Blackstone has scrapped its planned $3bn purchase of Chinese property developer Soho China, after Beijing’s antitrust review of the deal dragged on. The US private equity group ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Biden’s latest call with China’s Xi Jinping
President Biden used a call with Xi Jinping on Thursday night to test whether personal diplomacy with the Chinese leader can make more progress than the meetings among subordinates, who have been ... ( read original story ...)
Empires and ‘Effeminate Men.’ After Britain and America, It’s China’s Turn to Worry about Masculinity
If you followed the disastrous denouement of America’s two-decade occupation of Afghanistan, have you wondered why the world’s only superpower has an affliction for distant wars? What is it that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans to Limit Access for Retail Investors to SPACs
Hong Kong plans to curb access for retail investors to buy and trade blank check companies as regulators in the city prepare to roll out a framework this month.The city will propose to only allow what ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans to Limit Access for Retail Investors to SPACs
Hong Kong plans to curb access for retail investors to buy and trade blank check companies as regulators in the city prepare to roll out a framework this month.The city will propose to only allow what ... ( read original story ...)
ECB reacts to inflation, Nio reportedly delays Hong Kong listing, United Airlines’ latest vaccine policy
United Airlines told staff in a memo that if they're granted an exemption to the company's vaccine mandate for religious reasons, they will be put on temporary unpaid leave as of October 2nd. ( read original story ...)
Fitch Upgrades Taiwan, China to ‘AA’; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Taiwan, China's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'AA' from ' ... ( read original story ...)
ASEAN chair Brunei shares views on bloc’s prospects
The ASEAN-Japan Centre is an intergovernmental organization established by the Association of Southeast Asian Nation member states and Japan in 1981, servi ... ( read original story ...)
ASEAN chair Brunei shares views on bloc’s prospects
The ASEAN-Japan Centre is an intergovernmental organization established by the Association of Southeast Asian Nation member states and Japan in 1981, servi ... ( read original story ...)
A Gorgeous New Hotel Is Opening in the Maldives — and Private Butlers and Overwater Villas Are the Norm
The company behind the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai is about to open a new luxury property in the Maldives. ( read original story ...)