All the headlines from our China Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 space...
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...
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...
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...
Dec 6 2017 // In the last two years, more than 30 global asset managers have been awarded licenses to set up wholly-owned units in China as they sought a share of the country’s $1.5 trillion private fund management market.Yet only...
Dec 4 2017 // Ten people died and five were injured in a fire early Friday [Dec. 1] in a northern Chinese port city where scores were killed in an explosion two years ago.The fire department in Tianjin said the blaze broke out at 4 a.m....
Nov 30 2017 // The closing deadline for China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co.’s proposed purchase of Genworth Financial Inc .has been extended for a second time, to April 1, to allow them to satisfy a U.S. review on foreign takeovers,...
Nov 29 2017 // A Chinese startup has developed a flying car that it plans to roll out as soon as next year.EHang Inc.’s E-184 drone can carry one passenger in its small cockpit, but the firm says it’s working on a model that...
Nov 27 2017 // Giant insurer Chubb Limited has entered into a 10-year strategic cooperation agreement with PICC Property & Casualty Company of China that will provide PICC’s customers and other Chinese-affiliated companies...
Nov 22 2017 // Airbus SE is looking to develop autonomous aircraft and technologies that will allow a single pilot to operate commercial jetliners, helping cut costs for carriers, Chief Technology Officer Paul Eremenko said.“The...
Nov 21 2017 // A surge in Ping An Insurance (Group) Co.’s shares this year has made it the world’s second-largest insurer by market value behind only Berkshire Hathaway Inc. And the rally may not be done yet.Shares of the...
Nov 17 2017 // China’s central bank on Friday issued sweeping guidelines to tighten rules on asset management business, the latest step by Beijing to fend off systemic risks in the country’s rampantly growing shadow banking...
Nov 13 2017 // Foreign insurers, especially AIA Group Ltd., can break out the champagne: China’s opening of its financial markets is great news.The day after U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing with billions of dollars of...
Nov 10 2017 // China took a major step toward the long-awaited opening of its financial system, saying it will remove foreign ownership limits on banks while allowing overseas firms to take majority stakes in local securities ventures,...