Bank of China refuses to confirm a date for listing on mainland
A Bank of China (BOC) spokesman has confirmed the second biggest Chinese lender has “no concrete timetable” for a planned listing on China’s mainland stock exchange, following its recent share offering in Hong Kong.

Accounting firms reposition for international business
China’s more than 5,000 accounting firms are expected to undergo more market-driven mergers and acquisitions in the coming years in a bid to tackle competition from foreign counterparts.

Chinese, Japanese trade ministers expect closer economic ties amid difficult political relations
Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai met Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai in Tokyo on Sunday. The two sides have agreed on formulation of a mid-and long term action plan for trade and economic cooperation and expected to hold dialogues at the bureau directors’ level in June.

Can the company be a family? – the Lenovo story
In his book “The Lenovo Affair” the Chinese journalist Ling Zhijun offers a remarkable and in depth picture of the company that took over IBM’’s PC-business and became the icon for the Chinese corporate threat to the outside world

Venezuela supports oil production cut
The Venezuelan government said on Monday that it favored a cut in OPEC’s oil production to restore the balance of the international oil markets.