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Guangshen Railway (GSH) is a large railway in Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China. It pays a yield of 3.2% and pays dividends annually. The company has paid dividends since 1997.

PetroChina Co. Ltd. (PTR) has been paying dividends since the year 2000, and pays semi-annually (twice a year), most recently in May and September. This producer of oil and natural gas has a forward P
Over the past thirty days, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has shed over 40% of its value, and has many now questioning if the move in this leading indicator is a forewarning of what is to come in the global economy. To answer this, one has to look at what has been driving the index lower during the month, and take it in context of broader cyclical moves and the relatively high levels of volatility an
A Chinese company that bought an Australian iron ore mine nearly four years ago is now wobbling to stay on its feet in the wake of project delays, labor snafus and unexpected costs.

The challenges have been piling up ever since CITIC Pacific acquired 25-year mining rights to 2 billion tons of magnetite – with an option for an additional 4 billion tons – at Cape Preston, Western Australia. A su
Panic spread across China after a rumor on the Internet recently claimed half of all men in southern Guangxi Autonomous Region who ate genetically modified (GM) corn could not father children.

Part of the rumor was indeed correct: A study by researchers at Guangxi Medical University's Department of Andrology had found abnormalities in semen samples from more than 56 percent of about 200 young
Investors are looking to China for policy moves that might slow the country's lopsided export-driven growth engine. But even if the government does raise the value of the yuan, its currency, an array of potential growth drivers should be on international investors' radar, market strategists say. In coming days, China is expected to revalue its tightly controlled currency: a weak yuan boosts Chine
Shareholders of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. (SPDB) on March 30 approved the sale of a 20 percent stake to China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator.

According to SPDB's statement, the bank will issue 2.2 billion shares at 18.03 yuan per share to China Mobile's Guangdong branch, raising 39.8 billion yuan. The deal, which enables SPDB to raise its capital adequacy ratio to 12
Ford Motor Co. on Sunday said it has reached an agreement to sell Volvo Car Corp. to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group of China for $1.8 billion in a virtual all-cash deal.

The troubled U.S. automaker has been in discussions to finalize the sale of its Swedish unit for months.

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, Ford said in a press release.
The world’s largest wireless carrier by users, China Mobile (CHL), announced full-year 2009 results with earnings per ADS of US$4.16 beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of US$3.98. Net income increased 2.3% year-over-year to RMB115.2 billion (US$17 billion).
The Chinese wireless behemoth reported revenues of RMB452 billion (US$66 billion), up 9.8% year-over-year, partly driven by increased con