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US $2.5bn YY buyout halted amid relisting scrutiny

Investors have halted plans for a $2.5 billion bid for a Chinese company listed in New York, in the latest fallout from China’s attempts to clamp down on speculation in its markets. A group that includes Lei Jun, founder of Xiaomi , has stopped working on an offer for Nasdaq-listed online karaoke site YY Inc., […]

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Chinese foreign acquisitions smashing records

In an otherwise slow year for deal making, China’s pursuit of acquisitions around the world has been a big trend, according to The Wall Street Journal. Chinese firms have struck $110.8 billion in overseas deals this year, according to Dealogic. To put that number into context, not only is it already a full-year record — surpassing […]

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Op-ed: Marching to a different drummer: social enterprise gains popularity in China

The Charity Gap

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Tencent poaches Google talent amid push into autos

An automaker launched last year by firms including tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd has poached autonomous driving personnel from Google and Daimler AG, marking China’s latest high-profile hires in the race to make self-driving cars, Reuters reports. Tech firms are encroaching on the auto sector as cars become increasingly reliant on digital technology, with Chinese […]

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AIG sells $1.25bn in shares of Chinese insurer PICC

American International Group has raised HK$9.68 billion ($1.25 billion) by selling a large chunk of its stake in China’s PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd in a block deal, IFR reported on Sunday. According to Reuters, AIG sold about 740 million shares at HK$13.08 each, or near the bottom end of a marketing range, IFR […]