VANCOUVER—With the mountains and the Pacific Ocean lapping up on the shores of both cities, perhaps it always made sense that Vancouver and Hong Kong would end up sharing so much. Geographically, each city has shades of the other. Now, on the 25th anniversary of the former British colony being handed over to China under … Read more
The Canadian CADUSD dollar weakened to its lowest level in 11 days against its US counterpart on Monday as rising COVID-19 cases in China weighed on investor sentiment and speculation that OPEC would increase output led to volatility in the price of oil. The loonie was trading 0.4% lower at 1.3440 to the greenback, or … Read more
Protest banners hanging off Sitong Bridge in Beijing on October 13. China’s online censorship went into overdrive after a rare protest took place on a busy overpass in Beijing which openly criticized Xi Jinping’s uncompromising zero-Covid policy and authoritarian rule, stoking pent-up tensions among the Chinese public. Photos circulated on Twitter on Thursday showing two … Read more
I spent most of my preschool years at my grandparents’ house in Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi province. It’s a city in southeastern China known for its historical significance and architectural buildings. To this day, the years we spent together are my most cherished memories. In the morning, I would wake up at the break … Read more
The Canadian dollar strengthened to its highest level in two weeks against its US counterpart on Thursday as China eased restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus and the greenback broadly fell. The loonie was trading 0.8% higher at 1.2790 to the greenback, or 78.19 US cents, after touching its strongest level since May … Read more
