China Starts Experiment to Tame Its Wild Property Market

“China’s property market is on the brink of tremendous change,” said ... Banks are offering credit lines to developers for financing rental projects, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange is encouraging the creation of investment products backed by ... ( read original story ...)

China’s $15-trillion shadow banking bares cracks

BEIJING/SHANGHAI — Strains are spreading in China’s $15-trillion shadow banking industry as investors pull back from the debt-like savings products that helped drive leverage to dangerous levels. Most affected are some $3.8 trillion of so-called trust ... ( read original story ...)

After 38 years, ‘The Bund’ still rules the hearts of fans

Dubbed the Chinese version of the classic Godfather series, The Bund was first broadcast in 1980 and became all the rage among TV viewers. Set in Shanghai in the 1920s, the drama portrays a story of love and hatred among the gangs and the romance between ... ( read original story ...)