Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising confidence that prices will rise. Officials in Beijing said pension funds and mutual funds would be required to increase purchases of shares,
China to guide billions of dollars of insurance money
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China to guide billions of dollars of insurance money into stocks
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China Guides Mutual Funds, Insurers to Invest More in Stocks
China directs pension, insurance funds into nation’s A shares to anchor stock market
Starting this year, 30 per cent of the annual insurance premium earned from new coverage policies will be put into yuan-denominated A shares, said Wu Qing China's financial regulators are channelling pension and insurance funds into the nation's equities to establish medium and long-term holdings and stabilise Asia's largest capital market.
China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness” of its forces.
The Chinese government is trying to ensure that share prices on its domestic markets will rise by ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stock markets.
More than half of the American businesses in China, the highest level in five years, say they are concerned about a further deterioration in the bilateral relationship between the world's two largest economies,
If there's one thing executives at Honda Motor and Nissan Motor need to fix first when - and if - they merge, it's their China business. The Japanese duo's sales have been falling for years in the world's largest car market.
Whether it is over TikTok, fentanyl or trade, Beijing might welcome a compromise to buy time to address its ailing economy and bolster its position globally.
International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of dozens of Uyghur men held in detention for more than a decade, following reports the Thai government planned to deport the group to China.
China's relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the White House.
On Christmas Day, Trump posted on social media that the "wonderful soldiers of China" were "lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal" - a claim which was swiftly denied by officials in Panama City and Beijing.
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Trump considers 10% tariff on China from February
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Soybeans Decline After Trump Reiterates China Tariff Threat
Trump Keeps China Guessing on Tariff Threats
The president postponed what appeared to be a looming clash on trade and expressed a willingness to talk business, but he remains critical of Beijing.
Once known for its efforts to curtail population growth, China is now facing a demographic crisis that threatens its economy and already-frail social security system.
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