236 episodes
The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief SupChina
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A weekly round-up of top business and financial news from China's leading financial magazine, Caixin, produced and hosted by the Sinica Podcast's Kaiser Kuo, featuring full stories from Caixin and conversations with Caixin writers and editors.
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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief ep. 237: HK allows retail crypto trade, Meituan launches food delivery in HK, Wanda unit's IPO in question
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 sink amid concerns on repayment and unit’s IPO plan, and China approves Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition deal
In addition, Jonathan Breen talks about Hong Kong's efforts to revive its position as Asia's business hub in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief ep. 236: Oppo shuts its chip design arm, PLA pun costs comedian cash
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 for a military pun.
In addition, Yukun Zhang tells how a Shandong-based steel cord maker faked its numbers and defaulted on bond repayments — and why the court's ruling on compensation may have an impact beyond this specific case.
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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief ep. 235: China expels Canadian diplomat, LinkedIn quits China, U.S. auditors find fault in first China inspection
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 back its China presence amid market headwinds, U.S. auditors have found unacceptable rates of deficiencies in its China inspections, and a banking veteran is set to lead China’s new financial regulator.
In addition, Kelsey Cheng explains why so many Chinese businesses are headed to Saudi Arabia.
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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
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 civil servants in digital yuan, and China’s president affirms the country’s commitment to peace in Ukraine.
In addition, Kaiser speaks with Jonathan Breen about chipmaking equipment export restrictions and how Dutch and Japanese companies might still manage to sell into China.
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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief ep. 233: Rosy Q1 GDP numbers, more AI mania, and Apple's contract manufacturers diversify
This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: China's 1Q GDP grew by a surprising 4.5%, ByteDance sticks to its strengths with release of products for AI developers, private equity investment in China plunges to an eight-year low, and a Beijing hospital fire leaves 29 dead.
In addition, Kelsey Cheng talks about why Apple's Chinese contract manufacturers are diversifying, mainly into auto parts.
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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief ep. 232 China's energy giants expand in the Middle East and LatAm, lithium prices plummet
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 Power Grid expands its presence in South America, and prices for lithium continue to fall amid weak demand for electric vehicles.
Plus, we talk to Zhang Yukun about a major corruption scandal in the shipping industry.
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Customer Reviews
Smirk
I can’t stand this guy Doug. His smirk permeates through his voice over the air. Smfh.
Great weekly podcast for China nerds
Kaiser and the team do a great job bringing listeners a weekly business ‘highlight real’ of what’s going on in China (tech and otherwise).
Fact check
Spartanburg and its BMW factory are in SOUTH Carolina 😊