Time to jazz it up
China Daily) With International Jazz Day falling on Sunday, around 80 artists from nine countries will participate in the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert.The most celebrated annual event in jazz, it will be streamed live and broadcast on television stations to a global audience.Leading Chinese jazz musicians will participate in…
Fidelity says raised $156 mln for first onshore China mutual fund
Adds background, quotes SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, April 26 (Reuters) - Fidelity International said on Wednesday it raised 1.08 billion yuan ($156 million) for its first mutual fund product in China, the third-biggest launch of an equity fund since the start of 2022 in China's challenging market environment. But the fundraising underperforms…
bubmagApril 26, 2023
Aiko Solar expands solar cell, module capacity by 30 GW
China’s Aiko Solar plans to build a new factory in three 10 GW phases over the next five years. Construction of the first phase is expected to begin in early 2024. April 25, 2023 Vincent Shaw Image: Aiko Solar Aiko Solar, a Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer, has signed…
bubmagApril 25, 2023
Australia to Order Military Build-up in Response to China’s Growing Power
The Australian military will be rapidly transformed to prepare for a possible conflict between China and the United States. An unclassified version of a major defense review published Monday recommends that Australia buy longer range missiles to counter China's growing threat to "the global rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific." The…
bubmagApril 25, 2023
China COVID cover-up had huge help from Western elites
Security officials outside of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, where some have theorized COVID-19 originated. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo China’s COVID ambitions — to hide crucial data and avoid blame — could not have been accomplished without Western academics eagerly playing the useful idiot for Beijing, The New York…
bubmagApril 25, 2023
China loves Thai fruit most
Durian is a favourite in China. (File photo) Thailand was the number one fruit exporter to China, earning more than 168 billion baht in 2022, or 3.72% growth compared to the year before. Citing the Commerce Ministry, government spokesman Anucha Buraphachaisri said on Sunday that China imported at least 2.17…
bubmagApril 24, 2023
China’s Guangdong Q1 GDP up 4.0% y/y
Economy 17 hours ago (Apr 23, 2023 08:40AM ET) This article has already been saved in your Saved Items © Reuters. BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Guangdong province posted a 4.0% gain in its first-quarter gross domestic product compared with a year earlier, according to the provincial statistics bureau on Sunday.…
bubmagApril 23, 2023
Does India Overtaking China in Population Call for a Party?
There were mixed feelings when news came that India had gone past China’s population of 1,425 million. Of late, there has been creeping self-doubt, even in official policy circles, whether the much-vaunted “demographic dividend” would play out the way one had imagined. In an ideal scenario, a growing young and educated working…
bubmagApril 23, 2023
US supersonic bombers made appearance in drill near India
The US B-1B supersonic heavy bombers made their maiden appearance at the ongoing Exercise Cope India 2023, a joint drill held by the US and Indian forces not far from the India-China border. The bomber also known as Rockwell B1 Lancer ‘Bone’ participated along with other fighter aircraft in the…
bubmagApril 21, 2023