China

Bad start for China growth?

Spending and production have sagged in the first two months, but CIMB thinks GDP will still overshoot.

Bad start for China growth?

Spending and production have sagged in the first two months, but CIMB thinks GDP will still overshoot.

China growth target wavers to 7.5%

The country lowered its 2012 growth forecast to below 8%, the first time it has done so in eight years.

China steel sector not ready for recovery: HSBC

Firms require structural improvements to get out of the rut that the slowdown has put them in.

ICBC Beijing provides money transfer service using passbooks

ICBC Beijingnow allows customers to transfer money at self-service devices using passbooks.

China 2012 growth forecast lowered to 8.3%: BBVA

Growth projections could have been cut further if policy easing had been slow to come.

China policy moves may be pushed to March

Any expected easing could be posptponed till after the seasonal effects of Chinese New Year wear off.

China will demolish its property curbs: Kim Eng

Drastic easing of policies foreseen in 2H12 as China tries to stop a housing meltdown.

More policy easing expected in China

Economist says ongoing slowdown of investment and exports implies more headwinds to growth.

How to keep China and India chugging along

Consumption and investment will reignite the cooling economies, respectively.

Extended dry spell for Chinese grocery retailers

Another quarter of weak sales foreseen after six months of hardship with recovery likely to start only by 2Q12.

Strong brake on Chinese property investment: OCBC

But will it reach abysmal single-digit growth in 2012?

Firms betting big on Shanghai commercial property

Even residential developers like Yanlord are padding their office and retail portfolios, says Colliers.

Are New Year celebrations clouding China data?

The burgeoning scale of festivities may have caused seasonal distortions.

No more double-digit growth for China exports

HSBC sees a prolonged drag as external demand continues its precipitous slide.

Monetary easing in China starting to work: HSBC

Money supply growth is on the rebound and further easing measures are still in the pipeline.

Gloomy outlook for Chinese exports

As the country’s export growth is expected to plummet to 10% in 2012, a mere half of its growth in 2011.

AsiaPac mergers & acquisitions plummet 44% to US$552b in 4Q11

China remains as the most targeted nation, capturing US$136b or 32% of Asia Pacific-target M&A activity.