China’s central bank The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has increased its short-term fund injection this week to meet higher cash demand that typically ensues towards the month-end. In a statement PBOC said it has offered $7.71 billion (50 billion… Read More ›
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Turkey must abide by new global tax rules, must remove digital service taxes: USTR
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told her Turkish counterpart Mehmet Mus, that Ankara must remove individual digital services taxes following a broader multilateral agreement that was reached in talks led by the OECD. Among a range of issues that was… Read More ›
Tencent Holdings increases stake in Studio 9
In a statement China’s market regulator said, it has approved Tencent Holdings’ plan to purchase an equity stake in Studio 9, a Chinese animation company. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation made the announcement on its website. Tencent, which already had… Read More ›
Baidu raises $1 billion in ESG bonds
In a statement China’s Baidu Inc said, it has raised $1 billion in two tranches of U.S. dollar sustainability bond, marking its first environment, social and governance (ESG) transaction. While the first tranche covers a 5.5-year bond for $300 million the… Read More ›
Chinese state owned companies have stakes in ByteDance and Weibo
Corporate records show that the Chinese government has stakes in Chinese entities owned by ByteDance and Sina Weibo. The news comes midst widening regulatory crackdown on the industry. Shareholder data from the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System shows WangTouZhongWen… Read More ›
China’s CATL aims to raise $8.98 billion to expand lithium-ion batteries production
In a statement, Chinese battery giant CATL said, it is planning a private share placement to raise up to $8.98 billion (58.2 billion yuan) to fund six projects aimed at boosting the production capacity of lithium-ion batteries. The development comes at… Read More ›
Unpredictable regulatory behavior makes investment in China unappealing: global fund managers
According to global fund managers, unpredictable behavior of China’s regulators make investing in China unappealing to foreign investors in the short-term. If Beijing were to make more meaningful reforms on data protection and reduce monopolistic practices by state-controlled companies will… Read More ›
India pushes back China’s Great Wall Motor, approvals subject to improvements in border row
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 ›
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 ›