Welcome to our 1st edition on food! In Vol.2, we will explore the impact of Fukushima's discharge of treated wastewater into ocean on Japanese restaurants in China, and share food & beverage investment data in the primary market in 2023. Enjoy your tasty reading! rb.gy/palik
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It’s rare for me to combine my main beat (economy) and occasional passion (censorship) in a story. scmp.com/economy/china-econo…
Talked with a street vendor, a real-time interpreter, and a fresh graduate who turned down an outsourced content review job from Bytedance.
China seeks solution to unemployment crisis with flexible jobs, reports @SidneyLeng #china #China #unemployedGraduates #unemployed #unemployment #coronavirus scmp.com/economy/china-econo…
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With the clamour to test everyone possible for #Covid19, here's a long-read we worked on last week about the production of testing kits and why, even in China, it's not as simple as, say, asking car companies to make masks
W'@SidneyLeng and @EchoooXie
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An important exclusive from @bylijing on China's likely steps to allow green bonds to fund clean coal projects, whose actual impact on cutting carbon emissions is still controversial. scmp.com/economy/china-econo…
Beijing misses nightlife. It issued 13 polices to boost local consumption with a "thriving night economy" including extending operation hrs of tourism sites by 1-2 hrs, subsidizing tickets to ertertainment performances, and developing characteristic night markets for its 16 dists
It takes a week for Chinese censors to scrub one of my favorite dramas from the Internet (Just season 3). And here is why: newyorker.com/culture/cultur…
“But only by improving decision-making mechanisms and accountability, as well as improving design concepts and the way policy papers are laid out, can we improve market confidence in China’s economic development.” caixinglobal.com/2019-02-19/…
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Can China get its farmers back on track with US$400 million fund for state-run cooperatives?
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QUIZ: Have a few minutes to spare this lunchtime? Why not try our 10 questions to test your knowledge of the top stories from China's economy in January 2019
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👋This is the economy team at @SCMPNews. Follow us for news and analysis on Greater China's political economy, with scoops and insights from our team of reporters across Hong Kong, China and the US 👋
I went to China's industrial heartland Chongqing, ate hotpots with some locals who worked in various industries, and visited a few industrial zones. This is what I found: buff.ly/2VTMmk6
What’s it like to sit across the table from Chinese trade negotiators? sc.mp/kez4k a piece full of interesting anecdotes from experienced trade officials by my colleague @fbermingham
The Cyberspace Administration of China, aka Internet censor, published a new regulation on all financial info service providers (eg financial terminals like Wind, Reuters, and BBG that charge subscription fees), effective Feb.1, 2019. bit.ly/2Sn2FUj
Seems to be another sign of spreading censorship from politics to econ/biz stories. In a separate doc, censor said many domestic financial service providers had published sensitive market info, speculated in financial risks, distorted financial regulations bit.ly/2BHgzty
Since 2009, Beijing has issued licenses to 33 foreign companies that offer financial info service in China. The latest one is MSCI. The latest list of foreign licensees: cac.gov.cn/2018-09/11/c_1123…
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Data suspended in recent years:
2015.10 Caixin PMI early release
2015.12 Minxin PMI
2016.01 Positions for FX purchase
2016.12 CREIS housing index
2017.10 Age of women giving birth
2018.01 Breakdown of FAI
2018.06 Export leading index by Custom
2018.11 Guangdong PMI
“Seeing this report, I feel there are those in America who are working all-out to win the Oscar for best screenplay” ... sc.mp/7g54r
