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A Chinese 'kiss-and-tell'

This tale is a conditional paean to the Chinese Party system, which is capable of great dynamism

China's 'Lehman moment'

Evergrande crisis can have global ramifications

Iron ore's rout keeps rolling as China imposes more steel curbs

Futures in Singapore tumbled as much as 12% on Monday in thin trading due to a holiday in China

Prez Xi to address UNGA tomorrow, to deliver important remarks: Chinese FM

Chinese President Xi Jinping will address the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday and will deliver important remarks via video link, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

China Evergrande shares dive to 11-year low as default risks grow

Shares of Evergrande plunged to over 11-year lows, extending losses as executives try to salvage its business prospects and as default fears grow over a looming deadline for payment obligations

China to Wall St: Regulatory crackdown not aimed at restricting pvt firms

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's sweeping regulatory crackdown of recent months does not aim to rein in the country's private enterprises or decouple from the United States or international financial markets, a top Chinese regulatory official told Wall Street leaders last week.

Parents laud Chinese rules aimed at kids' 'unhealthy' gaming

Li Zhanguo's two children, aged eight and four, don't have their own smartphones, but like millions of other Chinese children, they are no strangers to online gaming

Evergrande begins repaying wealth product investors with property

The firm has begun repaying investors in its wealth management products with real estate

China wary about Taliban commitments on Uyghur separatist group ETIM

China is worried over the Taliban promises to crack down on the Uyghur separatist group East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM)

Shanghai encourages 'duty-free economy' as part of consumer push

Duty-free spending in China is largely concentrated in Hainan, where the annual limit on individual duty-free spending was hiked to 100,000 yuan last year from 30,000 yuan previously.

Evergrande says six execs redeemed investment products in advance

Six executives of China's heavily indebted Evergrande had redeemed some of the company's investment products in advance earlier this year, the property group said on Saturday.

IMF chief Georgieva in spotlight after World Bank China rigging report

The IMF review was launched after Georgieva briefed the board on the issue on Thursday

Dropping of doing biz report won't impact investments, says govt

India's ongoing reforms to improve business climate will continue, says DPIIT Secretary Giridhar Aramane

Dominance by default: How China was handed East Asia on a platter

Anyone within range of China's expanding navy will have to build capabilities faster and/or work more closely with the US, as Australia has just announced, writes T N Ninan

Beijing seeks to join an Asia-Pacific trade deal Donald Trump left

China submitted a formal application letter to join the deal, known officially as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

China pumps in $14-billion cash as Evergrande's pain roils markets

Extended and severe economic slowdown seems probable, say economists

Bad for business: World Bank China rigging scandal rattles investors

They said the World Bank's discontinuation of the "Doing Business" reports could make it harder for investors to assess where to put their money

Evergrande, growth worries dampen sentiment for global stock markets

Shares in embattled property developer China Evergrande, which has two trillion yuan ($310 billion) in liabilities and faces an $80 million bond coupon payment next week

With tighter grip, Beijing sends message to Hong Kong tycoons: fall in line

The protests, joined by millions of all ages and social strata, demanded greater democracy and less meddling by Beijing in Hong Kong, which had been promised wide-ranging freedoms until 2047.

World Bank to discontinue 'Doing Business' report after China-linked probe

The decision was taken after a probe of data irregularities allegedly due to pressure by some top bank officials to boost China's ranking in 2017 came to light