The South China Morning Post leads its China coverage with the return of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin. Seemingly content to exert influence from behind the scenes since his official retirement in 2004, Jiang chose as his vehicle for re-entry to public life a 16-page academic paper on national energy strategy. In his presentation to the executive arm ...

SAIC Motor Corporation is leading the charge of domestic carmakers with JV partnerships to promote their own brands and challenge their foreign partners in China’s hot car market. 

The China Perspective: Today's news through Chinese media lens

BNP Paribas, France’s largest bank by market value, launches private banking services in China as the country’s booming economy and rising affluence boost demands for financial services such as asset management, The Standard reported.

Sino-French Water Development, a 50-50 joint venture with NWS Holdings and Suez of France, the world's No1 water firm, has invited four banks to help arrange a seven-year syndication loan for up to 1.4 billion HK dollars (179.49 million US dollars).

BNP Paribas SA expects to increase its staff in China by more than 50% by 2008 as part of its expansion strategy, the Wall Street Journal reported, quoted Jacques d'Estais, head of corporate and investment banking, as saying.

China Construction Bank inked an agreement with Bank of America (BOA) to acquire 100 percent of equity interest of Bank of America (Asia) limited, the wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA in Hong Kong, Bloomberg reported.

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. said it plans to offer credit cards next year, seeking to become the first insurer in China to diversify into a business forecast to expand more than tenfold by 2010, Bloomberg reported.

The Mainland government is considering Hong Kong’s public housing system to meet the surging demands of lower- and middle-classes for affordable housing, the Beijing Business Journal reported.