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Local discontent in Balochistan, Pakistan, is rising as the people who live around a gold and copper mine at Saindak feel excluded from the riches coming out of the ground.Click here to read the article by Syed Fazl-e-Haider.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The scramble to monetize the metaverse and web3 is in full swing, as a new phase of the internet based on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology takes shape.Click here to read the article by Guo Yingzhe and Guan Cong.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Subways have become a dime a dozen in 21st century Chinese cities, another box the country can tick off on its list of modernizations. But China's first public subway was a disruptive challenge, both a state secret and urban leveler.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Today's Chinese graduates are facing the toughest domestic job market in decades. That's leading many to look further afield for opportunities.Click here to read the article by Li Yijuan.Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
China is increasingly trying to tackle light pollution, a side effect of urbanization with severe consequences for human health and the ecosystem.Click here to read the article by Anita He.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In the early 20th century, China tried to ban its millennia-old lunar calendar in the name of modernity—with mixed success.Click here to read the article by Yang Tingting.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
As China revises its law on violence against minors, debate lingers over whether physical discipline is still an acceptable parenting method.Click here to read the article by Peixuan Xie.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Messaging failures and bad incentives have left Chinese social media groaning under a deluge of COVID-related misinformation.Click here to read the article by Cai Yineng.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
I discuss how Chinese tech stocks such as Alibaba, Tencent, Pinduoduo, and the China Internet ETF KWEB are up hugely over the past few months. Why is this big rally happening now, and can it be sustained? Stocks mentioned: KWEB, BABA, HKG 0700, PDD Related episodes: Are China Stocks UNINVESTABLE or HISTORIC VALUE OPPORTUNITY? https://youtu.be/qfrjfIEx1vw Mohnish Pabrai: Why I Switched from Alibaba to Tencent https://youtu.be/v27JsHlgPZU Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue/message
I discuss how Chinese tech stocks such as Alibaba, Tencent, Pinduoduo, and the China Internet ETF KWEB are up hugely over the past few months. Why is this big rally happening now, and can it be sustained? Stocks mentioned: KWEB, BABA, HKG 0700, PDD Related episodes: Are China Stocks UNINVESTABLE or HISTORIC VALUE OPPORTUNITY? https://youtu.be/qfrjfIEx1vw Mohnish Pabrai: Why I Switched from Alibaba to Tencent https://youtu.be/v27JsHlgPZU Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. This content is for education and entertainment purposes only. Do your own analysis and/or seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theartofvalue/message
Chinese companies have long pressured staff to work grueling hours for no extra pay. Militant Gen-Z staff are fighting back.Click here to read the article by Lars Hamer.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
During a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia, the Chinese president held bilateral meetings with nearly 20 Arab leaders, the highest level diplomatic engagement in the region since the founding of the PRC.Click here to read the article by Wang Zili and Kelly Wang.Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Our anchors begin today's show with Annandale Capital Founder and Chairman George Seay discussing his outlook for Apple, Uber and crypto. Then, CNBC's Steve Liesman shares data from the New York Fed showing a decline in inflation expectations, and UBS Global Wealth Management Equity Strategist David Lefkowitz shares his outlook on whether to invest in tech. Next, KraneShares CIO Brendan Ahern discusses China tech stocks rallying to start the year, and MKM Partners analyst Rohit Kulkarni shares his outlook for the IPO market in 2023. Later, our Julia Boorstin reports on Vince McMahon returning as CEO of WWE to explore selling the company.
