BEIJING, May 23- China's civil aviation regulator on Thursday formally approved Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner for use in the country, clearing the way for Chinese airlines to start operating the aircraft, which has been plagued with problems.
Asian stock markets traded cautiously on Friday as investors digested a raft of regional corporate earnings and as attention turned to first-quarter U.S. GDP figures for signs of whether the rally on Wall Street can continue.
HONG KONG, April 26- Hong Kong shares rose to their highest since mid-March on Friday as a recovery in physical commodity prices helped magnify earnings-driven strength in Chinese financial and energy majors. The Hang Seng Index ended up 0.7 percent at 22,547.7, its highest close since March 14. of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong rose 0.6 percent.
HONG KONG, April 26- Hong Kong shares rose to their highest since mid-March on Friday as a recovery in physical commodity prices helped magnify earnings-driven strength in Chinese financial and energy majors. The Hang Seng Index ended up 0.7 percent at 22,547.7, its highest close since March 14.
*China Southern Airlines dives after Q1 earnings miss. HONG KONG, April 26- Hong Kong shares rose to their highest since mid-March on Friday but in weak turnover, as a recovery in physical commodity prices helped magnify earnings-driven strength in Chinese companies showing signs of a turnaround.
*China Life Insurance tests April 11 high after Q1 earnings. HONG KONG, April 26- Hong Kong shares rose to their highest since mid-March on Friday, stretching gains for the week, as a recovery in physical commodity prices helped magnify earnings-driven strength in Chinese financial and energy majors.
*Beta plays lifted by benign China March inflation data. HONG KONG, April 9- Hong Kong shares had their first gain in a week on Tuesday, led by growth-sensitive sectors as slower-than-expected inflation in China eased concerns about potential tightening moves in the world's second-largest economy.
*BOJ radical easing triggers Hong Kong outflows. HONG KONG, April 5- Hong Kong shares finished a holiday-shortened week at their lowest close since Nov. 28, as fears of a bird flu outbreak sparked a broad selloff, and further falls looked possible after the benchmark index broke below a key technical support.
HONG KONG, April 5- Hong Kong shares finished a holiday-shortened week at their lowest close since Nov. 28, as fears of a bird flu outbreak sparked a broad selloff, and further falls looked possible after the benchmark index broke below a key technical support. The China Enterprises Index of the leading Chinese listings in Hong Kong shed 3.1 percent.
HONG KONG, April 5- Hong Kong shares tumbled to a four-month low on Friday, led by airlines as fears of a bird flu outbreak sparked a broad selloff, with a benchmark index breaking below a key chart support, pointing at further losses ahead.
*HSI -2.1 pct, H-shares -2.5 pct, China shut. *China oil majors hit by slumping oil prices. HONG KONG, April 5- Hong Kong shares tumbled to a four-month low on Friday, with growth-sensitive sectors taking some of the bigger hits on rising worries a new strain of bird flu in China could hurt the local economy.
WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, Feb 7- U.S. agencies cleared Boeing Co to restart test flights of its grounded 787 Dreamliner in order to get more data on potentially faulty batteries, but they also demanded a closer look at how the batteries were approved, which may delay resuming delivery of Boeing's newest aircraft.
WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, Feb 7- Regulators need to rethink how they approved the batteries on the Boeing Co 787, a top U.S. safety official said on Thursday, adding a new and potentially time-consuming wrinkle to the plane's grounding.
*Boeing to discuss compensation once 787 back in the air. WASHINGTON/ TOKYO, Feb 7- Boeing Co is working on battery design changes that would minimize fire risks on its grounded 787 Dreamliner and could have the passenger jet flying again as soon as March, the Wall Street Journal reported.
WASHINGTON, Feb 7- An air safety investigation of a battery fire on a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner last month has narrowed the source to one of the battery's eight cells, though the actual cause of the fire is not yet known, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday.
*Japan's major airlines unaware of Boeing's battery plans. Feb 6- Boeing Co is working on battery design changes that would minimize fire risks on its grounded 787 Dreamliner and could have the passenger jet flying again as soon as March, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Asian shares ended higher on Thursday as much stronger-than-expected Chinese trade data magnified positive momentum from global markets overnight, strengthening signs of recovery in the world's second-largest economy.