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Weilun Soon

ARTICLES BY WEILUN SOON

TikTok Inc. offices in California, US. By passing a bill that could ban video-sharing app TikTok in the US, the House of Representatives took one of the most aggressive legislative moves the country has seen during the social media era. (Photo: Bloomberg)

What is TikTok worth? Guesses range from $20 billion to over $100 billion

5 min read . 25 Apr 2024

Markets are pricing in only one or two rate cuts, and some investors think the Fed won’t cut at all this year. (Photo: Reuters)

They bet against the dollar. Now they’re paying the price.

5 min read . 19 Apr 2024

It isn’t yet known whether contaminated fuel contributed to the Dali cargo ship accident in late March. . Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Contaminated fuel is a hard-to-fix problem in ocean shipping

5 min read . 07 Apr 2024

Sales of gold and jewelry products in China rose 24% year over year during the Lunar New Year period. PHOTO: QILAI SHEN/BLOOMBERG NEWS

What’s next for gold? Look to China for clues

3 min read . 28 Mar 2024

China’s $200 billion quant fund industry faces accusations of herd behavior that exacerbates volatility.

How China tried to fix the stock market—and broke the quants

6 min read . 13 Mar 2024

In Beijing the authorities have taken a hard line against cryptocurrencies. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese gangs use cryptocurrencies to launder billions

3 min read . 02 Mar 2024

China’s benchmark CSI 300 index has entered its fourth consecutive year of declines, and is down 7.3% so far this year. (Image: Pixabay)

How Do You Turn Around a Bear Market? China Has One Answer

3 min read . 02 Feb 2024

A prolonged slide in stock prices in China has been fueled by doubts about the country’s economy. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

China’s stock-market rout has become a political problem

4 min read . 23 Jan 2024

(Illustration: Alexandra Citrin-Safadi for WSJ)

How China manages its currency—and why that matters

5 min read . 27 Dec 2023

Senior citizens now make up close to 20% of China’s population, a proportion that is set to rise to 28% by 2040, predicts the World Health Organization. (Photo: Bloomberg News)

There’s a hot new market in China: The elderly

5 min read . 19 Dec 2023

Workers sort out parcels at a distribution center for e-commerce platform JD.com in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) (AP)

Avoiding China Has Been a Winning Investment Strategy. But It Isn’t Easy.

5 min read . 17 Nov 2023

The question of whether Adani executives or family members wield influence over the investment decisions of companies like Opal lies at the heart of allegations by U.S. short seller Hindenburg Research. (AP)

Adani offshore investor has links to Adani family

6 min read . 05 Feb 2023

Financial-technology giant Ant Group said Chinese billionaire Jack Ma would cede control of the company (Photo: Reuters)

Beijing signals two-year internet crackdown may be coming to an end

3 min read . 09 Jan 2023

Consumer-price inflation in the world’s second-largest economy has been relatively subdued this year, in contrast to the U.S., U.K. and other countries, where it recently hit multidecade highs

Chinese companies alter products, strategies to offset rising costs

4 min read . 18 Sep 2022