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China Vanke

Vanke is a real estate developer in China.

Chairman / President

Yu Liang

CEO / Managing Director

Zhu Jiusheng

CFO / Finance Director

HAN Huihua

Industry

Property

Website

vanke.com

Headquarters address

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Stock Code

SEHK:2202
SZSE:000002

Year founded

1984

Calls to ‘accelerate the development of a new model for real estate’ have featured prominently in government work reports. Pnoto: AFP

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19 Jan 2026 - 3:33PM

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Expect no ‘systemic shock’ from Vanke’s ‘technical default’: HSBC

Even an ‘aggressive’ haircut would pose limited downside risks to key developers, bank says.

13 Jan 2026 - 8:30AM

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China Vanke offshore creditors face near wipeout in Barclays worst-case scenario

British bank warns recoveries could fall below 1 per cent as restructuring priorities and access to assets remain uncertain.

8 Jan 2026 - 7:30AM

In a base-case scenario, China Vanke bondholders may recover 10.1 per cent of what they are owed, according to Barclays. Photo: Reuters

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China’s developers diminish further amid unending property downturn

Only 10 developers manage to break US$14 billion in 2025 sales, down from 43 in 2020.

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New construction rises in a residential area in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, on January 5, 2026. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

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China Vanke wins bondholders’ reprieve, averts default for now

Holders of the 2 billion yuan note approve extension of grace period to January 28, but deny proposal to defer principal payment for a year.

23 Dec 2025 - 9:28AMvideocam

Vanke is the last major Chinese real estate firm to so far have avoided reneging on its debts amid the multi-year real estate crisis. Photo: AFP

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China Vanke’s managers have no plans to sell shares as firm fights for survival

Vanke, responding to queries from investors, says top managers have not notified it about their intentions so far.

19 Dec 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Vanke said it had completed 19 bulk asset transactions in the first three quarters of this year totalling 6.86 billion yuan. Photo: Reuters

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China Vanke unveils proposal to extend US$366 million bond after 3 failed bids

Bondholders will vote on the revised plan from Thursday to Monday, and it requires over 90 per cent of the total voting rights to take effect.

17 Dec 2025 - 10:50PMvideocam

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Vanke’s bondholders reject payment extension, raising default risk

The rejection in a three-day vote that ended late on Friday gives the developer a grace period of five business days to pay 2 billion yuan of onshore bond.

14 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM

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The View | Why China Vanke’s debt woes have barely made a ripple in markets

Robust exports, surging stocks and investors looking elsewhere have curbed pressure for more forceful government intervention.

1 Dec 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

A security guard gestures in front of Vanke’s headquarters in Shenzhen. Vanke has proposed delaying repayment on a yuan-denominated bond for the first time, causing the prices of some its dollar-denominated bonds to fall into distressed territory. Photo: Reuters

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China Vanke hit with fresh S&P downgrade amid mounting default concerns

Once a bellwether for China’s property sector, China Vanke now faces a CCC- rating, negative CreditWatch and a tight refinancing window.

28 Nov 2025 - 6:44PM

The downgrade reflected Vanke’s “unsustainable” financial commitments, according to S&P ratings agency. Photo: Shutterstock

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Developer China Vanke reports US$2.3 billion loss amid sales slowdown

Persistent property-market weakness ratchets up pressure on the developer despite increased support from its largest state-owned shareholder.

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Embattled Chinese property developer replaces chairman as debt pressures mount

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Residential buildings stand in the Haizhu distract of Guangzhou, in China’s southern Guangdong province, on October 11, 2024. Photo: Getty Images

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China Vanke

Can China’s ‘two sessions’ find a strategy to fix the property rot?

China signals shift from debt-driven housing growth, but sweeping stimulus seen as unlikely.

Shanghai eases residency requirements for homebuyers to spark property recovery

China puts another big bank under stricter watch – why now?

Index compiler MSCI tilts towards Chinese tech stocks in latest revamp

A net 21 stocks were added to the MSCI China Index, including SenseTime, Pony.ai and Hesai Technology.

