China Business & Economy

Thousands of Chinese were unsettled on Sunday when one of China’s four largest state-owned banks, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, was unexpectedly “paralyzed” for nearly an hour

While the West is fretting about a few days of declining stock markets, China is rapidly approaching a ...

China has been vociferously importing gold, using Hong Kong as a conduit. Imports set a record of 247 ...

Outspoken billionaire publisher Chen Ping was attacked and beaten by thugs outside his Hong Kong office on June ...

The abrupt closure of the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange has turned into an investigation of possible fraud and ...

The number of Chinese purchasing property in Western countries and transferring their money out of China, both legally ...

Rising prices for food, energy and housing squeeze Chinese consumers

Vineyards are being developed in cooler regions due to climate change, affecting forests in China where wild giant ...

Following new cooling off policies by China’s State Council, the rapidly inflating real estate market in major cities ...

Market analysts believe China's economy has entered a debt crisis similar to the subprime mortgage risk that preceded ...

Market analysts and investors view the Chinese state through rose-colored glasses believing that it is a country that ...

Money printing by China's central bank is a cause of economic instability, experts say.

Foreign analysts are questioning China’s latest trade figures, with some saying the new Communist Party leadership could be ...

The debt owed by China’s corporations, in bonds and short-term loans, exceeds the GDP by over 50 percent, ...

A new investigative report reveals it is common practice among Chinese credit unions to write off loans to ...

Washington right now is supposed to be all about slashing budgets and tightening belts — but the Department ...

China’s state owned banks’ risky credit practices endanger economic health, while their unprincipled business practices bring big profits, ...

The former chairman of PetroChina recently received a large amount of bad press, which may be a sign ...

Apple has given in to political pressure from China, and promised to improve its customer service, after a ...

Chinese local government debt is at a worryingly high level, according to economists.

A well-known economist in Hong Kong has said that China is quickly approaching an economic meltdown.

The use of satellite navigation equipment by coke delivery trucks, a common industry practice, in China has triggered ...

Some Chinese couples are resorting to divorce in an attempt to avoid tough new tax laws on housing.

Investing over US$6 trillion over the next ten years to increase urbanization in China is being touted as ...

China’s broad money supply more than doubled in four years, reaching 97.42 trillion yuan (US$15.66 trillion) by the ...

Illicit capital outflows in the trillions, fake foreign investment and real estate speculation fueled by corruption and money ...

The censorship of posts on the Internet has become a booming industry in China.