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Aug 21 2023
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Rates in China Cut Again, but by Less Than Expected
HONG KONG—Chinese banks trimmed a benchmark interest rate on loans by a modest margin, a reflection of Beijing’s attempts to support a sputtering recovery—and of their reluctance to take more-forceful measures to reverse the slowdown. The rate reduction, while smaller than expected, came days after China’s central bank made a surprise cut to one of its key lending rates. It had reduced the
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 23 2023
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Japan to Begin Nuclear Wastewater Releases That Anger China
Japan is scheduled to begin releasing treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear site into the Pacific Ocean later on Thursday, the first discharge in a process that could last about 30 years and has drawn threats of retaliation from China. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government and Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the wrecked power plant, expect to begin the initial release from
BloombergMar 24 2023
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U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet cables
Subsea cables, which carry the world's data, are now central to the U.S.-China tech war. Washington, fearful of Beijing's spies, has thwarted Chinese projects abroad and choked Big Tech's cable routes to Hong Kong, Reuters has learned.
ReutersJan 01 2023
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Asia markets- China benchmark lending rate, Wall Street losses
SINGAPORE — Shares in the Asia Pacific markets rose on Friday, with Hong Kong stocks leading gains as a volatile trading week comes to a close. The Hang Seng index closed up 2.96% at 20,717.24, while the Hang Seng Tech index spiked 4.74% to end the session at 4,284.42. Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong closed higher, with Xpeng up 6.99% and Baidu rising 5.19%. In other developments, China
CNBCJan 12 2024
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The Supreme Court will decide whether local anti-homeless laws are 'cruel and unusual'
Los Angeles city employees clean up a homeless encampment to relocate homeless individuals into temporary housing as part of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Out of nearly 2,000 people who received temporary shelter through Bass’ signature program Inside Safe, a pilot project within City Hall’s broader efforts to bring people indoors,
San Diego Union-TribuneJan 03 2023
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Markets Look Forward As Beijing & Guangzhou Are Past COVID Peak
Asian equities were largely higher to start 2023 except for Japan, which took another day off today. Both Hong Kong and China opened lower with the Hang Seng down -2.41%/Hang Seng Tech down -2.66%/Shanghai down -0.52%/Shenzhen down-0.45% though markets grinded higher across the trading day with growth stocks leading the way. Worth pointing out the very strong breadth on healthy volumes as
ForbesAug 14 2023
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China’s Deepening Housing Problems Spook Investors
The financial struggles of Country Garden have been front-and-center since it missed interest payments on two U.S. dollar bonds. China’s latest property crisis is threatening to spill over into the broader economy, worrying investors and causing a broad market selloff. Chinese stocks fell in Hong Kong and mainland China on Monday, with real-estate developers, electric-vehicle manufacturers and
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 31 2023
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Daredevil’s death sparks cruel comments about his adrenaline-junkie lifestyle
The death of French daredevil Remi Lucidi has sparked an online debate about the lengths adrenaline junkies will go to achieve their fix. Lucidi, a 30-year-old known for extreme sports, died Thursday after he reportedly fell from the 68th story of Hong Kong’s Tregunter Tower complex. Several Instagram users took to Lucidi’s public profile account to slam the late adventurer for his lifestyle
New York Post (News)Jul 31 2023
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Thrill-seeker known for high rise stunts dead after falling from 68th floor
A globetrotting daredevil was found dead on a Chinese street after reportedly last being seen banging on a 68th-floor window — from the outside. The high-rise horror took place Thursday when French thrill-seeker and photographer Remi Lucidi, 30, gained entry to the Tregunter Tower complex located in an upscale neighborhood of Hong Kong. Though guarded by security, reports indicated the extreme
Bizpac ReviewMay 15 2023
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China sentences American citizen to life on spying charge
An American citizen charged with spying in China has been sentenced to life in prison after it was revealed that he had been held for over two years.
Suzhou Intermediate Court announced the sentence against 78-year-old Liang Chengyun, also known as John Shing-Wan Leung, in a press release on Monday. Leung also held permanent residency in Hong Kong.
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