Historical tensions between South Korea and Japan have been frustrating – and worrying – American leaders for years. At a time of rising security threats in Asia, the US must insist that its two most important regional allies move beyond old tensions to build a strong and effective defense partnership.
2015-03-20
Beijing-based mobile app maker Kaizhuo has raised RMB200 million (US$32 million) series A financing from Tiantu Capital, according to the company's Weibo account. The proceeds will be used to further expand the company's existing businesses, as well as developing mobile payment technologies. Launched in June 2014, Kaizhou's mobile apps provides information and discounts on restaurants, […]
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2015-03-20
Mobile technologies account for 3.7% of China’s GDP, or US$365 billion. China’s mobile GDP, now the second largest in the world, is poised to grow to 4.8% of GDP by 2020 due to the global expansion of China’s manufacturers and its strong patent position in mobile technologies, according to a new report by the Boston […]
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2015-03-20
U.S. private equity firm TPG Capital has appointed Zubin Irani to a senior leadership position in its operations group in Asia-Pacific. As a managing director at TPG, Zubin will focus on further building out the firm’s operations capability, and help implement performance improvement and talent management across TPG’s portfolios in the region, according to a […]
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2015-03-20
London-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has secured a court order to freeze the assets of Chinese restaurant chain South Beauty, in which the private equity firm has taken a majority stake last year, according to media reports. In April 2014, CVC said it had acquired a 82.7% stake in South Beauty Investment Company […]
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2015-03-20
Beijing rejects suggestion it attacked a domain registry, insisting America is the real cyber villain
2015-03-20
Binyamin Netanyahu, detested by allies and opponents alike, is probably the most deficient prime minister in Israel’s history. And yet he has understood, better than any of his opponents, what motivates a majority of the country's voters.