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In Depth: China’s Weaker Insurers Skip Early Bond Redemptions Amid Growing Financial Stress

Several insurance companies have chosen to pay higher interest rates on their supplementary capital bonds rather than exercise an option to redeem them early, a sign they are facing solvency problems

China Launches First Major Sodium-Ion Battery Energy Storage Station

The facility in Guangxi is the first use of sodium-ion battery technology on a large scale in China, manufacturer says

Cover Story: Will China’s Latest Policy Call-to-Arms Turn the Ailing Property Market Around?

The government hopes to end the slump by studying policies to reduce the record vacant housing overhang, earning cheers from foreign investors and buoying share markets

May 10, 2024 02:52 PM
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Stellantis Bets on an EV Boost From China to Keep Grip on Europe

Starting in September, the carmaker plans to offer EVs co-developed with China’s Leapmotor in nine European countries

May 15, 2024 03:41 PM

Alibaba Falters Again While Tencent Builds on Its Recovery

The e-commerce giant’s net income tumbled 86% after an unexplained write-down for losses in its publicly traded holdings, while its rival’s rose by an estimate-beating 62%

May 15, 2024 03:37 PM

Content Creators Sue U.S. Over TikTok Ban

Eight creators — including a rancher, a college football coach and a book lover — follow the video app’s lead and file suit to block the law that would force Chinese parent ByteDance to divest

May 15, 2024 03:32 PM

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.82% on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.88%

May 15, 2024 03:03 PM

China’s Central Bank Rolls Over Policy Loan With Growth, Currency in Mind

PBOC offers $17.3 billion via its medium-term lending facility, the same amount of the loans maturing this month

May 15, 2024 02:06 PM

Daily Tech Roundup: Biden to Raise Tariffs on Chinese Chip and EV Imports, Robocar Supplier Sues U.S.

China launches first major sodium-ion battery energy storage station, White House kicks Chinese crypto miner off land near Air Force base

May 15, 2024 01:57 PM

CX Daily: China’s Weaker Insurers Skip Early Bond Redemptions Amid Growing Financial Stress

China invites Putin for a state visit. The country will issue ultra-long bonds to boost the economy. Plus, China launches its first major sodium-ion battery energy storage station

May 15, 2024 09:45 AM

Brookfield and Qatar Seek China Opportunities as Others Retreat

‘We have an allocation for China and are focused on consumer-related industries,’ says QIA chief

May 15, 2024 04:23 AM

China’s $4 Billion Lychee Harvest Devastated by Extreme Weather

Lychee crop in China could be halved as climate change brings giant hailstones and record rainfall

May 15, 2024 04:20 AM

China’s Credit Contraction Caused by Changes to Banks’ GDP Calculation, Economists Say

The authorities have switched to a method that relies mostly on lenders’ profitability metrics, rather than growth in loans and deposits

May 14, 2024 08:10 PM

McDonald’s Apologizes Over Reports of China Food Safety Violations

The U.S. burger giant is cooperating with regulators to investigate reports that employees at two outlets used expired ingredients and tampered with expiration labels

May 14, 2024 07:15 PM

Gallery: Singapore’s Prime Minister Resigns

The country’s premier, Lee Hsien Loong, submitted his resignation to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam Monday after two decades at the helm. Lawrence Wong, the current deputy prime minister and finance minister, is set to take his place. Lee, son of Singapore’s independence leader Lee Kuan Yew, became Singapore’s third prime minister in 2004, he will become its state counsellor after stepping down

May 14, 2024 07:14 PM

Commentary: What the PBOC’s Trading of Government Bonds Will Mean for Monetary Policy

The central bank plans to directly engage in the secondary market, which will generate complex policy signals, as each transaction could be interpreted as an indication of policy direction

May 14, 2024 07:08 PM

China Invites Putin for State Visit

The Russian leader is set to arrive Thursday, China's foreign ministry says

May 14, 2024 06:54 PM

China Seeks to Eliminate Regulations That Hurt Business Environment

The Ministry of Justice is asking the public for help identifying policies that put certain businesses, especially private companies, at a disadvantage

May 14, 2024 06:42 PM

Retired Deputy Director at Panda Research Center Caught Up in Graft Probe

The investigation into Zhang Haiqing may be related to his previous experience working in Sichuan province’s Aba prefecture, source says

May 14, 2024 04:54 PM

Former State-Owned Energy Veteran Caught in Graft Dragnet

Tan Jiansheng, a retired deputy general manager of China General Nuclear Power, is suspected of ‘serious violations of (Communist Party) discipline and law’

May 14, 2024 04:52 PM



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