Although steel prices have stabilized, China's steel industry still faces challenges posed by production capacity and an adjusted tax reimbursement policy.

Despite a series of macro-controls issued by the government in 206, China's property market remains hot, and prices are still high.  The government may respond by strengthening execution of macro controls, announcing supplementary details, and imposing new taxes to squeeze property firms' net profit margins.

Recent reports say that the government is expected to inject  4 billion Yuan (US$506.33 million) into the Datang Group in order to support its internal restructuring.  The move aims to better prepare Datang for the upcoming 3G license and TD-SCDMA network construction.

When Home Inns successfully listed on the NASDAQ, budget hotels suddenly garnered a great deal of attention and became favorites of the capital market in 2006.  Since then, various hotels have been working to cultivate development by employing different strategies tailored to their own branding.

IT and Internet sectors are seeing new competition for investors and venture capital from traditional industries like hotels and tourism.  Companies like Home Inns, Ctrip.com and Hanting are changing the landscape.

The wave of whole listings has swept up China's automotive industry, and regulatory incentives and internal development demands have led many mainland players to consider consolidating their assets and listing their companies on the whole. 

Like state-owned commercial banks, the four state-owned asset management companies (AMCs) Cinda, Great Wall, Huarong and Orient, are demonstrating their intent to consolidate assets and conduct stock reforms.  However, internal restraints and uncertainty about how to attract strategic investors are causing difficulty in implementing these intentions.

State-owned enterprises are anxious to list all their core assets.  But is whole listing a desirable endeavor for companies with varied corporate structure and fiscal performances?

Limitations of Chinese investment channels and markets underlie the excessive liquidity in the stock market, and strengthening and diversifying existing market and investment products is the most effective way to prevent any major financial bubbles.

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