China's central bank is under pressure to cut rates at a time it faces falling prices, which may discourage private investment and spending; experts say structural reforms are needed

Regulators have ordered local government funding vehicles to stop issuing 364-day offshore bonds, which were undertaken via a loophole last year

News that police have detained the vice-chairman of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle sent shares of the unit and its embattled parent company sliding again on Monday

Two of China's biggest state-owned banks and a leading joint-stock bank have stepped up reviews of smaller lenders, as debts from the intensifying property crisis hit the financial sector

The top six home sellers last year were all state-owned or state-backed developers, according to a private real estate survey

The deficit is lower than 2023's revised 3.8% target, but the option to issue off-budget debt of $140 billion provides flexibility to step up stimulus to maintain stable economic growth

The bulk of market analysts surveyed recently expect the People's Bank of China to boost liquidity and keep the one-year medium-term lending rate unchanged on Friday

Country Garden said the sale of its holding in mall operator Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management to Wanda Group should bring $428 million, which will go to the rejig of its offshore debt

South Korean, Indian, Malaysian, Indonesian and Thai bonds had their biggest month since May in November, with offshore buyers spending $6.36 billion

Hong Kong court gives embattled developer a further 8 weeks to finalise a revamped debt restructuring proposal; judge says plan needs support from all classes of creditors

Local governments have raised $21 billion via special bonds this year to boost the capital of small and mid-sized banks to reduce risks of spillover from the property crisis and economic slowdown

Zhongzhi sent a note of apology to investors on Wednesday, saying it had liabilities of up to $64 billion. This has led to fears of debts spreading from the property crisis to the financial sector