SHANGHAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Thursday. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
CHINA SECURITIES JOURNAL
- China and Thailand plan to sign a railway building contract in September, with a groundbreaking ceremony expected to be held at the end of October, said Zhu Xijun, general manager at China Railway Construction Corp.
SHANGHAI SECURITIES NEWS
- Foreign funds invested over 23.8 billion yuan ($3.71 billion) into China's stock market via the "Shanghai and Hong Kong stock connect" this week after China's stock index dived to an eight-month low, according to the newspaper.
SECURITIES NEWS
- BYD Co Ltd posted a 29 percent profit increase to 466 million yuan ($72.70 million) in the first half of this year, the company said in its earnings report.
PEOPLE'S DAILY
- China's regulators should use legal means to protect investors and create a positive market order to win the trust of investors, the newspaper said in a commentary.
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($1 = 6.4095 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Chen Yixin and Pete Sweeney; Editing by Biju Dwarakanath)