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The author presents his thoughts concerning a system of circuit-breakers put into place for the Chinese benchmark stock exchange the Shanghai Composite on January 4, 2016, during a significant selloff during trading. According to the article, the system halts trading for 15 minutes following a fluctuation of five percent. The author argues that such a system could give investors incentive to sell immediately, causing further damage.

The article discusses the People's Bank of China's (PBoC's) decision in February 2015 to lower the reserve-requirement ratio for Chinese banks. The author notes the PBoC had not changed the ratio since May 2012, but was moved to act by a surge of capital flowing out of China due in part to the country's declining rate of economic growth. The PBoC said it wants banks to use the $94 billion in bank deposits the ratio cut makes available for lending to go to small companies and rural interests.

The article discusses the popularity of wealth-management products in China, and concerns that have prompted China's Banking Regulatory Commission to issue new rules governing them. Some fear that funds invested in the products, which are sold by banks, are being lent to high-risk enterprises that can't ordinarily obtain bank loans. The Commission is mandating greater transparency about what the products invest in.

The article discusses steps announced by the Chinese government to make it easier for small businesses to obtain funding. Small banks will be allowed to keep low levels of reserves, thus freeing up cash for business loans. In addition, the government will act more aggressively against non-bank "shadow" lenders that charge excessively high interest rates on loans.

The article discusses the rapid growth of the Chinese yuan in China's foreign trade. During the first quarter of 2011 the yuan accounted for 7% of trade, dramatically higher than the year-ago quarter. Chinese officials have also been encouraging yuan trading in New York City and London, England as part of an effort to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar.

The article discusses inflation in emerging markets. Rising food and commodity prices have prompted several countries to adopt counter-inflationary measures. China's central bank announced a one-quarter point rise in interest rates. In Brazil investors expect the central bank to hike rates once again following a government report that said inflation had increased.

The article discusses efforts by China to diversify its foreign-currency reserves beyond U.S. Treasury debt. China has increased its purchases of Japanese and South Korean government bonds, and has also allowed the Malaysian ringgit to be traded directly against the Chinese yuan. Douglas Borthwick of trading firm Faros Trading notes that it is a particularly opportune time for China to buy more sovereign debt from emerging economies.

This article reports that Google Inc. is preparing for any repercussions from its decision to reroute its Chinese Internet users to a site that is not censored. Although Google's Chinese staff are relieved by the company's decision, Chinese users are expressing confusion and resentment. Chinese officials are criticizing Google, but have not otherwise responded to their defiance.

The article discusses developments in the aftermath of a hacker attack originating from China against several firms including Google Inc. Google is investigating whether any of its employees in China played a role in the attack. Online firm Alibaba Group assailed Yahoo Inc. for public comments supportive of Google.

The article focuses on the monetary policy of China and mentions topics including interest rates, social finance, and credit growth.

The article examines the Chinese government's decision to declare war on offshore yuan speculators as of January 2016, dealing with topics including the devaluation of currency, offshore Chinese renminbi market, and methods to address the gap between onshore and offshore yuan.

The article reports on the shortest trading of the stocks in China as of January 7, 2016.

The article discusses circumstances surrounding U.S. President Barack Obama's scheduled visit to China. Liu Mingkang of the China Banking Regulatory Commission assailed the weak U.S. dollar and low U.S. interest rates as posing threats to the global economy. U.S. and Chinese officials sought to resolve differences over the format of a meeting between Obama and university students in Shanghai.

The article reports that the banking company Bank of Japan has run out of government bonds to buy wherein the banks have to hold government debt as collateral for central-bank loans in the U.S.

The article reports on the forecasts for Japanese multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate company Toshiba KK saying that the company will experience $4.1 billion for the fiscal year until March 2016.

The article offers information on mobile payment providers including the Alipay from Alibaba Group Holding, the Venmo from Pay-Pal Holdings and the Apple Pay from Apple, promotion of credit cards adoption by bank-card issuer China UnionPay and new regulations in China for sale financial products.

The article reports on the rise in earning of internet company Tencent due to which shares of company outbreak the Chinese Internet stock as of third-quarter of 2015 and also beat the search engine Baidu and e-commerce giant Alibaba and the online advertising business of Tencent has been doubled.

The article reports on the decline in the shares of Japanese multinational conglomerate Toshiba and its operating loss in the half year to September 2015.

The article examines China's economic development plan for 2016-2020, dealing with topics including China's decision to loosen capital controls, goal of doubling the economy's size, and the possibility that the country may not achieve its goals.

