China Regulator Urges Insurers to Expand Natural Disaster Coverage July 29, 2021 BEIJING – China’s banking and insurance regulator said on Thursday that it will guide insurers to increase investment in natural...
Global Supply Chains Driven to Breaking Point on New COVID Wave, Natural Disasters July 26, 2021 By Jonathan Saul, Muyu Xu and Yilei Sun LONDON/BEIJING – A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South...
Deadly Floods in China, Europe Send Stark Reminder of Climate Change Vulnerabilities July 22, 2021 By Aradhana Aravindan and James Mackenzie Deadly floods that have upended life in both China and Germany have sent a stark reminder that climate change is...
China’s Henan Province Braces for More Rain After Severe Floods Kill at Least 33 July 22, 2021 By Alfred Cang China’s Henan province is bracing for more heavy rain after severe flooding that sparked large-scale evacuations left at least 33...
Update: China Province Deluged by 1,000-Year Flood, with Rising Death Toll July 21, 2021 By Ryan Woo and Stella Qiu BEIJING – At least least 25 people have died in China’s flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them...
Third Wave of Severe Flooding Expected in China July 27, 2020 By Bloomberg News China warned that the worst of the deluges that have led millions to be evacuated may be yet to come,...
Excessive Floods Endanger Aging Chinese Dams and Could Cause ‘Black Swan’ Disaster July 22, 2020 By Ryan Woo The dam at a small reservoir in China’s Guangxi region gave way last month after days of heavy rain in...
China to Offer Additional Insurance, Financial Support for Flood-Hit Regions July 20, 2020 China’s banking and insurance regulator on Saturday announced measures to further increase credit and lending support and insurance protection for...
China Braces for Continuing Floods in One of Worst Rainfall Seasons on Record July 13, 2020 China is preparing for flooding in its northern regions that could potentially hurt crop output amid torrential rain that’s lasted...
Heavy Rains Batter China, Raising Flood Alert Levels for Cities on Yangtze River July 6, 2020 SHANGHAI — The central Chinese city of Wuhan, epicenter of the new coronavirus pandemic, raised its flood alert level on...