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 ›
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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 ›
Private equity firms scramble to exit from China’s education sector
With China enacting a new law that bans private tutoring firms from making a profit from teaching core school subjects and raising capital, private equity investors are scrambling to exit the sector after pouring billions of dollars into it. With… Read More ›
Giorgio Armani reports sales surge during first half of 2021
In a statement Giorgio Armani said, sales in the first half of 2021 has bounced back robustly after its business in the United States and China saw sales at the Italian fashion group return close to pre-pandemic levels. “The goal… Read More ›
China’s real estate market in the doldrums
On Tuesday, for a second day in a row, shares and bonds in China Evergrande, Beijing’s most indebted developer, plunged downwards following the suspension of sales of its two real estate projects by local authorities, which highlighted worries over its… Read More ›
US Senate passes bill than bans import of products from Xinjiang region
In a significant development, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill that bans the import of products from China’s Xinjiang region. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act creates a “rebuttable presumption” on the assumption that goods manufactured in Xinjiang are… Read More ›
US companies face increased legal risks if their supply chains are implicated to forced labour camps in Xinjiang
On Tuesday, in a report the Financial Times said, the U.S. government is slated to companies of heightened risks in operating in Hong Kong; it is also scheduled to update a previously issued warning on Xinjiang. The report draws attention… Read More ›
Chinese EV maker Nio Inc to have 4000 battery swapping stations globally by 2025
On Friday, Qin Lihong, the president of Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio Inc said, it plans to have 4,000 battery swapping stations globally by 2025. Nio, which makes premium electric cars, aims to have 700 battery swapping stations by the… Read More ›
FTSE Russell to remove Chinese stock from its global indexes
Following U.S. President Joe Biden updating an executive order banning non-compliant Chinese companies from US stock exchanges, global index publisher FTSE Russell said it will remove a further 20 Chinese companies from its indexes. Many of these companies have alleged… Read More ›
Chinese regulators step up supervision of listed firms abroad following Didi’s IPO scandal
Beijing is stepping up supervision of its companies listed abroad, said its cabinet in a statement. The development comes in the wake of China launching a cyber security investigation into Didi Global Inc just after its US IPO. In a… Read More ›