In a statement U.S. President Joe Biden said, it was too early to make any commitments on lifting U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, while USTR Katherine Tai said she was working on the issue. “I’d like to be able to be… Read More ›
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North Korea, China resumes regular trade through rail
According to Chinese commodity brokers, resumption of regular trade between Beijing and Pyongyang is expected to resume on Monday, after a North Korean train pulled into a Chinese border town on Sunday in the first such crossing since anti-coronavirus border… Read More ›
Canon Inc considers closing China camera plant
On Friday, Canon Inc said, it was weighing options to close down its factory in Zhuhai, southern China, which mainly makes compact digital cameras midst a shrinking market for such devices. Canon’s spokesperson declined to provide details of employee strength at… Read More ›
Chinese real estate market in dire straits
All is not well with China’s economy. Cash-strapped Chinese developers are scrambling to negotiate new terms with their bondholders to avoid defaults, with Yuzhou Group and the Shimao Group being the latest case in point of Chinese developers seeking extensions on their… Read More ›
Shimao Group Holdings places all real estate projects on sale to raise cash
In a report Caixin said, China’s Shimao Group Holdings has put on sale all of its real estate projects, including residential and commercial properties. The development marks the Chinese property developer accelerating asset disposals following cash shortages. Shimao, which defaulted… Read More ›
Japan Australia sign Reciprocal Access Agreement for economic and defense cooperation
Following the cancellation of a trip to the United States and Australia due to rising COVID-19 cases, Japan and Australia are set to sign a treaty to beef up defence and security cooperation at a virtual summit on Thursday. Japanese… Read More ›
China Evergrande Group’s shares fall after it fails to pay offshore coupons
China Evergrande Group’s shares tumbled on Thursday after the crisis-hit real estate developer failed to pay offshore coupons due earlier this week. Evergrande, whose $19 billion in international bonds are in cross-default after missing a deadline to pay coupons earlier… Read More ›
China’s Geely gains access to US market by collaborating with Waymo on autonomous taxis
In a statement China’s Geely Holding said, Zeekr, its premium electric mobility brand, will collaborate with Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit Waymo to make electric vehicles for the latter, which will be deployed as fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicles across the United States…. Read More ›
Moller-Maersk in advanced negotiations to acquire LF Logistics for $3 billion
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Denmark based A.P. Moller-Maersk is in an advanced stage of negotiations to acquire Hong Kong based LF Logistics for around $3 billion. An announcement for the potential deal could be made as… Read More ›
Foreign financial institutions conducting business with sanctioned individuals will be sanctioned: State Department
In a significant development, the United States has named five already-sanctioned Chinese officials who have allegedly contributed to undermining Hong Kong’s democracy; it has also issued a warning to financial institutions that conducting business with these officials would lead to… Read More ›