The country’s ability to prevent a slump, which risks severe implications abroad, is starting to unravel

News that patients had enrolled in a study into a homegrown cancer treatment marks significant step forward for an industry starting to develop

China’s suffering 100 years ago explains much about its subsequent political and economic development

The horror stories emerging from northern Iraq, as well as the continuing slaughter in Syria point to a tectonic shift in the Middle East. Almost 100 years after World War I, the regional state system that was established following the disintegrat…

Shenzhen-based Chinese beauty and cosmetics platform Meilapp.com has completed US$20 million series B financing led by Morningside Ventures, according to Chinese media reports. GSR Ventures, IDG Capital and Yunqi Capital also participated. The company says it will use the proceeds on marketing, brand building and team expansion. Launched in 2013, Meilaipp.com has close to one […]

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Authorities detain five activists involved in an online pro-democracy referendum, saying they violated a privacy law by gathering personal information

Nouri al-Maliki's departure from the Iraqi premiership did not come a moment too soon for the many Iraqis who have laid all of the country’s current troubles at his doorstep. But ham-fisted leadership is the least of Iraq's problems.

If a turning point in the property and construction market has indeed been reached, China’s property developers have yet to heed it

If a turning point in the property and construction market has indeed been reached, China’s property developers have yet to heed it

A venture capital investment fund supported by the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund (NZVIF) and Taiwan's National Development Fund has secured US$75 million at its first closing, according to an announcement made by NZVIF. The fund, named GRC SinoGreen Fund III, received US$20 million from NZVIF. In return, the fund has to invest at least […]

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Sequoia Capital has agreed to acquire a 7% stake in Shenzhen-listed Chinese medical equipment manufacturer Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co. Ltd. for RMB855.8 million ($139 million) from the company's controlling shareholder, Yuyue Technologies, according to a securities filing the company filed with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Sequoia Capital, through its subsidiary fund Shenzhen […]

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The Catalyst-CEL Fund, the US$200 million to US$300 million China-Israel private equity fund, has agreed to invest US$42 million in cutting tools manufacturer Lamina Technologies, according to information posted on the firm's website. The investment includes US$10 million for expanding the company's global business, and US$32 million to acquire stakes from the company's current shareholders. […]

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Shanghai, China, August 25, 2014 /ChinaNewswire.com – Xinwengao.com/ – Today Penguin China released ‘Chomping at the Bitcoin – The Past, Present and Future of Bitcoin in China’ written by Zennon Kapron. The book is a look at the development and future of the virtual currency in China. In May 2013, China's main state‐run broadcaster aired … >>>

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NQ Mobile, a Chinese provider of mobile Internet services, announced that its chief financial officer KB Teo departed the company last week. According to NQ Mobile, Teo's resignation became effective from August 22, 2014. Before the determination of a replacement, Shi Wenyong, co-founder and chief operating officer of NQ Mobile, will act the CFO role. […]

Shanghai-based Chinese quick service restaurant firm YPX Cayman Holdings Co. has closed US$25 million series D financing led by Maybank Private Equity, according to a company announcement. Existing investors LionRock Capital and Ignition Capital also participated. Individual investors, including former DBS Bank and Singapore Airlines chairman Koh Boon Hwee and former president of McDonalds Greater […]

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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's elevator and escalator manufacturing company in Shanghai has started operations. Mitsubishi Electric Shanghai Electric Elevator Company Ltd. has begun operating and the company will complete a fourth factory in the country by July 2015. The two additional factories will enable to MESE to respond to increasing demand for elevators and escalators in […]

The growing influence of mainland money reminds locals that they have never been in control of their destiny

The United Nations Development Programme and Baidu reached a strategic deal to build a big data lab together. This lab aims to research and use big data technology to solve global issues like environmental protection, health, education, and disaster relief. This lab will focus on using Baidu's big data technology to analyze and process industrial […]