According to three sources familiar with the matter at hand, China’s Great Wall Motor has decided to re-allocate a portion of its $1-billion investment in India to Brazil following a year-long delay in winning government approvals. The development comes in the… Read More ›
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Hong Kong’s Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng charts path towards HK adopting controversial mainland law
In a significant development, Hong Kong’s justice secretary has showed the path on how a mainland Chinese law to counter foreign sanctions could be adopted in Hong Kong by amending it into Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, pending a decision by the… Read More ›
Chinese state prosecutors targets WeChat’s YouthMode, fails to cite provisions of law which the program is non-compliant with
After Beijing state prosecutors initiating a civil public interest lawsuit against Tencent’s subsidiary, the company said it would investigate the functions of its popular social messaging app WeChat’s “youth mode”. According to prosecutors, WeChat’s “youth mode” does not comply with… Read More ›
Huawei reports biggest ever drop in revenues
In a significant development that marks the impact of U.S. trade embargoes on embattled erstwhile Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies, the company reported its biggest ever drop in revenues during the first half of 2021. On Friday, Huawei reported revenues… Read More ›
US will donate COVID-19 vaccine to pacific island nations with no stings attached: President Joe Biden
In a recorded message on Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden told a forum of Pacific island leaders, the United States would donate COVID-19 vaccines without strings attached. The development comes in the wake of China becoming an increasingly more assertive… Read More ›
US business groups wants US to cut import tariffs despite China not complying to Phase 1 trade commitments
More than 36 influential business groups from the United States and asked U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to restart trade talks with China; they have also asked that Washington cut its tariffs on Chinese exports to the United States, said… Read More ›
S&P downgrades Chinese developer Evergrande Group to CCC-
The ratings of heavily indebted Chinese developer Evergrande Group and its subsidiaries was downgraded to “CCC-“, down from ‘CCC+” by S&P Global. This is its second downgrade in less than two weeks. Evergrande along with its subsidiaries Hengda Real Estate Group… Read More ›
Allianz’s becomes first wholly foreign owned insurance asset management company in China
On Friday, in a statement Allianz said, its local Chinese asset management business has received regulatory approval, marking the first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management company in the country. Foreign financial institutions are eager to expand their onshore footprint in… Read More ›
Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa scraos China funded port project
In a significant development, Samoa’s new Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa said, she will not go ahead with a China-backed port project, indicating that she would only back investments which have clear benefits for her country. She noted that Chinese… Read More ›
US could end up in a war in case of a major cyberattack: U.S. President Joe Biden
In a significant development U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Washington could end in a “real shooting war” with a “major power” in the event of a significant cyberattack on the United States. The warning comes in the wake of… Read More ›