Liquidators suing Akai auditors for negligence

In the mid-1990s, Hong Kong tycoon James Ting was a credit to the city.

Be reasonable in exit offers, says SGX

Responsibility for this rests on board, independent financial advisers

Schoolgirl wants to be ‘corrupt official’

A six-year old girl has become a media darling in China on her first day of school by expressing her aspiration to become a ‘corrupt official’ when she grows up, state media said yesterday.

Moody’s, S&P lose free speech protection claim

Investors may pursue fraud lawsuit against the two agencies: US judge

The next big thing: markets in Indochina

With Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam growing rapidly, enterprising Singapore companies should ‘fly there tomorrow’

South Africa U-turn on apartheid lawsuits

South Africa’s government has backed a bid by apartheid victims to sue firms in the US - reversing the position of the previous administration.

Han Chinese unrest tests security troops’ mettle

Unrest in Urumqi, the capital of China’s frontier Xinjiang region, is testing Chinese security forces as Han Chinese demonstrators impugn their loyalty, two months after deadly ethnic rioting on July 5.

China official: 5 killed during Urumqi protests

Five people have died during mass protests sparked by a bizarre series of hypodermic needle stabbings in this western Chinese city that has been wracked by ethnic unrest, an official said Friday.

JPMorgan clears its name in China Hongxing share sale

It reveals details to show it notified China Hongxing within 2 days of each sale

HSBC faces problems going back to its Shanghai roots

In recent months bank executives have repeatedly said they want to list shares in HSBC Holdings on the Shanghai stock exchange.

Former justice chief had his own ‘Fort Knox’

The former justice bureau chief who fell in the Chongqing organised-crime investigation apparently had his own version of Fort Knox.

Ex-lovers in court battle over company shares

He claims she oppressed his minority rights; she claims he was given a stake only because of their relationship

Euphoria over small-cap stocks rising as risk appetite returns

Potentially lucrative small stocks outperform blue chips amid upturn

China drafts new partnership rules to draw foreign firms

In landmark move, foreign firms may set up registered partnerships locally

Backpedalling, China Eases Proposal to Ban Exports of Some Vital Minerals

Chinese officials said on Thursday that they would not entirely ban exports of two minerals vital to manufacturing hybrid cars, cellphones, large wind turbines, missiles and computer monitors, although they would tightly regulate production.

Addicted to the Internet? There’s rehab for that

Facility claims to be first in U.S. to offer Web, video game recovery program

$100 liability cap for lost credit cards

Cardholders protected from Nov 1 provided they are not negligent

Offshore private banking model is dead, say experts

A US tax probe against Swiss bank UBS has killed traditional offshore banking and wealth managers will have to improve their offers to survive, bankers and industry insiders said on Tuesday.

Is it next stop Beijing for Bo aboard the Chongqing express?

Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai, a princeling politician with a populist touch, is the biggest winner in the municipality’s war against organised crime gangs. The crackdown in the unruly southwestern municipality has won him public praise and political capital ahead of a gathering of top officials this month.

Defence moves to impeach own witness

Ex-Pheim fund manager tells court she didn’t give order to buy UET shares