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Chinese bank tries to entice wealthy customers with mRNA vaccines
Hong Kong-based lender seeks to cater to mainlanders’ demand for western jabs
China suspends travel visas from Japan and South Korea over Covid curbs
Beijing accuses countries of ‘political manipulation’ for introducing testing requirements during exit wave
China to Tighten Scrutiny of Companies’ Foreign Debt Next Month
China’s new regulation to increase scrutiny of companies’ foreign debt will become effective Feb. 10 in the market’s biggest overhaul since 2015.
This Is What Shanghai’s Covid Outbreak Looks Like
The Chinese city is being gripped by a massive Covid wave, leading to a surge in hospitalizations and crowded funeral homes.
Chinese travelers say new restrictions are 'unfair' — but they're angry at some countries more than others
Some Chinese travelers say they're not going to South Korea and Japan — not because they're boycotting them, but because they're being blocked from entering.
Huawei 2022 Tech4Good Competition won by Irish team
Huawei announced the winners of the second Tech4Good Competition on January 5, with the Irish team winning the first prize for their solution “Roll On” that helps wheelchair users independently board trains.
Good News For Alibaba And Peers As China Regulator Shows Support And Regulatory Crackdown Easing Plans
China's central bank prepared to step up support for private firms to drive the economy while easing a crackdown on tech companies, media quoted Guo Shuqing, Communist party chief of the People's Bank of China. China's monetary policy in 2023 will focus on expanding demand, especially personal consumption, Reuters reports. The update reflects fresh vigor and optimism for battered companies ranging from Chinese tech barometer Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA). Also Read: Alibaba Founder
Alibaba Wins Conviction Boost As China Eases Covid Lockdowns: Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (NYSE: GS) said Chinese stocks might rally another 15%, while the yuan could hit April 2022 levels on the nation's reopening and critical policy shifts. The brokerage analysts, including Kinger Lau, raised its 12-month index target for the MSCI China Index to 80 from 70, citing low valuations and multiple policy pivots in housing, internet regulation, and geopolitics, Bloomberg reports. Separate Goldman analysts led by Kamakshya Trivedi saw the yuan rallying to 6.5 per d
Alibaba Weighs $1B Investment In Turkey As Logistics Hub
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) eyed a logistics hub at Istanbul Airport and a data center near the Turkish capital Ankara with an investment of over $1 billion. Alibaba aimed to invest in Europe and the Middle East and saw Turkey as a solid production base, Reuters reports citing president Michael Evans' interview. Alibaba weighed serious investment plans at Istanbul Airport and proposed evaluating e-export strategies from Turkey to Europe, the Middle East, a
China suspends short-term visas for S Koreans over COVID curbs
Beijing takes first move against countries that have introduced new measures as a result of China’s surging cases.
Tencent ramps up bet on short video platform in ByteDance challenge
Chinese tech giant leans on Channels to boost slowing growth in other divisions
German, Lithuanian lawmakers show support in Taiwan visit
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lithuanian lawmakers on a visit to Taiwan took aim at China Tuesday, saying the world's second largest economy tried to use all sorts of measures to change Lithuania's decision to break diplomatic norms in warming up relations with the self-ruled island democracy.
China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese embassies suspended issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China.
China’s firms must ‘make own decisions’ whether to buy Australian coal: envoy
China’s envoy to Australia said on Tuesday that it is up to Chinese companies to decide whether to resume imports of Australian coal amid reports Beijing is set to lift an unofficial ban that has been in place since 2020.
China Hits Back at South Korea, Japan in Covid Retaliation
China has suspended issuing some visas for South Korea and Japan in Beijing’s first retaliation against Covid-related curbs on Chinese travelers.
Bargaining in Beijing
A video of a shopkeeper’s bargaining with an American at a counterfeit market in Beijing went viral on the Chinese internet. Though her English skills…
Trump slaps China with $50 billion in tariffs
The China tariffs are here, and the number is $50 billion. At 12:45 p.m. eastern time on March 22, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a…
China gears up to better project its image abroad — and control its message at home
Three separate developments, all happening on the heels of a major government restructuring plan, show that the Communist Party of China is getting serious about…
Xi talks tough on Taiwan at close of China’s Two Sessions political gathering
After a dramatic oath-swearing ceremony in the Great Hall of the People yesterday, Xi Jinping closed out the 16-day Two Sessions political gathering and kicked off his…
Kuora: The importance of engaging with China
Pictured: Premier Zhu Rongji with President Bill Clinton. With the Two Sessions set to wrap up, we turn again to politics, and this question, which…
