China's lottery sales in January rose 26.1 percent year-on-year to 16.01 billion yuan ($2.44 billion), according to figures released Friday by the Ministry of Finance (MOF).
Hong Kong's total retail sales value in January, provisionally estimated at HK$37.6 billion ($4.83 billion), rose 28.2 percent over a year earlier, the city's Census and Statistics Department said Thursday.
Chinese banks extended less than 600 billion yuan ($91.31 billion) in new loans in February, the China Securities Journal reported on Friday quoting industry sources.
China's non-manufacturing industries contracted in February for the first time in a year because of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, said Thursday the financial market remained stable in January this year with inter-bank bond issuance up 65 percent year-on-year.
Wuliangye Yibin Co Ltd, one of China's top liquor brands, announced Thursday that its net profit rose 33.91 percent in 2010 year on year to 4.35 billion yuan ($661.37 million).
New SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) credit limit approved by Macao banks in the second half of 2010 decreased by 17.5 percent over the first half of 2010 to 8.5 billion patacas ($1.06 billion), according to figures released Wednesday by the Monetary Authority of Macao.
Soho China Ltd, the biggest developer in Beijing's central business district, said its 2010 profit rose 10 percent and forecast a "significant" gain in commercial property prices.
Sales of residential property in Shanghai hit the lowest point in February since 2006, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the Uwin Real Estate Research Center, a Shanghai-based information provider.
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's second-largest telecommunications equipment maker, said revenue from its global enterprise business reached $2 billion last year and is expected to double this year.
General Motors Co, the biggest overseas automaker in China, reported slower sales growth last month in the world's biggest auto market as deliveries by its local minivan venture declined.
China's largest Internet portal Sina Corp said it will not push for early profits from its Twitter-like service, Sina Weibo, with regard to long-term growth, even though its registered users exceeded 100 million by the end of February.
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