1 week ago Transformation of China’s supersized market will suit Italian investors: Wang Yi

Beijing is committed to a “fair” playing field for Italian investors, top diplomat Wang Yi pledged in Rome on Wednesday, as he courted international support for China’s next five-year plan. Addressing a joint press conference with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani, the Chinese foreign minister also announced a further extension to Beijing’s unilateral visa-free entry policy for Italian citizens. In an apparent message to the European Union, Wang highlighted “mutual respect” as “the right...

Economics

2 w. ago Search for couple from China missing in Malaysia’s Sabah enters second day

Malaysian paramilitary police and drones have joined the search for a Chinese couple who have been missing for over 48 hours at a popular dive island in Sabah. Yu Xiaopeng, 25, and his girlfriend Fan Qin, 28, checked into the Sutera Mantanani Resort on Saturday and were scheduled to check out the following day. But the couple failed to reappear, leaving their belongings in the room. Kota Belud District Police Chief Superintendent Shahrudin Mat Husain said the resort’s security team only noticed...

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2 w. ago Chinese solar inverter and energy storage giant Sungrow seeks Hong Kong IPO

Sungrow Power Supply, the world’s largest producer of solar inverters and energy storage systems, has joined a growing number of mainland Chinese companies seeking to float shares in Hong Kong, taking advantage of the city’s stock market boom. Based in Hefei, the capital of eastern Anhui province, Sungrow led the world with 870 gigawatts of cumulative installed capacity of inverters – devices that convert the power produced by solar panels into a format of electricity that can be consumed by...

Politics

2 w. ago China's panda bond market gives Beijing more political punch

China's panda bond market gives Beijing more political punch  Nikkei Asia

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3 w. ago Chinese and African partners to jointly establish an institute for excellent engineers

Chinese and African partners to jointly establish an institute for excellent engineers  China Daily - Global Edition

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3 w. ago Beijing vows to protect Chinese firms in US and boost bilateral ties amid talks

China has pledged to safeguard the legitimate rights of its companies operating in the United States and work to stabilise economic and trade relations, as Beijing and Washington seek progress in ongoing trade negotiations. Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao convened a round-table meeting in New York on Tuesday with executives from more than a dozen Chinese companies operating in the US, joined by the head of the China General Chamber of Commerce in the US. Wang warned that the global trade...

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3 w. ago China central bank unveils steps to boost yuan bond market in Hong Kong

China central bank unveils steps to boost yuan bond market in Hong Kong  WHTC

Economics

3 w. ago China c.bank unveils steps to boost yuan bond market in Hong Kong

China c.bank unveils steps to boost yuan bond market in Hong Kong  Reuters

Economics

4 w. ago Developer Seazen joins Chinese rush back to dollar bond market

Issuers from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau are storming back into the offshore dollar bond market this year, driving total issuance to its highest level since 2022. Among them is Seazen Group, a struggling developer that tested the waters a few months ago with a US$300 million bond offering – the first such sale by a major private-sector Chinese developer since 2023. Now it is looking for another bond deal. Once ranked among the country’s 10 biggest builders by contracted sales, Seazen...

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4 w. ago Builder Seazen Joins Chinese Rush Back to Dollar Bond Market

Builder Seazen Joins Chinese Rush Back to Dollar Bond Market  Bloomberg.com

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