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I’m in the process of completing a Delta Platinum Medallion status challenge, and am trying to decide what my status requalification plans look like for next year. Do I want to go for Diamond status, Platinum status, or no status at all? Yesterday ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S.-headquartered bank is also looking to add at least 10 people to the unit, including bankers and technology staff, mainly at its Hong Kong and Singapore hubs, Richard Heyes told Reuters. Citi’s sharpened focus on its Asia equities business, which ... ( read original story ...)

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) is primarily known as the leader in online search in China, but the company has also made big bets in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and self-driving cars. Another massive investment it makes that grabs far fewer ... ( read original story ...)

RISE Education, the Bain-backed leading Chinese provider of after-school English lessons, announced terms for its IPO on Friday. The company also added UBS and HSBC as co managers to the deal. The Beijing, China-based company plans to raise $143 million by ... ( read original story ...)

A merger would form part of a complex series of corporate activity that would culminate in an accelerated initial public offering (IPO) of the enlarged biscuit ... a long-awaited trade mission to China after Beijing chose to prioritise a visit by US ... ( read original story ...)

However, an IPO in itself is a cumbersome process that’s remained relatively ... Kastelein has spoken (keynotes & panels) on Blockchain technology in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Beijing, Brussels, Bucharest, Dubai, Eindhoven, Gdansk, Groningen ... ( read original story ...)

Sichuan Energy Investment Development Co is looking to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, having filed a draft prospectus with the bourse this week. The power supplier and service provider submitted the document through BoCom International, the sole ... ( read original story ...)

Elsewhere, earnings missed at Yum China (YUMC) but sales beat, fueling a 2% gain for the stock to 40.82. Same-store sales at Kentucky Fried Chicken, whose presence in China is the largest of the three chains, rose 7%, above views for a 5% gain. Pizza Hut ... ( read original story ...)

The leasing arm of Haitong Securities is awaiting approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission for the IPO. It expects to get the go-ahead from the regulator in mid-October, said the banker. After getting the nod, sponsors CICC, Citi ... ( read original story ...)

Obstacles to creativity litter China’s social and education landscape. China Photos/Getty Images American Lenora Chu enrolled her young son, Rainey, in the Chinese public school system in Shanghai. The following is an excerpt from her book about the ... ( read original story ...)