| | ABC News: China Issues New Rules for Traded Cos. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) |
 | | SHANGHAI, China Nov 2, 2005 Chinese shares rose Wednesday in reaction to the announcement of new rules requiring major shareholders of companies with publicly traded stocks to pay off their internal debts, among other measures, in the latest attempt to revive the country's languishing stock markets. |
 | | A notice by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, approved by China's cabinet, the State Council, lists 26 guidelines on improving the quality of companies with shares traded on the domestic bourses in Shanghai and Shenzhen. |
 | | China's stock markets were founded in the early 1990s mainly as fund-raising vehicles for state-owned companies, entities not known for their profitability or good management. |
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