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New | Taiwan’s economy faces challenges as next president prepares to take helm

epa05112386 Taiwan opposition leader and president-elect Tsai Ing-wen gestures during an interview before their meeting for parliament reform in Taipei, Taiwan, 20 January 2016. Tsai, chairwoman of the Pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, won the presidential election on 16 January and will be sworn in on 20 May. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

New | Bernanke says PBOC needs to be more transparent on yuan policy

(131012) -- WASHINGTON D.C., Oct. 12, 2013 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) meeting during the World Bank and IMF annual meetings in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Oct. 12, 2013. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)

Painful steel industry reforms needed to iron out overcapacity problems

A worker welds steel frames at a construction site of a railway bridge in Zhengzhou, Henan province in this December 17, 2009 file photo. China is expected to release GDP data this week. REUTERS/Donald Chan/Files GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE - SEARCH "BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD JANUARY 18" FOR ALL IMAGES

‘National team’ takes a back seat as mainland China market turmoil drags on

A Chinese investor wearing a face mask walks past electronic displays showing stock prices at a brokerage house in Huaibei in central China's Anhui province Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. China's Shanghai stock index sank to its lowest level in more than one year on Friday, as renewed concerns about the world's second-largest economy led global benchmarks lower. (Chinatopix via AP) CHINA OUT
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Update | Shanghai Composite crashes into bear market territory, while Hong Kong stocks rack up third week of losses

An investor looks at screens showing stock market movements at a securities company in Beijing on January 14, 2016. Shanghai stocks gave up early gains on January 13 to end the morning flat despite a better-than-expected trade report out of China, but Hong Kong rallied. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO

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Chinese stocks tumble to lowest since last year’s meltdown

A man walks past an electronic board displaying stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Chinese stocks seesawed Tuesday as worries lingered over the country's financial markets and economic outlook, fueling volatility in other Asian benchmarks. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Live | China Markets Live - Shanghai stocks tumble below 3,000 for first time in four months; Hong Kong rally fades

Japanese stocks bounced back Wednesday, after China's exports rose unexpectedly in December in yuan terms . Photo: EPA

The intense volatility in Chinese markets into 2016 due to the implementation of the circuit breaker has roiled world financial markets. 

Hong Kong stocks close at lowest level since 2012 even as China makes modest recovery

A woman looks at a computer screen showing the Hong Kong share indexes at a local bank in Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. Chinese stocks nosedived Thursday, triggering their second daylong trading halt this week and sending share markets, Asian currencies and oil prices lower as investor jitters rippled across the globe. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Live | China Markets Live - Hong Kong stocks fall to lowest close since 2012; Shanghai and Shenzhen modestly higher after choppy day

Stock traders are seen on the floor of the Hong Kong stock exchange in Hong Kong. Photo: EPA

The intense volatility in Chinese markets into 2016 due to the implementation of the circuit breaker has roiled world financial markets.

Live | China Markets Live - Hong Kong stocks finish below 20,000 for first time since 2013; Shanghai and Shenzhen plunge amid China growth fears

A Chinese investor takes a smartphone photo of electronic displays showing stock prices in a brokerage house in Beijing. Photo: AP

The intense volatility in Chinese markets into 2016 due to the implementation of the circuit breaker has roiled world financial markets.

Update | Market woe continues as Hang Seng Index closes below 20,000 for first time since 2013 - and more doom could lie ahead

A chart on an electronic stock board shows the Hang Seng index (HSI) in Central. The benchmark Hang Seng index goes down 2.7 percent to close at 19,888.5. 11JAN16 SCMP/ Felix Wong

New | China’s growth and frequency of US interest rate increases in 2016 top focus of stock market players

People wake on a bridge with a board showing the numbers of worlds stock exchange rates in the Lujiazui Financial District of Shanghai on November 25, 2014. After months of clinging to 'targeted measures' to keep the world's second larget economy on track, China has fallen back on one of the strongest weapons in its arsenal -- an interest rate cut -- and analysts say more easing is on the way. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE

New | Time to Fed-proof investments for 2016

People are reflected on an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. Hong Kong led gains in Asian stock markets Wednesday after an official said China will set up a second stock trading link with the city this year while Japan surged on a blockbuster share sale. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Larry Yung’s daughter ‘hazy’ on details of meeting about Citic Pacific foreign exchange losses

Zhang Jijing (left), Managing Director of CITIC Pacific and Chang Zhenming (right) , chairman of CITIC Pacific attend the press conference of the company's 2012 Half Year Results in Conrad Hotel, Admiralty. 16AUG12

New | Mainland China large-cap index surges 2.6 per cent to four-month high

**THIS PHOTO CAN BE REUSED** HKEX trading floor For 2015 HKMA Best Annual Reports Awards supplement, November 10, 2015 keith.wkchan@scmp.com

New Shanshui CEO confident of fighting off rivals in China’s cement war

Li Heping, executive director and CEO of China Tianrui Group Cement Company Ltd., hold a press conference on IPO at Conrad Hong Kong, Admiralty. 13DEC11.

