The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on June 12. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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Homeinns (Nasdaq: HMIN) Announces Receipt of “Going Private” Proposal (PRNewswire)
Integrated Silicon (Nasdaq: ISSI) Agrees To Be Bought By China’s Uphill (English article)
Xiaomi Invested 1.8 Bln Yuan in its Content Business Since November 2014 (English article)
Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) Greater China President Resigns for Job at Xiaomi (Chinese article)
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) Chief Jack Ma Says No Plans to Buy Yahoo, eBay (Chinese article)
The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on December 16. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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Qihoo (NYSE: QIHU) Set To Buy Smartphone Maker For 5 Bln Yuan – Source (Chinese article)
Xiaomi Makes 1.266 Bln Yuan Investment In Midea (Shenzhen: 000333) (Chinese article)
Tuniu (Nasdaq: TOUR) Wins $148 Mln From Hony, JD.com, Ctrip (Chinese article)
China Unicom (HKEx: 762) Drops to Eight-Month Low As Manager Probed (English article)
Childcare E-commerce Site ‘Miyabaobei’ Secures $60 Mln Series C Funding (English article)
The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on November 11. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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Xiaomi to Take Stake in iQiyi, Youku Todou (NYSE: YOKU) – Source (English article)
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook should consider buying a second home in China, based on the growing frequency of his trips to the country since assuming his current title of the world’s biggest gadget maker 3 years ago. That’s my light-hearted suggestion, following reports that Cook is in China yet again after already paying a visit to the country earlier this year. Meantime, I might also suggest that Apple wannabe Xiaomi buy a few condos in India for its building presence in that market. In the latest headlines on that front, media are reporting that Xiaomi is eying India for its first major overseas manufacturing foray as it pushes heavily into the market. Read Full Post…
The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on September 25. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) To Close China R&D Center (Chinese article)
Geely (HKEx: 175) Announces Issue of $300 Mln In Senior Notes Due 2019 (HKEx announcement)
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) To Take 20 Pct Stake In Mobile Chipmaker Spreadtrum – Source (English article)
ZTE (HKEx: 763) Welcomes Withdrawal Of Patent Claim Before UK Court (Businesswire)
In the latest signal of the growing popularity of Internet TV, leading search engine Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) is reportedly preparing a tie-up in the space to promote its iQiyi online video service with top domestic TV maker TCL Multimedia (HKEx: 1070). The rapid growth in this area over the last year has been quite interesting to watch, as a number of major private companies have been piling into the space with new Internet-based offerings in a bid to challenge China’s notoriously slow and uncreative traditional TV sector. Read Full Post…
The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 27. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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Geely (HKEx: 175) Targets US Exports With Volvo-Developed Models in 2016 (English article)
The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 16. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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China Could Target Oil Firms, Telecoms, Banks In Price Probes: Report (English article)
The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 1. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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After writing earlier this week that reports of a new TV product from homegrown smartphone maker Xiaomi appeared to be a genuine news leak, I may have to revise my opinion following yet another leak saying the company is preparing to launch a tablet PC. Before I go any further with my discussion on this latest news leak, I should say that the marketing savvy Xiaomi is becoming increasingly boring and predictable in my view, as it appears to simply be copying the entire product line of its role model, US tech giant Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). Read Full Post…