China’s property woes likely to hurt some Hong Kong banks’ 2025 earnings: Citi

Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Bank of East Asia could be affected the most as they have the highest exposure to China’s property sector.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | China’s real estate rethink can help end developers’ debt addiction

The future of Chinese property looks to be smaller and more rational, with a market defined by real estate’s worth rather than volume.

‘Bleak start’ to 2026 for China’s property sector as sales declines accelerate

China’s top developers slumped in January, with weak demand and fading policy support raising fresh concerns over debt repayment capacity.

Mainland China’s home prices extend slide, deepening property downturn

New home prices fall again in December, with declines across most cities, as second-hand values plunge year on year.

Expect no ‘systemic shock’ from Vanke’s ‘technical default’: HSBC

Even an ‘aggressive’ haircut would pose limited downside risks to key developers, bank says.

China Vanke offshore creditors face near wipeout in Barclays worst-case scenario

British bank warns recoveries could fall below 1 per cent as restructuring priorities and access to assets remain uncertain.

China’s developers diminish further amid unending property downturn

Only 10 developers manage to break US$14 billion in 2025 sales, down from 43 in 2020.

The View | Will Hong Kong, mainland property see a recovery in 2026? Don’t bet on it

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Hong Kong stocks reverse gains as investors take profits before Christmas break

Losses in tech heavyweights like Kuaishou, Tencent and Xiaomi pull Hang Seng Index lower after advancing in the morning session.

China Vanke wins bondholders’ reprieve, averts default for now

Holders of the 2 billion yuan note approve extension of grace period to January 28, but deny proposal to defer principal payment for a year.

Opinion | China’s property market isn’t so much collapsing as being reconfigured

Viewing China’s real estate crisis solely through the lens of market indicators misses the deeper, structural shifts at play.

Vanke Hong Kong sells just 7 units in muted Le Mont weekend launch

Brokers said the downbeat result reflected Le Mont’s long sales cycle rather than any spillover from parent China Vanke’s onshore debt talks.

China Vanke’s managers have no plans to sell shares as firm fights for survival

Vanke, responding to queries from investors, says top managers have not notified it about their intentions so far.

China Vanke unveils proposal to extend US$366 million bond after 3 failed bids

Bondholders will vote on the revised plan from Thursday to Monday, and it requires over 90 per cent of the total voting rights to take effect.

Vanke’s bondholders reject payment extension, raising default risk

The rejection in a three-day vote that ended late on Friday gives the developer a grace period of five business days to pay 2 billion yuan of onshore bond.

The View | Why China Vanke’s debt woes have barely made a ripple in markets

Robust exports, surging stocks and investors looking elsewhere have curbed pressure for more forceful government intervention.

China Vanke hit with fresh S&P downgrade amid mounting default concerns

Once a bellwether for China’s property sector, China Vanke now faces a CCC- rating, negative CreditWatch and a tight refinancing window.

Developer China Vanke reports US$2.3 billion loss amid sales slowdown

Persistent property-market weakness ratchets up pressure on the developer despite increased support from its largest state-owned shareholder.

Embattled Chinese property developer replaces chairman as debt pressures mount

News of a leadership change boosts bonds of China Vanke, which had nearly US$90 billion in liabilities as of September.

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China’s home prices slide as support measures fail to budge sentiment

Drop in new home prices across 70 major cities matches the previous month, which was the sharpest decline since October.

China’s June new-home prices fall 0.3% as weak sentiment ails market

A price gauge of newly completed homes in 70 major cities fell 0.3 per cent last month from May, faster than the 0.2 per cent decline the previous month.

Hong Kong stocks surge 1.6% after China’s GDP growth exceeds expectations

The 5.2 per cent GDP growth in the April to June quarter came in above the 5.17 per cent forecast by data provider Wind.

Opinion | China’s real estate rethink can help end developers’ debt addiction

On This Day | ‘No mission impossible’: first Hongkonger to reach North, South Poles – SCMP archive