Bottom line: Sohu's plan to list its Sogou search unit has a 50-50 chance of happening this year, while AirMedia's 2-year-old privatization plan is likely to close within that period.
A couple of IPOs are in the headlines as we head into the new week, led by an often-discussed offering by perennial third-place search engine Sogou, which is...
Bottom line: Xiaomi's rising market share and securing of $1 billion in new financing underscore its nascent turnaround may have some legs, even as its position remains tenuous in the cutthroat market.
Former smartphone sensation Xiaomi is in several headlines as we head into the close of the week, all of which seem to underscore that its nascen...
Bottom line: India is unlikely to levy anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panel makers, despite the likelihood that it will launch an investigation.
The news just seems to be getting worse and worse for China's embattled solar panel makers. First the group was hit a few years back by anti-dumping tariffs from the...
Bottom line: The formation of a joint venture between six leading cable operators looks designed to jump start Beijing's stalled attempt to create a national player that can compete with the big telcos.
After years of snail's-pace progress at consolidating the nation's fragmented cable TV operators, a group of leading players is fina...
Bottom line: A new scandal involving results that favor a major advertiser on Baidu's mapping service could have a minor impact on the company's stock during the next week, but is mostly an embarrassment.
A year after taking a beating over questions about the reliability of its search results, stumbling Internet titan Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) is ba...
Bottom line: LeEco is likely to spin off its new energy car unit by the end of the year following the departure of founder Jia Yueting from the listed company, while it could also close its smartphone division.
In what looks like a major turning point for the foundering LeEco (Shenzhen: 300104), the company's charismatic but embattled founde...
Bottom line: Tencent's roll-out of time playing limits for teenager gamers for a popular new title looks aimed at preventing a regulatory intervention, while its new TCL tie-up could presage a spin-off of its video business.
Internet titan Tencent (HKEx: 700) is in a couple of headlines as the US observes its Independence Day holiday, starting...
Bottom line: The resignation of Xunlei's founder as CEO, even as he retains his chairman's title, could indicate a sale is coming soon, with the most likely buyer as Xiaomi.
The incredible shriveling online video company Xunlei (Nasdaq: XNET) is making a tiny splash in the headlines as we head toward the weekend, with word that its ...
Bottom line: A major altercation between a customer and deliveryman from STO Express underscores the intense competition in the sector, which puts huge pressure on couriers and companies in general.
An incident making the rounds in Chinese media is highlighting just how brutally competitive the parcel delivery business has become -- literally. The ...
Bottom line: Best Inc.'s IPO is likely to price and debut weakly due to its loss-making status and concerns about China's economy, which could also weigh on an upcoming flurry of fintech offerings in Hong Kong and New York.
After waiting months for this year's first major New York IPO by a Chinese company, I was surprised to read the distinc...
Bottom line: JD.com is likely to pass Baidu this week and become China's third most valuable internet company, while Weibo's stock is likely to enter a period of correction while it awaits an official live broadcasting license.
The era of the Internet triumvirate of Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU), Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) and Tencent (HKEx: 700), often cal...
Bottom line: Tesla is likely to announce a new $9 billion electric car joint venture in Shanghai within the next two months, which could begin production as the industry starts to gain traction in the next 1-2 years.
Almost a year to the day after media reported an imminent deal that would see electric car maker Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) set up ...
中介帮老外在华找伙伴，但要注意 对很多人而言，中国可能是泱泱中央帝国，但对来华投资或者设立企业或办事处的西方人来说，当他们在一个语言、文化和其他方面存在看不见的障碍的时候，他们一定不想被陷在中间。 这样的商业沟壑为第三方代理人创造出一个蓬勃发展的业务。从出售融资服务到帮助确定直接投资机会或合资机会，他们为外国人创造了舒适的利基商业机会。在西方，这些代理人可能会被称之为交易人，...
Bottom line: A spat between Hisense and Sharp over the former's use of the latter's brand name spotlights the dangers of relying on such licensing agreements for Chinese companies going abroad.
An entertaining battle is rippling through the headlines as we head into mid-week, pitting Taiwanese contract manufacturing titan Hon Hai (Ta...
Bottom line: Alibaba's launch of its popular Tmall into several markets with large Chinese populations shows it is still looking for a strong overseas formula, underscoring its dependence on China for the foreseeable future.
E-commerce juggernaut Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) is making its latest global expansion noise with word that it will launch a ve...
Bottom line: Lattice Semiconductor's sale to a Chinese buyer stands a 50-50 chance of getting national security clearance, benefiting from warming ties between the US and China and lack of defense-related technologies involved.
More than a year after it first became an acquisition target for chip-hungry Chinese buyers, Lattice ...
Bottom line: A Chinese group's plan to buy the Chicago Stock Exchange could get vetoed by the US securities regulator over concerns about the buyer's inability to prevent the market from becoming a breeding ground for financial abuses.
Nearly a year and a half after it was first announced, the sale of the Chicago Stock E...
Bottom line: Yang Yuanqing is likely to cede his CEO title at Lenovo to recently returned executive Liu Jun soon, which could be followed by more risk taking and big changes to the company's lackluster smartphone unit.
I used to make fun of mobile carrier China Unicom (HKEx: 763; NYSE: CHU) for its never-ending management reshuffles, bu...
Bottom line: Alibaba may have to tone down its aggressive style of data collection from its business partners following a tiff with SF Express, but its business won't face any major impact.
A conflict involving leading courier SF Express (Shenzhen: 002352) and Alibaba's (NYSE: BABA) Cainiao logistics arm was all over the headlines at the en...
Bottom line: Ongoing crises being faced by LeEco-backed Yidao and Coolpad are likely to deepen in the month ahead, as each company gets abandoned by its major stakeholder and is forced to grapple with rapidly deteriorating business.
Two companies snapped up by former online video superstar LeEco (Shenzhen: 300104) are in the crisis...
