Air China resumes flight from Beijing to Athens
2011-05-18 11:25:13
An A330-model aircraft belonging to Air China, the country's flagship carrier, took off from Beijing at 12:40 am Wednesday and made its way to the city of Athens, signaling the resumption of flight services between China and Greece.
China bans illegally-operated organization CHC
2011-05-18 11:21:06
The China High-tech Industrialization Cooperation Organization (CHC), an unregistered organization that had been operating illegally to profit from unauthorized authentication and project cooperation, was banned.
COSCO appoints Rita Fan as non-executive director
2011-05-18 11:18:18
China COSCO, Asia's largest shipping company by market value, has appointed Rita Fan as independent non-executive director with effect from May 17, it said in a stock exchange filing on Tuesday night.
China calls for enhanced cooperation with Britain
2011-05-18 11:15:11
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday said China and Britain should work toward encouraging cooperation between enterprises of both countries to lift bilateral economic and trade ties.
Beijing municipality to promote local IPOs
2011-05-18 11:09:20
Beijing municipality is in talks with "several" large foreign equity investment institutions, and plans to jointly launch more private equity funds in mid-June 2011 to promote the listing of local companies, said an official with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Financial Work.
CIC eyes security of raw materials
2011-05-18 11:04:22
The managing director of China Investment Corp (CIC), the nation's sovereign wealth fund, is moving to Canada to bolster the company's attempts at investing in natural resources, according to a company official with direct knowledge of the matter.
Chinese firms show zeal for stakes in Swedish businesses
2011-05-18 10:48:17
Chinese companies are showing greater appetite for purchasing equity stakes in Swedish-owned companies, rather than investing in start-up projects, said a Swedish investment official.
HSBC extends network in China with more staff
2011-05-18 10:45:41
HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's biggest lender, aims to add at least 500 employees in the Chinese mainland annually as it further extends its network, said a senior executive on Tuesday.
State Council OKs urban planning of key city
2011-05-18 10:41:35
China's State Council approved, in principle, the general urban planning of Jiangmen in south China's Guangdong province for the next ten years, according to a statement on the government's website on Tuesday.
ChiNext Index opens lower Wednesday
2011-05-18 10:37:53
ChiNext Index opened 3.15 points lower at 891.99 Wednesday.
China stock index futures open lower Wednesday
2011-05-18 10:36:54
China's stock index futures opened lower Wednesday. The contract for settlement in May, the most actively traded, opened 2.2 points lower at 3,116.2 from the previous close.
China's yuan strengthens against USD Wednesday
2011-05-18 10:35:30
The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, Wednesday strengthened against the US Dollar (USD) as the central parity rate of the yuan was set at 6.5074 per USD.