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Bitcoin Held on Binance Surges to Record High of 692K BTC: Glassnode
The tally has increased by more than 50,000 bitcoins in four weeks, reversing the exodus seen late last year.
Indian anger and Chinese indifference quash hopes of border resolution
Starkly different approaches to 2,100-mile line of actual control on show as defence ministers meet in Delhi
Young Chinese Love Everything About Sweden. Except Living There.
Young Chinese are moving to Sweden in record numbers, seeking better labor conditions and a more tolerant society. Many are underwhelmed by what they find.
Binance to reenter Japan via acquired regulated exchange SEBC
Users of the SEBC exchange are required to withdraw their funds before the deadline of May 28.
Foton Motor Plans to Produce Electric Vehicles in Mexico, May Cooperate with CATL - Pandaily
On April 27th, it was reported that Foton Motor plans to establish its second factory in Mexico to produce electric vehicles and focus on exporting them to the United States.
BYD net profit up 410% y-o-y, but down 44% quarterly · TechNode
Chinese EV giant BYD saw a 400%-plus surge y-o-y for Q1, but its profit growth is slowing, and was down 43.5% from the previous quarter.
Binance Japan Will Start Operations After June
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange acquired Sakura Exchange BitCoin in November.
Foreign companies in China face growing scrutiny, pressure
Foreign companies are under growing pressure in China from anti-corruption, security and other investigations as President Xi Jinping’s government tightens control over business. That is clashing with efforts to lure back investors after the end of anti-virus controls. This week, Bain & Co. said police questioned staff in its Shanghai office but gave no details of what they were looking for. Last month, the corporate due diligence firm Mintz Group said its Beijing office was raided by police who detained five employees. Also last month, an employee of a Japanese drug maker was detained on spying charges and the government announced a security review of memory chip maker Micron Inc.
Pakistan releases Chinese national charged with blasphemy
A defense lawyer says a Chinese national who was arrested in Pakistan on charges of blasphemy has been released after a court granted him bail. The lawyer for the man who has been only identified as Tian said on Friday that the Chinese national was granted bail by a judge a day earlier in the northwestern city of Abbottabad. Tian was released after he filed a surety bond of 200,000 rupees, or about $700. Tian worked on a dam project and was detained earlier this month in the town of Komela when his co-workers claimed he had insulted Islam.
Floki's Binance US Debut Falls Short As 70% Investors See Losses — But This Meme Coin Investors Remain Most Profitable
Investors who have bought into the dog-themed memecoin Floki Inu (CRYPTO: FLOKI) could be looking at significant losses, according to on-chain data.
Tech Insider: Tencent and ByteDance’s Virtual Reality Check, Alibaba Cloud Slashes Prices
China’s smart cockpit market predicted to nearly double in five years, Tesla opens some China charging stations to other brands
Hong Kong stocks gain as Ping An, BYD earnings lift confidence, SMIC rallies
Big earnings from BYD and Ping An Insurance offered investors a shot in the arm, helping to overcome concerns among fund managers about China’s recovery outlook.
BYD Shares Gain 5% In U.S. After Surge In 1st Quarter Profit
Revenue rose by 80% as buyers in the world's largest auto market flocked to EVs
Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Binance on Relationship with Government
The head of Financial Crime Compliance at crypto exchange Binance, Tigran Gambarayan discusses Binance's relationship with the CFTC and law enforcement agencies.
China’s wave of ChatGPT rivals, Alibaba goes multichain: Asia Express
Huawei unveils latest in wave of Chinese ChatGPT rivals, Alibaba's multichain bridge, Hong Kong crypto exchange regulations imminent.
Binance Official Says Crypto Exchange Has Ousted North Koreans
"They recognized Binance was not the place for them," said Tigran Gambaryan, head of financial crime compliance at Binance.
Chinese EV giant BYD's first-quarter profit jumps fivefold
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD Co. posted a fivefold jump in its first-quarter profit on Thursday as the company consolidated its leadership in the domestic market. Net profit for the first three months of the year was 4.13 billion yuan ($596.56 million), up 410.9% from 808.41 million yuan a year earlier, on revenue up 79.8% at 120.17 billion yuan, the company said in a stock market filing. The Shenzhen-based company, whose investors include Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, outsold Volkswagen-branded cars in the first quarter of this year in China, according to a Reuters analysis of data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
Alibaba (BABA) Stock Moves -0.12%: What You Should Know
Alibaba (BABA) closed at $82.82 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.12% move from the prior day.
