22nd Sep 2008: A summary of Greater China stock market trading Monday

HONG KONG
Share prices closed higher led by China stocks as the Shanghai bourse extended Friday’s 9.5 pct surge after Beijing took more measures to support its markets. Investors also welcomed the US government’s rescue plan for banks, though there are some doubts whether the bailout would end all the problems in the US. The Hang [...]

Mainland China: Property prices up 5.3% in August

Property prices in 70 major Chinese cities rose 5.3 percent year-on-year in August, compared with 7.0 percent in July, the National Development and Reform Commission said.
In a statement posted on its website, the commission said prices of new residential property rose 6.2 percent year-on-year in August, down 1.7 percentage points compared to July’s growth.
Cities where property price growth exceeded [...]