Economy of the People'S Republic of China

27 Aug 2012

China Liansu Group Holdings, one of the largest manufacturers of plastic pipes and fittings on the mainland, announced a slight increase in its financials for the first six months of the year.

Property players look abroad to avoid controls

22 Aug 2012

Shanghai property agent Fang Bei used to earn tens of thousands of yuan a month from commissions she was paid for selling luxury homes to wealthy businessmen.

End China's state-led sports system

16 Aug 2012

The London Olympics have just ended and the memory of Chinese athletes giving their all to win honours is still fresh in our minds. Who can forget Liu Xiang's heart-wrenching fall in the hurdles...

Fears of a lull as economic growth wanes in Japan

14 Aug 2012

Japan's economy expanded just 0.3 per cent in April-June, half the pace expected, fuelling concerns growth will continue to flag as a rebound in consumer spending starts to lose momentum and...

Investors get more reason to grumble

14 Aug 2012

Mainland-listed companies are reporting lacklustre earnings for the first half of this year, a development likely to further depress a confidence-stricken domestic stock market.

Opinion

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Tom Holland

Signs of nightmare scenario in China's latest economic data

Re-exports disguise Hong Kong's gloomy outlook

Gosh, everyone's gone gloomy all of a sudden. On Friday the Hong Kong government announced that the city's economic output fell by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year, compared with the...

Economy's lull a time for reform

Cooling economic activity has heightened expectations of more aggressive policy actions from Beijing to counter a worse-than-expected slowdown.

Regulator calls for share buy-back

The mainland's securities regulator is encouraging listed companies to buy back and cancel some of their shares, the latest effort to boost stock prices and bolster investor confidence.

829b yuan to beat the downturn

Hunan provincial capital Changsha has unveiled an 829.2 billion yuan (HK$1.02 trillion) stimulus package, prompting speculation it could be a model for other local governments to counter the...

Pep talk fails to reassure investors

Mainland investors rejected a pep talk last week from the chief securities regulator, sending the benchmark to a three-year low yesterday as concerns about the country's economy mounted.

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Who's reaping the windfall?

The impact of falling oil prices reaches many firms. Investors might wonder which listed firms might be profiting most. The following are the sectors and the firms to watch:

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