Evergrande

Hong Kong court rejects lawyer's request to use Evergrande founder's funds for legal costs

FILE PHOTO: China Evergrande Group then-Chairman Hui Ka Yan attends a news conference on the property developer's annual results in Hong Kong, China March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo

Field notes from Guiyang

Inside Evergrande’s unfinished fairytale ‘castle’ and the long shadow of China’s property boom gone bust

An unfinished castle-style building standing at a deserted Evergrande Group resort development in Guiyang, Guizhou province.

News analysis

China’s property crisis grinds on after Evergrande sentencing

Millions of partially built properties sit derelict across China while a recovery in new-home prices in the biggest cities, like Beijing and Shanghai, has stalled.

News analysis

Evergrande creditors owed $57 billion now face more complex path after founder jailed for life

A mainland Chinese court sentenced Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life in prison on Aug 20 and ordered that his assets be confiscated.

What property giant Evergrande’s court rulings mean for China’s economy

Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin was sentenced to life in prison in Shenzhen for fraud and other offences on Aug 20.

From property tycoon to life in jail: Who is Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan

Under Hui Ka Yan, Evergrande expanded aggressively by taking out loans to support its land-buying sprees while selling homes at lower margins for quick turnover.

China Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison for ‘heinous crime’

Hui Ka Yan’s sentence ends his rags-to-riches story but is unlikely to bring much solace to Evergrande’s domestic and foreign creditors.

China Evergrande's billionaire boss falls from circles of power to fraud plea

Hui Ka Yan attends a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

This is the end of China’s once mightiest property firm

Evergrande chairman’s ex-wife bought London luxury homes after property giant defaulted on loans

Ms Ding Yumei was no longer listed as a spouse of Mr Hui Ka Yan in Evergrande’s filing in August 2023.

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