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Investment This Week in China

VC vexed

As far as my email inbox is concerned, the words “DLA Piper news flash” usually spell some impending trouble in venture capital paradise. I’m not suggesting bad karma, just that the law firm’s updates are not a once-a-week event and, when they do come, I tend to set aside a few minutes to read them. […]

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PRD focus: Friction produces pearls

Michael Enright discusses the future of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta’s increasingly integrated economies

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Development: A view from the ground

India and China may be very different on the surface but the two countries are poised to work together in the future, said Nirupama Rao, India’s ambassador to China. The comparison between India and China has become commonplace but the debate should not be a cause of concern. "An intergovernmental network and other mechanisms are […]

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Chinese and Indian companies most profitable

Chinese and Indian companies raised the most money in Asia excluding Japan during the first half of this year, according to preliminary data released by data provider Dealogic, the Wall Street Journal reported. Chinese companies raised US$21.5 billion with 85 initial public offerings (IPOs), up from 46 IPOs at US$15.6 billion a year ago, while […]

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Investment This Week in China

Throw money at India

India’s largest-ever IPO went to market this week, a US$2.4 billion float by real estate firm DLF. The company received bids worth three times the total shares available. Later this month, state bank ICICI plans to raise US$5 billion in offerings in India and the US. Those of us who follow the stock markets in […]