The partners were led in a group coffee tasting by the new Shanghai Roastery team and Schultz and others went into the audience to greet partners and answer questions during a Q&A. ( read original story ...)
METALS-Metals bide time amid bearish China, U.S. economic data
SHANGHAI LEAD, NICKEl: ShFE lead and nickel were up 0.24 percent and 0.05 percent respectively, while tin was 0.64-percent higher. * For the top stories in metals and other news, click or * Asian stocks struggled on Friday after a technology-led drop on ... ( read original story ...)
Two rooms available on Shanghai Indoor Stadium.line1&4
The metro station “Shanghai Indoor Stadium“”are just 3 minutes walking ... and a chair. The apartment has WIFI internet connection, a washing machine, kitchen, standard bathroom, a spatious living room with a brand new couch, a television, DVD ... ( read original story ...)
From opium wars to HSBC, writer Maurice Collis brought Asia to vivid life
Collis also produced Wayfoong (1965), commissioned as a centenary history for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which engagingly details the bank’s establishment and first 100 years of operations. At the time, popular authors such as ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ghost collateral’ haunts bank loans
The banker at the other end of the phone was furious, recalled Shanghai lawyer Wang Chaoyu. A pile of steel pledged as collateral for a loan of almost $US3 million from his bank, China CITIC, had vanished from a warehouse on the outskirts of the city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks up for 4th week, resources and financials lend support
Mainland investors in particular prefer big names that are familiar to them, including dual-listed state-owned sector leaders like China Merchant Bank, and online gaming ... stocks via the stock connects linking Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Nifty slips from 10k peak, Sensex falters in opening trade
Mumbai: Banking, healthcare and FMCG stocks weighed heavy on markets ... Japan's Nikkei was down 0.36 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.01 per cent while Shanghai Composite rose 0.11 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at a record ... ( read original story ...)