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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

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 10, 2024 02:52 PM
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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 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

Robocar Supplier Sues U.S., Disputes Alleged Chinese Military Ties

Hesai Technology is taking the Department of Defense to court for putting it on a list that caused it ‘to suffer reputational injury’

May 14, 2024 03:39 PM

U.S. Kicks Chinese Crypto Miner Off Land Near Air Force Base

The Biden administration said MineOne posed a national security threat because the base is home to intercontinental ballistic missiles

May 14, 2024 03:16 PM

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.07% on Tuesday

Shenzhen Component Index finished nearly flat

May 14, 2024 03:03 PM

Chinese EV Giant BYD to Unveil Plug-In Hybrid Pickup in Mexico

Debuting the Shark outside of the company’s home market shows Mexico’s growing importance to automakers in China, where growth has slowed

May 14, 2024 02:28 PM

China Megabanks Kick Off $8.3 Billion Loss-Absorbing Bond Sales

The issuance is the first in a drive by Chinese lenders to replenish capital and support growth of the world’s No. 2 economy

May 14, 2024 02:17 PM

Chinese Builder Agile Defaults on Dollar Bonds for First Time

The developer of villa apartments and high-rises hasn’t paid interest within a grace period on dollar bonds due in 2025, exchange filing says

May 14, 2024 01:11 PM

Daily Tech Roundup: AI Pioneer Aims to Give China Its ChatGPT Moment, EU Closes China Solar Probe

Nio signs up sixth automaker to battery swapping alliance, SAIC to share hybrid car tech with Volkswagen and GM

May 14, 2024 12:54 PM

CX Daily: Will China’s Latest Policy Call-to-arms Turn The Ailing Property Market Around?

Two ChemChina ex-leaders during the Syngenta deal are probed by China’s top graft-buster. Accounting firms in China should store their audit working papers on the mainland, according to new rules.

May 14, 2024 07:33 AM

Chinese Firms End Six-Year Operation Running Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway

Contractor hands over China-funded 752-kilometer railway linking landlocked Ethiopia with the Red Sea

May 14, 2024 05:31 AM

Mainland, Hong Kong Swap Connect Adds New Features to Attract Investors

New features for one-year-old Swap Connect program gives overseas funds easier access to Chain’s derivatives market

May 14, 2024 05:24 AM

China to Kick Off Issuance of $138 Billion Ultra-Long Bonds to Boost Economy

The first batch of the debt, comprising an unspecified amount of 30-year bonds, will be issued on Friday with the program of sales continuing until mid-November

May 14, 2024 05:14 AM



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