US President Barack Obama’s efforts to prevent the advance of the Islamic State may be grabbing headlines, but another force has emerged as an unlikely rampart against the Islamic caliphate: Lebanese pluralism. Indeed, Lebanon can provide a template for managing cultural diversity and rejecting radicalism in the Middle East.
2014-09-25
The world is changing more profoundly and rapidly than ever before. Maintaining global stability will demand renewed multilateral institutions in which countries defend their principles while respecting those of others – and never lose sight of their shared interests and objectives.
2014-09-25
Two hundred years ago, on September 25, 1814, the start of the Congress of Vienna ushered in the longest period of peace Europe had known for centuries. So why, in a time of growing global disorder, has its anniversary all but been ignored?
2014-09-25
Singapore-listed Global Logistic Properties (GLP) says it has received the total US$2.5 billion investment from a Chinese investor consortium led by Hopu Investment Management Co., and new investors including well-connected private equity firm Boyu Capital have joined the consortium, according to a company announcement. The consortium agreed to inject US$2.5 billion into GLP for a […]
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2014-09-25
Shenzhen-based Chinese restaurant chain MuWu BBQ has received RMB100 million (US$16.3 million) financing led by Tiantu Capital. In return, Tiantu will obtain 15% of MuWu BBQ and become the company's second largest shareholder, according to a Wechat message posted by the company's founder Sui Zhengjun. It's unclear which round of financing the latest investment is. […]
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2014-09-25
Beijing-based short-video mobile app maker MiaoPai has received US$50 million series C financing led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) China, according to Chinese media reports. Sina Corp., Redpoint Ventures and StarVC also participated. As part of the deal, Wei Zhou, managing partner at KPCB, will join MiaoPai's board of directors. Launched in September […]
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2014-09-25
Ahmed Rashid says China should seek dialogue rather than life sentences
2014-09-25
Tech investments in China are dangerously hot. They will cool down soon. Companies should buckle-up for a bumpy downhill ride. These are the key messages from an internal letter written by veteran Chinese venture capitalist, Matrix Partners China's co-founder David Zhang, and sent to dozens of CEOs at Matrix's portfolio companies two days ago. "Several […]
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2014-09-25
The author is founder and CEO of T.H. Capital Tian X. Hou The average cumulative downloads in mobile apps in China were about 132.2 billion in the third quarter, or 21.4 billion new additional downloads from 110.8 billion in the second quarter. Among these total downloads, the top four vendors are taking 59.8% of the […]
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