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News Digest: May 22, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 22. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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Regulator Vigilance Needed As More VNOs Launch

Suning launches VNO

After more than a year of preparation, China’s newly licensed virtual network operators (VNOs) began launching mobile service last week, as part of Beijing’s drive to invigorate the stodgy telecoms services sector long dominated by 3 state-run carriers. The launch of VNOs by e-commerce giant JD.com and leading electronics chain Suning (Shenzhen: 002024) both look well-conceived by targeting specific groups of consumers who are both relatively affluent and big users of mobile services. Read Full Post…

E-commerce: JD In Russia, Vipshop In Lending

JD.com makes Russian acquisition

Two of China’s most dynamic e-commerce firms are in the headlines today with new strategic moves, including JD.com’s purchase of a Russian rival and Vipshop’s (NYSE: VIPS) plans to open a small loan operation. Both of these moves look well conceived, taking their respective companies into new but related areas with big growth potential. The 2 moves come as JD prepares to launch a $1 billion-plus IPO in New York as soon as this week, and as Vipshop looks for acquisitions following a big fund raising exercise earlier this year. Read Full Post…

News Digest: May 20, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 20. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • JD.com Acquires Russian E-commerce Platform – Source (English article)
  • Carlyle Joins Consortium In Shanda Games (Nasdaq: GAME) Buyout (PRNewswire)
  • Cheesecake Factory (Nasdaq: CAKE) In Agreement To Expand To Asia (Businesswire)
  • New Private Equity Firm Zhongmin Formally Registers, Eyes Solar (Chinese article)
  • Vipshop (NYSE: VIPS), Ctrip, Soufun Plan Small Loan Subsidiaries – Source (English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

Jumei Debut Shows Lingering Life For IPOs

Jumei rises in NY trading debut

Market watchers are hailing the modest success of the new listing by online cosmetics seller Jumei International (NYSE: JMEI), which managed a respectable pricing and trading debut in New York despite waning sentiment towards Chinese Internet IPOs. I would agree with that view somewhat, since the company’s shares could have easily fallen in their trading debut but instead ended up rising a solid 10 percent on their first trading day. But I’d also advise market watchers to check the bottom line, which saw Jumei slash the size of its original offering by nearly two-thirds due to weak demand. Read Full Post…

JD’s VNO Launch Targets Mobile Shoppers

JD launches mobile service

After a low-key awarding of licenses last last year, the first batch of new virtual network operator (VNO) mobile carriers are quietly coming into the market this month in a move aimed at shaking up the industry dominated by 3 big state-run telcos. In one of the most anticipated launches, e-commerce giant JD.com has just announced its first mobile packages that show how it plans to compete with the trio of China Mobile (HKEx: 941; NYSE: CHL), China Unicom (HKEx: 762; NYSE: CHU) and China Telecom (HKEx: 728; NYSE: CHA). Read Full Post…

Earnings Evaporate At Dangdang, Qunar

Qunar wows market with strong revenue

We’ll finish out this peak earnings week for US-listed Chinese stocks with a look at fading e-commerce firm Dangdang (NYSE: DANG) and online travel site Qunar (Nasdaq: QUNR), which have both just posted profit trends that look quite gloomy. But while investors forgave the young Qunar for posting a large net loss, they were less generous towards the older Dangdang, whose profits nearly evaporated after recently emerging from 2 years in the red. Read Full Post…

News Digest: May 16, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 16. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) Eyes Strategic Stake In China Chipmaker Rockchip (Chinese article)
  • JD.com Launches VNO Service, Includes Free E-commerce Data (Chinese article)
  • Qunar (Nasdaq: QUNR) Reports Q1 Financial Results (Globe Newswire)
  • Dianping Invests 50 Mln Yuan In Food Ordering App ‘Dazuiba’ (English article)
  • Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Sues Sogou For Unfair Competition, Seeks 1 Mln Yuan (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 14, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 14. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Hong Kong SFC Investigates Alibaba-ChinaVision (HKEx: 1060) Deal – Source (English article)
  • CCTV: WeChat Public Accounts Becoming Hotbed For Rumors, Fake Ads (Chinese article)
  • Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU) To Buy Online Advertising Technology Firm MediaV (Chinese article)
  • Bank Of China (HKEx: 3988) Plans To Raise Up To $16 Bln In Capital (English article)
  • JD.com Begins Road Show, Points Out 3 Advantages (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

IPOs: JD Sets Range, Tuniu Lumbers Up

Tuniu makes solid trading debut

Just when it looked like the New York market for Chinese IPOs was running out of steam, we’re seeing new positive signs with the modestly successful trading debut of online travel site Tuniu (Nasdaq: TOUR) and the setting of a relatively upbeat price range for JD.com, China’s second largest e-commerce firm. Both signals continue a current trend of softening sentiment in the market, as investors tire of giving billions of dollars in new money to Chinese Internet firms. But they also show there may still be some life left in the market, leading me to return to a prediction I made early this year that the current IPO window could last through the end of June. Read Full Post…

News Digest: May 10-12, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 10-12. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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