MSCI, the U.S. index publisher, made the announcement on its website http://www.msci.com

The other four companies include Beijing Orient Landscape & Environment Co Ltd, China Hainan Rubber Industry Group Co Ltd, China Railway Group Ltd and Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co Ltd, according to the announcement.

(Reporting by Lee Chyen Yee in Singapore and Samuel Shen in Shanghai. Editing by Jane Merriman)