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Policies announced at the National People's Congress in Beijing will boost bond issuance in China. They promise to open up the world's third largest bond market even further.

Panda bond issuance has picked up. It is being driven by German car manufacturers BMW and Daimler but UOB has just printed Singapore's first issue and sovereign interest remains high.

Bank of China’s landmark onshore perpetual bond deal opens up a new fundraising avenue for the capital-strapped banking sector.

Foreign investment in China's bond market is likely to increase as Chinese bonds are included in ever-more international indices.

Despite Beijing’s funding support for companies, corporate bond defaults in China are expected to continue at a brisk pace this year.

Large Chinese real estate firms stand to benefit from recent government policies to encourage the sale of more corporate bonds.

Stricter enforcement of regulations by Chinese and Hong Kong authorities is expected to boost investor confidence in China's bond market.

China’s online lending bubble is on the verge of bursting after a mass closure of peer-to-peer lending sites. It is an inevitable step to a healthier development of the market.

China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan could all have new central bank chiefs within months. The newcomers, or the incumbents if they stay, all face important policy challenges.