Update | Hong Kong and China shares finish touch easier; China Vanke jumps on home price data

(151127) -- HANGZHOU, Nov. 27, 2015 (Xinhua) -- People visit a house and auto expo in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 27, 2015. A total of 47 housing developers took part in the 4-day expo which kicked here on Friday. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao) (wf)

Hong Kong-based bidder in soured Forbes deal hits back at original owners

Chinese guests read copies of the magazine with the list of China's most popular people, with the cover of basketball star Yao Ming, during a press conference in Beijing 10 February 2004. The rise of high-tech tycoons is the most significant feature of the 2003 Forbes China Rich List with William Ding, founder and chief architect of the Chinese Internet company Netease.com Inc, topped the list with wealth of US$1.06 billion based on his holdings' market capitalization on October 13. Ding, who owns 58.5 per cent in NASDAQ-listed Netease, has seen his stocks rise 20 times last year and almost fivefold this year., and while out of the 100 richest people, 16 are from Guangdong Province, 13 from Shanghai, 10 from East China's Zhejiang Province, and nine from Beijing. AFP PHOTO

New | Hong Kong, mainland China shares finish higher as Asia responds well to Fed rate rise

Chinese stock investors play cards at a brokerage house in Fuyang in central China's Anhui province Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. China's stock market fell sharply Friday as investigations into the securities industry widened to include two top brokerages. (Chinatopix via AP) CHINA OUT

New | Hong Kong stocks jump to strong finish after week-long slump and in front of US rates verdict

People walk past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Japanese stocks rose as the yen weakened but other Asian benchmarks were mostly lower as investors hunkered down ahead of the Fed's key meeting next week on interest rates.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

New | Hong Kong share suspension rule abuse to stave off price falls under scrutiny after first half surge

The logo of Chinese conglomerate Fosun is seen on top of a building in Beijing on December 12, 2015. One of China's biggest private-sector conglomerates, Club Med owner Fosun, said on December 11 its chairman was cooperating with judicial authorities over a reported corruption investigation. Shares in the group were suspended in Hong Kong after the disappearance of Guo Guangchang, dubbed "China's Warren Buffett", Fosun said in a statement. AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKER

Update | Shenzhen market indices rise on technology stocks ahead of Xi speech

Investors look at computer screens showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, in this July 8, 2015 file photo. To match CHINA-STOCKS/OUTBOUND REUTERS/Aly Song/Files

New | Mainland China stocks surge to week high on economic news, as Hong Kong drifts

An advertisement poster promoting China's renminbi (RMB) or yuan , U.S. dollar and Euro exchange services is seen outside at foreign exchange store in Hong Kong, China in this August 13, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/Files

Update | Hong Kong stocks finish lower amid weaker oil prices and renewed concerns about China’s financial health

Hong Kong trading was overshadowed on Friday by the sudden disappearance of Fosun Group chairman Guo Guangchang. Photo: Reuters

Mining sector defaults likely next year unless radical action taken, ratings agencies warn

(FILES) A picture taken on December 27, 2011 shows Komatsu 930 trucks parked at the Los Bronces copper mine of the Anglo American Coorporation, 60 Km from Santiago. Mining giant Anglo American said on December 8, 2015 that it plans to slash its workforce by almost two-thirds, from 135,000 staff to 50,000 after 2017, under restructuring triggered by tumbling commodity prices. AFP PHOTO/ARIEL MARINKOVIC

Update | Yuan weakens to lowest close in more than four years as stock markets also fall

A customer holds a 100 Yuan note at a market in Beijing, in this August 12, 2015, file photo. The International Monetary Fund is expected to add China's yuan to its benchmark currency basket at a board meeting in a symbolic win for Beijing, November 30, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee/FilesGLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE - SEARCH 'BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD NOVEMBER 30' FOR ALL IMAGES

Update | China's Citic Pacific foreign exchange trades ‘out of control’ before ringing up massive losses

Men smoke in front of Citic Tower, which houses the corporate headquarters of Citic Pacific Ltd., in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, March 27, 2014. Citic Group Corp., the state-owned company that describes itself as a pilot of China’s economic reform, plans to make billions of dollars of its assets part of a Hong Kong unit, Citic Pacific. Photographer: Jerome Favre/Bloomberg

China, Hong Kong markets flatline ahead of Fed decision on rates

A Chinese investor checks stock prices on his cellphone while others monitor screens at a brokerage house in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Asian stocks sank Friday, extending a sell-off in world markets after Europe's central bank unveiled plans to stimulate the continent's ailing economy that fell short of investor expectations. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

How foreign exchange contracts blew up for Citic Pacific

Chang Zhenming, chairman and executive director of CITIC Pacific, attends a news conference in Hong Kong in this August 26, 2009 file photo. Shares and bonds of Chinese conglomerate CITIC Pacific Ltd surged on March 27, 2014 after its state-owned parent, one of the country's biggest industrial companies, injected prime operating assets into the Hong Kong-listed firm. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/Files (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS)
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