Industrial park life brings a better tomorrow

Jon Gong worked most of his life as a farmer in a rural region of Cambodia and never dreamed that one day he would own a small cafe.

Small investors banking on new range of options

Small investors have poured into China's stock markets and moved away from low interest savings accounts at traditional banks.

Rich Chinese increase wealth and spread risk

Wealthy Chinese investors helped fuel the rise in the country's stock markets earlier this year. And their figures are increasing all the time.

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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