Attention Shifts to China for Private Equity Industry

“Now, many entrepreneurs are starting to turn away foreign currency funds,” Mr. Wang at China Equity said. “They say they can take an RMB investment and not go through a lengthy process to list offshore. And they see the Shanghai or ChiNext exchange as viable listing places.”

Speculators, and mothers-in-law, drive property prices ever higher

Rampant stimulus-induced speculation, soaring prices, Mickey Mouse and evil mothers-in-law: Shanghai’s property market has become a brutal and unforgiving world for first-time buyers.

No place for hypocrisy on national security

As the world’s only superpower, the United States is accustomed to setting standards of conduct across a range of issues. These include human rights, free trade, currency manipulation and illicit drug control. Whether the US is in a position to moralise depends, to a large extent, on the countries being praised or criticised. One area where Washington has been most vocal has been its persistent criticism of Chinese espionage against US interests. In the world of intelligence, everyone spies on everyone else. Is the complaint from the US not a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black? Perhaps there is an acceptable espionage threshold beyond which spies from one nation should not go against another. But no one has specified what that might be.

Peru arrests ‘human fat killers’

Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic uses in Europe.

Playing with fire

Forget China, the US Federal Reserve is the world’s biggest currency manipulator

US ‘fears’ anti-ship ballistic missile

The People’s Liberation Army is close to fielding the world’s first anti-ship ballistic missile, according to US Navy intelligence.

Why Japan is rethinking its alliance with America

US President Barack Obama’s visit to Japan brought forth renewed utterances of support of their bilateral security treaty, but the new Democratic Party of Japan government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama appears determined to make it a more equal alliance.

A cautionary tale for S-chip investors

One big question that emerges from the whole sorry Sino-Environment saga is why trading of its shares continued for six months after it became likely that the company would be brought down by the problems that beset it.

Taiwan issue, spying hold back ties with US military

Military co-operation between China and the US has been sporadic and limited because of deep mistrust between the two sides, a retired PLA general has said, attributing much of the tension to Washington’s arms sales to Taipei and its surveillance activities in the South China Sea.

Singapore brothers drive US chain’s success in China

Trio grew Days Inn franchise from one hotel in 2003 to 27 now - with more on the way

Short-selling: what exactly should be disclosed?

Some 13 months ago, just after Lehman Brothers went bust and stocks all over the world were crashing, many fingers of blame were pointed in the direction of short-sellers - particularly those of a naked persuasion.

2nd senior ICA officer jailed this week

A senior immigration officer was jailed for 1-1/2 years yesterday for accepting bribes to extend the social visit passes (SVPs) of foreign nationals.

Handling the China trend

The rebound from the recent market dip in the US has been much more rapid than expected. The tests of support near 9,600 on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were successful and have provided a springboard for a rapid rally above the significant technical resistance level at 10,200. This appears to have broken the behavioural nexus between the Dow and the Shanghai Index.

Shareholders need to act in Sino-Env Tech debacle

They should seek EGM to replace executive directors if firm is to be saved

Wind Power Dilemma: Money Blows Away

Rapid, government-subsidized expansion of China’s wind power industry has led to excess capacity and investment waste.

Abuses rampant in secret black jails

State agents regularly abduct citizens and detain them for days or months in secret, illegal “black jails”, subjecting them to physical and psychological abuses, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

80 percent of Caijing staff quit to follow editor

Nearly 150 of the approximately 180 editorial staff members at Caijing have resigned following the departure of Hu Shuli, the founder and editor of the mainland’s most influential business magazine.

Shanghai project builds on the past

Latest redevelopment will turn old architecture into galleries, residential and retail space

Blackwater Said to Pursue Bribes to Iraq After 17 Died

Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according to former company officials.

Supermarket? It only looks like one: owner

URA investigates Mustafa Warehouse for unauthorised change of use