Bad loans in China's banking system have increased in the second quarter of this year even as the government tries to avert a possible debt crisis among the country's smaller banks

A campaign is launched against Apps that unlawfully collect personal data

PayPal acquires controlling stake in Chinese payments company; Trade war, IP theft biggest worries for companies in China, survey finds; and Hong Kong-mainland arbitration interim measures arrangement takes effect

Shanghai has lowered its capital requirements for regional headquarters

Alibaba unveils first in-house chip for AI applications following Huawei's lead; FTSE Russell leaves out Chinese government bonds from major index; and Shanghai releases interim measures to trial public data system

New amendments are proposed to specify the steps in understanding an invention, regulatory criteria for net capital are laid out for wealth management subsidiaries of banks and a campaign is launched against Apps in collecting personal data.

Parallel import of automobiles is further relaxed

Undisclosed information in securities trading is defined

The removal of QFII investment quotas marks the latest opening up of China's $13 trillion onshore bond market to foreign investment.