China’s Landbridge Group has bought a long-term lease on the Port of Darwin in Australia’s north for A$506 million (US$370 million). The deal is part of Australia's effort to capitalize on rising Chin ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-14
The inaugural Eastern Economic Forum, attended by more than 1,000 investors from 24 countries including China in Vladivostok this month, shows the momentum of Russia’s pivot to Asia. China is an impor ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-12
China’s central bank added the most funds to the financial system in open-market operations in six months and sold the cheapest treasury deposits in five years as efforts to prop up the renminbi strai ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-25
The renminbi could depreciate further in the near term, possibly losing another 3 percent by the end of this year, after the Chinese central bank slashed the daily fixing rate by 1.86 percent on Tuesd ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-12
China's freeze on initial public offerings has seen hundreds of millions in fees evaporate for now, with 38 companies blocked from share sales before underwriters could push them out of the pipeline. ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-21
Bank of Communications (BoCom) recently became the first bank in mainland China to gain approval for mixed ownership and mixed operations. Niu Ximing, its chairman, revealed at the shareholders’ meeti ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-11
A public spat between the managements of Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp. (LeTV), and Xiaomi Inc. probably triggered recent warnings from Chinese authorities, the Hong Kong Economic J ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-09
The People's Bank of China wants lenders to optimize their shareholding structures, seek private capital and increase employee equity ownership to make them more efficient. Yet, the initiatives probab ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-25
The Shanghai Composite Index rebounded quickly Thursday after losing over 5 percent in intraday trading. It closed with a 0.76 percent gain at 4,947 points. The rise was mainly underpinned by the fin ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-05
Stock speculators are hungry for any sign that will show which way the market will go, and many look to the stars for insight or inspiration. Even movie stars will do. And so it happened that when Ho ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-02
China's wealthy are more interested in financial sector investments rather than parking money in traditional industries, according to a survey. In a poll conducted on high-net-worth individuals in the ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-27
China's eight biggest listed banks have posted their weakest first-quarter growth in net profit since the 2008 global financial crisis. With the exception of China Merchants Bank (03968.HK, 600036.CN ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-07
With the Leung Chun-ying administration deciding not to renew the license of Asia Television (ATV), it seems to be curtains finally for Hong Kong's oldest and pioneering broadcaster. Barring a miracle ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-02
The key issue this year is that oil prices have slumped 60 percent since the second half of last year. This has eased global inflation pressure and paved the way for rate cuts by several major central ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-26
China's GDP growth is likely to moderate to below 7 percent in the first quarter of this year, which would pave the way for further monetary easing. And Beijing's push of the "One Belt One Road" strat ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-24
China Merchants Bank (CMB, 03968.HK), the mainland’s sixth largest commercial lender by assets, said it will consider spinning off businesses such as wealth management and credit card operations. Any ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-20
The high-profile hongbao promotions over the Lunar New Year holiday, in which online finance firms highlighted the ease of transferring cash over their platforms, helped stoke internet fever on the A- ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
The proportion of women on the boards of the companies on the Hang Seng Index (HSI) has risen to 11.1 percent this year from 9.6 percent last year. It is the highest ratio in five years but still fall ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-03
A new round of Chinese telecom industry restructuring, rumors of which sent share prices of leading players higher on Thursday, is unlikely to happen this year, according to an analyst in Hong Kong. A ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-13
Beijing's land market remains hot, with five plots sold at record prices within three days in 2015, China Daily reported. On Wednesday, a consortium comprising China Resources Land and Ping An Real Es ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-09
