Archive for February 1st, 2021
China’s o/n repo highest since March 2015, busts PBOC corridor ceiling
China’s short-term money rates rose for a fifth straight day on Friday, busting above the central bank’s interest rate corridor ceiling, as an insufficient [...] » More
WHO virus probe team visits China propaganda exhibit, hospital in Wuhan
A team of WHO experts investigating the origins of the coronavirus toured a propaganda exhibition celebrating China’s recovery from the pandemic in Wuhan on Saturday, [...] » More
China’s Xiaomi files legal complaint against US Defense, Treasury ban
Xiaomi Corp filed a complaint in a Washington district court on Friday against the US Defense and Treasury Departments, seeking to remove the Chinese smartphone maker from an [...] » More
China’s local GDP data highlights manufacturing resilience
China’s 31 provincial governments have released their GDP data, showing that 20 provinces have recorded faster GDP growth than the nation as a whole, an indication that [...] » More
Canadian court refuses to relax Chinese exec’s bail terms
A Canadian judge on Friday rejected Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s request to relax her bail conditions as she fights against extradition to the US on fraud and [...] » More
China executes ex-banker in bribes, bigamy case
China on Friday executed a former top banker accused of taking $260 million worth of bribes, as well as other forms of corruption and bigamy, state broadcaster CCTV reported. [...] » More
Vanuatu detains Chinese fishing boats, Russian yacht
The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has detained two Chinese fishing boats and a Russian yacht due to concerns the vessels were operating illegally in its waters, police [...] » More
Davos likely to give Trump cold shoulder while China’s Xi to make remarks
Former President Trump, headliner of the 2020 Davos conference, is not likely to be welcomed back to the annual posh gathering of power-brokers in the Swiss Alps. Asked by [...] » More
Canadian court refuses to relax Chinese exec’s bail terms
A Canadian judge on Friday rejected Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s request to relax her bail conditions as she fights against extradition to the US on fraud and [...] » More
US must be prepared to impose costs on China-Biden security adviser
President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said on Friday the United States must be prepared to impose costs on China for its actions against [...] » More
WHO Begins Coronavirus Probe with Fieldwork in Ground-zero Wuhan
Experts from the World Health Organization visited a Wuhan hospital Friday as the fieldwork began in a closely watched coronavirus origins probe that will take in a food [...] » More
WHO team visits 2nd Wuhan hospital in virus investigation
Members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited another Wuhan hospital that had treated early COVID-19 patients on [...] » More
Britain says China has damaged trust in global trade system
Britain on Friday said China had contributed to an erosion of trust in the global trade system, offering to work with the European Union, Japan the United States and others [...] » More
China Will No Longer Recognise British HK Travel Document
Two days before Britain is to begin accepting applications from Hong Kong residents for a visa offering a path to residency and citizenship in the UK for holders of British [...] » More
China executes ex-banker in bribes, bigamy case
China on Friday executed a former top banker accused of taking $260 million worth of bribes, as well as other forms of corruption and bigamy, state broadcaster CCTV reported. [...] » More
