The Chinese market’s big hole: 99% of stock funds lose

  Backlink: THE BL Foreign investors continued to be pessimistic about China’s economic outlook, and international investors accelerated selling yuan-denominated bonds. The U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce said that investment confidence in U.S. companies in China has fallen to a record low. In addition, the European Union is planning to follow the example of the United States and impose export […]

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PHOTOS: Sleepy Bear Chills Out Floating in Alaska Lake With Paws Behind His Head

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES Paws behind his head and toes peeking out, a bear chilled out as he floated along in a lake in Alaska. Wildlife photographer Khanh V. Le captured these awesome images of the bear soaking up the sun in Moraine Creek Katmai National Park and Preserve.       […]

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Missing Chinese journalist: Is her body on display at the macabre Body Worlds exhibition?

  Backlink: THE BL This week, a story several years old and considered by many to be an “urban legend” resurfaced with a vengeance after a Korean TV show exposed the subject. The plot, which features a powerful CCP member, his influential wife, and a beautiful Chinese TV presenter, is about love, betrayal, mystery, and the discovery […]

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Investors Face Uncertainty Over US Midterms, Spending & Regulation

  Backlink: VISIONTIMES Investors on Wednesday, Nov. 9 said they were weighing a surprising outcome in the U.S. midterm elections, as a better-than-expected showing by Democrats muddies the outlook for issues such as fiscal spending and regulation. Control of Congress, which is currently held by President Joe Biden’s Democratic party, remained up for grabs early […]

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Leading Crypto Exchange Needs $8 Billion to Stave Off Bankruptcy

  Backlink: VISIONTIMES A formerly leading digital currency exchange is in such dire straits that it needs an $8 billion cash infusion or it faces imminent bankruptcy, sources claim. At the heart of a debacle that caused Bitcoin and Ethereum, the two leading digital currencies, to devalue by as much as 30 percent in just […]

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Maricopa County Confirms Tabulators Are Malfunctioning on Election Day

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES Authorities in Maricopa County, Arizona, confirmed Tuesday morning at a news conference that around 20 percent of the vote centers in the county are experiencing issues. At around 4 p.m. ET, Maricopa officials said they have “identified a solution to the tabulation issues” at dozens of polling locations, blaming “printer settings.”       […]

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Australian Government Eyes Wealthy Retirees as It Considers Super Tax Concession Cuts

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES The Australian centre-left Labor government is considering cutting superannuation tax concessions for Australians with high retirement savings as it looks for avenues to improve the budget’s bottom line. Speaking at The Australian Financial Review Super & Wealth Summit on Nov. 8, Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones said the federal government […]

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Chinese state media officially become shareholders of social platforms

  Backlink: THE BL China’s state-owned media has recently invested in two short-form video social platforms, Kuaishou and Douyin. According to Straits Metropolis Daily, data from the Tianyancha platform on October 26 showed that Kuaishou had made a strategic financing, and that the investor was Beijing Radio & Television (BRTV).       […]

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China’s Belt & Road ‘debt trap’ enlist a newcomer? This time, in Africa

  Backlink: THE BL We have heard about China’s occupation of a deepwater port in Sri Lanka as part of its Belt & Road initiative, often referred to as the “debt trap”. But are we facing another similar situation? This time, the regime’s eyes are on Africa. State-run China Harbour Engineering has just finished the Lekki deepwater […]

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GOP Will Create ‘Red Tsunami’ Across US: Rep. Stefanik

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES CASTLETON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.—A “red tsunami” will sweep the country in these midterm elections as Republicans win back control over Congress, predicts Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.). Republicans are on track to gain enough seats that will allow them to take back the House, if not both chambers of Congress.       […]

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China’s GDP growth is the Party’s new obsession

  Backlink: THE BL The “zero-COVID” policy along with the real estate crisis, and restrictions from the United States and other countries, are hitting the Chinese economy hard. After the 20th Party Congress, the Chinese communist regime urgently needs to show positive economic growth results, however, it faces major obstacles.       […]

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North Korea Says Launches Were Simulated Attack, as South Recovers Missile Parts

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES North Korea said on Monday that its recent missile launches were simulated strikes on South Korea and the United States as the two countries held a “dangerous war drill,” while the South said it had recovered parts of a North Korean missile near its coast.       […]

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Heilongjiang: Daqing’s market closure provokes protests, special police dispatched

  Backlink: THE BL Although Daqing City, Heilongjiang, has not reported any positive COVID cases, reports are that some wholesale markets in the nine districts remain shut down. As a result, merchants struggled to earn a living and protested. Several police were then dispatched to suppress the crowd.       […]

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