High loan rates standing in the way of progress

Various signs indicate that instead of loosening credit, China has targeted "lower financing costs" as a priority for the second half of this year.

Bain sees investment success as a learning process

A successful investment by a private equity firm is a team effort.

Banker: small loans big business

Micro companies are the lifeblood of financial industry, according to CGB

Rally in equities round the corner, fund leader says

Equities in China, on pace for their best quarterly gain in a year, are still in the "early" stages of a rally, according to Michael Shaoul, chairman and chief executive officer of Marketfield Asset Management LLC.

Alipay starts online financing for SMEs

China's largest online payment provider Alipay announced the official launch on Monday of Zhaocai Bao, an Internet finance platform that aims to reshape financing for small businesses to the tune of 1 trillion yuan ($162 billion) within three years.

With ownership curbs lifted, Taiwan's insurance sector looks for higher returns

Taiwan's insurers drove a surge in issuance of foreign debt, as an easing of ownership curbs allowed them to seek higher returns on $580 billion of assets.

Money moves in Shaolin

In the ancient mountain fastness of Shaolin Temple, behind the closed doors of a Buddhist sanctum, Abbot Shi Yongxin holds court from a lacquered wooden chair carved with dragons.

Kung Fu helps kick-start careers in assertive way

Back when he was a poor migrant worker sleeping in railway stations and under bridges, Lin Min had one unlikely skill he relied upon to survive and build a business empire.

Family firms help maintain growth impetus

In 1873, Eu Kong left his hometown in southern China to seek his fortune in Malaysia. On arrival, he set up a shop that he named Yan Sang - which means caring for mankind in Chinese - supplying Chinese medicine and herbs.

Restrictions hurting Yabaolu

Beijing's "Little Russia" is facing big problems.

Will sanctions close the curtain on Beijing's Russia town?

'Beijing-Istan' taking shape

The Soviet Union is reuniting - in a sense - in Beijing. More precisely, the people of the countries of the former Soviet bloc are expanding their presence in what's commonly referred to as "Russiatown" in the Chinese capital.