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New rules allow easier access to interbank bond trading

China has issued new rules making it easier for foreign central banks, sovereign wealth funds and global financial organizations to access its interbank bond market, the latest step in the opening up of Asia's largest economy.

Trade prospects still upbeat

Trade prospects are expected to remain stable during the next six months, thanks to the ongoing structural reforms and decisive steps to boost growth from cross-border e-commerce and new free trade zones.

Regulatory flaws expose weakness in market rules

HOMS system, a little-known securities trading software until recently, has been allegedly viewed as the prime culprit for the dramatic stock market slide in the past few weeks, raising questions of whether the country's financial regulation is matched with its high levels of technology and financial innovation.

Driving the high road to success

State-owned GAC Motor Co Ltd, a division of Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd, continued to expand its global presence amid a slowdown in the export of domestically made vehicles during the first five months of the year.

Weighing up the costs of buying your own home

China's property market is warming up again in first-tier cities.

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"Hong Kong boasts certain advantages. Over the past few days everyone was offered a glimpse into how Hong Kong's structure, legislation, policies and measures played their roles amid the fluctuation in global markets."

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Governments and policies

Planting the seeds for future growth

Yin Jiang'an, general manager of Jinmaoda Furniture Co, has seen timber costs soar in the past few years, sparking a price war among rival companies.

Q&A with Michael Snow

Michael Snow is executive director of the American Hardwood Export Council in the United States, one of the largest timber associations in the world.

Mining a rich seam of M&A

Chinese companies should be looking to increase their overseas investments in the global mining industry.

Rio Tinto confident about the future

Sam Walsh, chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Plc, is upbeat when it comes to the iron ore industry.