The proposed sell-off of Freshippo and RT-Mart comes amid Alibaba's restructuring and China's tightened scrutiny of IPOs
Cumulative net buying of Chinese equities from January 23 to 25 totalled $12 billion and was the biggest three-day spree in more than five years, Goldman Sachs said in a note to clients
The move will give “all types of investors more time to digest market information” and create “a fairer market order," China's markets regulator said
Chinese share funds saw the second largest inflow ever in the week to Wednesday, a Bank of America Global Research report showed on Friday
Move to relax lending rules seen as unlikely to have a significant impact because banks won't lend to private developers unless they're forced to, analysts say
Along with Ma, Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai also purchased about $151 million worth of Alibaba's US-traded shares
The Hang Seng Index shot up by 3.5% on Wednesday, while the Shanghai Composite rose by 1.8%, thanks to signs of stronger action by policy-makers in Beijing to reverse three years of losses
Global investors see little chance Beijing can rescue the situation and are jumping ship, leaving China’s markets in freefall
Japan’s central bank signalled it could begin phasing out its huge stimulus programme but refused to reveal a timetable
A distinct Chinese market derivative, 'snowball' products once helped the country's investors deal with market volatility. Now, they're threatening to trigger an avalanche in equities
Premier Li Qiang has ordered authorities to find ways to draw long-term investors back to China's capital markets, but investors say big moves will be needed
Shares of Chinese gaming firms rose on Tuesday amid speculation the regulator may back down on new rules that would curb spending on online games