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Xi Jinping faces impasse in jump-starting China's economy
Attempts at structural reforms frustrated by economic setbacks
China debt crunch
Caixin
China's trillion-dollar dilemma of local government 'hidden debt'
Drastic steps may be needed to solve problem driven by COVID, property crisis
Economy
ADB trims developing Asia growth outlook on China risk
ASEAN economies also hit by softening demand for exports
China debt crunch
Chinese developer Sunac seeks Chapter 15 protection in NY court
Creditors approved $9bn debt restructuring
Economy
China real estate will pull out of slump in 2024-25: economist
Economy needs 3 years, more fiscal spending to recover, think tank researcher says
Markets
Evergrande shares lose 25% after wealth management staff detained
New investigation could add to the Chinese property company's woes
Market Spotlight
China's top developers lost close to $3bn due to weakened yuan
U.S.-dollar indebted Evergrande, Sunac and Country Garden head the list
Comment
Bubble trouble: Ex-Lehman Japan chief looks back for lessons
Human greed inflates economic bubbles, says Akio Katsuragi
China debt crunch
Evergrande's life insurance arm taken over by new state-owned vehicle
Former poster child for China's inland development shifting to coastal city
China debt crunch
Chinese developer Sino-Ocean halts repayments of offshore debt
State-backed company also suspends trade in U.S. dollar securities in Hong Kong
Economy
China home prices drop in more cities in August, extending slump
Industrial and retail data improved, but official says still facing 'difficulties'
Caixin
China's slow-burning insurance crisis unfolding in the shadows
Industry insiders question if bailouts work, calling for exit mechanism
Property
China rule changes may help property market, not wider economy
Still spooked by Beijing's deleveraging push, consumers are not spending
Property
Hong Kong homebuyers flock to rare bargain amid depressed market
Government land sale falters as high interest rates wither purchasing appetite
Caixin
China's Guangzhou scraps controversial housing price limits
Policy was criticized for distorting property market
Economy
China misses 'common prosperity' goal as income gap now widest
Urban rich make 6.3 times more than bottom fifth in biggest disparity
China debt crunch
Investors cool on China regional banks as bad loans rise
Deteriorating lending quality and profit pressure alarm StanChart and Fidelity
China debt crunch
Country Garden's Malaysian project in focus amid contagion worries
$100bn Forest City development is troubled company's biggest overseas project
China debt crunch
China debt risks loom over global financial system
Banks and foreign investors face prospect of heavy losses on loans to developers
Markets
From BMW to Qualcomm, China slowdown fears squeeze global stocks
Key names in commodities, luxury retail and more suffer decline in prices
China debt crunch
China's Country Garden pays dollar-bond coupons, avoids default
But future payments in doubt as housing market and economy still weak
China debt crunch
Country Garden wins bond extension and relief for property sector
China's largest private developer buys three years of time to avoid default
China debt crunch
China tries to defuse local debt risk with $200bn refinancing tool
Latest support measure meant to help roll over hidden debts
China debt crunch
China's top insurers reassure investors on property exposure
Ping An says it has been reducing real estate investments for several years