Last year, Chinese regulators began mapping out the opaque market for corporate IOUs that has allowed big-name companies like automaker BYD Co. Ltd. ( 002594.SZ ) to defer payments to suppliers on a massive scale, putting strain on the financial health of China’s industrial backbone. As of the end of November, these outstanding IOUs were worth 2.57 trillion yuan ($370 billion), according to data r...
Last year, Chinese regulators began mapping out the opaque market for corporate IOUs that has allowed big-name companies like automaker BYD Co. Ltd. ( 002594.SZ ) to defer payments to suppliers on a massive scale, putting strain on the financial health of China’s industrial backbone. As of the end of November, these outstanding IOUs were worth 2.57 trillion yuan ($370 billion), according to data released last month by the National Internet Finance Association of China (NIFA). And that’s just from what the state-backed association has managed to tally from platforms that have reported. A total of 244 platforms had filed their basic information with NIFA by the end of December, with 193 submitting data about their operations.
Hong Kong Police have arrested two people on suspicion of stealing a passenger’s backpack containing a watch worth HK$300,000 (US$38,379) on an inbound flight from Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The force said on Friday that a male passenger discovered a watch missing from his backpack in the overhead compartment and suspected it had been stolen. Police arrested a 40-year-old local woman and a 32-year-old...
Hong Kong Police have arrested two people on suspicion of stealing a passenger’s backpack containing a watch worth HK$300,000 (US$38,379) on an inbound flight from Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The force said on Friday that a male passenger discovered a watch missing from his backpack in the overhead compartment and suspected it had been stolen. Police arrested a 40-year-old local woman and a 32-year-old man from mainland China. They remain in police custody for further investigation. Separately, a...
Japan’s fisheries agency said the vessel failed to comply with an order to stop. The incident comes weeks after a row between China and Japan over Taiwan Authorities in Japan have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain in a move that is likely to inflame an ongoing diplomatic row between Tokyo and Beijing. The seizure, which occurred on Thursday about 170km from the south-western p...
Japan’s fisheries agency said the vessel failed to comply with an order to stop. The incident comes weeks after a row between China and Japan over Taiwan Authorities in Japan have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain in a move that is likely to inflame an ongoing diplomatic row between Tokyo and Beijing. The seizure, which occurred on Thursday about 170km from the south-western port city of Nagasaki, came after the skipper refused an order to stop for an onboard inspection, according to media reports. Continue reading...
Iron ore retreated for a third day as increasing Chinese stockpiles and higher-than-expected output from Brazilian miner Vale SA added to concerns about oversupply. Inventories of the steelmaking material at Chinese ports climbed 0.5% from the week before to around 161 million tons, according to Shanghai SteelHome E-Commerce Co. Stockpiles have risen for 11 straight weeks and are nearing a record ...
Iron ore retreated for a third day as increasing Chinese stockpiles and higher-than-expected output from Brazilian miner Vale SA added to concerns about oversupply. Inventories of the steelmaking material at Chinese ports climbed 0.5% from the week before to around 161 million tons, according to Shanghai SteelHome E-Commerce Co. Stockpiles have risen for 11 straight weeks and are nearing a record high. The buildup marks a shift after years of relatively lean holdings at Chinese ports, and underscores how supply is running ahead of demand. While consumption typically slows in the runup to the Lunar New Year holidays that start next week, the elevated stockpiles also reflect an ongoing dispute between state-backed buyer China Mineral Resources Group Co. and BHP Group that’s led to restrictions on certain grades. Vale , one of the world’s biggest miners, said Friday that it produced 90.4 million tons of iron ore last quarter, ahead of analysts’ expectations, while full-year output also beat guidance and surpassed rival Rio Tinto Group. Stronger supply from Australia and Brazil — and sluggish demand in China — has been weighing on iron ore, which is down by around 7% this year. Iron ore futures fell 1.7% to $97.90 a ton in Singapore as of 12:05 p.m. local time. They were headed for a fifth weekly drop, which would be the longest losing run since June.