China Stocks-Factors to watch on Thursday

Reuters

* PREVIOUS TRADING SESSION MOVES:

* SSEC -1.3 pct, CSI300 -1.6 pct, HSI +0.4 pct

* HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used 1.9 pct

* HK->Shenzhen Connect daily quota used 1.5 pct

* CNY official close 6.8318 per dollar

* FTSE China A50 -1.6 pct, BNY Mellon ADR China Select Index -0.9 pct

SHANGHAI, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Following is a list of recent corporate and policy announcements, as well as other news that might affect Chinese financial markets. Policy, government, sector news:

* China offers further evidence secretive annual leadership meet is happening

* China to slap additional tariffs on $16 bln of U.S. goods

* China, Germany defend Iran business ties as US sanctions grip

* China's happy piglet stamps trigger family planning policy posts

* China to ease regulations on QFII, RQFII to expand foreign capital investment scope -regulator

* China state firms to expand domestic oil, gas exploration after Xi's call

* China interested in joining TAPI pipeline project -Pakistan official

* China's coal hub Shanxi plans voluntary winter smog curbs to 2020 Data:

* Chinese exports accelerate even as Trump escalates trade war Data due:

* China July CPI/PPI

Company moves:

In focus

* PetroChina, Qatar holding advanced talks on LNG supply deals -sources

* China Tower joins growing list of subdued Hong Kong IPO debuts

* China's Ping An Insurance looks to buy Prudential's Asia business -Bloomberg

* China power company drops bid for U.S. solar assets due to regulatory hold-up

* China's Bytedance seeks to raise $3 bln at up to $75 bln valuation -sources

Earnings/Performance

* Guangdong Electric Power's preliminary H1 net profit up 248.65 percent y/y

* Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy's H1 net profit up 104.7 pct y/y

* Beijing Capital Development's Jan-July contract sales down 15.7 percent y/y

Equity changes/IPOs

* China Shipbuilding Industry Group Power shareholder to increase holding in company

* China Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited's controlling shareholder plans to increase shareholding by 100-500 mln yuan

* Shenzhen Exchange filing shows block trade of China Vanke's shares involving 4.65 bln yuan on Aug. 8

* Guangzhou Holike Creative Home to buy back company shares worth up to 200 mln yuan M&A

* Inner Mongolia Xingye Mining to buy stake in Xueyin Metal Mining for 998.9 mln yuan

* HNA Infrastructure Investment scraps asset restructuring plan Trading halt/resumption

* Shanghai Wanye Enterprises says share trade to resume on Aug. 9 Other moves (spin-offs, divestitures, deals)

* Holitech Technology's unit signs MOU to invest about 1 bln yuan in electronics sector in India

* Eastern Gold Jade says United Ratings has downgraded its bonds credit rating to A from AA- (Compiled by Luoyan Liu Editing by Joseph Radford)