World & Nation
Late last year, the official newspaper China Daily asked: “Can a socialist economy have a stock market?”
April 27, 1987
A new stock exchange was opened Friday in Shanghai, the former financial capital of East Asia, permitting shares of Chinese enterprises to be bought and sold at market prices in China’s largest city for the first time in nearly four decades.
Sept. 27, 1986
This is the tale of a share of stock.
June 12, 1995
Despite resistance from hard-line ideologues within its top leadership, China appears to be planning a major expansion of its fledgling stock markets this year.
March 16, 1992
Business
Hu Yiming’s three-month internship at the Pacific Stock Exchange here was intended to promote cooperation and friendship between the sister cities of Shanghai and San Francisco.
Jan. 11, 1988
The Shanghai stock market opened its doors a crack to foreign investors Friday for the first time since 1949, when China banished what it called the hated capitalist speculators.
Feb. 22, 1992
China’s first full-fledged stock market since the Communist takeover will open in Shanghai in December, it was reported today.
July 30, 1990
Trading on the Shanghai stock exchange resumed today after a break of more than 40 years caused by foreign invasion and the Communist revolution.
Dec. 19, 1990
Since China decided to allow investing in stocks, many of its citizens have embraced the capitalist concept of share ownership with gusto.
June 29, 1992
China is halting trading at its stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen from Thursday to May 9 and may extend the closure until May 19 because of severe acute respiratory syndrome, an official of the Shanghai Stock Exchange said Monday.
April 29, 2003