China

Bangkok Bank China opens for business

Bangkok Bank China Co. Ltd., the first Thai bank to be locally incorporated in China, has opened for business.

Bangkok Bank China opens for business

Bangkok Bank China Co. Ltd., the first Thai bank to be locally incorporated in China, has opened for business.

Yang to head SG China's Global Markets

Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking has announced that Yang Duan is new Head of its Global Markets division for China. He replaced Gilbert Tse, who has been appointed Head of Lyxor Asset Management for China.

BEA expands Guangdong network

BEA China followed the “cross-location” trend in Foshan with the opening of its sub-branch. The bank group became one of the first mainland-incorporated foreign banks to open a “cross-location” sub-branch in Guangdong Province.

Agricultural Bank Of China awaits IPO approval

Government's nod for IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong could raise $22 billion for the bank.

Hang Seng to open Foshan branches

Hang Seng Bank received permission from the China Banking Regulatory Commission to open its first cross-city sub-branch.

China regulator issues $73bn capital requirement for banks

Chinese banks are pressured to fund their 2010 loan growth through bond or equity issuance.

Card gives Thais same perks as Chinese

Bangkok Bank collaborated with China UnionPay to create a credit card widely accepted in China, Hong Kong, Macau and 31 other countries worldwide. Thai cardholders will receive the same privileges as local Chinese.

China Construction Bank to expand in Vietnam

National Bank's approval makes CCB first Chinese bank to establish branch in Ho Chi Minh City.

Chinese banks limited to lend $1.1tln in 2010

Analysts believe $366 billion cut from 2009 cap can be replenished as loans growth remains high.

Taiwan Banks to go slow on China

Due to unknown operating risks and strong domestic competition, Taiwan banks will be careful in penetrating China's banking sector.

HSBC to close Royal Bank of Scotland deal

Regulators' nods are the only impediment to HSBC's buying of RBS Asia units.

Zhongshan, Foshan host BEA sub-branches

The China Banking Regulatory Commission approved BEA's application to establish “cross-location” sub-branches in Zhongshan and Foshan cities.

China regulator allows banks to invest in insurers

China's banking regulator has issued decision despite caution on possible problems resulting from financial sector integration.

CMB keeps positive S&P ratings

China Merchants Bank kept its Standard & Poor’s 'BBB-' long-term and 'A-3' short-term counterparty credit ratings on CreditWatch.

China banks furnish capital raising schemes to regulator

Sources say country's top banks submitted plans of replenishing capital after they have lent $688 billion.

China's regulator to big banks: Raise capital ratios

Source says CBRC told country’s top banks to increase capital adequacy ratios by 2 percent from average.

China Minsheng’s United Commercial Bank’s acquisition attempt denied

A source says policies on foreign investments rule out possibility of China Minsheng’s UCB takeover.