Latest China Headlines
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Iranian Oil Tanker Continues to Burn in East China Sea; No Large Scale Spill Expected
Jan 10 2018 // The stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea could burn for as long as one month, South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries told Reuters on Wednesday, as the blaze raged for a fourth day following a...
Update: High Winds, Toxic Gases Hinder Efforts to Douse Iranian Oil Tanker Fire
Jan 9 2018 // Strong winds, high waves and toxic gases are hindering dozens of rescue boats struggling to locate missing sailors from a stricken oil tanker in the East China Sea and to extinguish a fire that has burned for the past...
China’s Ping An Saw Stock Market Capitalization Climb Whopping $101B in 2017
Jan 8 2018 // Insurance may lack the buzz and cachet enjoyed by tech companies, yet the stock of one Chinese company in the industry has kept pace handsomely with some of the highest-flying champions of the digital revolution. Ping An...
Fire Rages on Iranian Oil Tanker After Collision in East China Sea; Crew Missing
Jan 8 2018 // Rescue crews wrestled to bring a blaze on an Iranian oil tanker off China’s east coast under control on Monday as fire raged for a second day following a collision with a grain ship, while the body of one of the 32...
To Be Humble or Not
Jan 8 2018 // Maintaining a level of humility is generally considered to be a good trait. After all we teach our children to be humble to a certain degree in sports, in school, in life. No one likes a person who gloats. But is it always...
Allianz’ Property Unit Plans to Double Asian Investments in Next 3 Years
Jan 4 2018 // Allianz SE’s property unit plans to double investments in Asia over three years as the German firm is drawing in more money from its insurance operations in the region. Property investments may swell to 3.75 billion...
China’s Ant Financial May Re-Think Global Ambitions After MoneyGram Deal Fails
Jan 4 2018 // Ant Financial may have to re-tool its global ambitions after stiff U.S. opposition scuppered what would have been its largest overseas acquisition. The Chinese financial services giant controlled by Alibaba co-founder Jack...
Genworth Not Giving Up on Being Acquired by China’s Oceanwide
Jan 4 2018 // Genworth Financial Inc. said on Wednesday it was pressing forward on its deal to be acquired by China’s Oceanwide Holdings Co. Ltd, which has stalled over concerns about Chinese access to sensitive U.S. personal data...
Citing National Security, U.S. Kills MoneyGram Sale to China’s Ant Financial
Jan 3 2018 // Ant Financial’s plan to acquire U.S. money transfer company MoneyGram International Inc. collapsed on Tuesday after a U.S. government panel rejected it over national security concerns, the most high-profile Chinese...
China’s Fosun Plans to Raise $3.2B to Boost Domestic M&A: Sources
Dec 29 2017 // Fosun Group is planning to raise as much as 21 billion yuan ($3.2 billion) selling local bonds as the Chinese insurance-to-pharmaceutical conglomerate refinances debt and increases its investments inside the country,...
Update: Argentine Grains Hub Blast Kills One, Injures Others; Food Exports Hit
Dec 28 2017 // An explosion at a grains terminal in Argentina owned by China’s COFCO International on Wednesday killed one employee, injured others and affected shipping activities from one of the world’s top food suppliers,...
Starr Cos., China’s PICC Health to Provide Insurance for Belt & Road Project Workers
Dec 27 2017 // Starr Cos. announced it is working with China’s PICC Health Insurance Co. Ltd. to provide insurance for Chinese company employees working overseas in Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) countries. The companies are...
China’s Ride-Hailing Firm Didi Raises $4B to Expand Overseas, Challenging Uber
Dec 22 2017 // Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing Technology Co. on Thursday said it has raised $4 billion in funds earmarked for expansion overseas and into areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), as it looks to challenge Uber...
Microsoft Wants to Pit AI Against Climate Change
Dec 21 2017 // Red and green make yellow. And depending on how one feels about climate change, it could be considered a cautionary tale for the U.S. that China plans to create the world’s largest carbon market, possibly making it...
China to Require Polluters to Pay for Environmental Damage
Dec 19 2017 // China plans to roll out nationwide by 2020 a system that forces polluters to repair damage to the environment or pay compensation, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Sunday. The move, which extends a scheme...
New China Rules Promote Fairer, Safer Overseas Investments by Private Companies
Dec 18 2017 // China’s powerful state planner on Monday issued new rules for overseas investment by private companies, aiming to stamp out instances of firms violating policies, engaging in unfair competition and poor safety and...
China’s Tallest Building Attracts Industry Tenants Including Lloyd’s & Allianz
Dec 12 2017 // After more than two years of red tape that kept tenants from moving in, China’s tallest skyscraper, the Shanghai Tower, has been quietly opening and filling office space. More than 60 companies now occupy office...
China’s Pension Funds Face Shortfalls as Country Struggles with Aging Population
Dec 11 2017 // Thirteen pension funds in regions and administrative units around China only have enough money to pay less than one year’s worth of pensions, media reported on Monday, as the country struggles with an aging...
When Humility in a Boss Pays Off and When It Doesn’t
Dec 11 2017 // It’s good for a boss to be humble – as long as that’s what the firm’s employees expect. Some workplace teams showed more creativity if the employees rated their bosses as showing more humility, Ohio...
China’s Ping An Insurance Now Second Largest Shareholder in Britain’s HSBC Bank
Dec 7 2017 // HSBC has a three-year head start on its foreign investment banking rivals in China because of the British bank’s unique position of having management control of its securities venture there, chief executive Stuart...
