Podcast

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Behind Alibaba’s Record-Breaking Fine
Plus, the U.S. Senate calls for a policy of ‘strategic competition’ with China; Visa and ecommerce giant JD.com agree to launch an online merchant subsidies program; and Inner Mongolia sets the stage to cut the region’s production capacity of steel, coking coal, and ferro-alloys

Caixin China Biz Roundup: Top Health Official Downplays ‘Low Efficacy’ Chinese Vaccine Comments
In today’s episode: The head of China CDC says his previous remarks about domestic Covid jabs were taken out of context; embattled video streaming site Leshi and its runaway founder have been punished for financial fraud; and Ant Group to restructure itself into a financial holding company as the state tightens scrutiny over the sprawling fintech industry

Caixin China Biz Roundup: Alibaba Faces Record Fine For Monopolistic Actions
In today’s episode: E-commerce giant fined 18.2 billion yuan for violating antitrust laws; Beijing’s Covid-19 vaccine campaign is picking up pace; and the Chinese tech titans are betting on a smart-car revolution

Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Ecommerce Giant JD.com’s Fintech Arm Cancels Shanghai IPO Plans
Plus, semiconductor prices keep climbing, China’s central bank begins cross-border tests of the virtual yuan, and China’s medics turn to paper mills and ghostwriters to get fraudulent research papers published

Caixin China Biz Roundup: Battery-Powered Crime
In today’s episode: the criminal gang that made millions of yuan by rigging the recyclable battery market; agricultural titan Syngenta Group reports modest gains nearly a year after taking a new form; and what’s up with India’s tax dispute with ByteDance

Caixin China Biz Roundup: The Crypto Craze and Climate Change
In today’s episode: China-based bitcoin mining operations could end up consuming as much energy and creating as many carbon emissions as entire European nations, a new study estimates; why its becoming trickier to land a senior management role at a fintech company; and international schools are experiencing a boom in demand in the Greater Bay Area

Caixin China Biz Roundup: About Those Pesky Flight Delays
In today’s episode: China’s new central air traffic management committee sparks speculation that the country could soon resolve its chronic flight delay challenges; why chip prices keep climbing higher; and JD’s fintech arm withdraws its Shanghai IPO application

China Stories: How Workers Got Left Out of China’s Internet Boom
Following several high-profile deaths, public anger is rising about how big tech treats its employees

China Stories: How an Ex-Migrant Worker Built a Million-Dollar Crime Ring on Prostitution, Fraud and Intimidation
Zhao Fuqiang was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for running a criminal enterprise that relied on a network of corrupt local officials in Shanghai

Caixin China Biz Roundup: The Ant Invasion Bugging Chinese Farmers
In today’s episode: the agriculture ministry scrambles to control a plague of fire ants; British semiconductor design giant Arm says its new chip architecture could be made available to Huawei; and could the Chinese sister app of Tiktok go public soon?
Caixin China Biz Roundup: Top Health Official Downplays ‘Low Efficacy’ Chinese Vaccine Comments
In today’s episode: The head of China CDC says his previous remarks about domestic Covid jabs were taken out of context; embattled video streaming site Leshi and its runaway founder have been punished for financial fraud; and Ant Group to restructure itself into a financial holding company as the state tightens scrutiny over the sprawling fintech industry
Apr 13, 2021 19:03 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Alibaba Faces Record Fine For Monopolistic Actions
In today’s episode: E-commerce giant fined 18.2 billion yuan for violating antitrust laws; Beijing’s Covid-19 vaccine campaign is picking up pace; and the Chinese tech titans are betting on a smart-car revolution
Apr 12, 2021 18:32 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Ecommerce Giant JD.com’s Fintech Arm Cancels Shanghai IPO Plans
Plus, semiconductor prices keep climbing, China’s central bank begins cross-border tests of the virtual yuan, and China’s medics turn to paper mills and ghostwriters to get fraudulent research papers published
Apr 09, 2021 16:32 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Battery-Powered Crime
In today’s episode: the criminal gang that made millions of yuan by rigging the recyclable battery market; agricultural titan Syngenta Group reports modest gains nearly a year after taking a new form; and what’s up with India’s tax dispute with ByteDance
Apr 08, 2021 19:07 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: The Crypto Craze and Climate Change
In today’s episode: China-based bitcoin mining operations could end up consuming as much energy and creating as many carbon emissions as entire European nations, a new study estimates; why its becoming trickier to land a senior management role at a fintech company; and international schools are experiencing a boom in demand in the Greater Bay Area
Apr 07, 2021 18:00 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: About Those Pesky Flight Delays
In today’s episode: China’s new central air traffic management committee sparks speculation that the country could soon resolve its chronic flight delay challenges; why chip prices keep climbing higher; and JD’s fintech arm withdraws its Shanghai IPO application
Apr 06, 2021 18:33 PM
00:00/00:00China Stories: How Workers Got Left Out of China’s Internet Boom
Following several high-profile deaths, public anger is rising about how big tech treats its employees
Apr 04, 2021 17:00 PM
00:00/00:00China Stories: How an Ex-Migrant Worker Built a Million-Dollar Crime Ring on Prostitution, Fraud and Intimidation
Zhao Fuqiang was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for running a criminal enterprise that relied on a network of corrupt local officials in Shanghai
Apr 03, 2021 17:00 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: The Ant Invasion Bugging Chinese Farmers
In today’s episode: the agriculture ministry scrambles to control a plague of fire ants; British semiconductor design giant Arm says its new chip architecture could be made available to Huawei; and could the Chinese sister app of Tiktok go public soon?
Apr 02, 2021 17:44 PM
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