The move, by lowering the threshold for small shareholders, is aiming to provide more opportunities for overseas non-financial institutions and their holding companies to invest in securities.

The new rules give listed companies more flexibility. The share incentives will stimulate the firms' efficiency and management.

That the B shares may be merged into A shares is a main reason for the index to rise.

We need to promote competition, which will benefit the Chinese banking sector over the long haul.

No matter if you win or lose, the most important thing in life is to enjoy what you have.

Newspapers highlight the plight of needle-sharing drug users who contract HIV and hospital patients infected through blood transfusion. But little has been said about the spread of AIDS among gay men.