China Minsheng New Energy Investment, the solar and wind power unit of Shanghai-based private equity firm China Minsheng Investment, aims to boost its solar farms' installed capacity more than sevenfold this year despite grid capacity bottlenecks that have limited generation growth in some regions.
Rate for over-45s having babies doubles, prompting doctors to warn about the health consequences of delaying pregnancy
More than a quarter of secondary school pupils had thoughts about taking their own life or self-harming in the past six months
Thirty years ago, for every 100 children and adolescents you came across in China, you’d be hard pressed to find even one who was obese. That situation has drastically changed: in 2014, about one in six boys and one in 11 girls were obese, a new study shows.
The head of a mainland China bank has signalled confidence that the central government will loosen requirements for lenders’ bad-debt provisions, a move that could help them to report larger profits.
Spending on luxury goods by Chinese shoppers abroad fell last month for the first time since such records began in 2010, leading to the worst ever monthly result for the luxury goods industry’s tourist sales, retail tax-refund services company Global Blue says.
China domestic department store operators and luxury goods retailers including Golden Eagle, Hengdeli Holdings, Parkson Retail are among the key beneficiaries of China’s new tax regime on overseas purchases, said analysts.
Hong Kong is losing out to Singapore again in terms of the public’s financial knowledge, leading to calls from regulators and others to improve the quality of market and investor education.
Regional markets enjoyed a good run in the past week, but more volatility could be on the cards as attention turns back to slowing China, according to analysts.
If your neighbourhood is well lit at night, you may not be sleeping well, according to new research by Stanford University. In a study that involved about 16,000 people in the United States over eight years, the scientists found that night-time light affects sleep duration and was significantly associated with sleep disturbances.
Singapore's top companies have led from the front in helping to remedy one of the blights on the local corporate scene - the under-representation of women on company boards.
Hong Kong stocks kicked off the trading week in a cautiously optimistic mode on Monday, as investors eyed important financial results due out at midday, while China markets strengthened to welcome the appointment of their new top regulator.
Mass exodus of senior doctors from public hospitals in last fiscal year, partly because of a wave of job vacancies in private sector hospitals
Stocks from Japan to Australia climbed on Monday (Jan 25) as the rebound that sent global stocks surging by the most in 3 1/2 years continued in Asia, amid bets central banks will come to the rescue of turbulent financial markets. Oil extended gains above US$32 a barrel.
The problem with China isn't just a slowdown, it's investors freaking out over it, according to a new report by Goldman Sachs.
Big buying orders for Hong Kong dollars overnight saw the local currency bounce back on Thursday morning, ending a five-day falling streak.
The Hong Kong dollar fell for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday morning to 7.8226, the lowest level since August 2007.
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