China: healthy. Rest of world. Sick, sicker and getting sick of China. Wall Street, meanwhile, sees the best market in the world right now. ( read original story ...)
China’s Small Lenders Are Filling Up on Riskiest Bank Debt
China’s cash-strapped small lenders are expanding their pile of the riskiest kind of bank debt to shore up their capital levels, bracing against an economic slowdown and rising loan defaults. ( read original story ...)
UK Seeking Help from Japan for Huawei Alternatives in 5G Networks, Says Nikkei
British officials met with their counterparts in Tokyo on Thursday, two days after Britain ordered Huawei equipment purged from its 5G networks by the end of 2027, the Nikkei said. As Britain prepares ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Film Festival Unveils First Titles
Only this week officially confirmed as going ahead, the Shanghai International Film Festival has announced some of the first titles to be selected. The festival will run 25 July to Aug. 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Democracy movement in China in 1978-1979 recalled in memoir of a foreign student in Shanghai who witnessed it
As one of just 22 foreign students in Shanghai in 1978 and early 1979, Anne E. McLaren witnessed the city’s nascent democracy movement, expressed through protest posters. ( read original story ...)
The worst 5 business-class cabins in the sky today
We already brought you TPG’s top-rated business cabins in the sky today. Now, it’s time for the worst. Business class can vary so much depending on two major factors: the airline and the aircraft. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai International Film Festival 2020 Opens On July 25, To Host Online And Offline Screenings
The 23rd edition of Shanghai International Film Festival is all set to open July 25, nearly a month after it was originally scheduled. Will there be foreign participation this year? ( read original story ...)