Bloomberg The state assets regulator in China’s Hubei province has asked companies backed by the province and their subsidiaries to suspend new property investments from September 5 amid a push to reduce financial risks, according to people familiar with the matter. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission in Hubei has also asked province-backed companies to accelerate the construction or …

Bloomberg Hyundai Motor Co. halted production at a plant in China on Tuesday after a supplier stopped delivery of parts for air-intake systems, suspending operations for the second time in three weeks in its biggest market. The China-based supplier, partly owned by a German company, has refused to deliver the parts since the weekend because of delayed payments from the …

Bloomberg Google’s search service may be banned in China but parent Alphabet Inc. is hunting for workers in a further sign it has ambitions in the world’s biggest internet market. At least 20 positions based in Beijing are advertised on the company’s careers site, spanning engineering and marketing to product managers. Multiple listings are shown in the field of machine …