With the help of a $450 million Series C finding round with Tiger Global Management leading the round, the payments company Checkout.com is ready to raise its head once again. Greenoaks Capital and all the existing investors in the company… Read More ›
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China’s COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, has general efficacy of less than 60% in Brazil trials
According to two sources who have seen the lab results, China’s CoronaVac, its COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Sinovac Biotech, has a general efficacy of less than 60% in clinical trial in Brazil. Brazil’s Sao Paulo’s Butantan biomedical center, which has… Read More ›
Australia blocks Chinese-state owned company from acquiring domestic peer involved in high profile construction projects
In a significant development, Australia has blocked a Chinese construction company from buying out a domestic builder involved in several high-profile projects, citing national security concerns, reported local media reports. In a regulatory filing to the Johannesburg stock market filing… Read More ›
European companies on Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline project at risk of U.S. sanctions
According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, the U.S. State Department has informed European companies that those helping to build Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline face sanction risks. “We are trying to inform companies of the… Read More ›
Chinese EV maker Xpeng Inc secures $2 billion credit facility for expanding manufacturing and sales
On Tuesday, Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc said, it has secured a $2 billion (12.8 billion yuan) credit line from five Chinese banks for expanding its manufacturing and sales. New York-listed Xpeng, which has a market value of $35… Read More ›
With Bitcoin Falling, Almost $170Bn Wiped Off Cryptocurrency Market In A Day
Market value worth more than $170 billion from the entire crypto currency market was wiped off on Monday after a fall in the value of bitcoin and other digital coins. According to Coinmarketcap, at 12:10 p.m. Singapore time, the total… Read More ›
Bahrain opens airspace with Doha from January 11
In a development that sees the end of a regional dispute, Bahrain’s civilian affairs authority said, it will open its airspace to Qatar from January 11. The development comes in the wake of a U.S.-backed deal by Arab states last… Read More ›
U.S. investment powerhouse KKR closes Asia Pacific infrastructure fund at $3.9 billion
On Monday, KKR & Co, a U.S.-based investment powerhouse stated, it has closed a fund targeting infrastructure-related investments in Asia Pacific at $3.9 billion. In a press release KKR said, the fund was its first in the region for the… Read More ›
U.S.-Taiwan relation elevated to global partnership
On Monday, in a development of significant geostrategic importance, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu stated, U.S.-Taiwan relations have been elevated to a global partnership while describing the U.S. lifting of restrictions on interactions between officials from both sides as a… Read More ›
Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs JPMorgan to delist some HK-listed structured products following U.S. ban
In a statement, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs JPMorgan said, they will delist 500 Hong Kong-listed structured products following a U.S. ban on investments in companies Washington has labeled as deemed to be linked to the Chinese military. The Hong… Read More ›