Concerns are mounting among China’s bond investors that an outbreak of swine fever in the Chinese pork market could accelerate inflation and make a growing note sell-off even more serious, Bloomberg reports. The bond market is already at risk due to a flood of municipal bonds hitting the market this month as Beijing attempts to stimulate the […]
Category: Health Care
China’s leaders have sent another signal that they will soon scrap limits on the number of children parents are able to have by publishing a draft civil code with no mention of the controversial policy, Caixin reports. The new civil code, which could come into force as early as 2020, would replace existing laws that […]
Chinese biotechnology companies could find a much cooler welcome than expected from investors when they launch initial public offerings in Hong Kong in the future, according to Reuters. Ascletis Pharma Inc became the first China biotech firm to list on the Hong Kong exchange on August 1, but its share price has plummeted 44% in […]
Tapes are in the news in Washington – Trump’s conversations with his former lawyer – which brings to mind another tape which allegedly exists in the hands of Mr Putin, and is also a reminder that there are no such tapes, and therefore no leverage, that the Chinese can bring to bear on the man […]
Chinese biotech firms Innovent Biologics and Ascentage Pharma, together seeking to raise $800 million from IPOs, have scrapped plans to list in New York in favour of Hong Kong, sources told Reuters. One of the features attracting the firms to Hong Kong, the sources said, is new regulation to take effect at the end of […]