Bottom line: A Chinese bid for the Chicago Stock Exchange could get vetoed on concerns about exposure to the US financial system, while a similar bid for chip maker Lattice could get approved due to its relatively small size.
Bottom line: Meitu's shares are likely to price and debut weakly due to skepticism about its profit potential from big western investors, but could perform better over the longer term if the beauty app can monetize its large user base.
What's likely to be Hong Kong's biggest high-tech IPO in nearly a decade is creeping ahead, with word that beaut...
Bottom line: NetEase's finish at the top of a global ranking for mobile game downloads attests to its rising status in the sector, while the pork business of its founder Ding Lei also appears to be gaining traction after years of effort.
Perennial runner-up NetEase (Nasdaq: NTES) has suddenly vaulted into the champion's spot on ...
Bottom line: Gree's new largess to employees with an across-the-board raise is an attempt to win back public good will, following setbacks for chief executive Dong Mingzhu in her attempt to defy shareholder wishes.
I don't usually write about Gree (Shenzhen: 000651), but an unusual storm of controversy around the home appliance...
Bottom line: Ctrip's latest results and its first major overseas purchase point to a company with the wind at its back as it heads into a new phase, which could see it become China's first globally competitive Internet company.
High-flying online travel agent Ctrip (Nasdaq: CTRP) is taking its first major flight overseas, with announcement that it has...
Bottom line: Meituan should be able to eventually monetize the vast audience for its selfie app, but may have to settle for a valuation below the $5 billion it wants for its IPO due to shorter-term investor skepticism.
Plans for a Hong Kong listing by selfie app Meitu are steaming ahead, but are also drawing some differing opinion...
Bottom line: Weibo's lessening dependence on Alibaba is making an acquisition of the former by the latter look less likely, and raises the possibility that Weibo could instead make a play for its parent, Sina.
I've been predicting for a while that e-commerce leader Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) would soon make a bid for Weibo (WB), often called the Twi...
Bottom line: Apple's reported decision to study moving some iPhone production to the US could have been a form of contingency planning, but is unlikely to happen unless a major trade war breaks out between the US and China.
The headlines have been buzzing these past few days over reports that global tech giant Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)...
The rapid demise of post offices worldwide certainly isn't limited to China, and is just one of the many global trends being fueled by the Internet. But in China the trend seems particularly poignant, thanks to the country's penchant for bloated bureaucracy and lifetime employment for government workers.
I'm one of the few people below the age...
Updates with details of Alibaba's latest holdings, and statement from Alibaba.
Bottom line: Alibaba's sale of Momo shares is probably part of a slow-motion divorce, as Momo's founder aims to continue forward as a standalone listed company following the termination of its buyout bid earlier this year.
The story of the failed courtship between lea...
Bottom line: Xiaomi's Singles Day sales show it's still dependent on low-end models for its smartphone business, while Tencent shares could be set for a pause as it celebrates adulthood with its 18th birthday.
After a couple weeks' hiatus, I'm returning to the blogosphere with one item from last week's Singles Day shopping extravaganza, and another from on...
