Beijing-based Chinese fertilizer producer Yongye International, Inc. says an investor consortium consisting of its chairman and CEO Wu Zishen, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) and Lead Rich International, has increased its bid price to take the company private, according to a regulatory filing of Yongye. The consortium made the proposal to take the NASDAQ-listed […]

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Jiangyin, Jiangsu province-based Chinese steel equipment manufacturer Jiangyin Zhongnan Heavy Industries says it will partner with Chinese investment firm ZEG Capital to raise a media-focused buyout fund. The fund will seek to collect as much as RMB3 billion ($480 million) for a joint fund called Zhongnan Cultural Media Fund Management, according to a company announcement. […]

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Beijing court rejects appeal by activist Xu Zhiyong, upholding his four-year prison sentence for urging China’s leaders to reveal their wealth

It may well turn out that the international order will never be the same in the wake of the Ukraine crisis. The question now is whether Europe’s leaders can ensure that whatever outcome emerges enhances European security.

China’s March consumer price index (CPI) reached a year-on-year increase of 2.4%, up from 2.0% in February, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The inflation was mainly driven by a 4.1% increase in food price. The producer price index (PPI) was 2.3% lower year-on-year, following a 2% decline in February, according […]

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On April 10, China says it has approved, in principle, the development of a pilot program called the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, for establishing mutual stock market access between mainland China and Hong Kong. The move demonstrates China is firmly committed to accelerate the pace of capital account liberalization, says a report released by Deutsche […]

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The valuation gap between Hong Kong and Shanghai listings of Chinese companies narrowed as investors banked on a link-up to erase the disparity

Chinese electronics company TCL announced plans to invest HKD120 million to acquire a color TV plant in Mexico from Sanyo. TCL said that the two parties signed an asset acquisition agreement on March 31, 2014. Under the agreement, TCL will pay a total amount of USD15.22 million to Sanyo, including USD13.27 million for the land, […]

Stakes raised for Beijing as it tries to rein in debt levels, illustrating that even the state will have to pay a higher cost for funding

Chinese logistics warehouse developer Shanghai Yupei Group says that RRJ Capital and an investment company managed by SeaTown Holdings International, an investment firm wholly-owned by Temasek Holdings, have agreed to invest $250 million in Yupei, according to a company announcement. The privately owned Yupei says the latest investment, together with the $200 million investment it raised […]

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