H1N1 spread triggers rush for health insurance
2009-11-11 08:41:57
The growing number of H1N1 flu cases in the mainland has triggered a rush for insurance products as more and more people are trying to mitigate exposure and health risks.
What crisis? Women happy to spend
2009-11-06 08:33:41
Spurred on by rebates and the trickle down of the country's stimulus package, Chinese housewives, who traditionally control the pockets of their families, are buying the latest fashions, investing in stocks and traveling.
China's richest see their wealth double
2009-11-06 08:32:20
The Midas touch of US investment guru Warren Buffett helped energize the bank account of Shenzhen battery and electric car magnate Wang Chuanfu in the latest China rich list in Forbes Magazine, vaulting the entrepreneur 22 places up the rankings.
Wang Chuanfu tops Forbes China rich list
2009-11-05 16:14:03
Wang Chuanfu, chairman of electric car and battery maker BYD Co Ltd, topped the Forbes China rich list, with Liu Yongxing and Zong Qinghou behind him.
Many Guangzhou workers face salary cuts, job losses
2009-11-04 08:23:04
Many workers in Guangzhou are facing salary cuts or job losses, as both the private and the public sectors struggle in the midst of the economic crisis.
GEB opportunities for small investors
2009-11-02 08:40:49
Talk about China's long-awaited NASDAQ-style Growth Enterprise Board (GEB) is heating up among Chinese investors, but most of them have adopted a wait-and-see approach.
Investors fly as ChiNext gets off
2009-10-31 07:26:32
China's NASDAQ-like bourse, ChiNext, was off to a flying start in Shenzhen on Friday. Based on their closing prices, ChiNext companies are trading around 100 times their price-to-earnings ratio.
Woman, 66, may rake in millions from ChinaNetCenter listing
2009-10-29 17:07:10
Chen Baozhen, a 66-year-old Chinese woman, is about to become a millionaire after her company ChinaNetCenter, a Shanghai-based Internet firm, makes its debut on ChiNext—China's NASDAQ-style second board—with another 27 companies on Friday, Shanghai Securities News reported today.
Regulator issues draft rule to prevent misuse of personal loans
2009-10-29 09:08:31
China's banking regulator Wednesday issued a draft plan on stepping up rules of personal loans to prevent misuse of money lent from the country's financial institutions.
PC investors want more earnings surprises
2009-10-29 08:19:38
With a recovery well underway in the personal computer market, investors are keen to find out if some Asian companies are able to hold onto profit margins while boosting sales at the expense of global rivals.
Mainland gold jewelry sales to dazzle
2009-10-29 08:19:38
Hong Kong Resources Holdings Ltd, the gold company that has jumped fivefold in market value in the past year, said jewelry sales in the mainland will climb at a "double-digit" pace this year.
Masked man collects 360m yuan jackpot
2009-10-29 08:16:15
China's biggest-ever lottery prize of almost 360 million yuan, which had triggered weeks of nationwide speculation over the identity of its winner, has finally been claimed.