11 h. ago China’s $4.5 Trillion Flows Mark Potential New Era for the Global Economy

China’s $4.5 Trillion Flows Mark Potential New Era for the Global Economy  Bloomberg.com

Economics

23 h. ago China’s $4.5 Trillion Flows Mark Tipping Point in Market Opening

China’s $4.5 Trillion Flows Mark Tipping Point in Market Opening  Bloomberg.com

Economics

66 h. ago US mulls annual China chip supply permits for Samsung, Hynix

The US is proposing annual approvals for exports of chipmaking supplies to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix factories in China, a compromise aimed at preventing disruptions to the global electronics industry after Trump officials revoked Biden-era waivers that let the companies more easily get such shipments. Officials in the US Commerce Department last week presented to Korean counterparts a “site license” idea to supplant indefinite authorisations the chipmakers secured under the previous...

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8 d. ago China’s ‘Arctic Express’ shows its ambitions at the top of the world

Could a single shipping route shift both trade flows and geopolitical influence? China’s new “Arctic Express” to Europe leverages melting ice to bypass chokepoints and challenge Western dominance. In a significant step for Arctic commercial shipping, China’s Haijie Shipping Company will launch the first regular container service linking Asia and Northern Europe via the Northern Sea Route on September 20. The Istanbul Bridge, with a 4,890 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity and a low ice...

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8 d. ago How China’s ‘Arctic Express’ poses challenge to Western dominance

Could a single shipping route shift both trade flows and geopolitical influence? China’s new “Arctic Express” to Europe leverages melting ice to bypass chokepoints and challenge Western dominance. In a significant step for Arctic commercial shipping, China’s Haijie Shipping Company will launch the first regular container service linking Asia and Northern Europe via the Northern Sea Route on September 20. The Istanbul Bridge, with a 4,890 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity and a low ice...

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8 d. ago ‘Human barrier’: Chinese men rescue boy trapped between huge rocks in rapid river

A group of Good Samaritans in China used their bodies to block fast-flowing river water and saved a boy who was stuck between giant rocks, earning widespread praise online The boy, 12, was playing in a creek in the countryside of southwestern China’s Guizhou province, on August 24 when he was suddenly washed away by the running water and became trapped between two rocks. Only his head was above the surface of the water as it surged down between the rocks. Hearing his call for help, several...

Events

2 w. ago HEDGE FLOW China stocks on course for best hedge fund inflows in 6 months, Morgan Stanley says

HEDGE FLOW China stocks on course for best hedge fund inflows in 6 months, Morgan Stanley says  Reuters

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3 w. ago Singapore’s Lawrence Wong vows to keep city state ‘exceptional’

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong mapped out his vision for the city state on Sunday in his first National Day Rally since his ruling party won the general election in May, promising to expand on a cross-border economic initiative and inject new life to northern towns. Noting that the country was at a critical juncture after marking its 60th year of independence on August 9, Wong outlined long-term policy plans to “take charge of our own destiny” in an era of global uncertainty with...

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3 w. ago How China clothed the world with a gigatonne of fabric in 2 generations

In just over four decades, China has produced more than a gigatonne of textile fibres – equivalent to 1 billion tonnes or roughly twice the total human mass on the planet, according to a first-of-its-kind study by Tsinghua University. The research, published late last month in the peer-reviewed journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling, mapped textile fibre flows and stocks in China from 1978 to 2022 – a period of rapid economic and societal development in China. The study traces how a...

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3 w. ago China actress claims talent agency forced her to have an exorcism for depression

A Chinese actress says that her agency locked her in a hotel room and performed an exorcism on her to treat depression. The shocking allegation has sparked a heated online discussion about possible abuse and mental health-related stigma in China. Zhao Lusi, who is also known as Rosy Zhao, has been dubbed one of China’s “top flowers born after 1995”. The 26-year-old debuted in the variety show Mars Intelligence Agency in 2016 and became a household name for appearing in television series like The...

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3 w. ago Chinese actress claims talent agency forced exorcism to treat her depression

A Chinese actress says that her agency locked her in a hotel room and performed an exorcism on her to treat her depression. The shocking allegation has sparked a heated online discussion about possible abuse and mental health-related stigma in China. Zhao Lusi, who is also known as Rosy Zhao, has been dubbed one of China’s “top flowers born after 1995”. The 26-year-old debuted in the variety show Mars Intelligence Agency in 2016 and became a household name for appearing in television series like...

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