China stocks slipped on
Tuesday, dragged by cyclical shares such as metals, while
technology companies boosted Hong Kong shares. Non-ferrous metals companies led the declines
in China,.
Two sisters with business savvy and important friends in high places are now the standout figures in the mysterious case of a former Shanxi province government official, Jin Daoming, charged with corruption.Few details of the Jin case have emerged since he was suddenly kicked out of the provincial branch of the National People's Congress in March.