In southern China, it’s the season of “plum rains”, when wet weather helps the fruit ripen—but also causes severe flooding. This spring, China’s all-important housing market, which supports around a quarter of the economy and…
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China's economy loses momentum as policymakers clamp down on debt risks
China’s central bank has been guiding short-term interest rates higher to help contain debt perils, though it is treading cautiously to avoid hurting economic growth. A red-hot property market, fueled by speculative investments, has been…
China property price growth slows in top cities
Growth in China’s new home prices slowed further in April when compared to a year prior, particularly among top-tier cities, but new official data also show price rises ramped up in month-on-month terms to the…
No sign of easing in capital controls even as China’s overseas shopping spree continues, experts say
The firm recently represented China Minsheng Investment Group’s property arm SRE Group, a Shanghai-based developer listed in Hong Kong, in its US$88 million acquisition of 75 Howard, a harbourfront condominium development in downtown San Francisco.…
China property investment rises in April as controls eat into sales
BEIJING Real estate investment in China rose in April from March although sales growth was significantly slower, suggesting investment in the sector remained robust even as intensified government controls to rein in the market began…
UPDATE 1-China property investment rises in April as controls eat into sales
* China Jan-April property investment +9.3 pct y/y * Sales growth slowed significantly due to curbs * April sales +7.7 pct y/y vs +14.7 pct in March – Reuters calculations BEIJING, May 15 Real estate…
China Jan-April property investment rises 9.3 percent year-on-year
BEIJING Real estate investment in China rose 9.3 percent in the first four months of 2017 from a year earlier, official data showed. The pace of investment growth accelerated from 9.1 percent in the first…
China developers to issue interbank bonds to avoid exchange hurdles
HONG KONG May 11 China’s Shimao Property and Longfor Properties said they had won regulatory approval to issue medium-term notes in the interbank market, a refinancing channel local developers are increasingly tapping to circumvent restrictions…
RPT-China developers to issue interbank bonds to avoid exchange hurdles
HONG KONG May 11 China’s Shimao Property and Longfor Properties said they had won regulatory approval to issue medium-term notes in the interbank market, a refinancing channel local developers are increasingly tapping to circumvent restrictions…
China concerned by inclusion on U.S. intellectual property watch list
BEIJING China is seriously concerned by the United States keeping it on an intellectual property watch list, the commerce ministry said on Thursday. The issue of protecting intellectual property (IP) has been a consistent, long-standing…
China concerned by inclusion on U.S. intellectual property watchlist
China urged the United States to fulfill promises to evaluate China’s efforts on IP protection fairly and objectively, ministry spokesman Sun Jiwen said in a press conference in Beijing. China is willing to strengthen communication…
Mild property slowdown expected
Sales of China’s residential housing will drop this year, along with a deceleration of property development investment, while consolidation among developers will intensify, according to a report released Tuesday by the Chinese Academy of Social…
Chinese buyers snap up gold bars amid fears of war, falling yuan and property slump
Mao Mao, the shop assistant at China Gold in downtown Shanghai, says there are three reasons why Chinese investors have been snapping up gold bars this year and they are all to do with fear.…
