The newly revitalized Shanghai Foreign Correspondents’ Club (facebook link) has been organizing some interesting and useful events lately, thanks to a new board. It invited Kerry Brown, a scholar (now a fellow at the think tank Chatham House in the UK, though he has even lectured at Inner Mongolia University), former diplomat and now author […]
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T. Boone Pickens, a prominent American investor and majority shareholder of Clean Energy Fuels Corp, is looking to set up a chain of retail natural-gas fueling stations in China and has been approached by a Chinese firm for the partnership, though no specifics on the deal were disclosed, the Wall Street Journal reported. Pickens is […]
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Danone seeks Wahaha trademarks
Tensions between France's Group Danone and Hangzhou Wahaha Group continued this week as Danone's joint venture with the Chinese beverage company filed a counterclaim with the Hangzhou Arbitration Commision to secure ownership of the Wahaha trademark, the Wall Street Journal reported. The number of lawsuits and arbitrations linked to the JV is growing. In June, […]
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Carlyle gets green light on new deal
The Carlyle Group may be close to a deal for a stake in a privately owned hotel management company in China, the Financial Times reported. The private equity firm plans to invest nearly US$100 million in Kaiyuan Group. Carlyle has also bought a 26% stake in a Chongqing glass fibre manufacturer for US$65 million and […]
Millions of Indians reside in the Middle East. They constitute the largest portion of the populations within the Arab Gulf – upwards of 50% in some country states. Spread across the economic divide, the Gulf is the cherished destination for a first time expat from India – a softer landing internationally & importantly cultural affinity […]