China has published a set of guidelines to support and develop its shipping industry, as it looks to secure its supply chains and grows more assertive over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Brenda Goh reports, with additional contributions by Shangjing Li

China plans to spend billions of dollars to revive intercontinental land routes and develop maritime links to expand commerce and expand its clout in a freight system dominated by European shipping lines. Brenda Goh finds out more about President Xi Jinping’s vision for the new ‘Silk Road’ and how it will ‘break the connectivity bottleneck’ in Asia

China is set to publish a planning document aimed at improving its inefficient state-led firms, which will also result in a loosening of its grip on these firms. However, the question is whether these reforms, subject to the government’s enduring reluctance to cede too much control over the economy, will be enough. Matthew Miller investigates

尽管今年中国在亚洲和欧洲金融中心快速铺开使用人民币，但银行家已在期盼把加拿大和中东当作离岸人民币业务接下来的增长地区。

Dairy giant Danone SA will buy a 25 percent stake in Chinese milk powder maker Yashili International Holdings Ltd for $550 million as it looks to increase its footprint in China's fast-growing dairy sector, the French firm said on Friday.

China's five biggest banks reported sharply rising bad loans for the third quarter as the economy slows, with one adding that a credit crunch squeezing small companies in the country's export-oriented eastern provinces may be spreading westwards.

中国招商银行 金融市场部最新报告认为，从国内外宏观经济环境而言，信用环境最糟糕的时刻尚未到来，未来将继续趋势性收紧，非政府类债务将成为“雷区”，明年有可能进入“踩雷”高发期。

A trademark spat between Alibaba Group and rival JD.com flared into public view after JD published an Alibaba letter urging publishers to be careful about advertising in promotions for China's annual "Singles' Day" spree.

中国正在加快自由贸易区的建设步伐。继上海自由贸易区运行一年后，接近官方的两位消息人士周二透露，广东、天津和福建设立自贸区的方案年内有望完成审批。