China must develop its bond market: deputies

2007-03-08 15:04:59

The underdevelopment of China's bond market needs to be urgently addressed, deputies said at the ongoing "two sessions" on Wednesday.

CBRC denies stock probes

2007-03-08 15:13:05

The banking regulator has denied that it had launched special investigations of possible illegal bank loans flowing into the stock market.

Experts endorse short-selling mechanism

2007-03-08 15:29:44

China should rev up efforts to introduce short selling to shore up stock-market liquidity and help counter growing share-price volatility.

PetroChina plans new refinery

2007-03-08 09:40:24

Top oil producer PetroChina is set to build another gigantic refinery and an ethylene plant in Sichuan Province.

Minsheng diversifies business

2007-03-08 09:28:54

Chinese commercial banks are seeking to expand into investment banking and other financial businesses.

Qingdao Port lines up IPO

2007-03-08 09:24:21

Qingdao Port aims to become the shipping hub of northern China with a planned initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong.

Nation weighs derivatives market

2007-03-08 08:50:57

China needs to develop a financial derivatives market in order to reach its goal of becoming a leader of international finance.

Risks and returns of a financial supermarket

2007-03-08 08:48:27

Have you ever dreamed of a financial supermarket? Money changers, insurers, securities and fund management companies, all under the same roof?

Stocks make comeback

2007-03-08 08:55:50

The Chinese stock market rebounded for the second consecutive day after last Tuesday's big sell-off.

New Hope to raise Minsheng stake holding

2007-03-07 15:54:42

Sichuan New Hope Investment plans to raise its stake in China Minsheng Banking Corp to more than 10 percent to remain as its biggest shareholder.

China mulls new QFII formula

2007-03-07 14:56:50

China is considering a new formula for determining how much portfolio investment can flow into the country, a senior official said.

New mutual fund hits sales quota on 1st trading day

2007-03-07 14:39:56

China's fund frenzy continued unabated with a newly-approved mutual fund fully subscribed on its first trading day.