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Reports that the initial public offering (IPO) of the four major banks in China signifies that the reform of commercial banks is underway. Addition of 45 billion dollars to the foreign exchange reserves of the Bank of China and China Construction Bank (CCB) in 2003; Plan of CCB to accomplish its IPO in 2004; Comment from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange that the capital injection is a move taken by the State Council to guard against and dissolve the country's financial risks and improve the financial system.

The article reports on the listing of China Life Insurance Co. on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on January 9, 2007. The significance of the insurance company's listing in the Chinese stock market is cited. The outcome of the company's initial public offering on January 9, 2007 is reported. China Life performance from 2003 to 2006 is also detailed.

The article focuses on the initial public offering (IPO) trading mechanism in China. According to Wang Lin, deputy director in charge of IPO supervision at the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the root cause for the IPO zeal was the large price gap between the IPO price and the price traded on the secondary market. It cites the efforts of the CSRC to reduce the chances for institutional investors to take large portions of IPOs and to raise small and medium-sized investors' chances of winning IPO gains.

The article reports that many private property development companies in China are trying to get listed in the hope of riding the country's economic high times. The companies wants to capitalize on the rising household income which prompted more people to move into cities from rural areas. Companies who are listed in Hong Kong are thinking of issuing shares on the domestic A-share market.

The article assesses the plan of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to launch an initial public offering as approved by the China Banking Regulatory Commission. A comparison of the public offering of ICBC with the IPO of the China Construction Bank and the Bank of China (BOC) is discussed. The financial structure of the IPO of ICBC is described. The stock price of the BOC is assessed.

Reports on the successful initial public offering made by Baidu, a search engine company in China. Generation of profits from its electronic mail and browser search engines; Plan for technological transfer to improve its effective service platform; Extension of business patterns and development of new markets.

Focuses on the efforts of major state-owned banks to intensify internal restructuring in China. Occurence of downsizing and layoffs; Issuance of intial public offerings; Modification of employment structure.

The article deals with the dual listing of China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp. Ltd. (CSR) in the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges in China in August 2008. CSR was able to raise $1.5 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) on the exchanges. According to the article, the listing has caught a wide media attention due to the fact that CSR is China's largest manufacturer of rail transportation equipment and a major rival of China North Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry Corp.

Reports on the forecast for new stock issues and initial public offerings (IPO) in China for the second quarter of 2003. Amount raised by the issuance of A-shares in the first half; Impact of the outbreak of SARS; Impact of a new regulation by the China Securities Regulatory Commission.