Chalco says not involved in reported bid for BHP stake
2008-04-10 16:52:18
Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) said it is not involved in a reported bid by Chinese entities to take a 9 percent stake in Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton.
BNP Paribas to double mainland team in 3 years
2008-04-09 10:08:18
French banking giant BNP Paribas SA said it planned to double its workforce in the burgeoning mainland market in three years.
Sinopec to diversify after posting loss
2008-04-08 10:22:23
Top Asian oil refiner China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) said yesterday it will diversify production as it tries to mitigate the impact of rising prices.
COSL wins Indonesian drilling fluids service contract
2008-04-08 10:09:39
China Oilfield Services Limited announced it had won a letter of intent for a three-year drilling fluids service contract in Indonesia worth "several million" dollars.
Sinopec's 2007 net profit up 5.5%
2008-04-07 10:01:22
Net profit at Sinopec Corp, Asia's biggest oil refiner, rose 5.5 percent to 56. 53 billion yuan ($8.1 billion) in 2007, said the company on Sunday.
Lehman Brothers examines China growth options
2008-04-03 10:28:38
Lehman Brothers, a noted US investment bank, is looking at expanding its business in China, an executive said on Wednesday.
China QDII funds under-performed benchmarks last year
2008-03-31 17:19:06
China's four stock-oriented qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) funds have all reported big losses last year.
Chinese funds see profits surge
2008-03-31 15:26:31
Altogether 341 funds reported total profits of 1.12 trillion yuan last year, 314 percent up from the previous year, according to annual reports disclosed by 58 fund companies.
Baosteel's net profit slows down
2008-03-28 09:16:30
Shares of Baosteel plunged 8.99 percent yesterday, after it posted a drop in net profit growth of 2.74 percent for 2007, according to a statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Pacific Insurance drops below IPO price
2008-03-27 09:39:34
China Pacific Insurance became the first major share to fall substantially below its IPO price since a suspension of IPOs was lifted in mid-2006.
China Life to shy away from stocks in 2008
2008-03-26 14:18:05
China Life said on Monday it had invested $300 million in last week's IPO by credit card giant Visa Inc and would cut its allocation to equities this year.
BoCom shares to be transfered
2008-03-26 15:08:26
China's State Council approved on Wednesday a voluntary transfer by Central Huijin Investment Co of 3 billion Hong Kong-listed shares in the Bank of Communications (BoCom) to the Ministry of Finance.