Top Biz News

Rusal may offer stakes to Chinese firms for IPO support  2009-11-14 10:07:48

MOSCOW: Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska's aluminum producer United Co Rusal may offer stakes in smelters and mines to Chinese companies to ensure the success of its initial public offering in Hong Kong, analysts said.



Hong Kong economy keeps improving in Q3  2009-11-14 10:20:01

The Hong Kong government announced Friday that the city's economy saw further improvement in the third quarter, with real gross domestic product (GDP) growing 0.4 percent over the second quarter.



China's Tibet sees record number of tourists this year  2009-11-14 10:19:52

China's Tibet autonomous region received a record number of 5.27 million tourists in the first 10 months of this year, according to a tourist official.



China to restrain 'abnormal' home price hike  2009-11-14 09:39:18

China should keep home prices from long time "abnormal increases" and divert profits made from home price hikes to the public through taxation, a senior property official said in Beijing Friday.



China's Oct fiscal revenue up 28.4% year-on-year  2009-11-14 09:16:54

China's fiscal revenue for October reached 684.49 billion yuan (about $100 billion), up 28.4 percent compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Finance announced Friday.



Australian company secures deal with Chinese steel mill  2009-11-13 17:32:26

An Australian iron ore producer announced on Friday that it had sold the expected first five years of production from a new mine to Chinese customers.



Mainland bank Minsheng launches $3.9b IPO in HK  2009-11-13 16:26:33

China Minsheng Banking Corp, the mainland's leading non-state-owned bank, launched an initial public offering on the Hong Kong stock market on Friday to raise around HK$30 billion.



Chinese shares rise slightly to end week  2009-11-13 16:03:23

Chinese equities rise slightly on Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 14.7 points, or 0.46 percent, to close at 3,187.65.



Hu makes proposal to boost world economy  2009-11-13 16:02:30

Chinese President Hu Jintao put forward a four-point proposal to boost economic growth and revive the world economy during a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Singapore on Friday.



Honda, Guangzhou Auto mull capacity expansion  2009-11-13 15:21:20

Honda Motor and Guangzhou Automobile may expand the capacity of their China plant by a third next year to meet robust demand in the world's largest market, chairman of the Chinese automaker said on Thursday.



BMW to hike China output  2009-11-13 09:28:11

ExxonMobil to boost mainland sales  2009-11-13 08:57:48

China's cool head in crisis praised  2009-11-13 08:52:13

Yuan, trade risks loom over economy  2009-11-13 08:52:13

CCB in talks to buy Taifook  2009-11-13 08:57:48



Investors bet on select offers  2009-11-13 08:57:48

Copper gets a lift from weak dollar  2009-11-13 08:57:48

Markets end flat, appliance makers up  2009-11-13 08:57:48



Eximbank may get capital shot soon  2009-11-12 08:55:56

Sinopec's Fujian plant up, running  2009-11-12 08:55:56

Emissions goal mulled for first time  2009-11-12 08:48:24

Exports deliver good news for economy  2009-11-12 08:48:24

CDB opens first Egypt office  2009-11-12 18:04:12

Hong Kong stocks close 1.01% lower  2009-11-12 16:54:02

Biz Unusual

Cutting off criminal channels

The China Advertising Association publicly condemned 58 illegal infomercials on Sept 25 after an investigation by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce.

Fired up about trash crisis

B-School fees skyrocket

Black-money tricksters caught in Beijing

Entrapment driver wants money back

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Newsmaker

Li hikes stake in holding firm

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd Chairman Li Ka-shing is buying more shares in the property developer, the worst-performing stock this year among Hong Kong's five biggest real-estate companies.

Student entrepreneurs get support amid bleak job market

Stars shine brighter with EMBA

GSK may shift some Relenza manufacturing to mainland

Consulting firms eye China's IPO chances

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