O'Neal leaves Merrill $162m better off

Merrill Lynch's departing Chief Executive Stan O'Neal will walk away with $161.5 million in stock, options and retirement benefits, the company said.

IN BRIEF (Page 15)

Business Indepth

Packaging firm offers lessons in innovation

Leading packaging supplier Tetra Pak's progress in China has been eye-catching in recent years, despite monopoly accusations.

Lenders wait for clarity on new policy

The People's Bank of China, the central bank, has yet to provide details of September's mortgage policy announcement, in which it raised the down payment for second-home buyers to try to curb property prices.

Special Supplement: Pilot area set to boost opening-up in Jilin

Jilin, one of Northeast China's three provinces, is making preparations for the establishment of the Jilin-Changchun-Tumen (Jilin here is a city of Jilin Province) Opening-up Pilot Area to promote the integrated development of the three areas along the Tumen River.

Special Supplement: Major projects in economic zone

Tumen International Free Trade Zone

Biz Scene: Market

Vanke profit up

Biz Scene: Grapevine

Talks with equity firms

Biz Scene: Biz Unusual

Fat chance

Biz Scene: Local

Shanghai boom

Biz Scene: Biz Move

Porsche China MD