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China Is Trying to ‘Ransack’ Western Companies, FBI Head Warns

Jul 7 2022 // FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Western companies that China aims to “ransack” their intellectual property so it can eventually dominate key industries, escalating a dispute between the world’s two...

China Digital Campaign Used Social Media to Target Mining Firms: Report

Jun 30 2022 // A pro-China propaganda campaign used fake social media accounts to try to stir up opposition, including protests, against mining firms that challenge China’s business interests, U.S.-based cyber-security firm...

China Launches Disaster Insurance Trials in 6 Cities Affected by Floods in 2021

Jun 28 2022 // China’s third-most populous province Henan will launch pilot programs for catastrophe insurance in six cities that were the hardest hit by historic floods last summer.Aside from its capital Zhengzhou, trials are to...

Marijuana Banking Overhaul Removed from China Competition Bill

Jun 24 2022 // Lawmakers have dropped language aimed at making banking services easier for state-authorized marijuana businesses from a bill on US innovation and China competitiveness.The broad House-passed legislation included the SAFE...

Flood Alert in China’s Manufacturing Hub at Highest Level

Jun 24 2022 // China’s manufacturing hub of Guangdong raised its flood warning to the highest level due to the worst rains in decades, spurring more evacuations and threatening further supply chain disruptions in an economy reeling...

VW Faces Scrutiny Over China Human Rights Violations With Insurance Implications

Jun 20 2022 // Volkswagen AG faces mounting pressure to address allegations of human rights violations in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where the German carmaker operates a car factory.While there’s no evidence that anyone has...

China Signals Ant’s Reemergence in Accepting Financial Holding Company Plan: Reuters

Jun 17 2022 // HONG KONG, June 17 (Reuters) – China’s central bank has accepted Ant Group’s application to set up a financial holding company, three people with knowledge of the matter said, a key step in finishing a...

China’s Zero-COVID Policies Prompt U.S. Firms in Shanghai to Cut Forecasts: Survey

Jun 15 2022 // SHANGHAI – Over 90% of U.S. multinational firms surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Shanghai have cut their annual revenue projections in the wake of the city’s grueling two-month lockdown, the...

Historic Levels of Rainfall Cause Floods in Central China, Killing at Least 10

Jun 10 2022 // At least 10 people have been killed and three are missing in flooding in the central Chinese province of Hunan, while a landslide buried parts of a village in the southern Guangxi region, state media reported.Storms have...

Risky Ship-to-Ship Transfers Keep Russian Oil Moving to China

May 26 2022 // A logistically risky and costly transfer of crude between tankers at sea highlights the steps at least one Chinese buyer is willing to take to ensure the smooth flow of oil from eastern Russia to Asia.Buyers are using...

Former Executive of PICC Property & Casualty Expelled From China’s Communist Party

May 25 2022 // China’s ruling Communist Party has expelled a former chief accountant of state-controlled PICC Property and Casualty Co. from the party, accusing him of illegal activities and taking bribes, the anti-graft watchdog...

Probe Into China Eastern Airlines’ Crash Examines Actions of Crew

May 18 2022 // Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining the actions of the crew on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said.In...

China’s Ping An Profit Drops 24% as Pandemic Deals Blow to Business

May 3 2022 // Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s largest insurer by market value, said profit fell 24% and warned that outbreaks of COVID in the world’s second-biggest economy pose a threat to near-term growth.Net income...

Ferrari to Recall 2,222 Cars in China Over Potential Braking Fault

Apr 26 2022 // Luxury sports car maker Ferrari will recall 2,222 cars in China due to a potential fault in its braking systems, China’s market regulator said in a statement on Friday [March 22].The recall covers the 458 Italia, 458...

U.S. Companies Warn China’s Data Rules Risk Creating ‘Digital Island’

Apr 25 2022 // China’s “uniquely restrictive” data laws risk boosting U.S. firms’ cost of doing business in the No. 2 economy and could lead to digital decoupling, a new report from an American business group...

U.S. Companies Warn China’s Data Rules Risk Creating ‘Digital Island’

Apr 21 2022 // China’s “uniquely restrictive” data laws risk boosting U.S. firms’ cost of doing business in the No. 2 economy and could lead to digital decoupling, a new report from an American business group...

HSBC’s New Insurance Chief Executive Eyes ‘Crucial’ New Deals in China

Apr 1 2022 // Greg Hingston, who took over as global chief executive of HSBC Holdings Plc’s insurance unit in January, has had a busy quarter, closing the group’s first acquisition in a decade, building out the China...

China Examines 2 Black Boxes of Crashed China Eastern Jet as Investigation Continues

Mar 28 2022 // After finding two black boxes from a crashed China Eastern jet, recovery crews are looking for more airplane debris, nearby video footage and eyewitness accounts, an official at China’s aviation regulator said on...

Update: One of Two Flight Recorders Located From China Eastern Plane Crash

Mar 23 2022 // The cockpit voice recorder from the China Eastern Airlines Corp. aircraft that crashed on Monday has been found and sent for analysis. Officials said all three pilots had current licenses, valid health certificates and...

Rescuers Hunt for Victims, Flight Recorders After China Eastern Plane Crash

Mar 22 2022 // WUZHOU, China – Rescuers in southern China searched for survivors from a China Eastern Airlines jet on Tuesday after it crashed with 132 people on board and authorities said severe damage to the aircraft would make it...