Chinese shares higher at midday Thursday
China's major stock indices ended higher in the morning session Thursday,.
Hong Kong stocks open 0.40 pct higher
Hong Kong stocks gained 111.47 points, or 0.40 percent, to open at 27,767.28 points on Thursday.
U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade higher
Shares of Trip.com Group and Yum China Holdings rose 3.42 percent and 2.77 percent.







