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  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Special ReportFTfm: ETFs and Asset Management
    International investors cash in on China’s pension market

    Reforms to develop individual private pensions for the country’s ageing population have created a wealth of opportunities for the world’s biggest asset managers

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    Chinese economy
    ‘Revenge bubble tea drinking’: Shanghai awakes from Covid lockdown

    Residents of China’s financial capital prepare for shopping spree after months of home confinement

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    Chinese trade
    China’s exports suffer reversal of fortune as world shakes off Covid lockdowns

    Shift in global consumption back to services threatens Beijing’s ability to reach growth target

  • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Shanghai on course to reopen after two months of lockdown

    Financial centre eases restrictions but government remains committed to zero-Covid policy

  • Sunday, 29 May, 2022
    News in-depthProperty sector
    Overseas investors mired in fight for control of Chinese developer Nam Tai

    Feud casts rare spotlight on challenges for outsiders navigating country’s property industry

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Chinese economy
    China industrial profits fall as lockdown pain spreads

    Contraction heaps more pressure on government that insists on sticking to zero-Covid strategy

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Chinese economy
    China cuts mortgage lending rate by record as lockdowns hit economy

    Five-year loan prime rate slashed by most since before pandemic as government steps up stimulus

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
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    China’s lockdowns hammer consumer spending

    Strategy has muted stimulus efforts and slowed transition from export and construction-led economy

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Chinese economy
    China’s economic activity plummets as Covid lockdowns hit growth

    Consumer and industrial output plunge as country counts cost of Xi Jinping’s coronavirus strategy

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    China says it will ‘strictly limit’ citizens from going abroad

    Plan to tighten controls on ‘unnecessary’ overseas travel underlines commitment to zero-Covid policy

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Sunac China Holdings
    Chinese property developer Sunac defaults as lockdowns hit house sales

    Beijing’s pandemic restrictions have worsened a liquidity crisis in real estate

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    US banks
    Wall St banks set on Shanghai expansion despite lockdown

    City’s restrictions have forced western lenders to deliver food and other supplies to staff

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Chinese business & finance
    China to launch private pensions in bid to unlock vast savings stockpile

    Scheme aims to send funds flowing into country’s financial markets

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Chinese business & finance
    Cnooc shares soar on Shanghai debut after US delisting on security grounds

    Chinese offshore oil and gas producer completes China’s biggest IPO this year

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Chinese business & finance
    Foreign investors ditch Chinese debt at record pace as US yields soar

    Outflow of onshore bonds hits $18bn on concerns about Beijing’s economic outlook

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Chinese economy
    China unveils support measures as lockdowns batter economy

    Central bank wants lenders to back infrastructure projects and the distressed property industry

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    Chinese economy
    China GDP beats forecasts but lockdowns weigh on economic outlook

    World Bank cuts this year’s global growth forecast to 3.2% as IMF warns over private debt pile

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Shanghai lockdown stokes global supply chains anxiety

    Electronic manufacturers halt production after restrictions extended beyond China’s biggest city

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    US orders non-essential consulate staff to leave Shanghai

    Chinese city locked down after Covid outbreak as Beijing warns about economic growth

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Shanghai unveils limited easing of Covid lockdown as Chinese markets fall

    Declines in shares underline worry about impact of coronavirus restrictions on manufacturing

  • Sunday, 10 April, 2022
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    Locked-down Shanghai residents demand food as Covid hits record level

    Guangzhou starts mass testing as China tries to suppress Omicron outbreaks more quickly

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Chinese economy
    Shanghai Covid lockdown ‘will have a global effect on almost every trade’

    Restrictions across Chinese cities create logistics logjam, threatening greater economic fallout

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    Evergrande Real Estate Group
    Evergrande agrees to pay advisory fees to international bondholders

    Deal comes after group warned of potential legal action against Chinese developer

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
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    Shanghai lockdown tests the limits of Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy

    The city of 26mn is dealing with rising cases of Omicron but there are signs of growing public anger at the stringent measures

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    Emmanuel Macron’s lead in the French presidential race has narrowed 

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