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Evergrande looks to restructure, sets up risk committee
Dec 07, 2021 (AFP)
The company's struggles to meet its commitments have fanned concerns about China's property sector, which forms a substantial part of the world's second-biggest...
China's export growth lost steam in November: official
Dec 07, 2021 (AFP)
Strong exports have helped to boost growth in the world's second-largest economy since mid-2020, with China containing domestic outbreaks through tough lockdown...
Asia markets up as Omicron fears ease
Dec 07, 2021 (AFP)
The Omicron variant has been detected across the globe but no deaths have yet been reported, with authorities worldwide racing to determine how contagious it is...
IMF sees China's growth 'slowing notably'
Dec 06, 2021 (AFP)
The head of the Washington-based crisis lender held a virtual meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and discussed topics ranging from inflation to the recover...
China cuts reserve ratio, pledges housing support after latest default
Dec 06, 2021 (AFP)
The central bank said it would cut the reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points for most banks, effective December 15. The move reduces the amount of ...
Chinese developer misses major bond repayment of $179 million
Dec 06, 2021 (AFP)
China's real estate industry -- a key growth driver in the world's second-largest economy -- has cooled in recent months after Beijing tightened home buying rul...
Asia markets mixed as investors eye Omicron, Chinese tech woes
Dec 06, 2021 (AFP)
The Omicron variant has been detected across the globe but no deaths have yet been reported, with authorities worldwide racing to determine how contagious it is...
Chinese govt summons Evergrande founder after warning on funds
Dec 03, 2021 (AFP)
China Evergrande, which is drowning in a sea of debt worth $300 billion, has been struggling to meet its commitments and the firm's woes have fanned concerns ab...
Most Asia markets rise with oil prices on easing Omicron fears
Dec 03, 2021 (AFP)
Global assets have whipsawed since the new Covid variant hit headlines seven days ago over concerns that it may be even more transmissible than the Delta strain...
Chinese developer Kaisa faces default as debt swap plan rejected
Dec 03, 2021 (AFP)
The company is one of several real estate firms that have plunged into crisis over the past year after China embarked on a regulatory drive to curb speculation ...
Asian stocks mixed with traders sensitive to Omicron headlines
Dec 02, 2021 (AFP)
News that a patient had come down with the new variant sent shivers through US investors who fear authorities will be forced to reintroduce strict containment m...
China denies report it is looking to close foreign IPO loophole
Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)
Bloomberg News reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, that China was planning to ban firms from using offshore structures known as variable i...
US accuses China of 'economic warfare' against Australia
Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)
In remarks to the Sydney-based Lowy Institute, veteran diplomat Kurt Campbell lampooned Beijing for strong-arm tactics. Painting China as increasingly bellicose...
Germany's incoming foreign minister vows tough China stance
Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)
Baerbock, 40, is set to become Germany's first woman top diplomat once the new cabinet led by Social Democrat Olaf Scholz is sworn in, likely to happen next wee...
Asian markets mostly up, oil rallies as virus and Fed hold attention
Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)
A mild recovery from the previous two days' steep losses was turned on its head in the region on Tuesday after Moderna head Stephane Bancel told the Financial T...
Asian markets hit by Moderna vaccine warning over Omicron
Nov 30, 2021 (AFP)
Stocks had mostly been edging up after a two-day sell-off that followed news Friday of the new variant, which some observers said was overdone as billions of pe...
China factory activity edges up in November as power shortage eases
Nov 30, 2021 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- a key gauge of manufacturing activity -- in the world's second-biggest economy rose to 50.1, returning above the 50-poin...
Asian markets fall again but Europe, crude rebound from virus rout
Nov 29, 2021 (AFP)
Equities around the world went into freefall Friday on news of the heavily mutated variant, which some fear could evade vaccines, as it forced several governmen...
Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway
Nov 28, 2021 (AFP)
The 414-kilometre (260-mile) route, due to open on December 3, took five years to construct under China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, which funds ...
Two Myanmar-China border crossings re-open for trade
Nov 27, 2021 (AFP)
Five shipping containers of produce were exchanged on Friday at the Kyin San Kyawt border gate, around 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) from the northern Myanmar city ...
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