The rush is on to get on the bourse

It is just like a railway station during a festival - as the public address system beams out "Don't rush. Don't rush. Please do not rush."

Debate on bulls and bears froths over

Cheng Siwei, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, urged investors to make rational decisions.

Industrial Bank Co said this week that its 2006 profit surged 51 percent due to growth in loans and fee-based services.

China Minsheng Banking Corp plans to raise as much as 23.8 billion yuan (US$3.1 billion) selling shares to select investors.

The Shanghai banking watchdog has urged lenders to tighten loan procedures to control capital flow to the stock market.

Senior Chinese lawmaker Cheng Siwei has urged people to take a rational approach to stock investment decisions.

Huadian Power International Corp posted an 8.7 percent gain in profit last year as economic growth spurred electricity consumption.

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Life are considered to join Hong Kong's benchmark stock index.

The lure of the country's stock market has never been so strong, and the current bull market is drawing in loads of new investors.

Industrial Bank saw its share price end the first day of trading lower than previous expectations amid weakness in the overall market.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) opened public bidding on Monday for a float of 30 billion yuan (US$3.86 billion) of registered treasury bonds.

The latest regulations issued by the securities regulator to improve China's stock market may not bring immediate effects.