Britain was granted a 99-year lease for the rocky island following the aftermath of the First Opium War and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) was created to provide financing for ... ( read original story ...)
China’s central bank won’t let yuan weaken past 7 to the dollar: sources
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank will use foreign exchange intervention and monetary policy tools to stop the yuan weakening past the key 7-per-dollar level in the near-term, three ... ( read original story ...)
Famed architect I.M. Pei’s legacy stands tall in Hong Kong through Bank of China Tower
He also said that at the time, its neighbour, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, had just completed its new headquarters, designed by another giant of the architectural world, Norman ... ( read original story ...)
Yuan off 5-1/2-mth low after central bank vows to keep currency stable
SHANGHAI: China’s yuan bounced from a 5-1/2-month low against the US dollar hit last week, helped by a firmer-than-expected midpoint and the central bank’s pledge to keep the currency stable. Prior to ... ( read original story ...)
China’s central bank will not let yuan decline past 7 to the dollar: sources
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s central bank will use foreign exchange intervention and monetary policy tools to ensure the yuan does not weaken past the 7-per-dollar key level in the immediate ... ( read original story ...)
Lalonde breaks Canadian steeplechase record in Shanghai
Moncton runner Genevieve Lalonde achieved a personal best and broke a Canadian record in Shanghai over the weekend ... for the start of the summer season so this is really, really good news or ... ( read original story ...)
Dr. Yuhua Shouzhi Wang Art Exhibition Opens at the Shanghai Exhibition Center
and Professor of the School of Fine Arts of the Shanghai University; * Chen Yiming, contract artist of the Hammers Galleries, New York; * Xu Mouping, Member of the China Artists Association and famous ... ( read original story ...)