China June factory activity shrinks at slower pace, but job cuts mount - HSBC/Markit PMI

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s factory activity contracted for the fourth straight month in June but at a slower pace than in May, a private survey showed on Wednesday, offering signs that the economy may be slowly levelling out but is still in need of more support measures.

China's growth stagnates as property threat grows

China's economy is in danger of missing its growth target as risk balloons in the country's all-important real estate sector, according to a CNNMoney survey of economists.

China aims to build over 7 million public homes this year

BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to start building more than 7 million units of public housing this year, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said on Saturday, signaling the latest government move to counter high property prices.

China regulator to require bank stress tests: paper

(Reuters) - The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has said it will conduct regional and national stress tests after banks saw a spike in bad loans last year, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Friday, reflecting growing concerns over credit risk.

China's economic growth picks up speed in third quarter

China's economic growth picked up pace in the July-to-September period, the first rise in three quarters.

China's official PMI seen hitting 9-month low in August

BEIJING: China's official manufacturing managers' index (PMI) may have eased to a 9-month low of 50 in August, supporting the case for fresh easing measures by the central bank as the world's second-largest economy struggles against stiff global headwinds.