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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 248: China’s clean car exports surge 13.10.2023

Four are arrested in India on alleged links to a Vivo money-laundering investigation, Golden Week tourism revenues top pre-pandemic levels, but just barely, and China...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 247: Corporate America’s optimism about China is fading 22.09.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: U.S. firms reported falling optimism for their China operations amid concerns over Sino-U.S. tensions, but many are still...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 246: The EU announces a probe into Chinese EV subsidies, and the Chinese gov denies reports of an iPhone ban 15.09.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: The EU says it will launch an investigation into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles in a bid to...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 245: China’s appetite for luxury is back 08.09.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: China’s retail sales growth may have been weak in the first half of the year, but spending on...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, ep. 244: China’s sweeping property rescue 02.09.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Beijing launches a sweeping policy package to rescue the property market, China extends income tax breaks for foreigners...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 243: Senate targets U.S. Investments in China, and first U.S. IPO under new listing rules moves a step closer 28.07.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: The U.S. Senate targets American investments in China, Beijing plans to relax rules on foreign firms investing in...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 242: Climate talks resume, Tencent allows foreign banks for mobile payments, and Beijing pledges a bigger, better, and stronger private sector 21.07.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business brief: WeChat lets users link overseas cards for everyday payments in China, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry visits China...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 241: Truce in EV price war, commerce minister courts foreign drugmakers 07.07.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Tesla and Chinese rivals signal a truce in the EV price war, top property developers see June’s new sales...

Information The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 240: More AI investment from Chinese firms, LVMH’s CEO begins a China tour, and the Alibaba restructuring 03.07.2023

On this week’s episode, Chinese entrepreneurs mobilize for an AI race with the U.S., food-delivery giant Meituan buys an AI startup for more than $200...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 239: Sequoia spins off China unit, national AI regs coming, and ed-tech firms rush to follow ChatGPT 09.06.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: VC giant Sequoia reorganizes and spins off its China unit under geopolitical concerns, China puts drafting a national...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief ep. 238: China’s first homegrown jet sets sights on Airbus and Boeing 02.06.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: The Comac C919 takes its maiden commercial flight, Beijing-based ChatGPT rival files for Hong Kong IPO, and China...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief ep. 237: HK allows retail crypto trade, Meituan launches food delivery in HK, Wanda unit’s IPO in question 26.05.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Hong Kong greenlights retail cryptocurrency trading, Meituan launches a food delivery app in Hong Kong, Dalian Wanda bonds...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief Episode 236: Oppo shuts its chip design arm, PLA pun costs comedian cash 19.05.2023

On this week’s episode, Oppo shuts down its chip-designing business, Baidu’s quarterly revenue exceeds market expectations, and a Chinese comedy producer takes $2 million hit...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 235: China expels Canadian diplomat, LinkedIn quits China, U.S. auditors find fault in first China inspection 12.05.2023

On this week’s episode of the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, a Softbank-backed Chinese robot startup has filed for a multimillion-dollar IPO in Shanghai, LinkedIn will scale...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief ep. 234: Evergrande debt restructuring hits snag, holiday travel rebounds in China, new CATL battery takes flight, Xi calls Zelenskyy 28.04.2023

In this week’s episode: Evergrande’s offshore debt restructuring hits another roadblock, CATL’s revolutionary battery has its eye on electric flight, a Chinese city is paying...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 232 China’s energy giants expand in the Middle East and LatAm, lithium prices plummet 14.04.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: China’s SINOPEC inks a deal to take a share in a major Qatar LNG producer, while China Southern...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 231: A new ChatGPT contender in China, airline losses, and auto price wars 07.04.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, China’s ‘big three’ airlines post huge losses in 2022, table tennis superstar caught up in extortion scandal, and...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 230: TikTok in the hot seat, Huarong warns of big losses, and the Guangzhou government is moving markets 24.03.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: TikTok chief defends the app’s independence in U.S. Congressional hearing, Tron founder faces U.S. lawsuit for crypto misconduct...

Episode 229: New leaders, old visas, Chinese solar in Ohio, and scandals at the Big Fund 20.03.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: A reshuffle in the central government’s top brass, Chinese solar wafer giant to build a multimillion-dollar factory in...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 228 10.03.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: China will create a vast new financial regulator, TikTok unveils a new data security program in Europe, BYD...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 227 03.03.2023

In this week’s episode: Huawei spinoff Honor looks to challenge Apple and Samsung in Europe, and TikTok tries to make itself less addictive to teens...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 226 26.02.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Alibaba posts better-than-expected quarterly profits, GAC seeks more China-made chips to ease foreign dependence, and at least six...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 225 17.02.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Breif: Warren Buffet cashes in on BYD as his sell-down continues, Hua Hong Semiconductor reports its 10th straight quarter...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief episode 224 10.02.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: A spat over a wandering balloon upsets U.S.-China relations, Baidu promises its own AI chatbot in March, and...

The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 223 03.02.2023

This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Top securities regulator rolls out registration-based IPO system for Shenzhen and Shanghai main boards, IMF upgrades China’s GDP...