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Multinational executives remain upbeat about China's business environment and are not allowing concerns over an economic slowdown to dampen investment.
China's top economic planning agency has said that yuan-denominated funds managed by overseas PEs are "foreign" and may not invest in strategic sectors.
Chinese mainland brokers and underwriters have called for regulatory support for their overseas expansion as they seek to become more competitive with leading global investment banks.
China's credit card transactions totaled $1.2 billion in 2011, said a China Banking Association report.
China will experiment with letting small companies issue junk bonds, a change that could make it easier for such companies to obtain credit.
Most stocks on the Chinese mainland fell after the nation's biggest machinery maker said it may cut its sales forecast for 2012, fearing the economic slowdown will worsen.
China's top securities regulator told the industry to prepare for a "policy adjustment storm" as he outlined a raft of reforms to develop the capital market.
Hong Kong stocks fell 51.90 points, or 0.25 percent, at 20,484.75 on Tuesday.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, shed 1.32 points, or 0.18 percent, to close at 731.72 points on Tuesday.
China's stock index futures closed lower Tuesday, with the contract for May, the most actively traded, down 0.33 percent from the previous trading day to 2,702.2 points.
Chinese shares closed lower Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 3.06 points, or 0.12 percent, to 2,448.88.
China's securities regulator said Monday that it is studying the contracts, rules and risk control measures of treasury bond (T-bond) futures that are expected to be resumed soon.