Hong Kong

  • Aug 27, 2002
  • 7 min read

CHINA: New leaders to take hard line on Taiwan

Taiwan may assume added prominence in China's politics in the wake of recent pro-independence...

China
  • Aug 27, 2002
  • 1 min read

CHINA: Taiwan calculations

Taiwan may assume added prominence in China's politics in the wake of recent pro-independence...

China
  • Aug 19, 2002
  • 6 min read

CHINA: Sscratching the surface of organised crime

The former-Vice Mayor of Xiamen was sentenced to death on August 9 for taking bribes....

China
  • Aug 19, 2002
  • 1 min read

CHINA: Transnational crime

Despite a crack-down on official corruption and organised crime, the central government's...

China
  • Aug 15, 2002
  • 1 min read

HONG KONG: Falun Gong fines

A local court today fined 16 members of the Falun Gong sect for public obstruction and other...

Hong Kong
  • Jul 30, 2002
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Hedge funds transformation underway

Dutch pension funds ABP and PGGM have stopped lending securities to hedge funds in an attempt to...

International
  • Jul 30, 2002
  • 1 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Hedge fund outlook

The onset of a bear market has driven more institutional investors to follow high-net-worth...

International
  • Jul 22, 2002
  • 1 min read

CHINA: Bank IPO on course

State-owned Bank of China today announced that first-half pre-tax profits were down 37% on last...

China