously warming ties.
Editor’s note for Friday, June 19, 2020
Dear Access member, The two Candians behind bars in China are in trouble, for all the wrong reasons, see Story 1 below. The Chinese government’s propaganda…
Editor’s note for Thursday, June 18, 2020
Dear Access member, Today, Donald Trump tweeted: “It was not Ambassador Lighthizer’s fault (yesterday in Committee) in that perhaps I didn’t make myself clear, but the…
China and India point fingers after bloody border brawl
China and India’s border troubles force politicians in both countries to make hard choices.
