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Groupthink

Is Lashou worth $1.1b? Why do people keep investing in group buying websites?

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Economics & Trade Investment

Singapore in talks to become next RMB trading hub

Singapore may become the third location outside of Hong Kong and the mainland to trade the reniminbi, as Beijing moves gradually toward its goal of allowing the cross-border trade and investment of its currency, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Monetary Authority of Singapore is in talks China’s central bank to become a market for […]

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Banking & Finance Investment

Goldman Sachs buys stake in Taikang Life

Goldman Sachs (GS.NYSE) has bought a 12.02% stake in China’s Taikang Life Insurance, Dow Jones reported. The US financial services firm plans to cooperate with Taikang on investment management, product development and domestic and overseas investments. The deal, which has been approved by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, arose from French insurer AXA’s (CS.Euronext) desire […]

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Banking & Finance Business Investment Tech, Media & Telecom

Mutual disgust

Harbin Electric joins a crowd of Chinese firms trying to escape foreign stock exchanges with the help of overseas investors

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Business Investment

Private equity in western China

Investing in firms in central and western China offers lower costs, faster growth and bigger risks