Bank shares in countries such as China and India may extend their advantage amid fraud probes of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

China's image has seen an upswing after hitting a low last year, a BBC sponsored poll said on Monday.

The country's customs officials seized as many as 37,000 pieces of mails and express mails containing counterfeit items from June to December 2009.

Pudong today evokes ready images of glistening skyscrapers, financial and futures markets, and shipping giants -- a global city for a globalized world.

The economy grew by a better-than-expected 11.9 percent year on year in the first quarter, official figures showed, prompting renewed calls for tighter policies to prevent overheating.