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Taobao to reauction third Boeing 747 freighter

AsecondauctionwillbeheldonTaobao,Alibaba'se-commerceplatform,onThursday,forthethirdofthreeBoeing747freighters,afteritwasnotsoldwiththeothertwoplanesduringaprevi

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Ivory ban weakens demand, likely to save African elephants

ArecentreportonivorydemandinChinahasrevealedthatnearly55percentofpreviousivorybuyershavestoppedpurchasingivoryproducts,keepinginviewtheforthcomingban.Domestictr

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New Zealand to ban foreign buyers snapping up existing homes

NewZealandisplanningtobanforeignbuyersfrompurchasingexistinghomesinanattempttotackleahousingcrisisbyhaltingatrendamongtheworld’swealthytosnapuppropertyinthecoun

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Beijing launches affordable housing scheme

BeijingfloatedonWednesdayaplantoofferlow-costhousingtothecitizensthroughaschemethatallowspropertyrightstobesharedbetweenthegovernmentandbuyers.Accordingtoadocum

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Ancient art returning home

Bronze wine vessel a success story; other treasures defy looting definition

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California dreamin’: how Chinese investors are pumping billions into the US West Coast

From real estate, to high-tech firms to entertainment giants, Chinese investments in the US, notably California, are moving at a dizzying pace and are on course to smash records again this year.

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HK banking regulator "concerned" about credit risks linked to aggressive mortgage lending by developers

Hong Kong’s banking regulator has expressed concern over the ultra-accommodative financing schemes offered by some Hong Kong developers to entice home buyers, saying that it is studying whether controls are needed to help offset credit risk.

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Chinese outbound investment should be feared or embraced?

The Chinese are coming! The subject has been hitting the headlines of world media over recent years. "Chinese are taking over the world," the Guardian exclaimed in 2011; In 2015, Forbes reported about "Hungry dragon" buying America; and in 2016, the Daily Telegraph warned that Chinese buyers were "targeting Australia."

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New Indian rule backfires, boosts unofficial gold trade

Try as it might, the Indian government appears to be unable to curb the country's love for gold.

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Canton Fair sees fewer buyers, shrinking turnover

​China's largest trade fair on Wednesday concluded its 118th session in the southern province of Guangdong with fewer buyers and transactions, mirroring tough export prospects for China.

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Chinese becomes largest foreign buyers at Vinexpo in Bordeaux

​Chinese visitors have become the largest buyers among foreign visitors to Vinexpo in Bordeaux, the largest international exhibition of wine and spirits which closed its door Thursday in the French city of Bordeaux, the organizer Vinexpo said in a press release.

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China relaxes mortgage rules for second home buyers

Chinese authorities on Monday decided to relax mortgage rules for second home buyers to address demand for improved housing and lift the sagging housing market.

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Chinese economy to pick up in Q4

​Despite signs of cooling in the Chinese economy, observers believe it has the resilience to pick up pace in Q4, supported by fiscal and monetary policy and an improving export outlook.

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Home purchase restrictions eased amid cooling market

China's four big state-owned banks seem set to require lower down payments from second-time home buyers amid a sluggish property market.

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Beijing debuts price-capped housing

Beijing on Monday made nearly 1,880 affordable commercial apartments available to buyers, rekindling average income-earners' hopes of having a house of their own.

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PBOC wants quicker loans for home buyers

A chief of China's central bank has urged the country's commercial banks to be quicker in approving and issuing loans to "eligible" home buyers, mainly first-time home buyers.

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HK gov't won't relax property measures: CY Leung

Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung Tuesday reiterated that the government will not relax nor refine demand-management property measures, and urged lawmakers to pass the bill on those measures as soon as possible.