China's stocks rose for the eighth day, the longest winning streak in more than two years, as developers gained after home prices climbed and healthcare companies advanced on growing H1N1 flu cases.
CRC, a State conglomerate with businesses from retail to real estate, may join Li Ka-shing in controlling three members of the Hang Seng Index.
China Minsheng Banking Corp booked an 824-million-yuan ($121 million) loss on its stake in UCBH Holdings Inc, whose bank was seized by US regulators last week.
With bureaucratic wrangles grounding the popular online game World of Warcraft (WoW) and its future expansion plans in China, it is only a matter of time before players switch to other games, said industry experts.
Warren Buffett's purchase of US rail freight giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp has spurred a rally in Chinese railways-related stocks, especially transportation and construction firms.
Rubber climbed to a two-week high as data showed a 76-percent increase in car sales in China and global stocks rallied, boosting investor confidence that demand for the commodity used in tires will increase.
China will lead the recovery of the global initial public offering (IPO) market, consultancy firm Ernst & Young (E&Y) said in its latest survey of institutional investors across the world.
A top legislator in Liaoning province is being investigated for taking bribes from property developers, a newspaper reported yesterday.
A rising number of extreme storms and droughts are expected to hit the Yangtze River Basin in the coming decades, the result of rising temperatures globally.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will become a hub for global trade as it draws more interest from countries worldwide in acknowledging free trade within the region, analysts have said.
The China Advertising Association publicly condemned 58 illegal infomercials on Sept 25 after an investigation by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce.
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.
| Name | Value | Change | Time |
| Shanghai | +1.25% | Tue | 3,235.36 |
| Shenzhen | +1.42% | Tue | 13,677.72 |
| HSI | +1.34% | Tue | 22,113.15 |
| NIKKEI | +2.43% | Tue | 9,572.20 |
| Dow | +0.34% | Mon | 10,344.80 |
| Nasdaq | +0.29% | Mon | 2,144.60 |