Current:Home > StocksA tech billionaire goes missing in China -StockPrime
A tech billionaire goes missing in China
View
Date:2025-04-16 19:20:08
Earlier this year, Bao Fan, a prominent Chinese banker and tech billionaire, went missing in China. According to a statement from his company, he's "cooperating in an investigation being carried out by certain authorities in the People's Republic of China." The details are very murky, but his disappearance raises questions about doing business in China right now.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood! (3485)
Related
- Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
- An angelfish at the Denver Zoo was swimming abnormally. A special CT scan revealed the reason why.
- Heavy rain in areas of Spain leads to flooding, stranded motorists and two deaths: Reports
- North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may meet with Putin in Russia this month, US official says
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Heavy rain in areas of Spain leads to flooding, stranded motorists and two deaths: Reports
- Burning Man exodus operations begin as driving ban is lifted, organizers say
- Teenage rebellion? Dog sneaks into Metallica concert, delighting fans and the band
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Authorities expand search area for killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison after latest sighting
Ranking
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- 3 rescued from Coral Sea after multiple shark attacks damaged inflatable catamaran
- Jury selection begins in contempt case against ex-Trump White House official Peter Navarro
- Burning Man 2023: See photos of the burning of the Man at Nevada’s Black Rock Desert
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- Alex Murdaugh's lawyers allege court clerk tampered with jury in double murder trial
- 13-year-old boy drowned in Las Vegas floodwaters caused by heavy rain
- Watch: Biscuit the 100-year-old tortoise rescued, reunited with Louisiana family
Recommendation
Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
See Michael Jackson’s Sons Blanket and Prince in New Jackson Family Photo
Lab data suggests new COVID booster will protect against worrisome variant
5 killed, 3 injured in Atlanta crash that shut down I-85
Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
A three-judge panel has blocked Alabama’s congressional districts, ordering new lines drawn
Icebreaker, 2 helicopters used in perilous Antarctic rescue mission as researcher falls ill
Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers want a new trial. They say the court clerk told jurors not to trust him