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China’s retail property market to be robust in 4Q11

Demand for retail space will be huge as 75m households will be joining the “middle class” by 2015, boosting consumer spending.

China’s retail property market to be robust in 4Q11

Demand for retail space will be huge as 75m households will be joining the “middle class” by 2015, boosting consumer spending.

China’s export growth plummets to 7-month low of 7.1% in September

HSBC views a soft landing ahead for the country despite weakening export demand from the West.

China to overtake the US as the largest trading nation in the world by 2025

Chinese trade volume is expected to grow an amazing 146% in 14 years’ time.

China's GDP may have surged 9.4% in 3Q11

It's time to scrap those thoughts of a hard landing in China as trade surplus for July and August totaled a whopping US$48.2b.

China’s pharma product demand to grow by 25% every year

And emerging economies will account for 50% of global growth in demand to 2015.

Proceeds from dim sum bond reaches RMB120.2b this year

And guess which was the busiest month with a total 40 issues?

China’s economy to grow 9% in 4Q11 to 2012

The country’s GDP is forecast to grow by 8.8% in 2H2011, as slower growth will be inevitable for China but supported by resilient domestic demand.

Ascendas REIT acquires business park within the Haidian district in Beijing

The property was acquired from a related party of its sponsor, the Ascendas China Industrial and Business Park Fund, for RMB 300m.

China’s manufacturing PMI stable at 49.95 in September

This is a bit better than August’s 49.91, as the slowdown in China's manufacturing sector is showing signs of stabilizing.

AsiaPac M&A volume hits record volume of US$449.1b

And China is still the most targeted nation with US$103.5 billion or 30.5% of Asia Pacific-target M&A.

China is on a self-imposed credit crunch, says analyst

This self-imposed credit crunch increases the risk of default and drives supply into offshore bond markets, says Morgan Stanley.

China’s flash manufacturing PMI dips to 49.4 in September

HSBC says the country won’t suffer a hard landing yet as exports growth has expanded over 20% despite the weaker external demand.

Property price hikes unstoppable in China

As new home prices rose in all 70 cities for the first time this year.

Testing times: Hard landing looms for Asia Pac economies

But China could maintain its record of high single-digit growth for several years if it steps up its reform program.

China’s exports hit a four-month high at 24.5% in August

The country’s imports growth also surged to a seven-month high at 30.2% y-o-y in August.

China’s industrial production plunges to three-month low of 13.5% in August

Production activities of heavy industries dropped from 14.5% in July to 13.5% in August.

China’s inflation surges 6.2% in August

Food inflation moderated to 13.4%, while nonfood inflation accelerated to 2.9%.