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Chinese Hacking Campaign Aimed at Critical Infrastructure Goes Back 5 Years

Feb 8 2024 // An advanced group of Chinese hackers taking aim at U.S. critical infrastructure have been active for as long as half a decade, American and allied intelligence agencies said in a joint statement on Wednesday.The U.S....

Chinese Ships Get Cheaper Insurance to Navigate Red Sea

Feb 7 2024 // Chinese-owned merchant ships are getting hefty discounts on their insurance when sailing through the Red Sea, another sign of how Houthi attacks in the area are punishing the commercial interests of vessels with ties to...

US Disabled Chinese Hacking Network Targeting Critical Infrastructure, Sources Say

Jan 31 2024 // The U.S. government in recent months launched an operation to fight a pervasive Chinese hacking operation that successfully compromised thousands of internet-connected devices, according to two Western security officials...

China Orders Banks, Insurers to Review Cyber and Data Security

Jan 11 2024 // China’s financial regulator told its banks and insurers to thoroughly review cyber and data security across all their businesses, underscoring the government’s increased focus on national security and data...

If China Invades Taiwan, It Would Cost World Economy $10 Trillion

Jan 11 2024 // War over Taiwan would have a cost in blood and treasure so vast that even those unhappiest with the status quo have reason not to risk it. Bloomberg Economics estimate the price tag at around $10 trillion, equal to about...

Italy’s Generali to Acquire Full Control of Chinese Non-Life Joint Venture for $108M

Jan 10 2024 // Italy’s biggest insurer Generali on Wednesday said it would acquire full control of a non-life insurance joint-venture in China by buying out local partner CNPC Capital for around 99 million euros ($108...

China Broker TIAN RUIXIANG Agrees to Buy Hong Kong’s Peak Consulting Services

Jan 8 2024 // TIAN RUIXIANG Holdings Ltd., the Beijing, China-based insurance broker, announced its subsidiary TRX HongKong Investment Ltd., has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire Hong Kong insurance broker Peak...

China Sets Tougher Capital Rules for Registering New Firms

Dec 29 2023 // Chinese lawmakers changed the country’s Company Law by setting tougher capital rules for registering a new firm, an effort to close loopholes in corporate governance and prevent financial risks.The revised law takes...

China Metals Giant Faces Protest in Indonesia After Fatal Blast

Dec 28 2023 // Workers at a Tsingshan Holding Group plant in Indonesia staged a demonstration and demanded new working conditions after an explosion on Sunday that killed at least 19 people.The deadly blast at a furnace run by PT...

China Earthquake Update: 137 People Killed, 12 Still Missing, 207,000 Homes Wrecked

Dec 21 2023 // A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Gansu province late Monday, and netizens questioned the speed at which rescue operations had ended.Chinese media reported...

Death Toll Climbs in China’s Worst Earthquake in Nearly a Decade

Dec 20 2023 // The death toll from China’s worst earthquake since 2014 rose to more than 130 as the government sent a top official to oversee recovery efforts.Some 113 people were killed in mostly rural areas of Gansu province and...

Magnitude 6.2 Quake Kills More Than 100 in China’s Northwest

Dec 19 2023 // Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for efforts to minimize casualties after an impoverished region in the northwest was hit by an earthquake that left more than 100 people dead.The 6.2-magnitude quake late Monday killed 105...

Britain’s National Grid Drops China-Based Supplier Over Cyber Security Fears: FT

Dec 18 2023 // Britain’s National Grid has started removing components supplied by a unit of China-backed Nari Technology from the electricity transmission network over cyber security fears, the Financial Times reported on...

Real Estate Titans Battle DeSantis Over China Property Crackdown

Dec 12 2023 // (Bloomberg) — Ron DeSantis rattled corporate America by making Walt Disney Co. a target of his conservative culture wars. Now, the Florida governor’s campaignto rid the state of Chinese influence is fueling a...

Typhoon That Hit China’s Ports Provides Wakeup Call for Climate Risk to Markets

Dec 12 2023 // As Typhoon Doksuri aimed toward mainland China, major southeast ports were forced to turn away dozens of vessels for days.The storm, supercharged by the warm July waters of the Pacific, delivered Beijing’s worst...

China Offers Insurance to Rubber Producers to Encourage Higher Output

Dec 11 2023 // China’s government said on Monday it has started offering insurance for natural rubber producers, to encourage higher output and increase the country’s self-sufficiency rate in producing the latex used to make...

German Companies Seeking to Cut Risk of Doing Business in China: Survey

Dec 5 2023 // Nearly half of German companies operating in China are taking measures to reduce the risk of doing business there largely due to growing geopolitical tensions, according to a new survey by the German Chamber of Commerce in...

Tesla China Offers Insurance Subsidy on Some Models Bought Before Year-End

Nov 28 2023 // Tesla China is offering insurance subsidies for some types of Model 3 and Model y for purchases before the end of 2023, according to a statement on its official social media account on Tuesday. (Reporting by Albee Zhang...

China’s Ping An Sold Stake in Country Garden, Has No Plans to Buy the Troubled Firm

Nov 8 2023 // Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. said it doesn’t hold any shares in Country Garden Holdings Co. and has no plans to acquire the distressed Chinese developer, refuting a report that sent the insurance giant’s stock...

Alibaba’s Ant Receives Chinese Government Nod to Roll Out AI Services

Nov 7 2023 // Ant Group Co., the fintech affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., received approval from the Chinese government to roll out products powered by its large language model Bailing to the public.Bailing will be applied to...