The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 147

02/01/21 • 12 min

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: The Indian government permanently bans several apps owned by China’s largest internet companies, with WeChat, Taobao, and TikTok among them; growth in China’s manufacturing sector slows slightly while the debt-to-GDP ratio surges; and German insurance company Allianz is given the go-ahead to set up China’s first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management firm.

In addition, we speak with Caixin Global podcast producer Nandini Venkata, who tells us about a story making the rounds recently regarding a nursing home accused of scamming its elderly residents.

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In addition, we speak with Caixin Global podcast producer Nandini Venkata, who tells us about a story making the rounds recently regarding a nursing home accused of scamming its elderly residents.

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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 146

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Hong Kong imposes its first COVID-19 lockdown; Shenzhen will hand out roughly $3.1 million to migrant workers, provided they stay in the city they are currently based in to discourage traveling during the upcoming Lunar New Year; and new data from China’s National Energy Administration reveals that a record-setting 72 million kilowatts of wind power capacity was installed in 2020.

In addition, we speak with Caixin Global managing editor Doug Young, who shares with us the story of Lín Qí 林奇, the head of a popular Chinese game studio, who was poisoned and tragically died on Christmas Day last year.

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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 148

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: A former Beijing deputy mayor has been arrested for accepting roughly $20 million in bribes; short-video app Kuaishou saw its shares nearly triple on its first day of trading in Hong Kong; and the expansion of China’s services sector continues to slow.

In addition, we speak with Caixin Global managing editor Doug Young about Huawei’s involvement in a domestic scandal in China.

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