Latest China Headlines
All the headlines from our China Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Strong China Quake Felt as far as Thailand
May 12 2008 // An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, less than 100 km (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Chengdu, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its web site. The quake was felt...
CNinsure Expands in China’s Guangxi Province with New Acquisition
May 6 2008 // China’s CNinsure Inc. continued its acquisition spree with the announcement that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 60 percent equity interest in Guangxi Xingfu Insurance Agency Co., Ltd., an insurance...
Willis Keen on China Growth
May 5 2008 // Willis Group Holdings Ltd, the world’s third-largest insurance broker, expects to maintain its annual revenue growth in the China market at at least 20 percent for the next five years and will increase its stake...
UN IPCC Head Sees Possible Climate Change Deal in 2009
May 5 2008 // The world can reach a significant new climate change pact by the end of 2009 if current talks keep up their momentum, the head of the United Nations climate panel said on Sunday. The United Nations began negotiations on a...
Catlin Syndicate Leads Coverage for Europe/China Rail Cargo Link
May 2 2008 // The Catlin Syndicate, the largest syndicate at Lloyd’s of London in terms of premium capacity, is leading the cargo insurance coverage for goods transported by an innovative new rail container service linking Europe...
China’s Health Reform Creates Openings for U.S. Companies
Apr 30 2008 // China’s efforts to reform its health care system provide a major opportunity for American companies to enter the Chinese market, according to a top U.S. commerce official. As China looks toward revamping a health...
US, China Accounting Standards Groups to Cooperate
Apr 28 2008 // Accounting standard setters for the United States and China have signed an agreement designed to strengthen cooperation and communication between the two countries, the Financial Accounting Standards Board said Monday. The...
China, European Union Vow to Work on Trade, Ease Tibet Tension
Apr 25 2008 // China and the European Union vowed on Friday to seek balanced trade and foster cooperation in climate change in high-level meetings as they sought to ease tension over Tibet protests and the Olympics. EU officials led by...
China Working on Food Safety Law that Boosts Fines, Prison Terms
Apr 23 2008 // China’s proposed food safety law, which promises tough penalties including possible life imprisonment for makers of dangerous food products, is a good first step, industry officials and analysts said Tuesday. A draft...
U.S. Watchdog Critical of FDA Foreign Drug Oversight
Apr 22 2008 // U.S. authorities increased inspections of foreign drug plants last year but still checked only a fraction of sites that supply medicine ingredients to the U.S. market, a government watchdog is set to tell Congress...
Typhoon Neoguri Nears China
Apr 18 2008 // Weather forecasters in China warned that Typhoon Neoguri could hit southern Hainan Island as early as this afternoon, Friday April 18. China’s meteorological observatory said Thursday that strong winds and rain will...
Alabama Gov. Addresses Food Safety Issue During Trip to China
Apr 16 2008 // While in China last week on a business and trade mission, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is promoting efforts to link scientists from Huntsville with Chinese health agencies to improve public health and food safety. Riley and Dr....
Zurich Launches Microinsurance Research Project in China
Apr 9 2008 // Zurich Financial Services Group announced that it has signed an agreement with Nan Kai University’s Department of Risk Management and Insurance (DRMI), based in Tianjin City, to launch a research project on the...
Ratings Roundup: Argonaut, Mitsui (China)
Apr 4 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘BBB-‘ counterparty credit rating on Argonaut Group Inc. (AGI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. and its...
U.S. Criticizes Chinese Insurers, Other Firms for Avoiding Competition
Apr 4 2008 // Influential Chinese companies that want to avoid competition are the biggest threat to more economic reform in China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Thursday. Paulson’s comment echoed complaints by...
Swiss Re to Establish China Medical Consulting Service
Apr 3 2008 // Swiss Re announced it has received approval to establish a consulting company in China to provide comprehensive third party administrator (TPA) and related consulting services to hospitals, insurers, policyholders and...
Some U.S. Homes Now Worth Less Than Their Copper Pipes
Apr 1 2008 // Shards of broken glass outside the basement window of 31 Vine Street (Brockton, Mass.) hint at the destruction inside the three-story home. Thieves smashed the window to break in and then gutted the property for its copper...
China’s Ping An Aims to Raise Fortis Stake to 7%
Mar 31 2008 // China’s Ping An Insurance Co Ltd. wants to raise its stake in Fortis to 7 percent, the Belgian-Dutch financial group’s annual report showed on Monday. China’s second largest life insurer recently lifted...
ACE China Partner to Offer Pollution Coverage
Mar 31 2008 // The ACE Group of Companies announced that Huatai Insurance Company of China Limited, an ACE Group strategic partner, has received approval from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to become one of the first...
U.N. Climate Talks to Test U.S. Shifts
Mar 28 2008 // Up to 190 nations will start work on a new U.N. climate treaty in Bangkok on Monday, in a test of how far the world has progressed after years of deadlock highlighted by a U.S. outburst about a duck in 2005. “If it...
