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Caixin China Biz Roundup: Behind China’s Latest Plan For Fighting The Outbreak
Today’s episode discusses: health authorities introduce stricter diagnostic criteria and add malaria drug to coronavirus treatment plan; nation’s most important political event could be postponed; and over half of major industrial enterprises in manufacturing hubs resume operations
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Caixin China Biz Roundup: Why U.S.-China Trade Tensions Are Driving Soybean Traders Mad
Today's episode discusses: How the rocky relations between the two largest economies have impacted the global soybean market; Didi's bold plans for driverless taxis; Alibaba and its long-awaited second listing in Hong Kong.
Nov 20, 2019 18:59 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Private Sector's Growing Reliance on Local Government Credit
Today's episode discusses: Local government financing vehicles back companies to tune of $842 billion – but what are the financial risks?; Southeast Asia grapples with transnational drug smuggling; U.S. government prolongs Huawei reprieve by 90 days.
Nov 19, 2019 18:56 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin-Sinica Podcast: Alibaba in Hong Kong, Students Learn Gene Editing, U.S. Poultry Gets Wings
Plus, Luckin backs away from Starbucks lawsuit, and Shanghai regulators close the Business Times
Nov 19, 2019 10:50 AM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Gojek and Grab Scramble for Southeast Asian Tech Market
This episode discusses: Tech startups Gojek and Grab race to dominate Southeast Asia market of 600 million people; Why rural China’s traditional preferences for sons seems to be waning; Why JD.com is Suing Intellectual Property Authority Over ‘Double 11’ Trademark Verdict.
Nov 18, 2019 20:22 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Latest Data Shows China Economic Growth at Slowest in Decade
Today's episode discusses: Key China economic measures miss October forecasts; Beijing authorities say risk of infection is minimal after pneumonic plague diagnosed in the capital; Why the world's largest Bitcoin-mining machines maker, Canaan, is drastically lowering its IPO.
Nov 15, 2019 19:54 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Beijing Enlists JD.com to Launch Second 'Bad Bank'
Today's episode discusses how the Chinese capital is trying handle bad assets by teaming up with JD.com; Luckin Coffee's third-quarter sales beat forecasts; China investigates two billionaire directors of controversial Hikvision.
Nov 14, 2019 18:52 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Top Bank Regulators Act to Restore Confidence After Two Bank Runs
Today's episode discusses: Top Chinese bank regulators move to defuse growing unease in the country banking system after two bank runs; Didi finds itself in a scandal after driver stabs passenger; Police raid online car loan platform.
Nov 13, 2019 18:53 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Is the Sharing Economy Headed for Trouble?
Today's episode discusses: Chinese buyer snaps up struggling British steelmaker; China cranks up its yearly domestic rare earths production quotas by at least 10%; Why the sharing economy's bubble appears at the verge of bursting.
Nov 12, 2019 18:11 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin-Sinica Podcast: Trade Talks Fizzle, Alibaba Eyes Hong Kong Listing
Plus, Beijing's former vice governor pleads guilty to taking $19 million in bribes, and Didi tries for a safer Hitch carpooling service
Nov 12, 2019 09:42 AM
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