Experts say it is necessary to redefine the scope, methods and standards for the drafting of legislation to meet diverse community needs.Click here to read the article by Tang Ailin and Cai Xuejiao.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The translator of a recently published collection of Lu Xun's work makes observations about the man behind China's literary titan.Click here to read the article by Eileen J. Cheng.Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
From imported luxury to detested health hazard to essential Covid lockdown supply, canned fruits have had a complicated relationship with Chinese consumers.Click here to read the article by Siyi Chu.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Our anchors begin today's show with GFM Focus Investing Co-Founder Anand Batepati sharing his bull case for Chinese tech stocks. Then, CNBC's Steve Kovach and Cowen Managing Director Krish Sankar offer their outlook for Apple in 2023, and CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos breaks down some of the top movers on the Nasdaq. Next, CNBC's Bob Pisani joins for a conversation on the broader IPO market, and Citi analyst Ygal Arounian shares his top picks across digital advertising and e-commerce. Later, trucking fleet management company Motive CEO Shoaib Makani discusses potential supply chain roadblocks for the year ahead.
Our anchors start today's show with a check on Tesla as shares continue to drop sharply. Then, New Street Advisors Group Founder Delano Saporu joins to discuss where he's finding opportunity in today's tech market. Next, we cover new Big Tech regulation on the horizon with CNBC Contributor and “Big Technology” Founder Alex Kantrowitz. Also, we break down the holiday demand picture, looking at e-commerce names like Amazon with Jefferies analyst Brent Thill and the impact on chip stocks with Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson. Plus, CNBC's Seema Mody joins to discuss why Chinese tech stocks are moving higher to start the morning. Later, we speak about Peloton's demand issues and new discounts on refurbished bikes.
China has invested heavily in the telecommunications and internet infrastructure of the developing world. In the face of that significant head start, how might Europe and the US team up to catch up in the 5G influence race? What has the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) accomplished so far towards that end and others? Are we heading into more of a Brussels Effect on tech regulation? What does good AI governance look like? All of this and more are discussed with the European Parliament's Senior Advisor on Technology Policy, Peter Brown.In this installment, Shane walks us through just how behind the US is on 5G abroad compared to China, how dangerous emulating European AI policy can become, and how effective the TTC has been in considering both issues. The situation is a moving target, but between Peter and Shane, nothing flies under the radar.
The country's latest viral app is a wooden fish simulator.Click here to read the article by Zhang Liting.Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On December 11, 1936, divisions in the Nationalist camp boiled over. Their brief mutiny against Chiang Kai-shek had momentous consequences for Chinese history, forcing Chiang to ally with the Communists against the Japanese.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
For one short period in 2001 and 2002, China's men's soccer team was the pride of a jubilant nation.Click here to read the article by Sam Davies.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Yunnan's famous tea harvest combines legend, history, and high-stakes speculation.Click here to read the article by Tina Xu.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Drive to balance state control of electricity prices with market forces hits a $1.39 billion pothole in Zhejiang that officials can't fill.Click here to read the article by Fan Ruohong and Han Wei.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Difficulties with tracing infringement and assessing damages, along with a widespread lack of awareness, have plagued breeders of popular types of produce.Click here to read the article by Wang Kerou, Huang Yuxin and Cai Xuejiao.Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Low take-up of first booster doses and a lack of more effective vaccines are the challenges to bolstering immunity, experts say.Click here to read the article by Zhao Jinzhao and Wang Xintong.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A six-month stay in a Chinese village helped a family return to their roots.Click here to read the article by Renjian the Livings.Translated by Nathaniel J. Gan.Written by Wu JupingNarrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In the wake of widespread protests across China last month, the successes of Taiwan's democratic protests in 1979 provide an interesting parallel.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The author, a journalist, recalls her experiences tracking down and questioning notorious online trolls.Click here to read the article by Wei Qian.Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The death on Wednesday of China's former leader Jiang Zemin has prompted an outpouring of nostalgia on the internet, with many tributes from young Chinese focusing on the contrast between Jiang's governing style and flamboyant personality and those of his successors.Click here to read the article by Zhao Yuanyuan.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Dow eked out a gain and the S&P and Nasdaq were barely lower, despite signs inflation may still be a concern in the latest jobs report. So should investors breathe a sigh of relief after today's market action. Plus KWEB shares surged this week with names like Pinduoduo, Baidu and Tencent leading the charge. We're digging in on whether you should be jumping into this trade.
