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India Likely to Block Chinese Investment in IPO of Insurance Giant LIC: Reuters

Sep 23 2021 // New Delhi wants to block Chinese investors from buying shares in Indian insurance giant Life Insurance Corp. (LIC) which is due to go public, four senior government officials and a banker told Reuters, underscoring...

China Will Not Build Coal-Fired Power Plants Abroad, Says Xi, in Climate Pledge

Sep 22 2021 // UNITED NATIONS — Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China would not build new coal-fired power projects abroad, using his address at the United Nations General Assembly to add to pledges to deal with...

Tourists from China Sue After Deadly Utah Tour Bus Crash

Sep 17 2021 // The state of Utah didn’t do enough to make sure a remote highway was safe before a tour bus crashed, killing four people from China and injuring two dozen more in 2019, family and survivors said in a lawsuit filed...

Typhoon Chanthu’s Rains, Winds Threaten China Coastal Regions

Sep 13 2021 // Authorities in Shanghai and neighboring coastal regions canceled flights, and suspended schools, subways and trains as Typhoon Chanthu approached China after drenching Taiwan though causing little damage there.The storm,...

Chinese Regulators Seek More Control Over Internet Firms’ Algorithms

Aug 30 2021 // Chinese regulators will exercise greater control over the algorithms used by Chinese technology firms to personalize and recommend content, the latest move in a regulation spree across the internet sector.China’s...

China’s Regulator Probing Ping An Insurance’s Property Investments: Reuters

Aug 30 2021 // SHANGHAI — China’s banking and insurance sector regulator is probing Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.’s investments in the property market, two people with knowledge of the matter said, after the...

China’s Cities Aren’t Prepared for Extreme Weather Caused by Climate Change

Aug 25 2021 // Climate change is making China’s annual summer floods worse, and cities housing millions of people aren’t prepared to handle the damage.Record-breaking rainfall in the central province of Henan killed more than...

China Regulators Step Up Scrutiny of Online Insurance Platforms in Widening Crackdown

Aug 13 2021 // China’s banking and insurance watchdog is stepping up scrutiny of the nation’s insurance technology platforms, widening a regulatory dragnet that has roiled global investors.The regulator ordered companies and...

German, Chinese Insurers Face Record Disaster Claims as Extreme Weather Intensifies

Aug 12 2021 // Extreme precipitation in mid-July resulted in the costliest flooding events on record for German and Chinese insurers, which face potential losses of $6.5 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, according to Aon’s...

China’s Extreme Weather Provides Wake-Up Call for Under-Insured Local Authorities

Aug 12 2021 // BEIJING – Devastating summer floods in the populous province of Henan in central China are a wake-up call for local authorities to seek better insurance cover against natural disasters, potentially opening up a huge...

Alibaba Scandal Sparks #MeToo Reverberations in C-Suites Across China

Aug 11 2021 // Few paid much attention when she first turned up at the center of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s packed cafeteria on Friday, a stack of leaflets in one hand and a megaphone in the other.It had been more than a week...

China’s Alibaba Blasted by State Media for Delay in Handling Sexual Assault Accusation

Aug 10 2021 // SHANGHAI – China’s biggest online commerce firm, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, on Monday said it had fired a manager accused of sexual assault, and promised policies to prevent sexual harassment, but was blasted by...

Investors Wary in Short-Term of China’s Unpredictable Regulation

Aug 9 2021 // The unpredictability of China’s regulatory measures make the country unappealing to foreign investors in the short-term, following its latest crackdowns on the technology, property and education sectors, global fund...

U.S. Tech Firm Operates 100% Autonomous Semi Truck on China Highway

Aug 5 2021 // A semi truck with driverless technology successfully completed a demonstration in busy traffic on a highway in an economic center in China, according to the California firm, Plus, that provided the driverless...

China Regulator Urges Insurers to Expand Natural Disaster Coverage

Jul 29 2021 // BEIJING – China’s banking and insurance regulator said on Thursday that it will guide insurers to increase investment in natural disaster insurance and enrich product offerings.It also plans to raise public...

Update: China’s Financial Hub of Shanghai at Virtual Standstill as Typhoon Makes Landfall

Jul 26 2021 // Typhoon In-Fa, the powerful storm battering regions around Shanghai, has forced some of the world’s biggest shipping ports to halt operations until at least Tuesday.All of Shanghai’s ports and some in...

Deadly Floods in China, Europe Send Stark Reminder of Climate Change Vulnerabilities

Jul 22 2021 // Deadly floods that have upended life in both China and Germany have sent a stark reminder that climate change is making weather more extreme across the globe.At least 25 people in the central Chinese province of Henan died...

China’s Henan Province Braces for More Rain After Severe Floods Kill at Least 33

Jul 22 2021 // China’s Henan province is bracing for more heavy rain after severe flooding that sparked large-scale evacuations left at least 33 dead, while minor disruptions to manufacturing and commodity production continued.The...

Update: China Province Deluged by 1,000-Year Flood, with Rising Death Toll

Jul 21 2021 // BEIJING – At least least 25 people have died in China’s flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them in a subway line in its capital Zhengzhou, and more rains are forecast for the region.About 100,000...

U.S. and Allies Accuse China of Global Cyber Espionage

Jul 20 2021 // The United States and its allies accused China on Monday of a global cyber espionage campaign, mustering an unusually broad coalition of countries to publicly call out Beijing for hacking.The United States was joined by...