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The ChiNext fell on Tuesday as 27 of the 28 shares at China's start-up board for small and medium-sized enterprises were down. The board, which is based in Shenzhen and started trading on October 30, 2009, is tailored to the needs of enterprises engaged in independent innovation ...
Chinese equities tumbled on Tuesday to hit a two-month low, led by real estate companies over concern that the government's policies to ease real estate market bubble would erode profitability and dampen market confidence. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 2.32 percent, ...
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is expected to overtake Hong Kong as the world's largest center for initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2010 and is forecast to raise 380 billion yuan ($55.6 billion), according to a report released yesterday by accounting firm Ernst & Young. ...
In face of a period of prolonged weak foreign demand, Chinese banks should adjust their credit portfolio to support the nation's industrial restructuring drive, Liu Mingkang, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, said on Tuesday. China's export will "remain weak" ...
Emerging-market equity fund inflows slowed in the week ending Dec 16, with 2010 poised to be a more "testing year" amid waning stimulus measures worldwide, according to EPFR Global, a Cambridge, MA-based advisor to financial institutions around the world. Net inflows of $571.4 ...
The ChiNext fell on Monday as all but four of the 28 shares at China's start-up board for small and medium-sized enterprises were up. The board, which is based in Shenzhen and started trading on October 30, 2009, is tailored to the needs of enterprises engaged in independent ...
China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has hired a whizz from US bond investor Pimco to be its investment head. This may mark a departure from an investment approach heavily focused on US Treasuries. If SAFE moves into riskier investments such as corporate bonds ...
Chinese equities rose on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.29 percent, or 9.09 points, to close at 3,122.97 points. The Shenzhen Component Index gained 0.74 percent, or 96.18 points, to close at 13,011.15 points. Combined turnover shrank to 143.01 billion ...
A businesswoman was sentenced to death in East China's Zhejiang province for for defrauding investors of 384 million yuan ($56 million) on Friday. Wu Ying, 28, former owner of the Zhejiang-based Bense Holding Group, amassed the funds by promising high returns to investors between ...
China will introduce index futures and margin trading at "appropriate" time in an attempt to deepen reform of the country's financial market, China's top securities regulator said Friday. Shang Fulin, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, told a conference in ...
Chinese shares fell for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, led by slacking property shares on concerns that the government will intensify measures to curb property speculation. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 2.05 percent, or 65.19 points, to close at 3,113.89 ...
Open-ended fund management companies will be allowed to charge extra fees from the investors who sell within a month after buying in under a new regulation that takes effect on March 15, 2010. The rules, issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, also encourage fund ...
The Permal Group, one of the world's oldest and largest hedge funds, is in talks with several large Chinese financial institutions to foster the overseas investment plans of cash-rich firms. Permal will also seek investment opportunities in China's capital market as the country ...
China's $80 billion national pension fund plans to boost its investments abroad, Chinese media reported on Thursday, as China faces renewed pressure to let its currency appreciate after global markets stabilize. China's National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will raise its overseas ...
China will encourage private enterprises to play a bigger role in the publishing business, according to guidelines to be released by the industry watchdog. Private enterprises will be allowed to publish books on science and technology, finance and economy, supplementary materials ...
The China Securities Index Co (CSI) is to launch the CSI Cross-Straits 500 Index on Jan 18 to reflect the performance of equity markets on the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. A total of 500 stocks are chosen as samples of the CSI Cross-Straits 500 Index, including the 300 ...
When investors open their books for a new year, without doubt China will be a hot spot they can't afford to miss. And for many who have closely followed the country's rise from the economic slowdown, there are still uncovered opportunities lying in this vastly diversified market. ...
Hang Seng Bank, the second-largest bank in Hong Kong, today announced it has received permission from the Guangdong branch of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) to open its first cross-city sub-branch. The sub-branch, located in Foshan, Guangdong, is among the first ...
Chinese commercial banks saw their bad loan ratio decline to 1.6 percent by the end of November, China Banking Association said Wednesday in a statement on its Website. The figure was down 0.8 percentage points from the beginning of this year, according to the statement. Capital ...
China's National Audit Office (NAO) said Wednesday 2.84 billion yuan ($420 million) of public funds misused by 13 centrally-administered enterprises in 2008 cannot be retrieved. China Aerospace Science & Industry Corp caused the losses of 6.37 billion yuan of state-owned assets ...
Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
CHICAGO -- Chicago held a ceremony Friday at the landmark Daley Civic ...
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
The first day of the peace conference in Montreux, was marked by ...
Chaos on streets after three reported killed in Kiev
Chaos on streets after three reported killed in Kiev
Three people have reportedly been killed in Ukraine's capital Kiev ...
Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
Financial reform in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone will ...
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Global economy is likely to gain ...
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
There’s been much talk of China at the World Economic Forum-and a ...
China's banks must evolve or perish
China's banks must evolve or perish
As China's traditional banks raise interest rates to claw back lost ...
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court has rejected a lawsuit ...
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
China's 77 major steel companies reported an average profit margin of ...
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi Winter Games
Injured Olympic champion Wang Meng has been ruled out of the 139...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...