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China to Ease Rules on Listings for Nasdaq-Like Board This Year
It will soon be a lot easier for mainland firms to list on the nation’s volatile ChiNext board.
Pocket Casts and Castro Podcasts removed from Apple’s China store
Before June each year, content and media platforms in China anxiously anticipate a new round of censorship as the government tightens access to information in the lead-up to the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. This year, Chinese users lost access to two podcast apps — Pocket Casts and Castro Podcasts. Neither app is searchable […]
Japan’s Abe Says He’ll Take Lead on G7 Statement About Hong Kong
China lodged a protest with Japan after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted to set the course for a Group of Seven nations statement on Hong Kong over national security legislation that’s raised worries about the city’s future autonomy.
SoftBank’s Arm Says China CEO Fired for Major Irregularities
SoftBank Group Corp.’s Arm Ltd. and its Chinese venture clashed publicly over whether the venture’s CEO had been fired, a dispute that threatens to disrupt a Western company central to the global semiconductor industry.
Shanghai Bourse Mulls First Benchmark Revamp in 30 Years
The Shanghai Stock Exchange is considering the first overhaul of its benchmark index in three decades so that it better reflects China’s increasingly high-tech economy, according to people familiar with the matter.
China Traders Are Buying Hong Kong Stocks Like Never Before
Mainland money is flowing into Hong Kong’s stocks at an unparalleled pace, offering support to a market at the center of rising tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Room and bored: One couple’s 14-day quarantine in a Beijing hotel
They returned from overseas and were confined to separate hotel rooms for two weeks under government requirements. This is their journey.
China’s War on Urban Waste Has a New Foe: Delivery Packaging
Discarded packaging from China’s exploding delivery economy has been targeted by the country’s leaders as they seek to rein in a garbage problem in sprawling urban centers.
Hang Seng Index has worst day since 2015 as tensions flare up again between China and the West | CNN Business
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped nearly 5.6% Friday after news broke that Beijing would move to pass a hugely controversial national security law for the Asian financial hub.
NPC: China Pledges to Implement U.S. Phase One Trade Deal
China reiterated a pledge to implement the first phase of its trade deal with the U.S. despite setbacks from the coronavirus outbreak, and as tensions escalate between the world’s two biggest economies.
Hong Kong Stocks Sink Most Since 2008 on Security Law Concern
Hong Kong stocks headed for their worst loss since the global financial crisis after Beijing announced its intention to impose a national security law on the city, which could trigger a new round of protests as well as heighten tensions with the U.S.
Coal Market Faces Fresh Speculation China Shunning Australia
A coal market only just rebounding from the lowest price in four years might now need to grapple with the prospect of China renewing its restrictions on Australian supplies.
China’s Geek+ brings warehouse robots to US via Conveyco partnership
Chinese robots will soon be seen roaming a number of warehouse floors across North America. Geek+, a well-funded Chinese robotics company that specializes in logistics automation for factories, warehouses and supply chains, furthers its expansion in North America after striking a strategic partnership with Conveyco, an order fulfillment and distribution center system integrator with operations […]
Chinese Genetics Firm’s Mideast Testing Raises U.S. Tensions
While the U.S. struggled to come up with enough tests to manage the world’s largest coronavirus outbreak, a Chinese genetics company took less than a month to build testing centers thousands of miles away in the Middle East.
TikTok parent ByteDance leads $6M round in financial AI startup Lingxi
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has added Lingxi, a Beijing-based startup that applies machine intelligence to financial services such as debt collection and insurance sales, to its ever-expanding portfolio of investments. The AI startup has raised a $6.2 million Series A round co-led by ByteDance and Global Founders Capital, the venture capital arm of Rocket Internet, […]
China Considers More Economic Pain for Australia on Virus Spat
China is considering targeting more Australian exports including wine and dairy, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a dramatic deterioration in ties as the key trading partners spar over the coronavirus outbreak.
U.S. Scrutiny of Israel’s China Ties Expands to Universities
Israeli academics’ ties with China are on the U.S.’s radar, according to two people familiar with the matter, adding new pressure on its Middle Eastern ally to cool relations with Beijing.
China Pledges to Ease Market Access, Deepen SOE Reform
China’s central government promised to deepen reforms at state-owned firms and ease access for foreign companies as the country prepares for its annual parliamentary sessions.
Chinese Oil Demand Is Almost Back to Pre-Virus Crisis Levels
Chinese oil demand is all but back to levels last seen before Beijing imposed a national lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak, according to people with inside knowledge of the country’s energy industry.