The abolition of China’s 35-year-old one-child policy closes one of the darkest chapters in the country’s history. Perhaps more important, it provides an important opportunity to consider the fundamental threat that an unconstrained one-party regime can pose to its people.

Detention of the country’s richest hedge fund manager shines light on clique of fearless traders

In this episode of China Money Podcast, guest Kai-Fu Lee, founder of US$500 million-under-management early stage venture firm Innovation Works, spoke to our host Nina Xiang. Dr. Lee shared his views on why he is bullish long-term on Chinese start-ups in the O2O (online-to-offline) and P2P (peer-to-peer) lending space, and what is driving mergers between […]

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HKEx shares whipsaw as it denies imminent launch after online publication of PBoC speech from May

China Mobile's Internet subsidiary named China Mobile Internet Business gained its business license on October 30, 2015, and has begun formal operations. But why is China's largest mobile carrier forming an offshoot company solely focused on Internet services now? China Mobile president Li Yue revealed at the end of 2012 that the behemoth would establish […]

Shanghai-based Mogoroom, an apartment rental O2O (online-to-offline) platform focused on young professionals, has completed US$30 million series B+ round of financing led by Korean venture firm KTB Network, says Chinese media reports. Existing investors IDG Capital Partners, Ping An Ventures, and Haitong Kaiyuan Investment Co., Ltd. also participated in the round. Launched in 2014, Mogoroom […]

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The careers of all 3 post-handover chiefs are tarnished and a split among citizens is growing

Beijing demands exclusion of reference to maritime disputes

Beijing-based Zhihu, a Chinese question-and-answer platform similar to Quora, has reportedly completed US$50 million series C round of financing led by Tencent Holdings Limited, according to Chinese media reports. The funding round values the five-year-old start-up at US$300 million, and Tencent is investing as a strategic investor, says the reports. Established in December 2010, Zhihu […]

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ShawKwei & Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in mid-market manufacturing and service companies across Asia, has appointed Brian Lau as executive director in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Lau will bring his operational expertise into managing ShawKwei's portfolio companies, as well as contributing his transactional expertise to the firm’s deal flow, says […]

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Unprecedented summit between Ma and Xi comes ahead of Taiwanese presidential elections

Factory owners are struggling with a slowing economy, falling orders and rising labour costs. What can they do to survive?