Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) continued its winning streak Thursday as investors piled into sectors expecting to receive Beijing's policy blessing during the National People's Congress a ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-06
China Merchants Group has entered into an agreement to build a US$1 billion expressway in Sri Lanka, Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday, citing a Sri Lankan official. The expressway, said to be the ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-06
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) ended a volatile trading session Wednesday, the first day of the National People's Congress's annual session. The HSI climbed as much as 181 points in the ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-05
The ultimate aim is to cut air pollution but the goal in one number is to build 18 gigawatts of new wind generation capacity this year. The figure is part of the National Energy Administration's 2014 ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-05
At first glance it looks just like what hundreds of millions of Chinese e-shoppers do everyday: you go to a cyber store and choose the items you want to buy, add them to your cart, check out on the pa ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-03
The only way to beat them is to join them -- sort of. Top and second-tier banks, including household names like Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (01398.HK), Bank of China (03988.HK) and China M ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-24
Yue Xiu Group is open for more acquisitions in the banking sector after completing a US$1.5 billion deal for a Hong Kong lender, joining the growing array of Chinese firms that are seeking opportuniti ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-24
Hong Kong stocks surged Tuesday, following gains in mainland indices, as spot gold rose a fifth straight day to a record US$1,287.81 an ounce. The Hang Sang Index added 1.78 percent to 21,962 points. ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-11
Leading real estate developers such as China Merchants Property Devt. Co. Ltd.(000024.CN), Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. (03333.HK) and China Vanke Co. Ltd. (000002.CN) are expected to see their p ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-11
The Hong Kong benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) rebounded for a second day as it followed the mainland market to close higher. The HSI rose 213 points, or 1 percent, to 21,636. The Hang Seng China Enter ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-07
Some banks are imposing daily transfer limits to a high-yield fund product run by Tencent's instant messaging platform WeChat, Oriental Morning Post reported Thursday, citing comments by the official ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-06
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) aims to transform as many existing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) into investment companies as possible rather than set up new ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-28
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission aims to transform as many existing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) into investment companies as possible rather than set up new ones as ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-27
When founder Wang Wei {王衛} sold a quarter of his SF Express firm to a consortium last year for around 8 billion yuan (US$1.32 billion), many were left scratching their head -- Wang had not long said t ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-21
Fears of debt defaults are rising as the credit ratings of more local governments and companies lumbered with excess capacity are downgraded, the China Securities Journal reported Tuesday, citing anal ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-21
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Friday, Jan. 17: TOP STORIES Tencent launches fund product, stepping up co ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-17
Talk about a shortcut to a custom banking market. All it needs is a hook-up with a family-owned Hong Kong lender and one is halfway through. Better still, buying it completes the foray. That is one bi ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-14
Regulators have suspended China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd.'s (600036.CN) peer-to-peer lending business after two months of operation, the 21st Century Business Herald reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-14
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Tuesday, Jan. 14: TOP STORIES Retailers see non-staple food prices up over ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-14
China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd. (600999.CN) plans to add about 100 jobs at its Hong Kong unit this year and double the unit's revenue over the next three years, with the aim of transforming itself ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-13
