Hong Kong shares closed higher on Wednesday, taking the cue from mainland peers and other overseas stock markets. The benchmark Hang Sang Index added 76 points or 0.34 percent to finish at 22,664 poin ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-19
No doubt it was a remarkable feat. Chinese property titan Vanke (000002.CN, 200002.CN), the world’s largest of its kind, sold 171 billion yuan (US$28.25 billion) worth of homes in 2013, up 21 percent ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-04
The document released last week after the Chinese Communist Party's central committee plenum suggests two things. The one is that opposition to financial reforms remains huge. The other is that top po ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-21
Chinese realty juggernaut Vanke (000002.CN, 200002.CN) confirmed last week that it will play a key role in Huishang Bank's {徽商銀行} (03698.HK) initial public offering. The Economic Observer said it just ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-11
Hong Kong stocks took a breather Thursday, slipping 0.42 percent to finish at 23,206, on a round of profit-taking. Still, the benchmark Hang Seng Index ended October on a high note. It picked up 1.5 p ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-31
China Minsheng Bank's (01988.HK, 600016.CN) huge lending plan in Hainan represents one more example of how the nimble financial institution tries to steer away from the beaten track to create tailor-m ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-30
China's four-year-old ChiNext has had an extraordinary growth spurt this year -- the benchmark index of the NASDAQ-style exchange for high-growth, hi-tech start-ups has almost doubled. That's in stark ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-24
A dizzying array of listed companies -- with such diverse businesses as garments, pork and even fodder -- has suddenly come out of the woodwork to signify their intention to venture into the banking d ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-11
