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Caixin China Biz Roundup: Suicide Case Raises Tough Questions for WeChat
In today’s episode: Shenzhen shopkeeper commits suicide after being temporarily banned from the super app; how local governments found themselves on the hook in the banking cleanup campaign; and businesses turn their attention to the rising number of young people embracing the single life
Aug 31, 2020 19:30 PM
00:00/00:00Sunday Long Read: China Creates New Memory Chip Champ, but Will Customers Come?
China made a major breakthrough in its quest to become more self-reliant in the semiconductor industry when ChangXin's DRAM chips reached the market.
Aug 30, 2020 17:00 PM
00:00/00:00Saturday Long Read: How Chinese Developers Became Entangled in LA Bribery Case
Huang Wei's Shenzhen New World Group and Yuan Fuer's Shenzhen Hazens allegedly paid millions of dollars to indicted LA Councilman Jose Huizar
Aug 29, 2020 17:35 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Tiktok CEO Kevin Mayer Resigns
In today’s episode: Mayer quits after less than three months of heading ByteDance’s app, citing political environment; some adopt bizarre tactics to fight food waste amid nationwide ‘clean plate’ campaign; and Trump’s impending WeChat ban has plunged American businesses operating in China into confusion
Aug 28, 2020 16:36 PM
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Long Read Special: Residents Pay in Government Rush to Demolish Hundreds of Villages by Year End
Authorities say large numbers of small villages hinder the development of the countryside, but others have decried what they see as low compensation, coercive official tactics and the destruction of rural communities
Aug 28, 2020 14:05 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Hong Kong Researchers Report First Documented Covid-19 Reinfection
In today’s episode: Hong Kong study adds evidence to growing number of anecdotal claims of Covid-19 reinfection; China’s rare earth exports sink to their lowest in five years; and U.K. Supreme Court dismisses Huawei’s patent appeals
Aug 27, 2020 18:58 PM
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Long Read Special: China’s Ambitious Plans to Land Rover on Mars Next Year
In July, China launched its first solo mission to Mars with the Tianwen-1, a combined orbiter, lander and rover. This episode not only discusses how the expedition aims to search for hints of life on the red planet, but reflects on China’s rise as a major player in space exploration
Aug 27, 2020 16:10 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Ant Group’s Bold IPO Ambitions
In today’s episode: fintech giant’s dual listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong could raise more than $20 billion; Mengniu drops acquisition deal as Australian treasurer calls takeover ‘contrary to national interests’; and China’s enthusiasm for overseas assets cools amid Covid-19 pandemic and rising geopolitical tensions
Aug 26, 2020 19:24 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: China’s Trials and Tribulations in Tapping Giant Iron Ore Field in Africa
In today’s episode: Chinese investors struggle to make the Simandou mining project operational; banking regulator sounds the alarm about nearing the ‘tolerance limit’ for bad small business loans; and online education player Koolearn suffers major losses despite industry hype
Aug 25, 2020 19:13 PM
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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Is the U.S. Considering ‘Partial Ban’on Wechat?
Apple and other companies have been given assurances by the White House that they will continue to be able to offer, and to use, the wildly popular app; a vaccine candidate for African swine fever enters a new stage of trials; and China’s wheat imports have more than doubled in the first seven months of 2020 compared with the same period last year — signaling the possibility of a food shortage due to China’s severe summer flooding
Aug 25, 2020 17:58 PM
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