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Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: China Gets Tough on Tech Titans
Plus, Huawei CFO is denied a request to admit bank records as evidence in extradition case; Tencent adopts a facial recognition system to curb minors’ late-night gaming binges; and Meituan plans to trial food deliveries by drones

Caixin China Biz Roundup: 25 Didi Apps Removed
Ride-hailing giant warns of ‘adverse impact’ as China crackdown intensifies; Suning.com founder steps down as chairman; and the world’s second-largest economy goes on a building spree for battery-swap centers

Caixin China Biz Roundup: Meituan Trials Food Delivery by Drone
Company plans to test the aerial delivery network in Shanghai; regulator calls for removal of 25 mobile applications operated by Didi; and the latest on Huawei CFO’s extradition case

Caixin China Biz Roundup: TikTok Unveils Video Resume Program
The short-video sensation dips a toe into the recruitment market; Alibaba-backed medical data firm backpedals on U.S. IPO plans as China clampdown intensifies; and central bank official issues a warning on stablecoins

China Stories: 985 Issues With Finding a Spouse in China
The number, shorthand for elite universities and their graduates, has become an object of disdain for how it’s used by exclusive dating sites to perpetuate class divisions

China Stories: What’s Stopping Hong Kong From Fixing Its Housing Crisis?
Although the city’s government has long promised to address a chronic shortage of homes, bureaucracy and the sway of special interests block action

Caixin China Biz Roundup: Tencent Uses Facial Recognition to Stop Kids Gaming at Night
Tech giant introduces a striking measure to keep minors from all-night gaming marathons; aerospace executive in hot water for getting in a scuffle with two scientists; and Wuhan reports one of the nation’s largest clusters of imported Covid cases

Caixin China Biz Roundup: China Hits Out at U.S. over Student Visas
Foreign ministry urges the U.S. to ‘correct mistakes’ after state media reported Chinese visa applicants were denied travel documents; Bitcoin price tumbles after authorities shut down an enterprise suspected of providing software services for crypto trading; and Didi shares nosedive as China ramps up scrutiny of foreign-traded companies

Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: China Orders Didi Out of App Stores
Plus, Morgan Stanley downgrades the domestic real estate sector; study finds Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine safe and effective for children; and the country’s services sector expands at the slowest pace in 14 months

Caixin China Biz Roundup: Smell a Rat? How Scientists Got Male Rodents Pregnant
Scientists say the controversial study could influence reproductive biology research; a soy-milk producer’s shares tumble after it becomes the target of a consumer boycott; and Chinese astronauts complete the country’s second ever spacewalk
Caixin China Biz Roundup: 25 Didi Apps Removed
Ride-hailing giant warns of ‘adverse impact’ as China crackdown intensifies; Suning.com founder steps down as chairman; and the world’s second-largest economy goes on a building spree for battery-swap centers
Jul 13, 2021 18:17 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Meituan Trials Food Delivery by Drone
Company plans to test the aerial delivery network in Shanghai; regulator calls for removal of 25 mobile applications operated by Didi; and the latest on Huawei CFO’s extradition case
Jul 12, 2021 18:17 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: TikTok Unveils Video Resume Program
The short-video sensation dips a toe into the recruitment market; Alibaba-backed medical data firm backpedals on U.S. IPO plans as China clampdown intensifies; and central bank official issues a warning on stablecoins
Jul 09, 2021 18:15 PM
00:00/00:00China Stories: 985 Issues With Finding a Spouse in China
The number, shorthand for elite universities and their graduates, has become an object of disdain for how it’s used by exclusive dating sites to perpetuate class divisions
Jul 11, 2021 17:05 PM
00:00/00:00China Stories: What’s Stopping Hong Kong From Fixing Its Housing Crisis?
Although the city’s government has long promised to address a chronic shortage of homes, bureaucracy and the sway of special interests block action
Jul 10, 2021 17:00 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Tencent Uses Facial Recognition to Stop Kids Gaming at Night
Tech giant introduces a striking measure to keep minors from all-night gaming marathons; aerospace executive in hot water for getting in a scuffle with two scientists; and Wuhan reports one of the nation’s largest clusters of imported Covid cases
Jul 08, 2021 17:31 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: China Hits Out at U.S. over Student Visas
Foreign ministry urges the U.S. to ‘correct mistakes’ after state media reported Chinese visa applicants were denied travel documents; Bitcoin price tumbles after authorities shut down an enterprise suspected of providing software services for crypto trading; and Didi shares nosedive as China ramps up scrutiny of foreign-traded companies
Jul 07, 2021 19:24 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: China Orders Didi Out of App Stores
Plus, Morgan Stanley downgrades the domestic real estate sector; study finds Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine safe and effective for children; and the country’s services sector expands at the slowest pace in 14 months
Jul 07, 2021 18:00 PM
00:00/00:00Caixin China Biz Roundup: Smell a Rat? How Scientists Got Male Rodents Pregnant
Scientists say the controversial study could influence reproductive biology research; a soy-milk producer’s shares tumble after it becomes the target of a consumer boycott; and Chinese astronauts complete the country’s second ever spacewalk
Jul 06, 2021 18:10 PM
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