22 h. ago CSRC vows deeper reforms to open China’s capital market and boost tech listings

China’s top securities regulator has pledged to widen foreign investors’ access to the mainland’s capital market while further lowering the fundraising threshold for technology firms, after a key indicator slumped nearly 4 per cent from a 10-year high in mid-November. Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), set out guidance for the equity and bond markets in an article published by the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily on Friday, three weeks after he was...

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44 h. ago Exclusive: China massing military ships across region in show of maritime force, sources say

Exclusive: China massing military ships across region in show of maritime force, sources say  Reuters

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3 d. ago Exclusive: More US soybean shipments to China due to load through mid

Exclusive: More US soybean shipments to China due to load through mid-December  Reuters

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3 d. ago Exclusive: China issues first batch of streamlined rare earth export licences, source says

Exclusive: China issues first batch of streamlined rare earth export licences, source says  Reuters

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3 d. ago Exclusive: China issues first batch of streamlined rare earth export licenses, source says

Exclusive: China issues first batch of streamlined rare earth export licenses, source says  Reuters

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8 d. ago HK finance chief seeks to attract Italian company listings on stock exchange

Hong Kong’s finance chief courted Italian companies on Thursday to go public on the city’s stock exchange, which would allow them to tap into mainland Chinese liquidity and solidify their presence in Asia. Addressing the Trade Development Council’s “Think Business, Think Hong Kong” symposium in Milan, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po highlighted the deepening ties between Hong Kong and Italy, noting their shared passion for creativity and enterprise and “flourishing” bilateral trade worth...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong’s finance chief seeks to attract Italian company listings on HKEX

Hong Kong’s finance chief courted Italian companies on Thursday to go public on the city’s stock exchange, which would allow them to tap into mainland Chinese liquidity and solidify their presence in Asia. Addressing the Trade Development Council’s “Think Business, Think Hong Kong” symposium in Milan, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po highlighted the deepening ties between Hong Kong and Italy, noting their shared passion for creativity and enterprise and “flourishing” bilateral trade worth...

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9 d. ago Exclusive | Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on Taiwan

Exclusive | Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on Taiwan  The Wall Street Journal

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9 d. ago US extends tariff exclusions related to China tech transfer probe

US extends tariff exclusions related to China tech transfer probe  Reuters

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9 d. ago Exclusive: China buys at least 10 US soybean cargoes in new deals after Trump

Exclusive: China buys at least 10 US soybean cargoes in new deals after Trump-Xi call, sources say  Reuters

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1 week ago Exclusive: China buys at least 10 US soybean cargoes in new deals, sources say

Exclusive: China buys at least 10 US soybean cargoes in new deals, sources say  Reuters

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1 week ago Exclusive: China's GWM targets 300,000 annual production with first Europe car plant

Exclusive: China's GWM targets 300,000 annual production with first Europe car plant  Reuters

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1 week ago Malaysian girl group in attire row axes concert after permit failure

Malaysian girl group Dolla has apologised to their fans following the cancellation of their “Good Girls Gone Bad” concert after the organisers allegedly failed to secure the necessary permits and regulatory approvals in time, Harian Metro reported. The announcement was made by members Sabronzo, Tabby and Angel in a video posted on Dolla’s social media account. In the message, the group expressed heartfelt regret to their fans, known as iDolla. “We understand that many of you were really looking...

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1 week ago Exclusive | Why US economist Nicholas Lardy thinks the ‘peak China’ theory has peaked

Exclusive | Why US economist Nicholas Lardy thinks the ‘peak China’ theory has peaked  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Exclusive | ‘A mistaken view’: US economist Nicholas Lardy on the ‘peak China’ hypothesis

Exclusive | ‘A mistaken view’: US economist Nicholas Lardy on the ‘peak China’ hypothesis  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Exclusive: China expands BHP iron ore ban to new product as talks drag, sources say

Exclusive: China expands BHP iron ore ban to new product as talks drag, sources say  Reuters

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2 w. ago Exclusive: Air India lobbies to use airspace over China's Xinjiang as financial woes mount

Exclusive: Air India lobbies to use airspace over China's Xinjiang as financial woes mount  Reuters

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2 w. ago EXCLUSIVE: Global Times reporters spot Japanese diplomat Masaaki Kanai leaving China at Beijing airport

EXCLUSIVE: Global Times reporters spot Japanese diplomat Masaaki Kanai leaving China at Beijing airport  Global Times

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2 w. ago Exclusive: China snaps up US soybeans after pledge to Trump, but at high price, traders say

Exclusive: China snaps up US soybeans after pledge to Trump, but at high price, traders say  Reuters

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2 w. ago Exclusive: China buys at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans for Dec

Exclusive: China buys at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans for Dec-Jan shipment, traders say  Reuters

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