Share prices surged on Wednesday, boosted by reports of a stock connect between Shenzhen and Hong Kong by the end of the year and renewed optimism about China's new economic blueprint.
A low interest rate environment has made China's local bond market attractive to global investors. But careful scrutiny of individual corporate bonds is also essential, according to a leading global asset manager.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the world's second-largest cruise operator, still expects to grow its business in China this year despite a general slowdown in the sector in the country and worldwide, according to its regional president.
ABB Ltd, the Swiss multinational operating mainly in robotics and the power and automation-technology sectors, said it is planning a rapid expansion in China, following strong growth of the country's robotics market.
Chinese demand for Australian property, which has helped propel the price of an average Sydney house to about A$1 million ($720,000), is waning as an economic slowdown at home dents confidence, according to Credit Suisse Group AG.
China's banking regulator said on Wednesday that it was willing to consider more targeted and dynamic provision regulations for lenders, amid growing concerns that rising bad loans are eroding the sector's profitability.
Experts say the successful development of the C919 airliner - China's first domestically built large passenger aircraft - could spark the creation of a nationwide aviation industry.
Growth slowdown, poor power consumption and lower increase in profits seen as key reasons
Europe's biggest lender HSBC Holdings Plc has agreed to establish a majority-owned securities joint venture in China, taking advantage of the country's rules that favor Hong Kong-established banks over foreign peers in the world's second-biggest economy.
ICBC Financial Leasing Co, China's biggest financial leasing company, is to start promoting sales of the domestically built C919 airliner - the narrow-body aircraft being produced by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd.
Domestic stocks fell for a second day after official data showed manufacturing contracted for a third month and the authorities detained a top-performing hedge-fund manager in widening probes into market manipulation and insider trading.
Crucial developments are in the pipeline as more environmentally friendly vehicles hit the streets. Below are the four key areas which could revolutionize the industry:
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