Caixin China Biz Roundup: Economy Bounces Back With 4.9% Growth in Third Quarter

In today’s episode: IMF predicts China to be the only major economy to grow this year; the national disease control authority reveals new evidence that strengthens the theory that you can catch the coronavirus from cold-food supply chains; and e-commerce giant Alibaba will take over the country’s top hypermarket operator

Active Coronavirus Samples Found on Frozen Food Packaging for First Time

Leisure Spending Remains a Drag on China’s Recovery

Output in the sector fell 5.1% from a year ago in the third quarter

China Business Digest: Regulator Approves Ant Group’s Hong Kong IPO; Pakistan Lifts TikTok Ban

China expected to buy two-thirds of world’s 5G smartphones this year; China denies threat to detain U.S. citizens

CX Daily: China's Economy Grows 4.9% in Third Quarter

Alibaba takes over China’s leading hypermarket operator. A bitcoin exchange halts withdrawals after its founder was reportedly under investigation

In Depth: Who’s Getting Vaccinated? High-Risk Groups, Students Going Abroad Join China's Growing Trials

Program expansion also includes general public in two cities and widespread emergency use, even without trial results on safety and effectiveness

China Business Digest: Third-Quarter GDP Growth Comes In at 4.9%; China Vaccinates More People for Coronavirus

China’s embassy in Fiji denies provoking a physical conflict with a Taiwanese staffer; Tesla to export electric cars to Europe from China; parents demand money back from Youwin Education

China Adds Evidence to Theory Covid-19 Can Spread Via Frozen Food

Active virus samples collected from imported packages suggest a new area to focus disease control measures, authorities say

Nippon Express Doubles China-Europe Rail Cargo as Virus Hits Flights

Soaring air prices fuel demand for freight trains

Zambia’s Bondholder Showdown Could Set Precedent for Chinese Creditors

Southern Africa country is trying to balance competing interests of Eurobond holders and primarily state-owned creditors from China, to who it owes even more money

Tencent Chooses Co-Working Space For First Singapore Office

China Business Digest: Central Bank Unveils Major Revamp to Commercial Bank Law; Bitcoin Exchange Suspends Cryptocurrency Withdrawals

State-owned enterprises’ assets expand 11% to $78.3 trillion; Brazil may ban Huawei from its 5G networks; gambling junkets may be criminalized

The Man Who Clothes Asia: Uniqlo Chief Tadashi Yanai

Japan's richest man on life, death and casual wear

Chart of the Day: Even Amid Pandemic, China’s Billionaires Keep Getting Richer

A record $10.2 trillion was concentrated in the hands of the world’s 2,189 billionaires as of July, up from the previous peak of $8.9 trillion owned by 2,158 billionaires in 2017

Off-The-Shelf Ulcer Drug Could Help Ease Covid-19, Research Shows

Early clinical tests in Hong Kong of RBC raise hopes of anti-viral breakthrough