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Chinese Stocks on Fire, Déjà vu or This time is different?

July 07, 2020 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary CSI 300 Index representing overall performance of China A-share market gained 14% in the five days to trade at a five-year high, fuelled by state media signalling towards a boost required in the equity market fostering economic growth R.....

Are the tides turning against Chinese tech companies?

July 07, 2020 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Many economies such as the US, UK, India, Canada, are now singing the same tune and turning the tide against Chinese vendors by excluding them or at least taking them out from their core 5G network. The U.S. FCC deems Huawei and ZT.....

How are the Unicorns doing?

July 07, 2020 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Crunchbase’s unicorn list has added 44 new entities within a year which were valued cumulatively at US$64 billion and have raised US$12 billion cumulative funding with an average deal of US$300 million. Unicorn companies are the m.....

Citizens of Hongkong glance towards exits as China foists security law on them

July 02, 2020 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

China’s decision to impose national security law, which was drafted and approved in a swift and secretive process, on Hong Kong has strengthened Beijing’s authoritarian rule over the territory. In the last week of May, the Central gove.....