Beijing-based supermarket chain Wumart Stores Inc has cancelled its plans to purchase stores and equity shares from its rival C.P. Lotus Corp, but the reasons for the fallout were not elaborated in a report.
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More state-owned firms may be sold off in China -official
More state-owned companies in China may be sold off as private entities in a bid to improve economic, according to a Chinese official affiliated with the agency that controls the country's largest state firms.
FT says that the surge in initial public offerings in the US and Europe which started this year is set to continue next year
The revival of initial public offerings in the US and Europe which started this year is set to continue next year, the Financial Times reported.
Billionaire Cheng's firm to acquire stake in Beijing airport
NWS Holdings Ltd, owned by Hong Kong tycoon Cheng Yu-tung, entered an agreement to purchase a stake in Beijing Capital International Airport Co from sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte.
Treasury ownership by China to hit new record as Fed taper delays
China's holdings in US Treasury securities were seen increasing to a figure nearing $1.314 trillion it last hit in July 2011 as the world awaits for the decision of the US Federal Reserve to taper its $85 billion monthly purchases, said a Bloomberg report.
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French automaker Renault and state-owned Dongfeng Motor Group have finally closed a $1.3 billion partnership agreement after almost a decade. The deal allows Renault to sell locally assembled models in China.
On Saturday, the Chinese State Council said that it has instructed the China Securities Regulatory Commission to life the approval restrictions on small and medium-sized companies with less than 200 shareholders.
The government of North Korea under Kim Jong-un appeared to be purging close allies of disgraced political leader and family member Chang Song-thaek as the former orders its business people in China to come home.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission or CSRC revealed new plans on public share sales as initial public offerings are set to resume in January next year, Reuters reported.
A report said merger and acquisition transactions fell in the Asia-Pacific region caused by a slowing in the energy and raw materials sectors.
Chinese lender China Everbright Co raised $2.6 billion in its third attempt at a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of 5.08 billion shares priced at HK$3.98 apiece.
SecondMarket founder and chief executive Barry Silbert claimed in an article on Entrepreneur that Wall Street will soon invest their money in hundreds of millions into Bitcoin.
The European Union through its European Banking Authority expressed warning similar to China, Germany and Norway regarding the risks associated in using Bitcoins as payment.
Hong Kong-based private equity fund RRJ Capital Ltd bought a 7.85% stake in renewable power developer China Everbright International Ltd in a deal valued at $350 million.
