平保瀉4.5% 滙控700億售股傳生變

滙控(00005)出售平安保險(02318)股權一事，橫生變數。《財新網》引述國家開發銀行消息人士指，該行已於2012年12月中旬，以風險提示的方式，叫停對正大收購平保股權達440億港元的貸款。此外，《路透》也引述消息人士指，國務院派員進駐平保，核查有關公司上市和股權交易事項，並證實了確實存在一些問題。

 平保H股最新跌4.4%，報67.85元，A股股價也跌3.92%至45.37元人民幣。滙控最新報83.05元，無升跌。

Feeling the heat

Civil-service appointments are highly valued for their job security, so it is no surprise that competition for the position of firemen (workshops) jobs at the Fire Services Department is particularly heated, with applications far outnumbering the available jobs.

The department is now recruiting to fill the more than 10 existing and anticipated vacancies for the fireman (workshop) grade, which is currently made up of 89 staff.

While basic requirements include only the need for secondary-school education, university graduates are also known to apply. Other requirements include a completed apprenticeship in automobile, mechanical, electrical or electronic engineering, and four years’ work experience in a relevant field. Language-proficiency requirements include Cantonese, English and Putonghua.

'It is the truth. Yup, I'm coming...': cryptic message from Brad Pitt as he joins Weibo

Is Brad Pitt planning a visit to China?

The Hollywood superstar sparked a flurry of interest on social media sites today after he joined Sina Weibo and posted a cryptic message to his legions of fans.

"It is the truth. Yup, I’m coming…" was his first post to his 73,000 fans - and counting.