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Caixin China Biz Roundup: Bill Gates on the Fight Against Covid-19
In today’s episode: What the multibillionaire has to say on China, the pandemic and global health; Tiktok rolls out new transparency report amid rising scrutiny from foreign governments; and could business for seafood vendors suffer after packaging of imported shrimp tests positive for the coronavirus?
Jul 13, 2020 18:29 PM
00:00/00:00Sunday Long Read: Anxin Trust’s $7 Billion Investment Black Hole
Not only is Anxin facing scrutiny over its mounting defaults and opaque operations, but a financial hole worth billions has been discovered on its books
Jul 12, 2020 17:00 PM
00:00/00:00Saturday Long Read: How Beijing’s Second Covid-19 Wave Knocked Its Economic Recovery Off Course
The knock-off effects of the virus’s resurgence and city’s revived disease control measures could spell the end for several small and midsize companies
Jul 11, 2020 17:00 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: The Loophole Feeding China’s Ballooning Credit Card Debt
In today’s episode: the murky world of “cash out services”; Harvard University and MIT gear up for a legal battle against U.S. immigration authorities over new student visa policy; and ride-hailing giant Didi collaborates with central bank on a digital currency trial
Jul 09, 2020 20:09 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Will the U.S. Ban Tiktok?
In today’s episode: U.S. President Donald Trump says that Washington is considering banning ByteDance’s popular video-sharing app; Chinese international students at American universities could be left in limbo due to an updated visa policy; and why China’s stock market appears to be in the middle of a bull market
Jul 08, 2020 18:32 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Behind the Country's Rising Urban Unemployment
Plus, TikTok’s fate in the U.S. hangs precariously in the wake of an announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; and France hedges its bets on the future of Huawei in its domestic telecommunications infrastructure
Jul 08, 2020 16:02 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: China Reports New Bubonic Plague Case
In today’s episode: the northern city of Bayan Nur issues a health warning after a plague infection is reported; transgender community celebrates court ruling on landmark employment discrimination case; and Sino CEO and controlling shareholder proposes taking the company private in a deal valuing the company at $2.7 billion
Jul 07, 2020 18:10 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Virus Fallout Could Stifle China’s Job Market for Two Years, Experts Say
In today’s episode: while the domestic Covid-19 outbreak is largely under control, the pandemic’s knock-on effects on employment could linger much longer; mix-up costs Gree Electric a multimillion-dollar contract; netizens debate whether or not only children should be given paid leave to look after to their elderly parents
Jul 06, 2020 17:00 PM
00:00/00:00Sunday Long Read: The Mystery of $2 Billion of Loans Backed by Fake Gold
The shocking revelation now leaves lenders holding the bag for the remaining 16 billion yuan of outstanding loans backed by the bogus bars
Jul 05, 2020 17:00 PM
00:00/00:00Saturday Long Read: Chinese Students’ Win-Win With Western Education Gets Upended
The plans of many Chinese people to head overseas for their education have now been plunged in uncertainty due to the Covid-19 outbreak as well as worsening China-U.S. relations
Jul 04, 2020 17:00 PM
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