The article discusses the increase in shares of Chinese electronic commerce Alibaba in the third quarter of 2015 amid China's slowing economy in which investors get confidence that Alibaba is getting better.

The article reports that heavy-manufacturing, resource-extraction and construction industries of China are facing recession.

The article reports on the fall back to infrastructure spending of China to stimulate its economy which will support the economic growth but it also menas the growth of debt load.

The article reports on the interest of China to acquire foreign capital to bail out its bad bank addressing its debt mess.

The article discusses challenges faced by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. nearly a year on from its blockbuster initial public offering whise shares are now trading below its Initial Public Offering (IPO) price.

The article reports on the contraction of the Japanese economy in the second quarter of 2015 due to weaknesses in exports, industrial production and consumption.

The article reports on the growth of revenue of Chinese electronic commerce company Alibaba Group Holding in 2015.

The article reports that economists have been reducing estimates for Japan's gross domestic product in the second quarter of 2015 and expect to see a contraction in the mid-August 2015 data due to a slowdown in global trade.

The article reports that technology company Sony posted an increase in net profit in the quarter ended June 2015, with higher operating profit despite flat revenue as strong sales of image sensors and PlayStation consoles were offset by drops in mobile phones and televisions.

The article reports that China's search engine Baidu posted an increase in net profit in the second quarter of 2015, but increase failed to meet the projections due to heavy spending on new businesses.

The article reports on the proposed spinoff of Internet giant Yahoo's stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba in 2015.

The article reports that majority of shareholders of conglomerate Samsung approved the acquisition of Samsung C&T by Cheil Industries, with Elliott Management and other protesting shareholders voting against the merger remaining significant holders of the merged entity.

The article discusses performance of various Chinese financial companies till June 2015 including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Baidu Inc.

The article discusses the stock price of South Korean consumer electronics firm Samsung Electronics ahead of the release of a preview of its second-quarter earnings report due the first full week of July 2015, in addition to the impact of the April 2015 release of its smartphone the Galaxy S6 on earnings.

The article reports that electronics company Sony has increased its capital consisting of a combination of stock and convertible bonds.

The article discusses the status of the China's stock market as of June 30, 2015, and mentions topics that include the reported decline in Shanghai Composite, the impact of China's rate cut, and the economic implications of the changes in China's stock market.

The article explores whether Chinese electronic commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will become successful in its globalization initiative, following its plan to sell its U.S. online marketplace unit 11 Main to rival OpenSky.

The article reports that the construction company Samsung C&T is merging with Samsung Group's holding company, Cheil Industries, with some C&T investors opposing the deal, arguing that the construction firm has been undervalued.

The article reports on stock price index provider MSCI's statement that it was not prepared to start including A-shares traded on mainland Chinese exchanges in its Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.

The article reports on the decision of Paul Singer, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of hedge fund Elliott Management, to acquire a stake in Samsung C&T, the original company of the Samsung Group, and oppose a merger with Korean textile firm Cheil Industries.

The article reports developments in the operation of Chinese Internet portal Sina as of early June 2015, including the move by its chief executive officer (CEO) Charles Chao to acquire 11 million new shares of the firm for 456 million dollars.

The article reports that search engine business Yahoo Japan has partnered with Chinese electronic commerce company Alibaba to promote Japanese products in China.

The article reports developments in the operation of Japanese technology firm Toshiba as of late May 2015, including the decline in its share price due to disclosures of accounting issues.

The article reports on the reorganization at multinational conglomerate Samsung Group including merger of the construction company Samsung C&T with holding company Cheil Industries.

The article reports on the possible launch by the People's Bank of China of easing measures intended at smoothing a debt restructuring in 2015.

The article reports that search engine company Yahoo Inc. is considering several potential buyers for its stake in Yahoo Japan.

The article reports on Chinese electronic commerce company Alibaba Group Holding's injection of its online pharmacy business Alibaba Health Information Technology into a Hong Kong-listed subsidiary.

The article reports that restaurateur-turned-technology startup Cloud Live Technology Group has become the first company in China to default on the principal payment of its debt.

The article reports on halting of trading of shares of the China-based electronic commerce company Alibaba Group Holding's film studio Alibaba Pictures and Alibaba Health Information Technology as of March 2014, which has raised concern among investors.

The article reports on the impact of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's corporate governance code on government-business relations and the strategy of U.S. activist investors to take advantage of the government's efforts such as efforts of Daniel Loeb to buy back shares of robotics firm Fanuc.

The article focuses on the launch by the Chinese Internet company Tencent Holdings of its WeChat mobile messaging application as part of its strategy for making money.