A bank in China has been barred from trying to lure customers by giving away these wildly popular Leubu dolls. Financial institutions like Ping and Bank are trying to capitalize on raging demand for PopMart's monster characters with a life-siz collectible recently fetching $150,000 at auction. Regulators stepped in to shut down the marketing stunt, Bloomberg News reported, citing sources who said these giveaway practices drive up costs and hurt margins.But the promotional tactic of resorting to Leubu dolls ...

过去东盟主要是制造业的中转地，但现在已演变为各行各业竞争发展的热土。 过去几年，随着地缘局势不确定性增加、全球供应链重构，大量中国制造业、互联网企业加快了出海步 伐，向越南、泰国、印尼、马来西亚等东盟国家转移并拓展市场。 今年5月，中国—东盟经贸部长特别会议以线上方式举行，双方共同宣布全面完成中国—东盟自贸区3.0 版谈判，向签署升级议定书的目标迈出关键一步。 在全球金融监管趋严、资本回报压力上升的背景下，欧美银行近年来在亚太的业务重心更加"审 慎"和"成本控制"。相比之下，那些东盟本土或区域性强的外资银行，在中资企业出海东南亚过程中， 更能提供"本地化、灵活、可落地"的金融解决方案。 近期，渣打银行企业及投资银行业务联席全球主管兼东盟及南亚区行政总裁高恕年（Sunil Kaushal）在 接受第一财经采访时表示，东盟有望成为全球增长新前沿，中国与东盟总人口超20亿，东盟GDP总和已 突破4万亿美元，而中国作为世界第二大经济体（按购买力平价计算为全球第一大经济体），这一合作 框架对双方而言是显著的"双赢协议"。他称，除了制造业和互联网企业，当前也有更多新消费企业在加 速拓展东盟市场。渣打在东盟10国均已建立深 ...

Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are on track to pass President uh Trump's tax and spending bill by a July 4th deadline, but the House and Senate are still facing challenges over potential changes to the bill. Join us now, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Uh he's the uh he's the chairman of the Alpha Institute.Walked in here whistling with so I mean he's in such a good mood. It's like he's always happy. Come on.Great to be an American years ago. number and and Becky immediately said, "Well, you're ...

BEIJING, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The “International Editors-in-Chief Roundtable,” co-hosted by Global Times and Global Times Online (huanqiu.com), was recently held, bringing together editors-in-chief from China, Latin America, and around the world. Centered on the theme of "Harmony and Integration" Approach to China–Latin America Civilizational Exchange, the forum called for enhanced cross-cultural dialogue and practical cooperation to jointly build a more balanced and inclusive international med ...

Hello, good morning, and good afternoon, everyone. It is June 12th, Thursday. Welcome to Morgan Stanley Asia Macro webcast. My name is Crystal Ji, Asian EM market strategist. Before we start, please know that this event is for Morgan Stanley institutional clients and financial advisors only. It is not for members of press. If you are a member of the press, please log off and reach out separately. Please also note that this session, your questions may be recorded. So today for speakers we have Chetan Iyer, C ...

Does President Trump have Jay Powell to thank for that. Look, you know, it's good to see you. Thanks for having me back.You know, look, I think that I think the president has delivered below expectation inflation for four months in a row and every month he's in office. And I think that says something about, you know, about our policies. Our policies push the supply side of the economy out and in doing so, help firms produce more with less.So, you know, I think inflation has been has been very successfully c ...

Key Takeaways ISRG posted first-quarter revenue of $2.25B driven by da Vinci and Ion procedure growth. ISRG cut gross margin forecast to 65-66.5% due to tariff-driven cost increases on imported components. ISRG's $9B cash reserve and strong recurring revenue support long-term innovation plans.Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) delivered strong top-line growth in the first quarter of 2025, with revenue rising 19% year over year to $2.25 billion, supported by a 17% increase in da Vinci procedures and a 58% increase ...

新征程上的奋斗者 南都讯记者蒋小天发自北京 6月11日，国务院新闻办举行"新征程上的奋斗者"中外记者见面会，邀请五位移民管 理警察代表与中外记者见面交流。去年年底，随着国家移民管理局推出240小时免签政策，让持久火热的"China Travel"的话题再次引起关注。在多位移民管理警察看来，外国人兴起来华潮，不仅预示国家对外开放的力度越来 越大，也是"法治中国"、"平安中国"在出入境领域的投影。 来自广州边检总站白云边检站的民警于童是90后，长期在白云机场口岸工作，她介绍的一组数据足以可见广州对 外国友人的吸引力。去年，经白云机场口岸入境的外国人来自195个国家和地区，总入境的外国人数达到237万余 人次，同比增长92.6%。今年前五个月，经白云机场口岸入境的外国人已经超过120万人次，同比增长41.7%。"外 国旅客的持续增多，为我们的国内旅游等消费市场注入了新活力的同时，也增进了外国人对中国文化、中国故事 的了解。"于童说。 于童。 今年3月16日凌晨，有一位首次来华的德国籍旅客，经白云机场口岸入境的时候感叹，从未在凌晨看到一个城市像 广州这样灯火通明。"我想他的笑容和惊叹不仅仅是在点赞边检查验效率、点赞广 ...

We have reached a framework to implement the Geneva consensus and the call between the two presidents. In the past two days, China and the US teams had in-depth exchanges. Our communication is very professional, rational, in-depth and candid.Both sides have agreed in principle to a framework for implementing the phone call between the two leaders on June 5th and the consensus they reached in Geneva. The US and China saying they have arrived at a plan to make things work around the consensus reached last mon ...

通常而言，大多数国家的商品价格中会包含增值税。所谓离境退税，是将境外旅客在旅游目的地国家购 买商品的部分增值税予以返还。按照我国增值税水平，一般商品退税率达到11%，退税后相当于额外打 了九折。 优化离境退税扩大消费，是国际通行做法。国内消费者出境旅游，在很多国家同样能享受到离境退税。 如今，进一步优化离境退税政策，体现了我国积极拥抱世界的态度，有利于释放境外旅客的消费潜力， 让他们玩得开心、买得顺心。 透过"升级版"离境退税，也能看出我们满满的诚意—— 降低起退点到200元，意味着境外旅客在指定商店购物时更容易达到退税标准，即便是购买一些小纪念 品、伴手礼，累计达到200元也能退税； 听说离境退税政策又有"新升级"，很多网友都在羡慕境外旅客可以来中国愉快地"买买买"了。"升级 版"离境退税，能给境外旅客带来哪些实惠？对国内消费者又会有什么影响？ ——人民网网友 国家税务总局6月10日发布数据显示，离境退税新政策实施首月（4月27日至5月26日），全国税务部门 办理离境退税笔数同比增长116%，退税商店销售额同比增长56%；"即买即退"业务办理数量同比增长 32倍，新增离境退税商店1303家。 的确，最近离境 ...