BUSINESS DIRECTORIES

To locate names, address, telephone/cable/telex/fax numbers, parent or subsidiary companies, and other brief descriptive information consult:
American business in China Reference HF3128.A6
China business directory Reference HF3128 C52
China foreign enterprise directory Reference HG4249.Z65C46
D & B Hong Kong strategic importing and exporting companies HK Studies HF3851.8.H68
D & B key corporations in Hong Kong with offices in P.R. China Reference HF5263.A3D856
D & B small and medium enterprises in Hong Kong Reference HF5263.A3D28
D & B top 2000 foreign enterprises in Hong Kong HK Studies HF5263.A3D852
The foreign companies in China...yearbook Reference HF3833.F67
The Hong Kong business web companies HK Studies HF5263.A3H65
Japan trade directory Reference HF3823.J37
Kelly's Reference HF54.G7K4
Major corporations in P.R. China Reference HF5260.A3D85
National e-mail and fax directory Reference TK6710.N37
Register of industry and commerce of Hong Kong Reference HF3851.8.R4
Who owns whom. Australasia, Asia, Middle East & Africa Reference HG4009.W464
Who owns whom in Greater China Reference HF5260.A3D863
中國大陸十萬家企業資訊總覽 Reference HF5260.A3I25
中國商要博覽 Reference HF5260.G836 2005

BRAND / TRADE NAMES

To identify trade names or brand names of a company use:
China well known trademark enterprises directory Reference HF5260.A3Z68 2001
Corporate eponymy Reference HC29.R66 1992
Encyclopedia of consumer brands Reference HF5415.3E527 1994
Luxury superbrands : a celebration of the most prestigious brands in Hong Kong HK Studies HF6161.B4L89 2004
NTC's dictionary of trade name origins Reference T324.R66 1991
Superbrands. An insight into many of Hong Kong's strongest brands HK Studies HF6161.B4S7418
World's greatest brands: an international review Reference HD69.B7W67 1992
大陸老字號精選 Reference HF5260.A3T28 1993
香港經典品牌 Oversize HD2913.X525 2007

RANKINGS

To find a ranking of companies try:
Business rankings annual Reference HG4050.B88
Forbes Lists http://www.forbes.com/lists/
Fortune 500 http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/
fortune500/
Market share reporter Reference HF5410.M35
World market share reporter Reference HF5410.W67
Access via Lexis.com

COMPANY PROFILES

For detail overviews of publicly held companies, from narrative descriptions to summarized financial statements use:
China companies handbook Reference HG5783.C55 2006
Directory of multinationals: the world's largest global enterprises Reference Oversize HD2755.5 .D57 2001
FinanceAsia 100 index Reference HG4234.85.A3
The guide to Asian companies Reference HG5701.G85
Hong Kong listed companies annual/interim reports 
before 1996 (microfilm)
1996 - present (CD-ROM)
(Ask at the Reference Counter for CD-ROMs)
Mic FM814
Reference HG5805.S8H65
Hoover's handbook of American business Reference HG4057.A28617
Hoover's handbook of private companies Reference HG4057.A28616
Hoover's handbook of world business Reference HG4009.H66
International directory of company histories Reference HD2721.I63
NetTraderCards
(Ask at the Reference Counter for CD-ROMs)
Reference HG4252.Z65W37
NetTraderCard. China B shares 
(Ask at the Reference Counter)
Reference HG4249.Z65W37
Nortable corporate chronologies Reference HG4009.N68
Standard & Poor's 500 guide Reference HG4057.A4758
Access via NetLibrary
The ... Xinhua Finance China investment atlas Reference HG5781.X56
香港上市公司手冊 Reference HG4252.Z65X5
香港股票指南 Reference HG5802.S52
台灣地區集團企業研究 Reference HF5262.A3T338

STOCK PERFORMANCE

To find financial ratios, stock quotations and indexes use:
China securities market investment yearbook Reference HG5781.C494
China stock directory Reference HG5782.C4942
The Dow Jones average 1885-1995 Reference HG4915.D6434 1996
Emerging stock markets, factbook Reference HG5993.E57
HKEx fact book Reference HG5802.K782
Access via Free Journals
The Hong Kong chart book HKS Periodical HG5802.H663
The value line investment survey Reference HG4501.V26
Access via Publisher's Website
恆生指數系列 Reference HG5801.H47
中國證券期貨統計年鑑 Reference HG5781.C525
中國證券業年鑑 Reference HG5781 .C528 2005
中國上市公司年鑑 Reference HG5781 .Z448 2007
上海證券年鑑 Reference HG5790.S4S49
上海證券交易所統計年鑑 Reference HG5785.S45S5
深圳證券交易所市場統計年鑑 Reference HG5790.S45S38
深圳證券交易所市場統計 Reference HG5790.S45S378

BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILES

To locate information about business executives and others in the business community consult:
D & B key decision makers in Hong Kong HK Studies HF5263.A3D842
Dictionary of business biography: a biographical dictionary of business leaders active in Britain in the period 1860-1980 Reference HC252.5.A2D5
International directory of business biographies Reference HC29.I57 2005
The international who's who Reference CT120.I5
Who's who in finance and industry Reference HF3023.A2W5
香港特區名人錄 Reference DS796.H753 A2882 2004

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

ABI/INFORM Global INFOBANK 中國資訊行
Accounting & Tax LexisNexis Academic
Business Source Complete Mergent Online
China Journal Net (CJN) 中國期刊全文數據庫 NetTraderCards on CD (UL Reference)
Datastream (UL Reference) TEJ China Data Bank (CD LAN)
EBSCOhost WRDS
Factiva Wanfang Data 萬方數據
HKInChip WiseNews
Hong Kong Listed Companies: Annual and Interim Reports (UL Reference)

INTERNET RESOURCES

CorporateInformation : provides information on over 31,000 companies from over 55 countries.
Fortune : includes articles from current issues, plus links to Fortune 500 & Global 500.
globalEDGE - Company Directories : global, regional and country specific directories locate businesses in a variety of industries.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. : provides listed company information in Hong Kong.
Hoover's Online: The Business Network : provides free access to more than 10,000 public and private companies. Also includes stock quotes, SEC documents, company profiles, etc. 
irasia.com : profiles over 2,500 listed companies in the Asia Pacific region. Includes annual reports, press releases, analyst commentary and link to directories covering venture capital firms, brokerages and regulatory agencies in the region.
SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR) : EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval) is a searchable database of the financial reports issues by U.S. public companies and files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ThomasNet : allows you to search on a product or service and retrieve information on the companies who offer that product or service.
Yahoo! Company Directories
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