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Banking & Finance Business

Crest of a wave

Having crossed the 21,000-point threshold on May 7 thanks to positive vibes over a government land auction, the Hang Seng Index (HSI) received a further boost a week later as Beijing permitted domestic banks to invest more funds in Hong Kong stocks. The new rules, which allow Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors (QDII) to invest as […]

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Business Energy & Environment

Shenzhen’s new center of gravity

Shenzhen’s Futian business district is becoming the city’s new commercial hub

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Business Economics & Trade

Breaking down the doors

Market access is the key as the EU looks to embrace globalization, not run the other way

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Business Consumer

Poor pets

The food industry looked set for a crackdown after two Chinese firms enhancing pet food additives to meet contractual obligations for protein content caused the deaths of 4,000 pets in the US. Some of the contaminated products ended up in feed eaten by 6,000 hogs and 3.1 million chickens. China at first denied any involvement […]

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Business Energy & Environment

Breaking new ground

Companies are looking beyond China’s crowded top cities for new office space