It's cool to chat about your portfolio to friends

The only way not to alienate your friends these days is to have a stock market account in A shares.

Emerging onto the global market

For years, investment constraints and regulatory restrictions in the country have kept China's A shares away from any major global benchmark indexes. But changes in the market for A shares have started to change things.

Online funds tempting investors

Online investing has been hailed as the next big financial trend. It might well be.

Asia's economic power triggers a capital flood into startups

Raising capital for a startup has traditionally been one of the most difficult parts of getting a business off the ground. But times are changing and many Asian startups have become billion-dollar success stories.

Chilean's crude assault slammed

Players and coaches lined up to condemn Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara on Thursday after he apparently attempted to shove his finger in an opponent's backside during the stormy Copa America quarterfinal win over Uruguay.

A qualified privilege for the hopefuls

Melzer beat Melzer, Zhang faced Zhang, a 44-year-old Japanese returned to a tournament she first played in 1989 while a British girl broke down in floods of tears mid-match.

Becker still stirring the pot

Thirty years after he stormed to his first Wimbledon title, driven by a confident, teenage swagger, Boris Becker is still making waves at Wimbledon.

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Wolves go to Towns with No 1 pick

The Minnesota Timberwolves got their man in the middle. The Lakers got a playmaking partner for Kobe Bryant.

Top pick vows to deliver on big stage

Karl-Anthony Towns is a young man with many gifts, but the 19-year-old top pick of the NBA Draft vowed to give all he can to help turn around his new team, the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Family backs 'an old soul' at heart

With only hours to go before Thursday's NBA Draft, the mother of Karl-Anthony Towns slid on a brand new pair of black stilettos, smoothed out her loose, fancy pantsuit in the lucky shade of Kentucky Blue and spoke confidently of her youngest child's ability to navigate what is to come in the big time.