Ahead of this year's World Cup, China made its first-ever loan of pandas to a Middle Eastern nation. But what is by now a well-oiled machine began in far more haphazard fashion.Click here to read the article by Liu Xiaochen.Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Taiwanese party that favors closer ties to Beijing just won 13 of the 21 contested city mayor and county chief seats in Taiwan. The author, who recently visited Taiwan, muses on the future of this self-governed island.Click here to read the article by Rong Xiaoqing.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Army-Navy game is one of the most honored traditions in college football. It's usually played in Philadelphia…but not always.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A taste of opulence that supported generations of Chinese through an age of scarcity.Click here to read the article by Siyi Chu.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
For the last four decades, the Chinese government has measured its performance almost religiously with one metric: GDP growth. But the GDP God is falling, and it's not certain that the Deity of Security can replace it, argues Jeremy Wallace, author of the new book Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts.Click here to read the article by Jeremy Wallace.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Aban Usmani brings you the news from Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and the US.Produced by P Madhu Kumar, edited by Saif Ali Ekram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Staking out hospitals, meeting body quotas: a “body transporter” shares his memories from the competitive undertaking of death.Click here to read the article by Renjian the Livings.Translated by Nathaniel J. Gan.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
There are a torrent of inconveniences, but it's not entirely impossible.Click here to read the article by Luo Meihan.Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A compassionate monk arrived at an abandoned temple near Hangzhou with the task of making the area safe from tiger attacks. His tactics weren't groundbreaking, but his results — at least for historians — tell us more about the region than we could have otherwise known.Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The new genre is attracting parents wanting to indulge their children in largely prohibited extracurricular lessons.Click here to read the article by Li Xin.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
After “U.S. high schoolers” and “shopping in Los Angeles,” pretending to be on an autumnal American farm is the latest “Americore” aesthetic to take over Chinese social media.Click here to read the article by Zhao Yuanyuan.Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Workers in Guangzhou's urban villages face days living on the streets as their residences restrict entry.Click here to read the article by Shihuan Chen.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Gerard is a senior fellow with the Economics Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He joined CSIS after nearly 11 years in the U.S. intelligence community. From 2018 to 2021, DiPippo was a deputy national intelligence officer for economic issues at the National Intelligence Council, where he led the intelligence community's economic analysis of East Asia. He also was a senior economic analyst at the CIA focused on East Asia, South Asia, and global economic issues. In this podcast, we discuss working at the CIA, structural pressures vs zero-COVID policy, how China sees the Russia-Ukraine war, and much more.
The Bahamas securities regulator says it ordered the crypto assets of FTX's Bahamas unit to a government-controlled wallet for safekeeping one day after its parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. TechCrunch's Anita Ramaswamy gives the latest. Plus, China tech stocks are higher on the back of a mixed quarterly report from Alibaba. SC Asia's Sid Choraria explains the impact on the rest of the sector. And, stocks are coming off of a two-day losing streak following a slew of hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials. UBS Global Wealth Management's Mark Haefele and Truist Advisory Services' Keith Lerner discuss the trading day ahead.
Amid rising prosperity and technological advances, violent crimes like murder and kidnapping decline and misdemeanors like drunk driving increase.Click here to read the article by Yang Liu, Shan Yuxiao and Han Wei.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
John Hu arrived to France in 1722, accompanied by a Jesuit priest and tasked with cataloging and translating a library. He had a knack for behaving oddly, earning him the nickname “Don Quixote” in at least one town. But in the end, who gets to decide who's sane?Click here to read the article by James Carter.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Arson, thieving eunuchs, military invasion: the Forbidden City's journey from imperial palace to public museum was anything but smooth.Click here to read the article by Sun Jiahui.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Young Chinese are increasingly moving into environmental campaigning — a reaction to the growing impact of global warming on China, but also the shrinking space for feminist and labor rights groups.Click here to read the article by Yuan Ye.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Caixin reporter Wang Heyan shares her account of interviewing victims' families and learning of the hardscrabble reality of rural life in China's northwest.Click here to read the article by Wang Heyan.Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.