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Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.66% on Tuesday

China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite Index (000001.SH) gained 0.66% on Tuesday, while the Shenzhen Component Index (399001.SZ) rose 0.7%.

Shanghai’s tech-heavy STAR 50 Index (000688.SH) gained 0.42% for the day, while Shenzhen’s similar ChiNext Index (399006.SZ) rose 0.8%.

Below is a rundown of the top China business and finance stories, plus other news for the day:

· Li Yining, Who Helped Bring Private Investment to China’s State Sector, Dies at 92

The economist advocated for joint-stock reform of SOEs while overseeing the creation of the 1998 Securities Law

· Top Stories of the Month: The Safest and Most Endangered Jobs in a ChatGPT World

AI will replace simple, repetitive jobs, but those involving complexity, creativity and interpersonal skills will continue to thrive and remain the domain of humans

· Northeast Pharmaceutical Fined $19 Million for Jacking Up Drug Ingredient Prices

Leading Chinese drug-ingredients supplier illegally quadrupled costs for materials used to make a treatment for kidney dialysis patients, Liaoning regulators find

· Global Shipping Index Surges on China’s Recovery Outlook

Baltic Dry Index, a key leading indicator for world trade, jumps 64% in five days to highest reading since June 2020

· China’s Struggling Bus Operators Highlight Fiscal Woes of Local Governments

A public transport company in the central city of Shangqiu threatens to suspend services due to mounting losses, prompting the government to step in

· Lithium Prices Tumble to 12-Month Lows

The average spot price of lithium carbonate hit 392,500 yuan per ton on Friday, down 23.1% year-to-date and 31% from its record high in November

· Volkswagen-JAC Venture Unveils EV Running on Sodium-Ion Battery

Sihao says the power cells are cheaper to produce than the more mainstream lithium-based option

· ‘Big Four’ Accounting Firms Still Favored by Some China State Firms

Recent announcements from China Taiping Insurance and PICC show continued use of the auditors

· Ex-Provincial Vice Governor Indicted for Bribery, Leaking Insider Information

The charges against the former Hubei official Cao Guangjing span his career as a long-time executive of China Three Gorges Corp., the world’s largest hydropower development enterprise

· Cover Story: China’s Tax System Gets a Digital Upgrade

The rollout of the so-called Golden Tax System Phase IV is slated for this year and will see greater scrutiny of tax dodgers

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