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Suicide bomber kills three in land grab protest

A female suicide bomber killed three and injured 15 in the southwestern province of Yunnan yesterday when she blew herself up in protest at the forced demol

The Opium War

A review of Julia Lovell’s new book

China home prices fall in March

New-home prices in China's major cities fell year-on-year in March for the first time since Beijing enacted measures to curb the market two years ago,

Foreign investors look to China's cash-strapped property market

Foreign investors have begun eyeing investments in struggling Chinese and Hong Kong property companies as the market continues to slow under government cont

Separate and unequal

Hukou reform is easier said than done

Hong Kong property tycoon brothers arrested for corruption

Thomas and Raymond Kwok, the billionaire co-chairmen of Hong Kong mega-developer Sun Hung Kai Properties (0016.HKG), were arrested Thursday in relation to an

China property prices drop further in February

Data from China's National Bureau of Statistics showed that average property prices in 70 Chinese cities fell for the fifth consecutive month in February,

Vanke's 2011 profits jump 32%

China Vanke posts 32% profit increase in 2011

China Vanke (000002.SZ), the nation's largest developer by sales, reported a full-year profit increase of 32% as a result of more small and medium-sized home

Poly Real Estate home sales up 46% in Feb

Guangzhou cracks down on foreign land buyers

Officials in China's southern city of Guangzhou are curbing foreign purchases of commercial real estate, 

S&P: Developers face further rating downgrades

Chinese property developers could face further credit rating downgrades in the next six months due to refinancing risks, according to S&P (a subsidiary o

Property developers find new financing in China's wealthy

Chinese property developers are looking to private equity, foreign funds and wealthy individuals to survive the country's ongoing tight credit environment an

Property developers voice concern about restrictions at NPC

Two Chinese property developers warned from the sidelines of the National People’s Congress that property prices and sales will continue to fall if strict re

February home prices post biggest drop in 19 months

Chinese home prices fell in February by the biggest amount in 19 months as Beijing maintained strict curbs on mortgages and property purchases,

China's land supply reached 135,900 hectares

China's total land supply last year did not match the government's original plan, partly because developers hesitated to buy land, but supply of land for af

Ying/yang; Tsang/Tang

If we here at CER had a penny for every time friends offered us a ride in their yacht or private jet, we’d collectively have zero pennies.

Home sales in Shanghai rise to 83,400 square meters

The home buying momentum continued to recover in Shanghai last week amid an increased supply.

60 cities see month-on-month housing price drops in Jan

Housing prices in China continued to fall in January as the government maintained its determination to stabilize the real estate market.

Property price growth grinds to a halt in January

House prices in China in January posted their poorest results in at least a year, with none of the 70 cities surveyed by officials recording gains,

Hedge fund GMO warns on China real estate bubble

China's housing market is experiencing the "mother" of all bubbles, which will drag down everything from Australian mining firms to European luxury good make

SOHO China to buy US$1.59bn land in 2012

Pan Shiyi, chairman of SOHO China, the largest real estate developer in Beijing, has said the company plans to purchase land worth 10 billion yuan ($1.59 bi

Commercial property sales in 2011 fall by 20% in China's Zhejiang Province

Commercial property sales in China's booming Zhejiang province fell sharply in 2011 following tough government curbs.

China's appliance program sales drop by 32.5% YoY in January

Both sales revenue and volume of home appliances in China sold under the "home appliances to rural areas" program declined in January due to changes to item

China's central bank to support homebuyers

The People's Bank of China promised support for first-time homebuyers amid fears of a property slump caused by real estate speculation,

Beijing office rents outstrip New York

The price of premium office space in Beijing grew faster than any other major global city last year, making it more expensive to lease high-quality space in

China Vanke home sales slump 40% in January

China Vanke Co, the country's largest property developer by market value, saw home sales slump 39.3 percent year-on-year to 12.2 billion yuan ($1.96 billion

Soufun: Property prices fall for fifth consecutive month

Property prices in China fell 0.18% in January from the month before, according to Soufun, the country’s largest real estate website firm, marking the fifth

Flying online

Travel websites proliferate, but customers are slow to change

Western manufacturers see drop in Chinese demand

Western industrial firms are seeing a pronounced slowdown in Chinese demand, particularly for capital goods such as earthmoving equipment and automation tech

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