In this photo provided by Korea Coast Guard, the Panama-registered tanker “Sanchi” is seen ablaze after a collision with a Hong Kong-registered freighter off China’s eastern coast Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. The oil tanker collided…
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China: Low-level graft a business reality
Despite President Xi Jinping’s half-decade-long anti-graft campaign, low-level corruption remains a business reality for Singapore firms in China. For a society where guanxi, or personal connections, can make or break a deal, wining and dining…
Iranian tanker collides with freighter off China; 32 missing
BEIJING — An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China’s eastern coast, leaving its entire crew of 32 missing and causing the tanker to spill oil into the sea,…
Five most highly-anticipated Chinese tech IPOs for 2018
After a slow start, Chinese tech firm sped up its IPO rush in the latter half of 2017, marked by hefty IPOs like the ones from China Literature, ZhongAn, Qudian, and Sogou. The past year…
China’s IPO strength isn’t extending to equity capital markets: Gadfly
The great overseas push by China’s investment banks has gone as far as locking up initial public offerings in Hong Kong. Beyond taking public some big names on their doorstep, they’ve made little headway in…
China slashes number of baby formula brands in quality drive
China has slashed the number of permitted milk powder brands by 1,400, to boost the market share of the bigger domestic brands damaged by a safety scandal a decade ago, which led overseas companies to…
Back on track: China’s rural poor regain sight and self-reliance aboard hospital train
It’s estimated tens of millions of people in rural China have cataracts but little to no access to the treatment they need. Along came the Lifeline Express, a private Hong Kong-based foundation that deploys hospital…
‘The Last Jedi’ is struggling at the China box office — and an industry analyst says there’s a big reason why
“The ‘Star Wars’ brand doesn’t resonate in China like it does in other parts of the world because there has not been a long-term relationship with the franchise,” comScore box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian told Business…
Exclusive – China’s Wanda mulls sport unit IPO and sale of overseas assets: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Dalian Wanda Group is considering a Hong Kong listing for its sports assets as part of efforts to rationalise its portfolio that could also include other sales, according to five…
How Brands Can Stay Ahead In China
The world’s largest and most ambitious grocery market is undergoing fast and forceful shifts, requiring consumer goods players to move equally fast and forcefully if they hope to grow and maintain their margins. Physical retailers…
China’s Wanda mulls sport unit IPO and sale of overseas assets – sources
HONG KONG, Jan 4 (Reuters) – China’s Dalian Wanda Group is considering a Hong Kong listing for its sports assets as part of efforts to rationalise its portfolio that could also include other sales, according…
Wanda Looking at IPO for Sports Division (Report)
China’s Dalian Wanda is reportedly preparing an initial public … Other sports operations in the package could include Wanda’s holdings in soccer and basketball leagues. But the IPO is unlikely to include Wanda’s 20% stake…
China’s Wanda mulls sport unit IPO, sale of overseas assets: sources
China’s Dalian Wanda Group is considering a Hong Kong listing for its sports assets as part of efforts to rationalise its portfolio that could also include other sales, according to five people familiar with the…