Assets

Disclosing assets of mainland elites too big a gamble, analysts say

27 Feb 2013

At the past seven annual meetings of the National People's Congress, lawyer Han Deyun repeatedly called for legislation requiring officials to declare their personal assets.

Reform is impossible when the reformers are losing so much

3 Jan 2013

China's incoming President Xi Jinping, outgoing premier Wen Jiabao and former central bank governor Dai Xianglong have a couple of things in common.

Economist warns of dangerous asset bubble on mainland

16 Dec 2012

Economist Wu Jinglian, one of the mainland's best-known advocates of market reform, warned yesterday that excess domestic money supply was creating an increasingly unsustainable asset bubble.

China critics 'doomed to failure' as Wen seeks lawyers

29 Oct 2012

China on Monday warned its critics they were “doomed to failure” as Beijing confirmed that Premier Wen Jiabao’s family had employed lawyers to help fight The New York Times.

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Wen family hits back at 'lies' on hidden fortune

28 Oct 2012

Lawyers for Premier Wen Jiabao's family last night hit back at The New York Times for its explosive exposé about their wealth - the first time a top Chinese leader has issued a rebuttal to a...

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Opinion

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Bank of Singapore out to exploit mainland wealth to double portfolio

Asian private wealth manager Bank of Singapore is looking to cash in on China's rising affluence to reach its goal of doubling its global assets under management in four years.

Greece prepares sale of state assets as economic outlook grows more bleak

An unprecedented clear-out is now under way in Athens after the government announced it will sell anything it can do without - and in this debt-choked nation that means letting go of islands,...

US citizens have until end of year to save on assets over US$5.12m

US citizens living in Hong Kong could save themselves huge sums of money if they exploit a significant tax savings opportunity before the end of

BANKING

Asset worries see Minsheng Bank take a tumble

The price of China Minsheng Bank shares fell yesterday on news that two brokerage houses had downgraded its ratings over concerns of deterioratin

EGYPT

Britain 'failed to freeze assets of Hosni Mubarak regime'

The Egyptian public investigator who led efforts to hunt down property belonging to the regime of toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak has accused Britain of being "one of the worst" countries for...

SHIPPING

Sinotrans to streamline assets as economic outlook worsens

Sinotrans is consolidating more than 4 billion yuan (HK$4.89 billion) worth of assets in its parent company to cut costs as the economic outlook deteriorates.