NASDAQ-listed Weibo Corporation has agreed to invest US$142 million in a company that combines two leading Chinese taxi-hailing app makers, Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, according to a securities filing. The investment is part of the merged company Didi Kuaidi's latest round of equity financing. Weibo is to invest through its Cayman Islands holding company, […]

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Move would be widely regarded as attempt to stamp its sovereignty over contested islands

Beijing-based O2O (online-to-offline) automobile maintenance service provider eBaoyang has received US$20 million series B financing led by Shenzhen-listed online gaming firm Beijing Kunlun Technology Co., Ltd., according to Chinese media reports. Beijing Kunlun invested US$11 million, while existing investor Source Code Capital also participated. Founded in January 2014, eBaoyang launched its services in May 2014. […]

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Connecticut-based online travel booking website Priceline Group Inc. has agreed to invest an additional US$250 million in Chinese travel service group Ctrip.com International Ltd., according to a joint announcement. The investment will be made via a convertible bond. In addition, NASDAQ-listed Ctrip has granted permission to Priceline to acquire Ctrip's American Depositary Shares (ADS) in […]

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China slowdown and graft crackdown hit luxury spending

Chinese Internet security provider Qihoo 360 announced the establishment of a new enterprise security group. Qi Xiangdong, president of Qihoo 360, will be chief executive officer of this new enterprise security group. Financial details, including capitalization structure for the technology business, were not made available by the company. Using the research resources of Qihoo 360's […]

Valuations have become eye-popping, at 70 times earnings

Shift after more than a decade of criticism of Beijing