China is keen for its pension funds to make savvy investments to help shoulder the burden of providing for its rapidly ageing population in their retirement years. ( read original story ...)
London has almost caught up with New York as the world’s number 1 financial centre, survey finds
The Global Financial Centres Index 28 shows London lags New York as the world's biggest financial center by only four ratings. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index posts biggest weekly decline since March on growth and pandemic concerns
Hong Kong’s stocks posted the biggest weekly loss in six months, as concerns persisted that a global recovery will falter amid the lack of a fresh stimulus package in the US and a spike in coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group Launches “Trusple,” an AntChain-Powered Global Trade and Financial Services Platform for SMEs and Financial Institutions
Further, successful transactions on Trusple enable SMEs to build their creditworthiness on AntChain, making it easier for them to obtain financing services from financial institutions. “Trusple was ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 helps Seoul rise in global financial center ranking
Seoul's ranking as a financial center jumped to 25th out of 110 cities, from the previous 33rd out of 108 centers according to the London-based think tank Z/Yen's latest publication, Friday. Z/Yen ... ( read original story ...)
Engel event in Shanghai highlights evolving medical manufacturing marketplace
Now in its fourth year, the Engel med.con event in Shanghai has become a networking rendez-vous for China's plastics manufacturers working in the medical technology arena, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese swimmer Jiang Haiqi goes from Olympic podium to river police
Now 28, he patrols on a police boat and one of his main tasks is rescuing people when they fall into the river that swirls past Shanghai’s futuristic financial district and the historic Bund ... ( read original story ...)