China debt crunchInvestor skepticism looms over China Vanke's state-led turnaroundShareholders approve new share issuance, loan arrangements for embattled developerShenzhen Metro posts record $5.5bn loss as China Vanke exposure deepensHong Kong adds millions to PwC's penalties over Evergrande audit49 minutes agoChina debt crunchShenzhen Metro posts record $5.5bn loss as China Vanke exposure deepensState-owned operator's deficit and chairman's exit show strain from effort to save developer30 April 2026China debt crunchHong Kong adds millions to PwC's penalties over Evergrande auditAccounting firm asked to pay disgraced developer's shareholders $128m, fined $40m23 April 2026PropertyChina's unfinished buildings continue to haunt real estate marketGovernment push to get apartments to buyers has some developers cutting corners17 April 2026China debt crunchChina Evergrande founder pleads guilty to fraud in Shenzhen courtHui Ka Yan-led property company has defaulted on most of its $300bn of debt14 April 2026China People's CongressTech, Trump, targets: 5 takeaways as China's NPC draws to closeBeijing wraps up annual political festival armed with a new plan to challenge the US12 March 2026China People's CongressChina lays out tech spending boost, soft growth goals in five-year planDoubling per-capita GDP identified as long-term ambition5 March 2026PropertyNew World Development revenue sinks 50% as debt reduction drive slowsHong Kong property company reduces year-on-year loss by 44% to HK$3.7bn27 February 2026China debt crunchCountry Garden winding-up case dismissed, clearing restructuring pathHong Kong company Kingboard had petitioned against developer over unpaid loan16 February 2026China debt crunchChina Vanke downsizes serviced apartment business after record red inkLossmaking Shenzhen unit complicates developer's restructuring efforts11 February 2026China debt crunchChina Vanke warns of $11.8bn loss for 2025Embattled property developer says it still faces 'severe challenges'31 January 2026China debt crunchChinese real estate shares jump as 'three red lines' reportedly droppedPolicy was widely viewed as beginning of property debt crisis29 January 2026China debt crunchShenzhen Metro revives support for troubled China Vanke with $339m loanShareholder's move eases fears of immediate default as property crisis persists28 January 2026EconomyTaiwan's 'China Monitoring Report' warns of social friction as economy sagsBeijing's 'Stalin-style purges' affect governing capacity, independent experts say23 January 2026China debt crunchChina Vanke to begin partial repayment on $160m bond to avert defaultMove marks troubled developer's first bond principle repayment as it negotiates other debts21 January 2026EconomyChina hits 5% GDP target for 2025 as exports power growthMomentum fades in Q4; spotlight on weak investment and consumption this year19 January 2026China debt crunchChina Vanke proposes fresh 90-day extension on yuan bonds worth $817mEmbattled developer's shares, bonds rally; key meeting set for Jan. 2115 January 2026China debt crunchChina's ballooning debt heightens deflation risksOverleveraged households, business reluctant to spend more27 December 2025China debt crunchChina Vanke gets approval for grace period extension on 2nd bondProperty developer's bondholders reject 1-year extension27 December 2025China debt crunchChina Vanke dodges default as bondholders extend grace periodDeveloper buys time but again fails to win yearlong repayment extension22 December 2025China debt crunchChina Vanke exits venture with Singapore's GIC ahead of bondholder verdictDeveloper's quest to avoid default hinges on voting results expected in hours22 December 2025China debt crunchChina investors brace for more property turbulence as Vanke scramblesDeveloper holds last-ditch bond meeting as sales and sentiment sour across industry18 December 2025China debt crunchChina Vanke shares fall after debt extension proposal rejectedEmbattled property developer aims to negotiate deal during five-day grace period15 December 2025China debt crunchChina Vanke bondholders meet on repayment delay as property woes deepenShares rally as state-backed developer seeks extension on two notes worth $810m10 December 2025EconomyChina kindergartens struggle as local government budget woes delay aidMany schools at risk of closing as they wait for subsidies5 December 2025China debt crunchChina's Country Garden wins shareholder approval for $13bn bond issueProceeds from convertible bond sales to go toward offshore debt restructuring4 December 2025China debt crunchChina's local debt rises to $18.9tn as property slump lingersRegional bond issuance hits record high amid worsening deflation3 December 2025China debt crunchChinese banks sell off real estate collateral to shed bad debtSale of 70,000 properties threatens to further drive down prices25 November 2025China debt crunchChina widens rural bank overhaul to combat hidden debtScores of lenders being consolidated in inland regions18 November 2025PropertyHong Kong's New World posts second straight annual loss, seeks grip on debtEmbattled developer pledges iconic shopping malls, hotel to secure fresh loan26 September 2025
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