| Bear Stearns, China firm swap investments http://www.baltimoresun.com... China Articles Baltimore Sun - NEW YORK - Bear Stearns Cos. and a Chinese government-controlled securities firm agreed yesterday to invest $1 billion in each other and combine some operations in Asia, giving the U.S. brokerage an entrance into China's insular financial sector. The ... |
| Asian Stocks Climb, Led by China Mobile; Hon Hai Advances http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... China Articles Bloomberg - Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose, rebounding from the steepest decline in two months, after record customer growth boosted profit at China Mobile Ltd. and Citic Securities Co. agreed to buy a stake in Bear Stearns Cos. ``In China, for most of ... |
| China's 'fifth generation' of leaders reflects nation's shifts http://www.latimes.com/news... China Articles Los Angeles Times - BEIJING -- China is used to dour Communist Party leaders with sanitized resumes, but the new team unveiled Monday has glamorous wives, exposure to Tiananmen-era student leaders and even a brush with divorce. That's not to suggest that China's ... |
| Hong Kong shares end morning higher led by China Mobile, mainland ... http://www.forbes.com/afxne... China Articles Forbes - HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices finished the morning session sharply higher led by heavyweight China Mobile after the company announced nearly 30 pct growth in nine months to September net profit, while mainland banks were boosted by China ... |
| China Power Investment, Yunnan Power Grid join Myanmar's Irrawaday dam ... http://www.forbes.com/marke... China Articles Forbes - BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Chinese companies, including Yunnan Power Grid Corp and the China Power Investment Corporation (CPI), are at the center of new plans to dam the Irrawaday River in neighboring Myanmar, a local pressure group said. Yunnan Power ... |
| Report: China working on 1st direct undersea cable to U.S. http://www.chron.com/disp/s... China Articles Houston Chronicle - BEIJING — A group of phone companies has begun constructing the first undersea telecommunications cable directly linking China with the United States, a news report said today. The fiber-optic cable will go into operation next July ahead of the ... |
| China's Stocks Drop for Fifth Day; Jiangxi Copper Paces Decline http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... China Articles Bloomberg - Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- China's stocks dropped for a fifth day, set for the longest losing streak in 14 months. Jiangxi Copper Co. and Zhongjin Gold Corp. led metals stocks lower after commodities yesterday fell the most in two weeks. ``The decline of ... |
| China begins laying new trans-Pacific fiber optic cable to US - report http://www.forbes.com/afxne... China Articles Forbes - BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China has begun laying a 500 mln usd fiber optic cable to the US that will be vital in meeting booming Internet traffic between the two nations, the China Daily reported. The 'Trans Pacific Express' cable will directly link China ... |
| HK shares rebound; China Mobile, BoCom in front http://today.reuters.com/ne... China Articles Reuters - HONG KONG, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Hong Kong blue chips jumped 2.8 percent on Tuesday, outpacing other recovering Asian markets, with China Mobile (0941.HK: Quote , Profile , Research ) leading the way following its better-than-expected quarterly results ... |
| China's Communists Alter Leadership http://www.washingtonpost.c... China Articles Washington Post - BEIJING -- President Hu Jintao emerged politically stronger after the Communist Party announced a new leadership lineup Monday, giving him his second five-year term. But it also promoted two potential successors, a move that could spark a disruptive ... |