Yao Ming sues sportswear firm for infringements

2011-05-13 13:40:16

Star basketballer Yao Ming has filed a lawsuit against a local sportswear producer for name and portrait infringements, the Yao Team announced here on Thursday

Anatomy of culpability

2011-05-13 13:39:10

Government policies and 'loophole mining' contributed to the US subprime crisis and policymakers should heed the lessons.

Huaneng revives plan for share sale

2011-05-13 13:26:45

Huaneng Renewables Corp plans to revive a Hong Kong initial share sale after cutting the size of the offering by about 20 percent to $1 billion, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

Chinese tourists seek a new place in the sun

2011-05-13 13:24:16

The Pacific Islands and African countries are looking to claim a share of China's lucrative tourism market, after the 2010 Shanghai Expo opened a window of opportunity for them.

Stocks slump on earnings concern

2011-05-13 13:21:43

Stocks on the Chinese mainland fell on Thursday, dragging the benchmark index to a three-month low. That's after a slump in commodities raised concern producers' earnings will decline.

Hong Kong's Q1 exports volume up 17.7%

2011-05-13 13:20:05

Hong Kong's total exports volume increased by 17.7 percent year on year in the first quarter in 2011, said the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) of the city government on Thursday.

Sina Weibo users hit 140m as of April

2011-05-13 13:18:49

Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like microblog service, on Thursday announced that it had about 140 million registered users at the end of April, up from 100 million at the end of February.

Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange -- May 12

2011-05-13 13:15:35

Following are Thursday's major Hang Seng Indices managed and compiled by the Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hang Seng Bank

HK stocks slip on loss of heavyweight - May 13

2011-05-13 13:14:42

Hong Kong stocks slipped on Thursday as heavyweight HSBC dropped.

'Keep buildings simple to save energy'

2011-05-13 13:11:56

The central government is urging its branches at all levels to avoid constructing public buildings that are peculiar shapes in a bid to cut down on energy consumption.

Geely's Volvo gaining traction

2011-05-13 11:14:59

When Geely Auto snapped up the Swedish carmaker Volvo last year in what was to be China's largest auto acquisition, the uneasy marriage might have best been described by the old Chinese saying: "Same bed, different dreams".