POLICY & REGULATION

China’s central bank on Tuesday cut the interest rates on its relending facility by 25 basis points to support the rural sector and small businesses. …

China will increase construction of affordable-housing, support the efforts to better meet home buyers’ reasonable demand and promote healthy development and virtuous cycle of the …

The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) said in a statement on Friday that “the current emphasis is to meet mortgage demand of first-time …

China’s central bank will cut reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for commercial banks by 50 basis points, effective from December 15, which will release about 1.2 …

China’s top securities regulator said that it had held communications with US regulators and has achieved positive progress in promoting cross-border auditing cooperations. It added …

More than 20 provincial governments in China have announced policy changes to extend maternity leaves and offer allowances, in the latest attempt to encourage child-rearing …

The city of Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan province, announced several measures including stepping up the quota of property loans and relaxing regulations on …

China’s central bank said it would keep its prudent monetary policy flexible and targeted and strike a balance between economic growth and risk preventions, according …

China will guide lithium-ion battery and material companies to cut back on projects for “purely expanding production capacity”, and encourage them to step up technological …

Chinese exchanges further tightened rules for bond issuance by local government financing vehicles (LGFVs), with measures including limiting quota for LGFVs from certain regions and …

China’s top economic planner will launch a comprehensive crackdown on cryptocurrency mining, with focus on cleaning up state-owned companies’ and “industrialized and centralized” mining activities, …

North China’s Hebei province, the country’s top steel production hub, said steelmakers will be required to implement off-peak production in the heating season from November …

Several Chinese cities have stepped up regulations on property developers’ pre-sale proceeds after an increasing number of property projects were suspended amid the sector-wide liquidity …

China’s central bank launched a new monetary policy tool to support carbon emission reduction projects through low-cost lending to financial institutions, according to an announcement …

China will accelerate the pace of coal reduction during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) and increase the share of non-fossil energy in the primary …

Some Chinese cities including the technology hub of Shenzhen have relaxed rules for property developers to buy land in the third round of land auctions …

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s internet watchdog, have proposed additional rules for companies that want to transfer Chinese data abroad. According to …

China’s thermal coal futures tumbled for the seventh consecutive trading day on Wednesday as regulators met to discuss measures to intervene in coal prices. The …

Chinese property developer Modern Land (China) Co Ltd said it had missed a debt payment, the latest in the struggling sector to default on offshore …

China will take a raft of measures including reducing waste, promoting renewables and unconventional fuel and reforming electricity network, as part of efforts to help …

China’s top legislature said the country will roll out a pilot scheme of property tax in selected regions, as part of a wider “common prosperity” …

China’s East Zhejiang province is the latest local government to raise electricity prices and change peak-demand hours following Beijing’s announcement it would liberalise electricity pricing …

China will intervene in high coal prices and will impose severe punishment on those involved in coal speculation after government measures in the past few …

Chinese central bank on Friday tried to sooth market concerns over debt woes at embattled China Evergrande Group and other property developers, saying the spillover …

China is liberalising electricity pricing in an effort to address the ongoing power shortage across more than half the country and threatens to weigh on …

The city of Harbin, capital of North China’s Heilongjiang province, has become the first city in the country to announce measures to support real estate …

One more Chinese city introduced reference price mechanism for second-hand home transactions in the latest move to tame home price growth and curb risks in …

China will continue curbing on monopolistic behaviours in the internet sector and protect consumer data and meanwhile vowed to support the healthy development of the …

China will step up its antitrust investigations into the mobile payment sector, which has been dominated by a few private financial technology firms, despite the …

China’s top regulators stepped up a crackdown on cryptocurrency with a blanket ban on all crypto-related trading and mining activities. Ten government departments including the …

Chinese local governments are stepping up restrictions on production in high energy-consuming industries as part of efforts to achieve the target for the country’s so-called …

Hong Kong will only allow large blank-cheque companies that raise at least HK$1 billion ($128 million) to list on its main board and ban retail …

Mainland China’s investors will be allowed to trade offshore bonds through an expansion of the Bond Connect scheme linking mainland and Hong Kong markets. The …

The Beijing Electric Power Industry Association has joined 11 coal-fired power companies in petitioning authorities to raise electricity rates to avoid bankruptcy amid surging coal …

Two cross-border investment schemes – Wealth Management Connect and the southbound leg of the Bond Connect – will be launched in the next few days, …

Expectations for near-term easing cooled after Chinese central bank officials said that the country will maintain prudent monetary policy and that there is no shortfall …

China said it plans to expand Shenzhen’s Qianhai economic zone by eight times, which many believe could benefit Hong Kong’s financial sector, one day after …

China has stepped up efforts to reassure the market that the private sector has the unswerving support of the top leadership, after a regulatory crackdown …

Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced plans to set up a new stock exchange in the capital city of Beijing to serve innovative small companies, …

China will step up relief measures for market players, especially small companies and individual businesses, and ensure cross-cyclical adjustments, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said at …

China’s government plans to cap the growth of home rents in cities to rein in runaway housing costs and eyes “notable improvement” in real estate …

The city of Guangzhou, capital of southern China’s Guangdong province, and the technology hub of Shenzhen tightened rules for land auctions, in the latest move …

Chinese regulators on Monday further tightened rules on the gaming sector, limiting the gaming time for players aged under 18 to between 8pm and 9pm …

Several Chinese cities including Guangzhou and Hangzhou have tightened rules for land auctions in a move to curb speculation and rein in rising land prices. …

Chinese authorities pledge to study targeted measures to help exporters cope with tight shipping capacity and rising logistics costs which are set to plague businesses …