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New regulations looming for bitcoin trading in China
May 11th, 2017
Beijing is expected to issue new rules for bitcoin trading in China next month as the cryptocurrency’s price on the country’s trading platforms keeps hitting new highs. According to a Beijing-based media company Caixin citing anonymous sources; the People’s ...
Oil gives up earlier gains as rising US output, China concerns weigh
May 9th, 2017
Oil prices gave up earlier gains on Tuesday, as concerns over slowing demand and a relentless rise in U.S. crude output undermined the impact of hopes that OPEC-led production cuts could be extended. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark ...
China’s insurer to launch $1 billion fintech and health care fund
May 8th, 2017
Ping An Insurance Group, China’s largest insurer by market value, is launching its first overseas fund to invest in financial technology (fintech) and health care tech worldwide. Headed by Jonathan Larsen, an 18-year veteran of Citigroup, who joins as ...
Multinational law firm enters the China market
May 3rd, 2017
International legal practice Osborne Clarke enters the Mainland China market after admitting new Shanghai-based firm, Zhang Yu & Partners, to its international network. Entering Mainland China is a key part of Osborne Clarke’s Asian expansion plans, which have also ...
Puma fined in China for local logo infringement
April 24th, 2017
A Shanghai court has ordered German sportswear company Puma to pay 2.9 million yuan ($421,340) for infringing the goat’s head logo of a Chinese wool producing company. According to the Shanghai Daily, the court ruled Puma copied the image ...
UN report: Social network payments now reach nearly US $3 trillion in China
April 24th, 2017
Payments on messaging and e-commerce platforms set to increase China’s GDP by $236 billion by 2025, unlocking new economic opportunities for people and small businesses A new UN study reveals that Alipay and WeChat Pay enabled US$2.9 trillion in ...
Euro Jumps on French Result; China Selloff Resumes: Markets Wrap
April 24th, 2017
Investors bet on Macron victory after first round of voting Yen slides, U.S. futures advance while Shanghai shares slump A relief rally amid speculation that pro-growth centrist Emmanuel Macron will become France’s next president was offset by a selloff in ...
Asia Stocks Drop as China Losses Deepen; Yen Falls: Markets Wrap
April 19th, 2017
Pound holds advance after May calls surprise general election Iron ore gains after sharp losses this week, commodities rise Asian stocks fell as losses in Chinese equities deepened, following weakness in the U.S. amid worse-than-expected corporate earnings. The pound ...
Asia Stocks Slump as China Shares Drop, Yen Gains: Markets Wrap
April 11th, 2017
Treasury yields fall on geopolitical concerns, Yellen comments Crude futures steady after longest winning streak of the year Asian stocks fell as Chinese shares slumped and the yen weighed on Japanese equities. Treasuries climbed amid increasing caution about geopolitical ...
China court orders Samsung to pay $11.6 million to Huawei over patent case: local media
April 6th, 2017
A Chinese court has ordered Samsung Electronics‘s mainland subsidiaries to pay 80 million yuan ($11.60 million) to Huawei Technologies for patent infringement, the China firm’s first victory against Samsung on its legal challenges over intellectual property. Three units ...
