Monday, May 20, 2013   

Lending to trusts may be banned
08-17 18:46
China is readying twin initiatives to curb opaque financing practices that threaten the stability of the country's US$864 billion investment trust industry and b...
Shanghai shares end marginally higher
08-17 15:15
Shanghai shares ended their worst week in more than two months on a firmer note today, helped by a good showing in the resources sector with gold miners strong on ...
Chen Shui-bian cleared of perjury charge
08-17 13:05
Taiwan's high court cleared former president Chen Shui-bian of one charge of instigating perjury in the latest legal victory for the jailed ex-leader. Chen...
Hu backs North Korea
08-17 13:03
China's President Hu Jintao on Friday met the powerful uncle of North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un, in a clear show of support for the impoverished all...
(Gu Kailai update) Gu's fate to be decided on Monday
08-17 11:41
A Chinese court will on Monday issue its verdict in the murder trial of Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced former Communist party leader Bo Xilai, a local gov...
(Diaoyu update) Activists in immigration hands
08-17 10:28
All 14 pro-China activists arrested after sailing to an island will soon be in immigration custody as Tokyo prepares their immediate deportation, police said tod...
Shanghai off to positive start
08-17 10:24
Shares in China advanced in early trade today following gains in US and European stocks overnight. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index was up 0.15 perce...
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