A China-focused real estate investment trust, Spring REIT, is planning to launch a HK$1.771 billion ($229 million) IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange next month. According to a prospectus, the company intends to offer 43.95 million share units at HK$3.81-4.03 apiece, 22.3% of which will be new shares. The planned listing date is December […]

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Beijing-based corporate advisory firm Ilex Partners Limited says the company has formed a strategic partnership with Barclays Natural Resource Investments (BNRI), a division of Barclays Bank PLC. Ilex will work with BNRI on numerous aspects including sourcing Chinese co-investors for both new and existing portfolio investments, advising BNRI's portfolio companies on strategic joint ventures in […]

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Beijing-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform Xiaoshouyi says the company has received "tens of millions of RMB" in series A funding from Sequoia Capital. Xiaoshouyi, which means "sales made easy", received seed funding from Cloud Angel Fund in 2012. The company says it will use the proceeds on product upgrades, brand building as well as […]

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In this episode of China Money Podcast, guest Anla Cheng, partner at Sino-Century China Private Equity Partners, talks with our host Nina Xiang, about the importance of protecting intellectual property for companies in China's financial information sector, why she thinks China's IPO market might open sooner than expected, and her hopes for the realization of […]

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The interim agreement with Iran aimed at limiting the country's nuclear program marks an important juncture, not least because it shows that sanctions work. But a comprehensive deal requires a broader change: a world that both rejects the offensive use…

The recent interim agreement on Iran's nuclear program has shown, once again, that the political space for any meaningful diplomatic agreement – both the desire for a deal and the room to achieve it – is created at home. And, for both America and Iran, the domestic space needed for further progress cannot be taken for granted.

Japan administers a set of disputed islands in the East China Sea claimed by both the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China in Taiwan

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) says they will establish a direct listing framework for companies from China to list in Singapore. Under the new framework, Chinese companies incorporated in China and that have obtained the approval of CSRC are able to seek a listing on SGX. The framework include the […]

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Apple's fourth retail store in China's capital city is expected to open in mid-December 2013. Located at Beijing's China Central Place Luxury Walk in the Chaoyang District, the new Apple store covers an area of 1,000 square meters. It will reportedly become the largest Apple flagship store in Beijing. This latest retail outlet is reportedly […]

Bitcoin, the alternative digital currency used around the world, has gained new momentum in China with an approved investment into one of China's largest bitcoin trading markets. BTC China, one of the largest Bitcoin virtual currency trading platforms in China, announced that the company has completed its first-round financing and gained total investments of USD5 […]

Rumors on the Chinese Internet are swirling that the B2C e-commerce company JD.com will soon acquire the advertising technology and service provider MediaV for USD700 million. Commenting on the news, JD.com said there is nothing official to be released yet. MediaV was founded by Yang Jiongwei, former president of Allyes, in October 2009 and it […]

Beijing declares ‘air defence identification zone’ over disputed islets in the East China Sea, prompting Tokyo to lodge a protest