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Economic Stability, Chinese Control Expected in Hong Kong for Next 25 Years China's Social Credit System

Economic Stability, Chinese Control Expected in Hong Kong for Next 25 Years

Hong Kong should expect economic stability over the next 25 years, analysts say, along with increasingly tight control by China, which began to rule the international finance center 25 years ago this week. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong Thursday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the former…
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July 2, 2022
Travel Retailer China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited Restarts Hong Kong IPO China's Social Credit System

Travel Retailer China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited Restarts Hong Kong IPO

Your browser does not support the audio element. China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited, a travel retailer, submitted its prospectus to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange again on Thursday, proposing to list on the main board, with CICC and UBS as co-sponsors. On June 25, 2021, the company had…
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July 1, 2022
Smart Vehicle Safety Firm Callisto Bags Tens of Millions of Yuan in Seed Funds China's Social Credit System

Smart Vehicle Safety Firm Callisto Bags Tens of Millions of Yuan in Seed Funds

Your browser does not support the audio element. Technology startup Callisto has recently received tens of millions of yuan in seed round financing, following exclusive investment from Sequoia Capital China Seed Fund. The recently acquired funds are mainly to be used for the R&D and application of smart vehicle safety…
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July 1, 2022
In Mexico City, the pandemic revived Aztec-era island farms China's Social Credit System

In Mexico City, the pandemic revived Aztec-era island farms

ByAlejandra Borunda Photographs ByCésar Rodríguez Published June 30, 2022 • 25 min read This story was produced and published by National Geographic through a reporting partnership with the United Nations Development Programme. Xochimilco, Mexico CityIn Mexico City’s massive Central de Abastos market, the largest produce market in the world, you…
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June 30, 2022