| 1 | The deal could result in the Hong Kong bank taking a controlling stake in a Taiwanese lender, he said, but gave no further details. | |
| 2 | Bank of East Asia's U. S. subsidiary reported net income of $1.9 million in the quarter ending Sept. 30, according to regulatory data. | |
| 3 | In addition, it took over Bank of East Asia Ltd.'s collection of about six branches in Canada last year. | |
| 4 | The 90-year-old Bank of East Asia blamed "malicious rumours " for the incident and said they were false. | |
| 5 | The seller, Bank of East Asia, is already foreign, being a Hong Kong-based firm with close ties to China. |