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In Depth: How ‘Paper Wealth’ Masks Risks for Chinese Insurers

Some insurers have bought large stakes in banks to exploit a rule that allows them to book instant accounting gains, but at the potential cost of real losses down the line

Nov 19, 2025 05:38 PM
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CX Daily: How ‘Paper Wealth’ Masks Risks for Chinese Insurers

Some insurers have bought large stakes in banks to exploit an accounting rule, but at the potential cost of real losses later

Dec 18, 2025 09:00 AM

Commentary: Beijing Needs a Two-Pronged Policy to Revive Investment

Fiscal policy should act as capital to jump-start projects, while monetary policy must make borrowing more attractive for companies and households to reverse a worrying economic slide

Dec 17, 2025 06:34 PM

Sany Executive Details Why Brazil’s World-Beating Wind Power Growth Has Slowed

Grid bottlenecks, high costs and tight financing have curtailed new installations in the region’s largest economy, says Guan Feng, head of the Chinese turbine-maker’s Latin America business

Dec 17, 2025 06:20 PM

Interview: Former Indian Central Bank Chief on a Global Economy in Flux

Raghuram Rajan breaks down the reality of shifting supply chains, from skepticism about a U.S. factory boom to the data privacy challenges facing China’s growing service sector

Dec 17, 2025 05:50 PM

TikTok Sibling Douyin Tightens Rules on Financial Influencers

Platform requires certification and bans unauthorized stock tips

Dec 17, 2025 05:39 PM

China Probes American-Founded Wealth Group Over Alleged Illegal Fundraising

Police probe follows years of opaque real estate investment schemes and a failed overseas lawsuit

Dec 17, 2025 05:05 PM

China Moves Toward Free Childbirth to Tackle Demographic Crisis

The National Healthcare Security Administration aims to eliminate delivery fees and subsidize pain relief, but fiscal challenges loom over the push to boost the population

Dec 17, 2025 05:03 PM

Commentary: China Should Issue Long-Term Bonds to Boost Child-Rearing Subsidies

Issuing long-term bonds would solve the immediate cash crunch for subsidies and ensure those who benefit from a new generation of workers help pay to raise them — a matter of intergenerational fairness

Dec 17, 2025 04:50 PM

Probe Finds Safety Failures in Deadly School Blaze in Central China

A government report released nearly two years after the tragedy identifies a student playing with a lighter as the cause, compounded by overcrowding, blocked exits and broken fire equipment at the Yingcai School in Nanyang, Henan province

Dec 17, 2025 04:32 PM

Analysis: Beijing’s Trillion-Dollar Surplus Shows Limits of U.S. Levers

A record trade figure, achieved despite high tariffs, reveals how China has adapted by rerouting supply chains and shifting to high-end exports, posing a complex challenge for Washington

Dec 17, 2025 04:13 PM

China Approves Another State-Backed Takeover of Troubled Insurer

Regulators clear Fuze Life to absorb the insurance business of J.K. Life

Dec 17, 2025 01:30 PM

HashKey Becomes Hong Kong’s Most Valuable Listed Crypto Firm

The crypto exchange operator overtakes OSL by market value in its Hong Kong debut

Dec 17, 2025 12:18 PM

China’s Yuan Hits 14-Month High on Trade Surplus, Weaker Dollar

Strong exports and rising foreign demand for yuan assets are helping underpin the currency, with resilience expected next year

Dec 17, 2025 11:30 AM

CX Daily: China’s Developers Try to Modernize After Surge in Subpar Homes

Since May, around 40 provinces and cities have issued detailed rules on housing projects, triggering a broad wave of quality-focused upgrades

Dec 17, 2025 09:00 AM

China Unveils Draft Rules to Speed Certification of eVTOL Aircraft

New airworthiness standards aim to streamline approval of electric air taxis and boost commercialization

Dec 17, 2025 03:25 AM

China’s Housing Construction Slumps to Lowest Level in Two Decades

New data show developers are building far less than they sell, signaling a deep reset in the property sector

Dec 17, 2025 03:21 AM



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