An employee of German food discounter ALDI Nord in Essen Germany, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tech stocks drag market down 2%; Asia markets drop
Shares in the Asia-Pacific fell as Chinese chip stocks listed in Hong Kong plunged following new export rules from the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Lockdown worries return to Shanghai as China Covid-19 tally climbs
China is stepping up efforts to contain Covid-19 outbreaks ahead of the Party Congress, with national cases climbing to the highest in almost two months and concerns about widening lockdowns rippling ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s Covid tally highest since 3 months, sparks lockdown worries
Shanghai posted 34 new local infections, the most in almost three months, with two infections found outside of its quarantine system. ( read original story ...)
Ageless and scandal-proof: Chinese tech groups bank on virtual influencers
China’s celebrity influencers Viya and Li Jiaqi — aka Austin Li the “lipstick king” — used to attract millions of shoppers to ecommerce platforms, but their scandals and subsequent disappearances ... ( read original story ...)
Shenzhen bourse welcomes eligible HK-listed shares to Stock Connect
The Stock Connect is a cross-boundary investment channel that connects the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong stock exchanges. The scheme helps investors in one market to trade shares in others. Taking ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s banking sector faces hurdles to reconnect to global financial system post-sanctions
Even after a potential lifting of secondary US sanctions, Iran’s banking sector will be in need of reforms to successfully reconnect to the global financial system. Issues such as remaining sanctions ... ( read original story ...)