I once asked an elderly mainland Chinese man about the changes that have taken place in China and if he felt any sense of historical … I don’t see any of the business elite or…
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4 Must-Knows About Intellectual Property Protection in China
A critical and long-standing concern for companies in China is the protection of their intellectual property (IP). The copycat country is notorious for stealing intellectual property from numerous businesses, leaving several Western companies hesitant to…
China’s Guangzhou offers incentives to boost home rental market
BEIJING (Reuters) – The southern Chinese boomtown of Guangzhou has announced a flurry of incentives to boost its home rental market as a year-long property boom makes new housing less affordable. The move comes as…
China’s new property loans at 3.04 trln yuan in H1
BEIJING, July 21 (Reuters) – China’s central bank said on Friday that the country’s new property loans were at 3.04 trillion yuan in the first half of this year. Outstanding property loan rose 24.2 percent…
China property slows as government measures bite
Home prices in Beijing fell for the first time in more than two years in June, while Shanghai declined further and Shenzhen stalled, pointing to significant cooling in China’s biggest real estate markets. David Pollard…
China’s property market slows, Beijing prices down for first time since 2015
BEIJING (Reuters) – Home property prices in Beijing fell for the first time in more than two years in June, while Shanghai further declined and Shenzhen stalled, pointing to significant cooling in China’s biggest real…
China’s property market slows in June as top-tier cities cool
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s home price growth slowed slightly in June as government efforts to keep prices in check weighed on larger cities though smaller cities maintained rapid growth. Compared with a year ago, average…
China property investment, sales ease in second quarter but remain resilient to curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s real estate investment growth slowed slightly in the second quarter from the first, suggesting government curbs to rein in the red-hot property market are starting to hit speculators even though underlying…
UPDATE 2-China property investment, sales ease in Q2 but remain resilient to curbs
* Q2 sales by floor area +14.1 pct y/y (vs +19.5 pct in Q1) * June property investment +7.9 pct y/y (vs +7.3 pct in May) * June sales by floor area +21.4 pct y/y…
UPDATE 1-China property investment, sales quicken in June despite gov’t curbs
* New construction starts +14.0 pct y/y (vs +5.2 pct in May) * Sales by floor area +21.4 pct y/y (vs +10.2 pct in May) BEIJING, July 17 (Reuters) – China’s real estate investment growth…
China property investment, sales quicken in June despite government curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s real estate investment growth sped up in June after slowing in May, suggesting investment in the sector remained resilient even as the government has sought to tame soaring property prices by…
China H1 property investment rises 8.5 pct y/y, vs 8.8 pct gain Jan-May
BEIJING, July 17 (Reuters) – Real estate investment in China rose 8.5 percent in the first half of 2017 from the same period a year earlier, easing slightly from 8.8 percent growth in the first…
After Wanda Deal, Chinese Property Developer Faces Debt Risk
BEIJING — The Chinese property developer Sunac China Holdings has turned into one of the country’s biggest white knights, swooping in to help troubled companies with too much debt. The risk: Sunac is amassing its…