
China's Top Five Listed Insurers Post Strong First-Half Profit Growth
Surging investment returns and increased equity allocations lifted combined net profit past 317 billion yuan in the first half of 2026.
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Surging investment returns and increased equity allocations lifted combined net profit past 317 billion yuan in the first half of 2026.

HKGXTS will partner with Alibaba Cloud and Hundsun to prepare a unified clearing and tokenization-ready platform for 2027.

Leading manufacturers look beyond direct factory emissions to tackle the vast majority of carbon embedded in raw materials and components.

Smart equipment manufacturing and automation drove sector-wide recovery alongside strong overseas shipments.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Defense Minister Dong Jun will visit Indonesia to advance high-level diplomatic and security coordination.

State military media stresses ideological loyalty and Party control amid external containment and technological chokepoints.

New industry data highlights rapid demographic expansion and shifts toward senior-tailored digital services, healthcare, and cultural products.

High-tech manufacturing and rural e-commerce drive expansion, even as import growth slows and operating pressures linger.

A newly compiled collection of discourses emphasizes holding party secretaries and senior cadres directly accountable for political discipline.

Over 60 geological hazard points have been identified as rescue teams clear access routes and monitor high-risk zones in Gyirong County.

A multilingual production highlighting Chinese governance philosophy launches in Kyrgyzstan for regional distribution.

The Guizhou data operator launched a combined data, compute, and token infrastructure alongside a cross-provincial public data network.

New registrations grew 7 percent year-on-year, driven by border provinces, consumer services, and Global South partnerships.

Over 85 percent of capacity is concentrated in national computing hubs as authorities advance grid coordination and token-based data valuation.

Key sub-indices for new orders and output returned to expansion territory, though small and medium-sized factories continue to lag.

Propaganda Chief Li Shulei stresses developing an autonomous knowledge system and reforming academic evaluation at the annual funding review in Beijing.

Total net profits rose 17.6% year-on-year to 2.82 trillion yuan as STAR Market earnings surged and interim dividends topped 630 billion yuan.

PLA and People's Armed Police units clear roads, airlift supplies, and dispatch medical teams along the border county of Gyirong.

High-tech manufacturing, automotive exports, and emerging markets drive 18.9% trade growth across China's eastern economic hub.

Official data shows more than 78 million self-employed businesses across smaller cities and rural areas, heavily concentrated in services.