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Caixin China Biz Roundup: China’s Crypto Crackdown Intensifies
Prices of Bitcoin and Ethereum tumble after the world’s second-largest economy toughens restrictions on such digital assets; the U.S. postpones an investment ban on blacklisted Chinese companies and thousands are evacuated after a Shenzhen skyscraper wobbles
May 20, 2021 17:58 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Huawei’s Lifeline
By tapping into cloud and 'digital power', the Chinese telecommunication titan could return to growth; Hong Kong Disneyland suffers rollercoaster ride in 2020 as theme park reports loss; and China’s biggest shipbuilding companies get the green light for merger deal
May 19, 2021 20:06 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: China’s Vaccine Drive Becomes the World’s Fastest
Nearly 14 million people in the country receive Covid-19 jabs in a single day; overseas residents are shunning the big cities of Beijing and Shanghai for southern provinces; and the WEF cancels its plans to host annual summit in Singapore due uncertainty posed by pandemic
May 18, 2021 18:03 PM
00:00/00:00China Stories: Where’s the Pressure on Schoolkids Coming From?
President Xi Jinping leads crackdown on tutoring industry where worried parents are fueling a boom, but experts cite inequality in access to educational resources
May 15, 2021 16:00 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Asian Cities Most Vulnerable to Environmental Threats, Report Says
Study finds that one third of the 100 cities facing the greatest ecological risks are in China; lagging regulation and insufficient domestic production mean patients with rare diseases struggle to access medication; and smartphones lose much of their early 2021 sales momentum
May 14, 2021 19:09 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Why is China Having Fewer Babies?
Although family planning policy was adjusted in 2016, the national birthrate continues to sink; 13 years after the deadly Wenchuan earthquake struck, what happened to its survivors?; and the central bank calls for calm amid growing concerns over booming commodity prices
May 13, 2021 17:43 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Safari Park Caught in a ‘Cat-Astrophe’
Five detained after hiding escape of three leopards from Hangzhou zoo; new census reveals that China’s population has surpassed 1.4 billion; and Taiwan and Singapore ramp up Covid-19 restrictions amid new virus cases
May 12, 2021 19:00 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: China’s Digitial Currency Drive Accelerates
In today’s episode: Alibaba’s online grocery service and food delivery units join the digital yuan pilot program; Beijing exports ventilators and medical supplies to India as country battles a surge of coronavirus cases; and two leading edtech companies get busted for false advertising
May 11, 2021 18:33 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: NYSE Rejects Delisting Appeals of Chinese Telecom Titans
Plus, China purchases a record 1.36 million tons of U.S. corn; Sinopharm vaccine receives approval for emergency use by the World Health Organization; and Xi Jinping says his country will host the 2022 Winter Olympic games just as planned
May 11, 2021 17:07 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Hot Commodities
In today’s episode: booming prices of copper and other raw materials trigger concerns on global inflation; the environment ministry has uncovered a string of ecological abuses; and China’s exports experience higher-than-expected growth in April
May 10, 2021 19:12 PM
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