• 03/17/2025

Unit of Chinese state-owned developer Greenland to apply for Hong Kong virtual asset trading licence, CEO says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A unit of Shanghai-based Greenland Holdings is planning to apply for a licence to trade assets including cryptocurrencies, NFTs and carbon credits, according to its CEO. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3220802/unit-chinese-state-owned-developer-greenland-apply-hong-kong-virtual-asset-trading-licence-ceo-says?utm_source=rss_feed

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U.S. dollar opens higher in Taipei trading

Taipei, May 17 (CNA) The U.S. dollar opened at NT$30.83 Wednesday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, up NT$0.025 from the previous close. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305170002

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How energy is powering China’s relationships with Central Asia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beijing is seen in the region as a reliable partner compared with the US and Russia, analyst says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3220788/how-energy-powering-chinas-relationships-central-asia?utm_source=rss_feed

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What are Hong Kong’s window cleaning rules for domestic helpers? A look at the 2017 safety clause and its impact

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Domestic helper’s death earlier this week puts spotlight on workplace safety. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3220785/what-are-hong-kongs-window-cleaning-rules-domestic-helpers-look-2017-safety-clause-and-its-impact?utm_source=rss_feed

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Wall Street banks are split on China’s growth prospects after April’s data missed forecasts

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s poor economic performance last year makes for a low base of comparison, suggesting it’s easier for gross domestic product to register solid growth for 2023. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3220801/wall-street-banks-are-split-chinas-growth-prospects-after-aprils-data-missed-forecasts?utm_source=rss_feed

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Crude Oil Falls, Weighed by China’s Economic Data

Wall Street Journal Crude-oil prices were lower in early Asian trade. Prices were likely weighed by the release of weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data on Tuesday, which implies a dimmer demand outlook, OCBC said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/crude-oil-falls-weighed-by-chinas-economic-data-2ab3fb35

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Russia should work actively to become technologically independent — Medvedev

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “It is very important for us to work actively to replace foreign equipment with domestic equivalents, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council said https://tass.com/economy/1618501

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Russia tries to strengthen offensive operations in Bakhmut area – ISW

Pravda Ukraine Russia has decided to strengthen its tactical offensive operations in the Bakhmut area, even though Ukraine has focused on local counterattacks there, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War believe. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/17/7402541/

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Stars Shine as Douglas, Deneuve Open Cannes Film Festival

Wall Street Journal Michael Douglas received an honorary Palme d’Or and was joined later by French actress Catherine Deneuve, seen on the official poster in a 1968 photo, on Tuesday to kick off the 76th Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera. Photo: Valery Hache/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images https://www.wsj.com/articles/stars-shine-as-douglas-deneuve-open-cannes-film-festival-770f86b7

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Will Biden’s ‘little Nato’ G7 unity push cause an ‘economic iron curtain’ to fall over US-China relations?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The US president must navigate a delicate balance between countering China’s economic coercion and sowing further division, observers say. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3220760/will-bidens-little-nato-g7-unity-push-cause-economic-iron-curtain-fall-over-us-china-relations?utm_source=rss_feed

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