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Nio shares fall in Hong Kong after attack by US-based short seller · TechNode
Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio plunged 11.4% to HK$165.5 ($21) in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after short-seller Grizzly Research released a
Social Network: How Shanghai Stemmed the Surge, 100 Years Ago
An active civil society helped shape disease control in Shanghai
Chinese EV Maker BYD Nears Trillion Yuan Market Cap After 66% Gain
BYD Co., the Chinese electric vehicle maker backed by Warren Buffett, is on the cusp of entering the trillion-yuan-market-cap club as its production resilience and the government’s consumption incentives helped spur a rally.
JD.com to issue shares worth $220 mln to Tencent for WeChat access
China's JD.Com Inc said on Wednesday it would issue shares worth $220 million to investor Tencent Holdings Inc over a three-year period to access certain services on the latter's WeChat platform.
Social Network: How Shanghai Stemmed the Surge, 100 Years Ago
An active civil society helped shape disease control in Shanghai
Social Network: How Shanghai Stemmed the Surge, 100 Years Ago
An active civil society helped shape disease control in Shanghai
Social Network: How Shanghai Stemmed the Surge, 100 Years Ago
An active civil society helped shape disease control in Shanghai
Taiwan anger at Qatar World Cup ID
Meanwhile: China is looking to build on its Olympics success at the FINA World Championships.
GCL Group’s green tech transformation: From photovoltaic dead-end to granular silicon and battery swaps
With its five subsidiaries and a skillful boss, GCL Group has moved on from the dead-end of photovoltaic plants to new green tech, notably granular silicon and battery swaps.
Editor’s Note for Friday, June 17, 2022
A note for Weekly newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
‘Collateral damage’ — phrase of the week
A British fashion brand became collateral damage in social media outrage about a violent, misogynistic attack in China. And there’s a phrase for that in Chinese.
What the world needs to know about China’s outsize role in electric car future: Q&A with Henry Sanderson
Henry Sanderson is one of the world’s leading experts on the geopolitics of electric vehicles and low carbon power. He told me all about China’s domination of the supply chains for the cars, the batteries that make them go, and what everyone needs to understand about the global race for EV dominance.
Stay on the beaten track
To be successful in China, some foreign investors have opted to buy up a slice of U.S. companies who already have a large footprint in the nation.
NIO’s plans to become China’s Tesla
NIO is launching two new electric sedans this year as well as an SUV, and expects record high sales in June.
‘Moneyboys’: A provocative, atmospheric film about Chinese hustlers
A Taiwanese and Viennese coproduction, “Moneyboys” follows Fei, a gay sex worker, as he explores love amid his life of secrecy.
Beijing bets on infrastructure investment, again, to revive China’s economy
Can China spend its way to new prosperity even as COVID lockdowns continue to drag down the economy?
Putin calls Xi for his 69th birthday
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a bilateral phone call, which ended with two different takeaways over the war on Ukraine.
The talk on Taiwan
Shelley Rigger and Simona Grano discuss the U.S.’s longstanding, unofficial policy of “strategic ambiguity,” how Taiwan has been impacted by the Ukraine War, and much more.
The next frontier for mental health support: VR and AI-powered chatbots
Technology presents huge opportunities to change the face of mental health care. Virtual reality and artificial-intelligence-enabled chatbots are among the most promising innovations that many experts believe could potentially open new frontiers in psychotherapy.
Remembering Shanghai Pride, China’s largest LGBTQ festival
This month would have marked the 14th Shanghai Pride event, an annual festival first held in 2009 — if not for the fact that it has been on indefinite hiatus for the last two years.
An NFT explosion is taking place in China, but how long will it last?
An NFT can be almost anything, cost any price, and be subject to few if any regulations, and everyone from Alibaba to Moutai is joining the wave.
Editor’s Note for Wednesday, June 15, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
How Western companies are dealing with China’s corporate laws
Art Dicker, a senior attorney at R&P China Lawyers, talks about how firms are handling China’s new data regulations, how the laws governing the VC sector in China have evolved over time, and more.
Must-read LGBTQ China books for Pride Month
In celebration of Pride Month, we’re giving visibility to queer Chinese stories. We’ve compiled a list of LGBTQ books across multiple genres, written by authors of mainland Chinese, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese descent.
Lifan’s remarkable journey from ‘motorcycle king’ to electric vehicles via bankruptcy
Lifan’s lack of innovation led it to bankruptcy and reorganization, but then Geely and its ambitious founder transformed it into a competitive electric vehicle brand.
Tangshan government overwhelmed by tips on gang crimes after restaurant assault
Public outrage over a violent attack in Tangshan has led local authorities to initiate a two-month campaign against organized crime. This has opened a floodgate of complaints about both gangster activities and police misconduct.
China rolls out another plan to adapt to climate change
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and various other departments, yesterday published a new plan to tackle climate change amid another season of heavy rainfall that has already left at least 32 people dead in southern China.
