Beijing: China’s CSI 300 000300 index surged nearly 6%, bringing it to a 5-year high, and boosting equity markets around the world in its wake. In the year to date, the index is up 16%, outpacing most U.S. benchmarks, except the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite COMP . “I don’t think that retail investors alone could drive […]
Read Moreby Shafqat Ali ISLAMABAD, July 8 (Gwadar Pro) – Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the way forward as it connects the whole region, representatives from eight countries including Pakistan and China concluded Wednesday.The Pakistan-China Institute (PCI) convened the first-ever Non-Governmental Online Conference on Belt and Road Initiative BRI, of which the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor […]
Read MoreBy Huang Lanlan – Global Times The Indian government’s sudden decision to ban 59 apps from China, including the widely used TikTok and WeChat, has caught millions of users across India by surprise, depriving them of one of this year’s most popular tools for recreation and education, and even incurring economic losses to those who […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The US House’s passage of a bill sanctioning banks doing businesses with Chinese officials, the latest bluffing response to China’s implementation of the national security law for Hong Kong, is only a piece of waste paper, and the US knows deeply that it can achieve nothing in shaking China’s determination to push forward […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net The Communist Party of China (CPC), the world’s largest political party, celebrated its 99th birthday as the country is consolidating its economic recovery amid the COVID-19 epidemic. Official data shows activities in many Chinese industries, from auto manufacturing to e-commerce, are returning to pre-epidemic levels. Given the country’s solid pace of recovery, […]
Read MoreBeijing: China’s shipment of wearable devices shrank in the first quarter of the year, an industry report showed. Makers of wearable devices in the country shipped 17.62 million units in Q1, down 11.3 percent year on year, according to global market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Shipment of basic wearables, which do not support […]
Read MoreBeijing: Chinese authorities have decided to further beef up intellectual property rights (IPR) assistance, with focuses on the assistance to small firms and companies in exhibition and e-commerce sectors. More will be done to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to safeguard their legal rights, and IPR assistance will also go to exhibition, e-commerce and […]
Read MoreBy Sarah Templeton An iconic New Zealand designer favoured by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she’s shutting her doors due to the financial toll of the COVID-19 lockdown. Ingrid Starnes’ designs have become a Kiwi favourite since launching in 2009. Her achievements include opening NZ Fashion Week and staging runway shows on Auckland city […]
Read MoreBeijing: China and Singapore had officially launched the “fast track” to facilitate the exchange of necessary business and public officials while some European and neighboring countries were communicating with China to establish similar arrangements, a Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson said on Tuesday. “After nearly two months of communication and preparation, China and Singapore have officially […]
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