Chinese news assistant working for the Japanese news agency Nikkei has been accused of ‘provoking troubles’ in run-up to Tiananmen anniversary
2014-05-28
Hangzhou-based Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. has agreed to invest US$248.9 million for a 10.35% stake in Singapore Post Ltd., according to a joint announcement. A subsidiary of Alibaba, Alibaba Investment Ltd, will purchase 30 million existing ordinary shares held in treasury by SingPost, as well as 190.096 million new ordinary shares of […]
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2014-05-28
There is no shortage of economic and security challenges facing India’s new government. But, with a clear, confident vision and credibility-enhancing policies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration can put India firmly on the path toward long-term peace and prosperity.
2014-05-28
Europe’s voters recently expressed their dissatisfaction with the way the EU currently functions, while Ukraine’s people demonstrated their desire for association with the EU. European leaders and citizens should take this opportunity to consider what that means – and how helping Ukraine can also help Europe.
2014-05-28
The world is plagued by political, environmental, economic, and security challenges on an unprecedented scale, which world leaders have consistently failed to address. It is now up to the global public to demand action aimed at overcoming obstacles to …
2014-05-28
The world will face stark alternatives when the world’s governments meet for the 21st annual UN climate-change conference in Paris in 2015. Either the governments will agree to decisive action, as they have promised, or we will look back at 2015 as the year when climate sanity slipped through our fingers.
2014-05-28
The crackdown on spreading rumours and information related to violence and pornography targets public accounts on services including WeChat
2014-05-28
German private equity firm Auda International L.P. has opened an office in Shanghai. The US$5.3 billion-under-management firm also appointed Jacob Chiu as its head of Asian business, according to a company announcement. Shanghai will be the fifth office for Auda worldwide, after being established as an investment company of the German family of Harald Quandt […]
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2014-05-28
Shanghai-based private equity firm Yunfeng Capital has reached final closing of around US$1.1 billion for its second fund, according to media reports. The fund, which is co-founded by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s founder Jack Ma, was launched last February, with tech, media and telecom (TMT), consumer and healthcare as its main areas […]
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2014-05-28
Shanghai-based Chinese rebate shopping guide platform 51Fanli.com has received around US$20 million series B funding from SIG China, according to Chinese media reports. The company previously received series A funding of approximately US$10 million from Qiming Venture Partners and Steamboat Ventures. 51Fanli.com says it will use the proceeds on developing offline products and to integrate […]
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2014-05-28
China's Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group Co. Ltd has signed an agreement with Japan's Sony Corp to jointly develop Sony's PlayStation hardware, software, and related services in China. Under the agreement, the two parties will set up two joint ventures in China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone for the manufacturing and marketing of hardware, software, and […]