China securities watchdog to permit filing delays by virus-hit companies

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese listed companies hard hit by the conoravirus epidemic will be allowed to delay filing annual reports, China's securities regulator said on Tuesday in what it described as a show of "regulatory warmth".Such delays are the result of "irresistible force", so companies and auditors will not be punished, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said in statement.Still, CSRC urged listed companies to try as hard as they can to publish annual reports by the April..