Ex-Harvard Professor Charles Lieber Avoids Prison for Lying About China Funding
The sentencing marks a quiet end to the Justice Department’s focus on academics’ ties to China.
China curbs online lending, forces tech firms to pay more
Ant Group and other fintech lenders will need to pay $30 for every $100 it issues under new rules as Chinese regulators tighten requirements for online lending and control on financial risks.
How Beijingers feel about their COVID-19 vaccine
Are they skeptical of their version of the COVID-19 vaccine?
When ballet became revolutionary: Xue Jinghua and ‘The Red Detachment of Women’
Xue Jinghua, China’s ballerina extraordinaire, cut a striking figure in red. Her role as the wronged peasant Wu Qinghua in “The Red Detachment of Women” ensured her place in modern China’s cultural lore, even as she performed during a time when all creative projects were for the advancement of the collective.
Zhou Guanyu wins F3 Asia title, one step closer to becoming first Chinese F1 driver
Zhou Guanyu, China’s best race driver in a generation, notched a significant championship over the weekend in Abu Dhabi.
China’s fishing in South American waters raises questions, fears
Every country with a distant-water fishing (DWF) fleet engages in illegal fishing, but China has the largest DWF fleet in the world. The recent presence of Chinese vessels off the coast of several South American countries has alarmed environmental authorities in the region.
Editor’s note for Friday, February 19, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China discloses four military fatalities from India border clash last June
The exceedingly rare admission of military combat fatalities from Beijing comes after eight months of silence. It appears to be a recognition that tensions with India are successfully deescalating, after an agreement to disengage at one of the many border conflict areas, Pangong Lake.
China’s ‘film-poet’ who belatedly influenced a generation of filmmakers
Despite directing “Spring in a Small Town,” which is recognized as one of the greatest Chinese films of all time, Fei Mu wasn’t appreciated during his lifetime, dying as a refugee at the age of 44. Fortunately, his films were rediscovered in the 1980s.
Cancer screening firm New Horizon raises $263 million in Hong Kong IPO
China’s leading early cancer screening biotech firm New Horizon nearly tripled on its IPO day in Hong Kong. The company makes China’s first and only approved early cancer screening test kits.
Editor’s note for Thursday, February 18, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China hints at ending birth limits in northeastern region — but most people hate the idea
China’s northeast is suffering from declining birth rates and the migration of its young people to other parts of China. Can removing China’s current two-child policy help?
The meaning of China’s vaccine diplomacy
Chinese vaccines against COVID-19 are providing low- and middle-income countries with solutions in a time of need. They have helped fill a void left by Europe and the U.S.
China’s (uneasy) relationship with Myanmar, explained
Beijing has remained largely quiet about the coup d’état in Myanmar, a country with which it shares a 1,300-mile border. Examining China’s complicated relationship with its “friendly neighbor” might explain why.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, February 17, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Ecommerce giant JD.com to spin off another company with logistics arm IPO in Hong Kong
JD.com, China’s second-biggest ecommerce group after Alibaba, is to launch its third public listing: JD Logistics has filed for a Hong Kong IPO.
Soong May-ling’s historic Congress address — and her tour to save China
On February 18, 1943, Soong May-ling became the first Chinese national to address Congress in Washington, D.C. — only the beginning of a six-week tour to win American support for China’s cause.
A new hope for China’s endangered animals
Thirty-two years after first publishing its List of Wild Animals Under State Priority Conservation, China has finally made an update, more than doubling the size of the list. Key additions include wolves and many endangered bird species.
TikTok and Douyin combined top the world of in-app purchases
TikTok and its Chinese version Douyin are the world’s most lucrative apps aside from games when it comes to in-app payments, and advertising revenue in the U.S. is exploding as the Biden administration declines to enforce previous bans.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, February 16, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
Beijing considers rare earth export controls targeted at U.S. defense industry
A month after Chinese regulators issued new rules on export controls for rare earth elements, the Financial Times reports that Beijing is evaluating what impact a targeted move could have on the ability of the U.S. to make F-35 fighter jets.
