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Where did the latest trials of China's digital currency take place?
Beijing and Suzhou will issue a total of 40 million yuan (US$6.2 million) in the latest trials of the nation’s sovereign digital currency this week in a bid to boost consumption over the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday.
Shenzhen to Double Digital Yuan Giveaway in China's Latest Lottery Test - CoinDesk
Shenzhen, a major Chinese city, is giving residents the chance to win 20 million digital yuan (worth $3 million) in its latest giveaway.
China Trial of Hong Kong Activists Adjourned Without Verdict
A high-profile trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists adjourned without a verdict on Monday, months after authorities arrested a dozen of them attempting to flee the city by speedboat and detained them in mainland China.
Workers Flocking to China’s Silicon Valley Can’t Afford to Buy Homes
Shenzhen’s boom has led to the highest property prices and lowest home ownership rates in China
China’s Tougher Delisting Rules Send Weakest Stocks Plunging
China’s weakest stocks faced another blow after exchange regulators issued tougher rules to weed them out of the market.
China’s north-south divide set to ‘widen further’ as economy moves south
Beijing is the only city in the northern half of the country to be included in China’s top 10 cities in terms of economic size this year, highlighting growing regional disparities.
China Solar Giant Plunges After Billionaire Chairman Detained
JA Solar Technology Co., one of the world’s largest solar panel producers, plunged after announcing its billionaire chairman is under investigation by Chinese authorities.
What are Xi Jinping’s thoughts on urbanisation in China?
Xi Jinping’s thinking about China’s rapid urbanisation has been revealed in a new speech that says population sizes must be limited and city clusters established on the east coast.
China gives Shenzhen more autonomy for market reform, integration
China on Sunday detailed steps to grant more autonomy to Shenzhen, letting the southern financial and technology hub pilot reforms in market development and economic integration.
Beijing showers policy incentives on Shenzhen to create model Chinese city
From land use to hiring global talent, Beijing is looking to give the southern boom town of Shenzhen a major role in nation’s economic and technological rivalry with the United States.
Xi starts southern tour with appeal to ‘have confidence in future’
Xi starts Guangdong trip with appearance in Chaozhou ahead of visit to Shenzhen to mark 40th anniversary of special economic zone.
China hands out $1.5 million of its digital currency in one of the country's biggest public tests
China has started one of the biggest real-world trials for its digital currency as it pushes closer toward creating a cashless future.
Taiwan Dismisses China Report of Mass Spy Arrests as ‘Stunt’
Taiwan accused China of staging a “malicious political stunt” after Chinese state media said security agents had uncovered hundreds of spy cases in a mass dragnet.
China Stocks Jump on Hopes Xi Will Announce Reforms in Shenzhen
China stocks climbed on optimism before President Xi Jinping’s address in the southern city of Shenzhen this week.
China’s IPO Mania Creates Three New Billionaires in One Week
The pace of wealth creation in China just reached a whole new level.
Shenzhen mall in lockdown after coronavirus case
The IBC Mall in Shenzhen's Luohu district was sealed off and under police supervision on Friday evening, with around 200 people queuing outside waiting for COVID-19 tests from medical personnel in protective suits.
Shenzhen should be elevated to same administrative status as Beijing: academics
Hong Kong’s neighbour should become a centrally administered municipality, article argues – although the idea, floated before, is not official policy.
Dongfeng the Latest to See Stock Surge on China Listing Plan
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. surged in Hong Kong after unveiling plans to also list on the mainland, the latest example of such intentions providing a big boost to a Chinese firm’s existing shares.
‘China’s Netflix’ delists from Shenzhen after 99.6 per cent stock rout
The company’s valuation sank to 718 million yuan (US$102.7 million) on its final day of trading, from an all-time high of 170 billion yuan in 2015.
Standard Chartered to Add 1,600 Staff at New China Bank Center
Standard Chartered Plc plans to add more than 1,600 staff over the next three years at a new center in southern China as the nation aims to transform the coastal region near Hong Kong into a high-tech hub to rival California’s Silicon Valley.