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Chinese builders’ credit profiles deteriorates

  Bloomberg Credit rating companies are warning that the financial health of property developers in China is deteriorating even as the nation’s real estate market shows signs of recovery. Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday that a divergence in the performance of Chinese developers is driving more rating downgrades and outlook cuts in the industry, while S&P Global Ratings issued a ...

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For many Chinese migrants, the lure of the city is fading

  Bloomberg After two decades trying to make a life in China’s entrepreneurial city of Wenzhou, Ji Shouquan and his brother Shoufang are ready to head home. They say they have no hope of stepping onto the city’s housing ladder and it is getting more difficult to earn a decent wage. China is relying on millions of internal migrants taking ...

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Wal-Mart seeks overseas success in China

  SHENZHEN / AP Zhong Guoyan sifted through piles of fish at a Wal-Mart in Shenzhen, one of China’s largest cities. She studied the fins, to make sure they were bright red and firm. She peered at the eyeballs — were they bulging? “When I come here, I have a look,” she said. “If it’s good, then I will buy it. ...

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