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Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -Mainland China reports its first Omicron infections in Tianjin and Guangzhou;  -Weibo’s shares cascaded after being fined by top internet regulator again. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻 There seems to be no stopping for the much-fe...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -The high-profile Central Economic Work Conference set stability as 2022’s economic priority, while acknowledging “triple pressures”;  -China issues new plan to bolster cold chain logistics against COVID-19 risks. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国...

S:  Hi everyone. Welcome to CBN Friday Special, I’m Stephanie LI. R:  And I’m ZHANG Ran. We’ll take a closer look at some of the news events that happened in the past week. S: Today we will look at Weibo’s secondary listing in Hong Kong. Shares of China’s twitter-like social media giant closed 7.2 percent below their issue price in Hong Kong on Wednesday, as it b...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -China's yuan hits three-and-a-half year peak on stronger fixing;  -November’s consumer inflation edges up to 2.3%, but factory-gate prices ‘level off’. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻 China's yuan advanced to the strongest leve...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -The Southern International Forum of Finance and Economics 2021 brought fresh views on green development by world-class economists;  -The central bank cuts re-lending rate by 25 basis points to support small and rural firms. H ere’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -CPC leadership holds meeting on 2022 economic work, stressing stability and more targeted fiscal policies;  -The central bank decided to cut RRR for the second time this year to boost economy. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 ho...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -Tech giants listed in the US suffered big losses after the SEC released new rules trying to boot them off American stock market;  -Premier Li Keqiang signalled that China may “cut RRR in due course.” Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻 Tough...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -Ride-hailing giant Didi announced to delist from NYSE ahead of a potential revision on VIE overseas listing rules;  -China reported a fresh hike of 80 new COVID-19 cases. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻 Didi dropped a bombshell this morn...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -OECD cuts global and China GDP projections amid Omicron scare and supply bottleneck;  -Guangdong joins most provinces to grant 10 days of childcare leave for parents. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻 “The world isn’t looking better. ” The...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -China’s top health authority urged the elderly to get COVID-19 vaccines;  -Vice Premier Liu He said China's GDP growth is set to exceed the 6% target this year. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻 Final call for senior citizens to get "...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要 -China's official manufacturing PMI expands at 50.1 in November; -President Xi Jinping pledged to import $300 billion products from Africa; -Tencent opens WeChat further to rivals apps like Taobao. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours 中国经济要闻 China's factory activity unexp...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要 -China says zero-Covid policy will protect it against Omicron variant; -Central bank said media reports about personal payment reception codes is misleading. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours 中国经济要闻 As the discovery of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 triggered glob...

Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要 -East and central China rolled out measures to  encourage childbirth; -Tech giant went through a tough week against regulatory headwinds; -The latest Covid-19 flare-up in Shanghai. S: Hi, everyone. Welcome to our first edition of CBN Friday Special, I’m Stephanie LI. R: And I’m ZHANG Ran. We’ll take a closer look at some of the news events that happened...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -China rolls out more measures to develop a “silver economy;” -Tencent is barred from releasing new apps over data breaches. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻 Population ageing is adding a lot of “grey hair” to policymakers around the world, but what...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要 -China summons Alibaba and Baidu cloud units on fraud website access; -Ant Group will separate Huabei consumer brand from bank loan services; -RMB is gauging near record high against USD. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours 中国经济要闻 China’s Ministry of Industry and Informa...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -Two high profile live-streamers received big fines for tax evasion; -China will buy $150b in farm goods from ASEAN, doubling the current level. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻 Authorities in Hangzhou on Monday slapped massive fines on two influent...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要 -A strong cold wave is set to hit most parts of China; -Top market regulator fined 11 firms including Alibaba and Tencent for violating anti-monopoly rules. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours 中国经济要闻 China enters the “freezing mode” as the meteorological authority renewe...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要 -Chinese top live-streamers suspended cooperation with L'Oréal after the beauty brand is accused of false promotion; -China inaugurated a new antitrust agency in Beijing today. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours 中国经济要闻 The world’s biggest beauty brand L’Oréal is trendin...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 In today’s program: 重点提要 -A closer look at what renewed hope the just-concluded COP26 has brought the world; -Macao’s CE expects a double-digit GDP growth this year in his latest policy address. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours 中国经济要闻 A new global agreement - the Glasgow Climate Pact - was reached at t...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要 -It all comes to an end: TAL, New Oriental and Gaotu, among many others, will stop offering school subjects tutoring by the year-end; -President Xi Jinping calls for developing a sound and steady China-U.S. relationship during a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. Here’s what you need to kno...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -10 newly-listed stocks in Beijing’s new stock exchange skyrocketed in the bourse’s debut; -Northeastern Dalian city enters “a critical stage of epidemic prevention and control” as its Covid-19 tally hit 235 as of yesterday. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -CPC plenum passes landmark resolution and cements Xi Jinping’s leadership; -China and the US pledge to cut methane emissions at the COP26 summit. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻 A high-profile meeting of the CPC has adopted a landmark resolution o...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -What is President Xi’s “historical resolution” and why is it important; -Chinese regulators took a step toward clearing the use of mRNA vaccines. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻 On Monday, a “historical resolution” was being re...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -The 19th Central Committee of the CPC started its sixth plenary session in Beijing on Monday; -China's factory-gate inflation hit new record of 13.5% in October. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻 The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of...

Hi everyone. I’m Stephanie LI. 大家好，我是主持人李莹亮。 Coming up on today’s program. 重点提要  -China’s biggest private tutor will close nearly all of its 1,500-plus learning centers; -Wang Yaping became the first female Chinese astronaut to walk in space; -PBOC launches new tool to boost low-carbon financing. Here’s what you need to know about China in the past 24 hours  中国经济要闻...