Man arrested after iconic pagoda vandalised in Manchester's Chinatown The structure will now be closed while repairs are carried out Manchester Evening News · Jun 22, 2022
Macro Headwinds Accelerate Cango's Drive to Car Trading from Auto Finance Key Takeaways: Cango’s revenue fell 30% in the first quarter, led by a 74% decline in its legacy auto financing business that the company is de-emphasizing in favor of broader auto trading services Benzinga · Jun 22, 2022
Starbucks likely to tap board director to fill top job as Schultz exit looms Starbucks Corp.’s hunt for a new chief executive officer has no shortage of complications: The coffee giant’s crucial China business is sputtering and its US stores are grappling with unionization efforts, potential turnoffs for plum candidates. The company lacks natural internal successors after the departure last year of two C-suite… Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022
Harrods delays summer discount sale due to global supply chain issues Supplies are running ‘two to three weeks’ behind, a situation the store says has been exacerbated by post-Brexit staff shortages The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022
‘After Yang’ Is Infused With Asian Americanness ‘After Yang’ is a sci-fi grounded in a plausible future history, conveying an uncanny sense of frisson familiar to Asian Americans, American Asians, or indeed anyone caught between two cultures in hard-to-delineate ways. The film is part of the 2022 Taipei Film Festival. The News Lens · Jun 22, 2022
War in Ukraine has 'shattered peace in Europe', says NATO chief before summit Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg spoke out days before alliance leaders gather in Madrid for a major summit the crisis, more arms for Kyiv and how to deal with China Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2022
JX Luxventure Adopts $5M Stock Buyback Program; Inks $30M Sales Agreement JX Luxventure Ltd (NASDAQ:LLL) Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program of up to $5 million shares. The funds for the repurchases under the program will be personally provided by the CEO, Sun Lei. The Board thinks the share buyback program will restore shareholder confidence in the company as the current… Benzinga · Jun 22, 2022
China says Ukraine crisis has sounded alarm for humanity Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said the conflict in Ukraine has “sounded an alarm for humanity," but proposed no solutions The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022
Chinese Analyst Provokes Country To Attack Elon Musk's Popular Starlink Satellite Service In a paper published by the Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications Technology, a Chinese researcher urged the Chinese military to track and monitor every satellite in the Starlink network, Bloomberg reports. Tesla, Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) chief Elon Musk’s satellite service provides internet access in over 30 countries. Ren Yuanzhen cited the pervasiveness, ability… Benzinga · Jun 22, 2022
Cement carbon dioxide emissions quietly double in 20 years New global data shows that emissions of heat-trapping gases coming from making cement have doubled in the last 20 years The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022
Defence Minister Richard Marles visits India to boost military ties, compares notes on approach to China The Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia and India have been drawn together because both countries are wrestling with the "difficult problem" of how to reconcile strong economic ties with China against shared anxieties over Beijing's growing military might. ABC News · Jun 22, 2022
Stanley Johnson calls for parliament ban on ‘agreeable’ Chinese ambassador to be lifted PM’s father heading to Xinjiang to make TV show about Marco Polo – but insists it is ‘not a political exercise’ The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022
China Sentences Man Linked To Alibaba Employee Sexual Assault Case A China court sentenced a man to 18 months in prison for being involved in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) female employee sexual assault case, the Global Times reports. The court held Zhang Guo guilty of forcible indecency against a female employee surnamed Zhou of Alibaba Group during a business dinner in July… Benzinga · Jun 22, 2022
Opinion: Possible Tariff Rollback Won’t Alter U.S. Strategy to Contain China As the U.S. stares down record inflation, it plans to ‘outcompete’ China in key areas Caixin Global · Jun 22, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022 Chinese city stripped of ‘civilised’ title after attack on female diners Tangshan loses national honorary status as police officials investigated over incident that shocked China
Bangkok Post · Jun 22, 2022 Hong Kong could start quarantine-free business travel corridor with China, advisers urge HONG KONG: Hong Kong should aim for a quarantine-free business travel corridor as a precursor to a full-scale reopening of its borders, as the city's reconnection with mainland China and other parts of the world is ranked high among Beijing's priorities, government advisers have said.
Benzinga · Jun 22, 2022 Chinese Demand For Exotic Cures Has Donkey Population Plunging In South Africa The rising demand in China for a gelatin called "ejiao," obtained from donkeys, has pushed South Africa's humbler creature population to plunge.
Caixin Global · Jun 22, 2022 TikTok’s Chinese Twin Wins Rights to Stream FIFA World Cup China's state broadcasting behemoth has picked the short video app as a partner to deliver the tournament to Chinese fans online
Salon · Jun 22, 2022 A century of war, fascism and death Billionaires won't give up on corporate rule. The angry masses embrace fascist demagogues. This won't end well
Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2022 Huge 20ft sinkhole swallows road in London street causing motorbike to fall inside Police were called to the scene in Bexleyheath, south-east London, at around 9.30pm, with dramatic pictures showing a crater spanning the width of the residential road
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022 Hong Kong plunges lower in global human rights index Region now on par with Saudi Arabia in some indicators – and coming closer to converging with China
Reuters · Jun 22, 2022 Hong Kong Palace Museum aims to engage city's youth with Chinese culture Hong Kong's new Palace Museum, a gift from Beijing to marks 25th anniversary of the territory's return to Chinese rule, aims to engage the city's younger generation with Chinese culture, its director said on Wednesday.
Reuters · Jun 22, 2022 Two Chinese rights lawyers face trial for state subversion Two prominent Chinese rights lawyers are set to go on trial behind closed doors this week on charges of state subversion, campaign groups said, part of a clampdown on dissent and rights activism under President Xi Jinping.
Bangkok Post · Jun 22, 2022 China’s Xi stresses deep affection for Hong Kong in state media Chinese state media trumpeted President Xi Jinping’s “deep affection” for Hong Kong, as speculation builds that he’ll travel to the city for handover anniversary celebrations on July 1.
Caixin Global · Jun 22, 2022 Shanghai Composite Index Fell 1.2% on Wednesday Shenzhen Component Index closed down 1.43%