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Asian stock markets traded mostly higher Friday, with Japanese blue chips swinging to gains in the afternoon session.The rise for the major markets came as Hong Kong and Seoul were closed for holidays, curbing trading volumes in bourses that were open.Japan's Nikkei Stock Average closed 0.7% higher, undoing losses from the morning session and erasing Thursday's 0.4% retreat, which had followed a major jump of 2.3% on Wednesday.Losses for Wall Street overnight had helped dampen sentiment earlier in the day, as the S&P 500 (SPX) finished down 0.5% after a Federal Reserve official tipped a pullback in the central bank's easing programs could come as soon as this summer.But offsetting the U.S. loss were domestic data showing Japan's core machinery orders -- seen as a leading indicator of capital investment -- jumped 14.2% in March, well above forecasts.Real-estate shares were a strong spot for the Tokyo market, as some major names rebounded from recent losses. Among them, Mitsui Fudosan Co...
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (600028.SH), also known as Sinopec Corp., doesn't have a definitive timetable for the possible acquisition of overseas assets from i...
Bank of Nanjing Co. (601009.SH) said Tuesday that two of its state-controlled shareholders, Zijin Investment Group and Nanjing Gaoke Co. (600064.SH), have agreed to ...
Investing errors come in all shapes and sizes. Some mistakes are timeless, such as not investing at all, while others are specific to events and circumstances.For in...
China has approved the sale of HSBC's remaining $7.5 billion stake in Ping An Insurance <2318.HK> to a group controlled by Thailand's richest man, giving the green l...
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission has cleared HSBC Holdings PLC's (HBC) sale of a stake in Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. (601318.SH) to Thailan...
Sinopec Corp. (SNP), China's largest oil refiner, saw its oil and gas output rise 4.83% year on year in 2012 to 427.62 million barrels of oil equivalent, according t...
Bank of Nanjing Co. (601009.SH) said Saturday French bank BNP Paribas SA (BNP.FR) has raised its stake in the Chinese lender by 2%.BNP Paribas bought 59.38 million s...
Wuhan Iron & Steel Co. (600005.SH) said Friday that its parent company plans to boost its stake in the listed steelmaker by up to 5%, in line with a call from the go...
Shipping giant China Cosco Holdings Ltd. (1919.HK) said Monday it is planning to issue U.S. dollar bonds and will conduct a series of roadshow presentations to insti...
China's big four state-owned banks Friday revealed just how much the investment arm of China's sovereign-wealth fund purchased in them this week as it bid to shore u...
China has signalled its intent to shore up investor sentiment in the country's domestic stock markets as indicated by the share purchase plans of an investment arm o...
Bank of Communications Co. (3328.HK) is considering selling asset-backed securities on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the state-run China Securities Journal reported T...
The board of Air China Ltd. (0753.HK) has approved a plan to buy 100 aircraft from Airbus, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. (EAD.FR), in a deal that...
China Shipping Container Lines (2866.HK) plans to order five triple-E container ships, becoming the second operator after market leader A.P. Moller-Maesk A/S (MAERSK...
Bank of Communications Co. (3328.HK) Chairman and Executive Director Hu Huaibang has resigned effective immediately, the bank said in a statement to the Shanghai Sto...
PetroChina Co. (601857.SH), China's biggest listed oil company by output, said Wednesday it will sell up to 15 billion yuan (US$2.4 billion) of five-year bonds and C...
China Life Insurance Co. (601628.SH) will suspend the trading of its shares in both Shanghai and Hong Kong Monday, according to a stock exchange filing and a company...
China Merchants Bank Co. (600036.SH) said Friday its net profit rose 25.3% last year from a year earlier based on preliminary results.In a brief filing to the Shangh...
China's property market is rife with speculation - both about rising house prices and about what the new government may do to curb them once it takes office next wee...
